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Dangerous plants and how to manage them
Poisonous plants are not always easy to locate. While most poisonous plants tend to be green-leafed vines, some are attractive plants that go unnoticed.
June 28, 2018
Business
Industry roundup: Landscaper in Littleton pays $550K in back wages
To prevent employers from bringing in foreign workers willing to accept less pay, the H-2B visa program requires prevailing wages. Details on the case here!
January 11, 2018
Business
Evaluation tool created to test for invasive plants
Invasive plants are currently big news in the landscape industry and are oftentimes viewed as negative. Learn more on invasive plants on Total Landscape Care.
November 14, 2017
Design-Build
Suggest these native lookalikes for customers attached to an invasive plant
If you have a client who wants to make a change and loves a certain invasive plant, you can suggest some native plants as alternatives to popular exotic plants.
June 15, 2017
Business
Be mindful of invasive species, how to prevent the spread
April is Invasive Plant, Pest and Disease Awareness Month and it is important to educate your clients on how to prevent the spread of invasive species.
April 13, 2017
Design-Build
Cheerios’ Bring Back the Bees campaign faces backlash
General Mills, the owner of Cheerios, launched its Bring Back the Bees campaign earlier this month. Check out the details right here on Total Landscape Care!
March 31, 2017
Design-Build
Invasive plant species results in unintended consequences
Monrovia has their bamboo listed as bird-friendly; however, this bamboo is everything but friendly. Get the details on this bamboo on Total Landscape Care!
March 7, 2017
Business
Goats gone wrong: City says farewell to cleanup crew
Back in October, a crew of 75 billies and nannies were rented from to clear 9.1 acres of blackberry and English ivy at Minto-Brown Island Park. They have since been fired.
February 29, 2016
Business
Condo-dwellers drive Chesapeake landscaping project
Residents from The Shores at Water’s Edge in Belcamp, Maryland, teamed up with landscapers to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s critical area buffer. The condominium owners received a grant from the non-profit Chesapeake Bay Trust earlier this year to help pay for the wetland restoration. Previously, condo owners looked out on an expanse of invasive plants. […]
August 20, 2015
Business
How we did it: Mulching cedar and mesquite grubbing
Here’s how one Texas company tackles an ongoing problem in their area and gain a lot of clients as a result. The Problem: Invasive species like cedar (ashe juniper) and mesquite overgrowing in large areas, such as ranches in states like Texas and Oklahoma “Cedar trees just guzzle down water (up to 35 gallons a […]
March 27, 2015
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