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Design-Build: Page 114

Landscape architects share sustainable design concepts

Sustainable landscape design is even more accessible now that ASLA has a new mobile-friendly version of Designing Our Future: Sustainable Landscapes.

January 6, 2016

Sunnylands Center Gardens is a 15-acre extension of the 200-acre desert estate of U.S. Ambassador Walter Annenberg.

U.S. landscaping industry loses another of its longtime leaders

John Gachina, founder of Gachina Landscape Management and a champion of sustainability in landscape design and operations, passed away at his home.

January 6, 2016

John Gachina crop

Lawn maintenance

Researchers map bees’ continuing decline nationwide

Bee populations in areas of the U.S. that depend most on the pollinators are declining apace, according to new research -- which could be dire for landscaping.

January 5, 2016

A new University of Vermont study of wild bees identifies 139 counties in key agricultural regions of California, the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, west Texas and the Mississippi River valley that face a worrisome mismatch between falling wild bee supply and rising crop pollination demand.

‘Trees for Threes’ benefits from NBA’s hottest hands

PricewaterhouseCoopers and several NBA teams have come together for another season of “Trees for Threes,” and a tree gets planted for every three pointer.

January 5, 2016

Last year Davey Tree Expert Company tied tags on trees to let people know about the benefits of trees.

Auburn grad program in public horticulture is nation’s first

Auburn University recently became the first school in the U.S. to offer a graduate certificate program in horticulture, funded by 1952 graduate Jimmy Pursell.

January 5, 2016

Ann Fleener, an alumna from Auburn's new public horticulture graduate program, now works at Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma.

California banks on El Nino as parts of U.S. combat flooding

It's a fine line with El Nino, and Californians are hopeful about the prospect of receiving rain and snow -- while mindful of how destructive floods and mudslides can be.

January 4, 2016

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts wetter-than-average conditions for central and southern California.

Freeze warnings: 3 levels of frost protection for plants

It's freezing, and every gardener needs these three major levels of frost protection for your garden -- all of which are especially effective for edibles.

January 4, 2016

Landscaping equipment

Company touts hover mower as unique but practical tool

California Trimmer, which has been around since the mid-1930s and is now based in Auburn, Washington, doesn’t just make reel mowers – machines one doesn’t see very often these days – but also specializes in mowers that hover. As the name implies, California Trimmer’s RC190 Hover Mower floats on a cushion of air and glides […]

January 2, 2016

A landscaping company might choose to have only one hover mower on hand, but the product does seem to be a good fit for some applications. (Click to enlarge.) Photo: California Trimmer

Keeping ourselves mobile in winter: Bad news for plants

Plants near roadways get easily damaged during the winter due to the ways we de-ice our roadways. Here are some tips to prevent damage. Click here to read.

January 1, 2016

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What you should know about archaeological finds on jobsites

There are things you need to know if you find something buried on a job site. Click here to read Total Landscape Care's story o what you need to do.

January 1, 2016

Porous Pave wins top product-design award at Canadian exposition

Porous Pave was a Gold-level winner for product design in the 2015 IIDEXCanada Innovation Awards competition, among only 5 attaining the Gold-level standard.

December 31, 2015

A pour-in-place, permeable paving material, Porous Pave was recognized for excellence in product design at Canada’s National Design and Architecture Exposition & Conference. Photo: Porous Pave

5 steps to help trees survive winter with minimum damage

A bit of preparation can keep your trees safe, strong, shapely and healthy this winter while helping you avoid damage from fallen tree limbs.

December 31, 2015

Heavy winter snow can be too much of a burden for trees if not properly cared for.

Remote-controlled robot takes mower, snow-plow attachments

Would you spend a couple of grand on a small, battery-powered robot, even if it does come with mowing and snow-plow attachments? Evatech sure hopes so.

December 29, 2015

The Evatech MAGA robot is the part of this setup that has the larger wheels and silver device on top. Here, it’s connected to the mower attachment. Photo: Evatech

Trends in outdoor lighting: LEDs rule the landscape

Landscape lighting is a security enhancement, & the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) projects that by 2020 more than 75% of outdoor luminaire shipments will be LEDs.

December 28, 2015

In addition to its aesthetic contribution to design, landscape lighting also enhances security in both residential and commercial settings, as this job by McKay Landscape Lighting illustrates. McKay has offices in Omaha, Nebraska, where the photos here were shot, as well as Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: McKay Landscape Lighting

Altoz’ parent company distributes $1.26 million in employee bonuses

Central Boiler, parent company of Altoz and maker of zero-turn mowers, announced that all 231 of its employees will receive bonuses this year -- at 1.26 million

December 28, 2015

Altoz boasts that its prices for commercial mowers used by landscape contractors are comparable to high-end machines purchased by homeowners. Photo: Altoz

EPA lifts bee toxicity warning from Vestaron’s Spear Biopesticide

Vestaron Corp. has received approval from the U.S. EPA to remove the bee toxicity warning statement from the company’s Spear Biopesticide.

December 28, 2015

Now that the company has assured federal regulators of Spear's safety for bees, the company will begin testing the insecticide's effects on other beneficial insects found in greenhouses.

Mujjo makes premium gloves with touchscreen capabilities

Mujjo gloves are designed to keep your digits from freezing yet still allow you to use the touchscreens on your phone or tablet without having to remove a glove.

December 26, 2015

Launched by Mujjo around Thanksgiving, the company’s Leather Touchscreen Gloves enable you to use not only fingers but the palm of your hand to move a screen. Photo: Mujjo

Floratine names new corporate agronomist for Southeast region

Foliar and soil-based turfgrass product manufacturer Floratine has announced a new corporate agronomist for the Southeast Region. Click to read the story.

December 25, 2015

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Echo demonstrates new battery-powered landscaping equipment at 2026 Power-On-Athon outdoor event

Total Landscape Care's coverage moving to EquipmentWorld.com

On Oct. 1, Fusable will cease production of Total Landscape Care as a stand-alone website and newsletter and will migrate the brand’s existing coverage of the landscaping industry to sister brand Equipment World.

Man operating green and yellow John Deere lawn mower on residential property with brick house and trees

John Deere refines Z700 ZTrak Mower lineup

Red and white zero-turn radius lawn mower displayed on green grass field with trees in background

Kress expands autonomous mowing lineup with new 60-inch Voyager

Two people in purple shirts holding a black and white dog at an equip 2025 event

The TurfMutt Foundation’s signature events set for Equip Expo 2026

Blue tracked skid steer loader clearing brush in autumn forest

Vanquish vegetation: Brush cutters for skid steers and compact track loaders

The Attachments Idea Book

Landscapers use a variety of attachments for doing everything from snow removal to jobsite cleanup, and regardless of how often they are used, every landscaper has a favorite attachment.

Attachments Idea Book Cover