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Business

Tips for ensuring clients’ trees, shrubs make it through winter

Winter might seem like a period where there's not much going on in the landscape, but it's a time when your clients’ trees and shrubs face various threats.

November 28, 2016

Business

Drought has only spotty impact on East’s Christmas tree growers

The drought in both the Southeast and Northeast raised concerns about the 2016 Christmas tree supply, but growers are reporting no major impact this year.

November 28, 2016

Design-Build

12 ways to use evergreen boxwoods in the landscape

In winter boxwoods provide structure and in summer they act as a dark backdrop for blooming perennials. Check here for great ideas for adding boxwoods to your garden.

November 22, 2016

Business

Remind clients: Landscapes can lower their energy bills

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but, when placed strategically, trees can save your clients money by lowering their energy bills. Click to read more.

July 6, 2016

Business

Landscaping can reduce homes’ susceptibility to fire

The goal of firewise landscaping, or firescaping, is to reduce the amount of fuel that is near a home. Click for tips on how to implement this preventative design.

July 5, 2016

Business

Landscaper gives clients sustainable option of living Christmas trees

Now you can rent a christmas tree from a landscaper and it will eventually be planted to live a long life. Click to read the story on Total Landscape Care.

December 3, 2015

Business

Want some privacy? Call a landscape contractor

After your company has created a backyard oasis for a client, don’t be surprised if the customer notices something missing – not from your landscape design, which no doubt is flawless, but rather all along the periphery of it.

September 2, 2015

Business

Maintaining bypass landscaping project becomes Caltrans’ responsibility

More than 1,700 trees and shrubs were planted as part of a $2 million landscaping project along the State Highway 120 Bypass and State Highway 99 corridor near Manteca, California. For the past three years, A. Suraez and Munoz Construction has performed maintenance for the project, but its contractual obligation to do so is now […]

May 20, 2015

Business

How to: Repair winter plant damage

In many parts of the country, spring will soon reveal significant damage to landscape plantings. “Many factors contribute to how a plant is affected by winter,” says Brian Hudelson, director of the Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension. “Plants that are marginally winter hardy to a region, stressed by disease or drought […]

April 21, 2015

Business

Top plants for winter

Spring, summer and autumn boast a riot of colors, lushness and bounty. But the winter garden has its own charms. Winter may seem like a time of rest for the landscape, but a well-planned design shines beyond its peak season. Plants with eye-catching good looks create a welcoming landscape regardless of the time of year.

December 19, 2014

Business

How To Create Energy-Efficient Landscapes

Working with clients to help save them hundreds on a power bill each year can all be done with energy-efficient landscaping.

October 8, 2013

Design-Build

Ahead of the Curve

With the breathtaking Lake Wylie as their background, TG&R Landscape Group worked with this hillside’s natural incline to lay a hardscape masterpiece.

June 28, 2012