Tag: biodiversity

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The dos and don’ts of landscaping on rental properties

Landlords understand that a beautiful yard is good for business. It can attract tenants and add value to their properties. As a landscaping expert, these are the goals that you should have in mind.

September 3, 2019

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Erosion control tips for prevention of soil erosion in the landscape

Soil erosion can completely destroy a freshly landscaped yard. Learn more about how to prevent soil erosion with what to plant and more here!

June 3, 2019

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How to: Caring for landscaping on a property with a lake

A lake is a source of natural beauty. It enhances a property's appearance, but homeowners often fail to see past this superficial appeal. If they approached it from the perspective of a landscaping professional, they'd understand how deep it really goes.

November 27, 2018

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Rutgers releases new organic land care manual

Rutgers has released a new publication that they say will help landscapers go organic. Read more about it here at Total Landscape Care!

May 23, 2017

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The problems facing green infrastructure

Adding foliage to the landscape of a business can be beneficial, but when it’s done cheaply or incorrectly, it can cause more problems in the long run.

April 19, 2017

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Researchers offer remedy for post-construction soil compaction

Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a process that improves soil compacted by construction crews. The method is called Soil Profile Rebuilding.

March 4, 2016

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SF Plant Finder makes it easy to go native, foster habitat

California’s Strategic Growth Council funded Green Connections has launched a new site, SF Plant Finder, is making a difference in finding and planting native plants.

January 19, 2016

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New England Grows coming to Boston in early December

New England Grows, the Northeast’s largest educational conference and green-industry exposition, is set for Dec. 2-4 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Organizers says the show brings together “the brightest minds in horticulture, landscape and tree care” to share their insights and advice with industry colleagues. From new plant introductions and disease-management strategies to […]

November 2, 2015

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Report shows pesticides may have larger effect on ecosystems

A scientific report out of Europe has found that neonicotinoids, a group of pesticides believed to contribute to the mass death of honeybees and widely used in the United States, could be more damaging to ecosystems that previously thought. Neonicotinoids have been banned in the EU since 2013, and the European Academies Science Advisory Council report […]

April 22, 2015

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Symposium Promotes Region’s Biodiversity

In his award-winning book, “Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains,” botanist and author Tim Spira, Ph.D., brings to light the tapestry of plant life native to the southern Appalachian Mountains. His book organizes plants into natural communities in an effort to connect the public’s growing understanding of the environment and how all parts of the natural world are mutually dependent.

February 28, 2013

Business

College’s Green Wall Project Used for Study

Just yesterday, I was making the case for bringing more nature into urban environments, to soften the perceived and real effects of density and thus make density more appealing.

December 6, 2012

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Sustainable Landscaping Guidelines

National pilot program that rates sustainable landscaping takes off. When the U.S. Green Building Council rolled out the red carpet more than a decade ago for its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program, aimed at encouraging the creation of sustainable, eco-minded architecture, landscapers were largely left standing outside the velvet ropes.

November 27, 2012