Arricca Elin SanSone (TLC)Design-BuildDesign/build: Firepits and fireplacesNo matter where you live, there’s something peaceful about sitting by the fire. Firepits and fireplaces add a soothing ambiance, provide warmth on cool evenings, extend the season and offer a cozy backdrop to dining al fresco. And they’ve never been more popular. Most landscape professionals have seen demand rise quickly over the years, even […]May 13, 2015Business9 ways to kill a plant…or notWhen a plant dies, the landscape looks bad. And so do you. Maybe Mother Nature is to blame, or any one of a host of factors beyond your control. But dead plants are evidence of wasted time and money and affect your reputation. “Your clients are counting on you,” says Stacey Hirvela, horticulturist with Spring […]May 12, 2015Design-BuildDesign/build: Build a rain gardenRain gardens may look like any other garden, but they have a secret: They’re incredible problem-solvers. Find out more here at Total Landscape Care!May 5, 2015BusinessHow to: Grow your own foodIncorporating edibles is a trend worth digging into Call it gardening, edible landscaping or urban agriculture, but the motive is the same: More people want to grow their own food. According to the most recent American Society of Landscape Architects survey, a vegetable garden is one of the top ten design elements with expected highest […]April 28, 2015Design-BuildPlanting for multi-season interestHow to design landscapes that shine throughout the year Summer is often the height of a landscape’s beauty, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Plants that don’t fade after the first blush of foliage or flowers offer more bang for your buck. “By considering how a plant changes through the seasons, you ensure […]April 27, 2015BusinessHow to: Repair winter plant damageIn many parts of the country, spring will soon reveal significant damage to landscape plantings. “Many factors contribute to how a plant is affected by winter,” says Brian Hudelson, director of the Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension. “Plants that are marginally winter hardy to a region, stressed by disease or drought […]April 21, 2015BusinessWorking with water restrictionsWhat you need to know, no matter where you live As drought conditions worsen and population centers grow, ordinances limiting water use are increasingly common. “Water restrictions are the new normal,” says Warren Gorowitz, vice president of sustainability with Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply in Phoenix. “Our industry has an opportunity to be part of […]April 20, 2015BusinessHow to keep spreaders and sprayers in tip-top shapeSpreaders and sprayers are the workhorses of lawn care, but even they occasionally need some TLC. Find out more information here at Total Landscape Care.April 6, 2015BusinessGet your mowers ready to rollYou did exactly what you were supposed to do last fall when winterizing your equipment. Or maybe not. A busy season or early snow may have kept you from accomplishing what you should have to put your mowers away for a long winter’s nap. That’s why it’s even more important to perform maintenance now before […]April 1, 2015Business10 most common landscaping pitfallsWhether you’ve been in business a season, a decade or a lifetime, you’re going to experience the occasional misstep. But mistakes aren’t necessarily what put your company at risk: it’s not learning from your slip-ups. “If you think you or your staff won’t make mistakes, you’re delusional,” says David Katz, one of TLC’s 2013 Landscaper […]March 25, 2015Previous PagePage 2 of 5Next PageTop StoriesEquipmentClub Car's Urban UTV: An alternative to full-size trucks or vans on jobsitesThe utility vehicle combines the durability of a pickup and the efficiency of an electric vehicle for shuttling workers and supplies.EquipmentRanger Design unveils new pickup cap, rack, toolboxes for tradespeopleEquipmentSunseeker unveils the Orion X7ProductsTigerTough expands into UTV seat coversBusinessBoeing's outgoing CEO exits Caterpillar's board