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5 Scary Equipment Photos
To celebrate Halloween, here are five equipment fails so bad, they’re just plain scary. 1. Mowers can do many things, but trimming bushes shouldn’t be one of them. 2. I hope the hydraulics hold up. 3. I guess not even death can separate a man and his mower. 4. I’m guessing somewhere in the owner’s […]
October 31, 2014
Business
How To Send Photos with Dropbox
Have you ever wanted to send a potential client designs, photos or other project images online but can’t because the file size is too large? While there are a variety of ways to do this, Dropbox is a good, free solution that many landscapers don’t use or know how to use. Even if you don’t […]
July 21, 2014
Design-Build
Backyard Turns into National Geographic
If you follow me on Twitter (@TLCeditor and @lhdowdle), you might have seen me post a photo of the turtle my dog cornered in my backyard a month or so ago. (She’s a 4-pound dog that’s crazy about other animals.) About a week ago, my dog started barking at another turtle that was in my […]
June 26, 2014
Business
Landscapers Share Business Strategies at John Deere Event
Last week, landscapers from across the country and Canada flew to Cary, North Carolina, to operate and learn more about John Deere equipment and services, as well as share how they run their businesses. After a tour of the 335,325-square-foot factory, the landscapers enjoyed some ride-and-drive time on mowers, tractors, excavators, compact track loaders and […]
June 23, 2014
Design-Build
We Want To See Your Pet Photos
Does your dog go with you on every project? Or does your cat hang out at the office with you and your staff? No matter what type of pet you have, we want to see photos of them as part of our “Pets We Dig” photo contest. Share a photo of your furry friend, and […]
May 7, 2014
Design-Build
5 Habits of Highly Successful Landscapers
Every landscape business owner has his or her unique traits and skill sets. But, there are five habits successful landscapers have in common. 1. They see the bigger picture. Everyday stresses can start to give business owners tunnel vision. But to succeed, landscapers must be able to sort through the trivial issues to focus on […]
April 8, 2014
Design-Build
Spotlight Features
Landscapers shine a new light on a seating area and water fountain.
April 2, 2014
Design-Build
Turn Water Features Into Free Publicity
Your project photos aren’t doing you any good if you leave them on your phone or camera. And seeing pics of your work is one of the best ways to sell potential clients on your services. So, let TLC help with that. Upload your water feature photos on our Photo Contest page, and we’ll share […]
March 26, 2014
Design-Build
If Grandmothers Ran Your Business
I’m lucky enough to still have all of my grandparents, and I chat with one of my grandmothers almost every day. While a good bit of our conversations revolve around how to turn on her flip phone’s volume or explaining that her Kindle having too many apps doesn’t affect her computer’s Internet speed, she has […]
March 25, 2014
Design-Build
What Happened to This Tree?
Radio personality, Chris “Hot Wings” Michaels, posted this photo of his crab-apple tree, seemingly gnawed by rodents, on Twitter. “@HotWingsFBHW: Melting snow reveals mice and rabbits girdled all of my crabapple trees and now they’re going to die. #sadtreeking“ It looks like his furry friends didn’t go hungry, even with all of that snow. Have […]
March 12, 2014
Design-Build
Share Your Service
Most everyone has participated in a volunteer project at one point throughout his or her lifetime. Whether it was working in a soup kitchen, planting trees or spending the afternoon at an assisted living facility, most everyone has volunteered.
April 16, 2013
Design-Build
Hardscape Photo Gallery
Visual sells. That’s why you have your portfolio online and share photos with prospects. So, what if you could see what the other pros are doing and give your work exposure? For our first photo contest, we asked landscapers to submit their best hardscape project photos and descriptions. All of the projects are featured on our new photo gallery, and we’ve chosen a few for the April issue of the magazine.
March 25, 2013
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