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Business

6 ways to increase business efficiency

Growing your lawn care and landscaping business can be just like growing lawns – it takes time, effort and knowledge, but with consistent effort, you can start to see results. So how can you increase the efficiency of your company? Here are six tips. 1. Pay close attention to what your customers are saying. Have […]

December 17, 2013

Design-Build

Not Going with the Flow

Landscapers break away from a structured design and create a luscious retreat.

December 5, 2013

Design-Build

Share Your Christmas Spirit

Share your Christmas lighting project photos with us, and we’ll feature them in our gallery as part of our Photo Contest.

November 22, 2013

Design-Build

How to set yourself apart with hardscape projects

Many homeowners are unable to envision or afford all of the elements needed to create the perfect outdoor living space; they rely on professionals to point them in the right direction.

November 6, 2013

Design-Build

Long-Distance Designs

Landscapers construct an illuminated outdoor living area while the homeowners are miles away.

November 5, 2013

Business

How to hardscape modern homes

Today’s home buyers seek modern homes with a backyard oasis that fits in with the contemporary design of the dwelling. Here are tips for giving them their dream hardscape.

September 17, 2013

Design-Build

Lawn Problem Solved

After more than a dozen responses, our followers helped this homeowner solve his turf issue. We shared his dilemma in our blog, Can You Solve This Lawn Problem?, and you provided some great solutions and ideas. Since you were part of solving the issue, the homeowner sent us photos of the finished product.  The homeowner […]

June 5, 2013

Design-Build

Artistic Hillside

To sculpt a luscious retreat where the homeowners could host VIP parties, while also having space to camp out with their young daughters, Tobi Wilde, Glorious Earth Landscapes’ landscape designer/earth sculptress, used strokes of artistic creativity to erase what was once “rubble, chaos, confusion and mishap.”

May 31, 2013

Design-Build

How Earth Day Changed the Environment

Improving the environment and landscapes is a daily part of your job as a green industry pro. So as our country and 191 others celebrate Earth Day today, it’s a welcoming sight to see your community members showing appreciation for the things you work toward improving every day. Since 1970, the United States has been […]

April 22, 2013

Business

Planting for the Future

Your company survives because of the people in your community, so take next month to give back to them. With Arbor Day and Earth Day falling at the end of April, it’s the perfect time to plant trees in the local park, mow the lawn for an elementary school or add a lush garden for an elderly couple.

April 17, 2013

Design-Build

Hardscape Photo Gallery

Visual sells. That’s why you have your portfolio online and share photos with prospects. So, what if you could see what the other pros are doing and give your work exposure? For our first photo contest, we asked landscapers to submit their best hardscape project photos and descriptions. All of the projects are featured on our new photo gallery, and we’ve chosen a few for the April issue of the magazine.

March 25, 2013

Design-Build

You Might Be A Landscaper If…

As the weekend inches closer with each tick of the clock, here’s some light reading for a good chuckle. You might be a landscaper if… You suffer from zone envy. No matter what winter hardiness zone you live in, you will insist on growing plants from the next warmest zone. You would rather share your […]

March 1, 2013