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Business

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

Business

Plants for landscaping around septic tanks

If you have a client with a septic tank system in their yard, discover how to use landscaping plants to spruce up the area without damaging the tank on TLC.

April 25, 2019

Business

It’s that time of year: Be on the lookout for downy mildew

Cooler weather means it's time to look out for downy mildew outbreaks. Click to read more on the fungus that thrives in thrives in damp, dark, cool conditions.

November 10, 2016

Design-Build

Avoid foliage monotony with these design tips

While swaths of a single plant variety can be peaceful in the landscape, there’s far more interest in a garden bed with a bit of diversity.

October 19, 2016

Business

5 design ideas that make the most of vines’ versatility and functionality

Vines are special because they can grow in ways that trees and shrubs can't. Click for five unconventional ways to use vines for an attractive garden experience.

July 27, 2016

Business

Irrigation system was afterthought in postponed landscape project

Florida crews have been held up on much needed work because Fort Lauderdale workers failed to install water meters. Click for more details on the irrigation snafu.

June 21, 2016

Business

Roadside plantings in Florida community have residents divided

City leaders in Bonita Springs, Florida, are moving ahead with a $1.8 million project to replace 15 miles of plants along U.S. Highway 41, the city’s main thoroughfare. They say the 7-year-old plants are in need of an upgrade, especially because that portion of the highway is the gateway to the city. “We feel it’s […]

May 1, 2015

Business

75-Foot Welcome Sign Sees New Landscaping

After the City of St. Petersburg welcomed visitors in a large way last August with a 75-foot welcome sign, the city is now adding approximately $300,000 in landscaping.

August 29, 2013

Business

Low-Tech Field? Think Again.

When the public thinks about landscaping, high tech doesn’t immediately come to mind. After all, this is work involving dirt, manual labor and plants. Mechanical engineering is represented in the form of a backhoe loader, for example, but that’s about as “technological” as the industry gets. Right?

July 2, 2013

Business

Native Neighborhood

“Xeriscaping is increasing through our neighborhood like a slow-moving wave,” according to Lionel Johnstone of Sunset Palisades development in Shell Beach.

January 11, 2013