Tag: edible garden

Business

Green lawn alternatives for when grass isn’t cutting it

Check out these ideas for customers ready to forgo the traditional landscaped lawn but not ready to transition to artificial turf grass just yet. Here on TLC!

June 20, 2018

Business

Pittsburgh-based botanical garden adds vertical garden display for visitors

The conservatory was founded in 1893 and has served as a leader in sustainability, conservation and green building design among public gardens. Details here!

October 30, 2017

Business

Preparing for the unknown: How to create a survival garden

Look at a few suggestions on how your customers can get the most out of survival gardens, whether they are used for their intended purpose of survival or not.

October 10, 2017

Business

Winners named for Gardenista’s Considered Design Awards

Gardenista has named the winners of its fourth annual Considered Design Awards. This years winners showed an amazing range of garden styles! Details here.

August 10, 2017

Business

Remind customers edibles don’t have to stick to the vegetable patch

While edible landscaping and vegetable gardens have been enjoying a resurgence of popularity, most homeowners tend to be under the impression that their edibles must be segregated to one portion of the yard.

June 30, 2017

Business

Offering new services: Why not consider a cutting garden?

As edible gardening becomes more mainstream, its benefits point to another niche market landscapers can capitalize on: Designing and installing cutting gardens.

January 28, 2016

Business

How to: Keyhole gardens can work anywhere, beautifully

Keyhole gardens may have started in Africa, but their simple, efficient design makes them desirable in any location, especially those affected by drought. The name comes from the shape of the raised-bed design. If observed from a bird’s-eye view, the garden looks like a circle with a wedge taken out, or a keyhole. The design […]

October 8, 2015

Design-Build

Red Sox fans cheer stadium’s edible garden

Move over Green Monster, there’s a new green tourist attraction the folks at Fenway Park are clamoring to see. The rooftop garden known as Fenway Farms, which was unveiled April 9, has yielded more than 2,000 pounds of produce so far. That produce is then used for cooking in the Red Sox’ fancy restaurants, although […]

August 29, 2015

Business

Water-wise landscaping: Good business gets better

If you don’t live in the desert or often drought-stricken West, “xeriscaping” may be a term you’ve heard but know little about. Isn’t that a landscape of rocks and cacti? Not exactly. “Xeriscaping means you’re conserving water,” says Bodie Pennisi, a professor and extension landscape specialist at the University of Georgia. “We’re talking about beautiful, […]

August 11, 2015

Design-Build

Help customers pondering outdoor kitchens stand out

If one of your landscaping company’s clients is considering going all out with an outdoor kitchen area, chances are they’re not the kind of people who long to blend in with the crowd. Here’s a few features you might mention to help them create a unique outdoor area: Kitchen bar This is a simple addition, […]

August 11, 2015

Design-Build

Space-grown veggies will provide mental benefits too

The first edible space-grown veggie became available on the International Space Station on Monday, Aug. 10. NASA astronauts grew a crop of red romaine lettuce in the microgravity environment of space thanks to the Veggie plant growth system. The plant experiment, known as Veg-01, studies the implementation of the system and the “pillows” that contain […]

August 10, 2015

Business

Edible landscapes’ popularity argues for broadening skills

It seems clear that edible landscaping is more than a passing trend, so landscape contractors may want to do a little homework on the practice. Why take a pass when a client asks about adding a vegetable garden next to the area where you’ve installed a flower garden? It’s certainly reasonable to expect the skills […]

July 7, 2015