Tag: pools

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Design challenges: What plants to grow poolside
Choosing the best plants to brighten up your swimming pool's concrete patio takes planning. Start by taking into consideration the durability of the plants.
July 26, 2018
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Seeing the light: Artful outdoor lighting suggestions
Outdoor lighting can recreate an entire backyard or landscape. With some landscape lighting creativity, anything is possible. Details on Total Landscape Care!
September 26, 2017
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Poolside plants to freshen up your customer’s aquatic activities
For your customers who already have a pool in place, take a look at the area surrounding their pool. Do they have a blooming array of plant life present?
July 27, 2017
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Satellite data, aerial views drive OmniEarth’s Yardographics software
Yardographics software makes it easy for those delivering green-industry products and services to zero in on their potential customers with precision. Click to read more.
April 18, 2016
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Need inspiration? Find some on Instagram
Good customers can be hard to find. With that in mind, we’ve always encouraged our readers to have an active presence on social media. While a lot of landscapers have a Facebook page, I think one channel that really lends itself to landscaping is Instagram. Since landscaping is such a visual industry, it makes sense […]
April 29, 2015
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Live on the Edge with these Pool Designs
Living on the edge can be an exciting thing for some. There are some landscapers who even add that element to some of their landscape designs.
September 22, 2014
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5 Pool Design Tips & Trends
Pools come in all shapes and sizes, but what landscapers might forget about is all the extras. From different apps and to saving energy, here are five tips from Belgard Hardscapes and pool designer Aaron Bluebaugh.
August 12, 2014
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How to store equipment through the upcoming offseason
As the cold season quickly approaches, landscapers need to be ready to store equipment properly.
September 10, 2013
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Ten ways to improve outdoor living
The market for outdoor living is quickly growing as clients find a few extra dollars hanging around. Why not provide a client with some extra statistics and facts when it comes to outdoor living?
August 20, 2013
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Beyond Expectations
When David Katz of Elite Landscaping designs a landscape, it’s about creating a space beyond a client’s wildest dreams. Enter the office of Elite Landscaping in Poughkeepsie, New York, and you’re immediately and enthusiastically greeted by the public relations department: a 12-pound, tail-wagging bundle of joy named Emee.
February 5, 2013
This new-construction house includes a stamped concrete drive and walkways, patios, irrigation, lighting, fencing and lush plantings.
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More Than Expected
Business savvy plus passion equals early success for landscaper Wesley Graves. The only outdoor project Wesley Graves won’t take on is painting a house. He sees every other job as an opportunity to expand his portfolio and client list. His company, Graves Lawn and Landscape in Royse City, Texas, branched out when the recession hit to offer a variety of services, such as custom landscapes, irrigation, arbors, fencing, decks, outdoor living areas and even pools around the Dallas, Texas, area.
December 1, 2012
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Design/build: Hardscaping in stages
Building hardscape projects in phases is growing in popularity because it allows customers to achieve their dream yard over a period of time with financially digestible, staggered payments. Contractors like phased hardscape projects because they secure work in a precarious economy.
March 1, 2012
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