Sage Johnson (TLC)BusinessEdible gardens planted to help early childhood developmentHaving identified poverty as one of the challenges facing the residents of their community, several groups in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, recently joined forces to fund and plant edible gardens at several city parks. The goal of the initiative is to achieve significant improvements in early childhood development in the region. Partners to End Poverty, the town’s […]August 6, 2015BusinessTips for creating deer fences that are beautiful in their own rightYou don't have to let Bambi destroy your clients' landscaping or gardens. There are attractive ways to incorporate fencing.August 3, 2015BusinessDon’t neglect trees during droughtsTurf receives a lot of attention during a drought, such as the one currently happening in California, but landscaping professionals should remember that trees in irrigated landscapes become dependent on regular watering. Consequently, like turf, they will also suffer the effects of less frequent – or nonexistent – watering. Trees provide benefits that range from […]July 31, 2015BusinessLandscaping changes cut Intel water use nearly in halfLandscaping changes made on the 150-acre Intel Corp. campus, which houses more than 6,000 employees in Folsom, California, are being credited with a 46-percent reduction in the company’s water use from 2013 to 2014. Last year, the company replaced 1,500 rotors and 10,000 nozzles with more efficient models and fine-tuned its entire landscaping system to […]July 31, 2015BusinessCreate healing gardens clients can use for host of remediesFrom increasing a home’s value to creating private havens, connecting people to nature and benefitting insects, wildlife and larger ecosystems, the work of professional landscapers and landscape designers has far-reaching value. A sometimes overlooked benefit of a well-maintained landscape is improving the health of its inhabitants. For centuries, humans have used plants for their healing […]July 30, 2015Design-BuildNew technology improves John Deere robotic lawn mowersIn order to operate within a specific area, robotic lawn mowers rely on boundary wires installed on a property prior to their use. When homeowners move or make changes to the property, the wires have to be reinstalled, an inconvenience that a new partnership between researchers at the University of Illinois and John Deere is […]July 30, 2015BusinessFree-form exercise: Designing landscapes for kidsMonkey bars and merry-go-rounds are no longer staple design elements when creating landscapes for children. The lines between play areas and other outdoor living spaces become increasingly blurred with the use of treehouses, free-form sandpits, shallow water features and other organic elements. Some of the current trends in children’s landscaping include: Organic design elements like […]July 28, 2015BusinessOPEI president warns of negative long-term effects of turf removalIn Southern California alone, homeowners responding to the state’s four-year drought “are on track to remove over 170 million square feet of turf,” according to the Metropolitan Water District there. But not everyone believes turf removal is the most effective way to conserve water, especially in light of the adverse effects of doing away with […]July 24, 2015BusinessFederal program targets drought-related job lossesIt will be years before the full effects of California’s four-year drought emerge and are understood, but, according to a recent study, workers in the agriculture sector are already suffering from the drought’s economic impact. University of California Davis research estimates 18,000 jobs have been lost because of the drought, putting added pressure on families […]July 23, 2015BusinessLaw firm offers free webinar on H-2B visa program changesLandscapers and other business owners who use H-2B visas to employ temporary workers can learn more about recent changes to the program in a webinar scheduled for July 30 at 1 p.m. EDT. The webinar will be led by the Lozano Law Firm, a San Antonio, Texas-based firm that specializes in immigration law. The […]July 23, 2015Page 1 of 16Next PageTop StoriesEquipmentMecalac’s MCL Loaders get foldable canopy option for low-clearance jobsitesThe small articulated loaders gain up to a foot of clearance by removing two pins and pushing the canopy back.EquipmentCASE introduces limited signature edition backhoe loaderDesign-BuildThe TurfMutt Foundation identifies the top backyarding trends for 2025BusinessProject EverGreen and ScottsMiracle-Gro join forces on renovation projectEquipmentFAE’s largest remote-controlled tracked carrier yet, the RCU120
