Sage Johnson (TLC)Design-BuildReality TV show for gardeners taped in unlikely placeThe Chelsea Flower Show, one of Great Britain’s many time-honored traditions, is going down a modern path this year as the subject of a reality TV show, the “Great Chelsea Garden Challenge.” The prize? One amateur gardener will win the opportunity to build a garden on Chelsea’s prestigious Main Avenue. The show, broadcast on the […]May 13, 2015BusinessRegistration opens for ASLA annual meeting in ChicagoRegistration is now open for the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) 2015 Annual Meeting and EXPO in Chicago. The meeting is set for Nov. 6-9. The theme of this year’s event is “Perspectives” and more than 6,000 people are expected to attend. Participants will hear from industry experts on landscaping topics ranging from […]May 13, 2015BusinessHeir to 9-11 ‘survivor tree’ planted as sign of hopeRescue workers on site after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York saved the only tree that survived the devastation. Today, the Callery pear tree (or Bradford pear, as it is known in the United States) is not only healthy and back home at Ground Zero, it is […]May 13, 2015BusinessWell-kept grounds reassure residents of homeless shelterSite Structures, a landscaping business based in Eliot, Maine, recently donated tools, materials and labor to a homeless shelter and resource center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The shelter, called Cross Roads House, had hired Site Structures about five years ago while completing a property renovation. Since then, Site Structures owner Charles Bourdages has provided ongoing […]May 12, 2015BusinessLongtime landscapers putting 36-year-old operation to bedAfter 36 years of providing landscaping services to residents and businesses in Duluth, Minnesota, located on the shore of Lake Superior, Josef and Debbie Braue are closing the doors of Edelweiss, a specialty nursery offering plants hardy enough to survive the area’s weather. Josef, who is from Germany and says he inherited his horticultural talent […]May 12, 2015BusinessFHA grant allows youth to perform landscaping workYouth aged 16 to 25 in two Mississippi towns will be working on landscaping and beautification projects this summer through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration for its Urban Youth Corps Program, which provides on-the-job training, work experience and basic life skills. The Mississippi Department of Transportation is partnering with Ocean Springs and Gautier, where program […]May 11, 2015BusinessThieves in Las Vegas pose as landscapers to gain access to victims’ homesThree men posing as landscapers committed burglaries in two Las Vegas, Nevada, homes this week. Police are still looking for the suspects and believe the crimes, which occurred less than two miles apart, are related. In both incidents, the victims told police that a man describing himself as a tree trimmer or as someone who […]May 11, 2015BusinessUniversity sues landscaper to collect damages from insurance companyA university in Northwestern Ohio is suing a landscaping company in order to collect $25,000 in damages from the company’s insurance company, which has refused to cover all of the school’s costs for replacing lawn that was incorrectly treated with herbicide last year. The University of Findlay, located about 40 miles south of Toledo, told […]May 11, 2015BusinessLandscape worker discovers an unidentified body in a California fieldA landscape worker in Morgan Hill, California, found a dead body partially concealed by shrubs while working in a field in the early morning hours of May 7. Initially, there had been speculation that the body was that of a teen who disappeared in the area in 2012, but although the remains have not been […]May 8, 2015BusinessNew faux brick wall panels feature depth of color and realistic textureThe new Tumbled Brick collection of textured faux wall panels by Texture Plus offers landscape designers more options for creating spaces that reflect clients’ unique personal styles. The easy-to-install panels, which are 4 feet wide by 2 feet tall and 1 1/2 inch thick, feature an interlock design and are available in nine colors. Weighing approximately […]May 8, 2015Previous PagePage 11 of 16Next PageTop StoriesHomeThe newest innovation in drip irrigation prevents cloggingToro recently released its newest precision irrigation solution – 17MM Drip In Brown Surface Dripline incorporating a larger, clog-resistant, emitter into the industry-standard 17mm dripline.Home“A handy, light machine” – Test run of Kubota’s SCL1000 Stand-On Mini LoaderHomeJohn Deere launches Operations Center PRO ServiceHomeBobcat donates $150,000 to local parksHome2026 Chevy Silverado 1500 Revealed: 9 trims, 4 Engines, 6 Special Editions
