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Design-Build: Page 123

Landscaping equipment
Powerful New Volvo CE excavator fits tight sites
Typically, when it comes to compact excavators, manufacturers like to talk about how well these machines can perform on small jobsites. And while Volvo Construction Equipment certainly says the same about the new EC60E, they’re also pretty confident it can handle a fair share work on major projects as well. Consequently, Volvo Construction Equipment is […]
September 28, 2015
Volvo Construction Equipment says the new EC60E is compact enough for landscaping jobsites and powerful enough for your largest construction and installation jobs.
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Royal Environmental will make, sell Percoa pavers
Royal Environmental Systems, a division of Royal Enterprises America, has obtained a license for Percoa USA’s patented technology. Under an agreement between the two companies, Royal Environmental will manufacture and distribute Percoa pre-cast pervious concrete slabs and pavers. Percoa USA holds patents for its pre-cast pervious concrete system, manufacturing methods and related water-filtration systems. Royal […]
September 28, 2015
Percoa’s pre-cast, pervious concrete pavement allows rainwater to drain through the entire surface of the material. Photo: Percoa USA
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Project EverGreen completes another major renovation
Project EverGreen’s latest “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” project has been completed in San Antonio, Texas. The extensive renovation by the nonprofit organization and its partners is valued at more than $16,000. West End Park’s baseball and soccer fields were restored by volunteers from Project EverGreen, the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department, the Texas Nursery […]
September 28, 2015
Volunteers helped renovate West End Park in San Antonio, Texas, as one of Project EverGreen's 'Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.' projects.
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Landscapers’ truck, trailer, equipment stolen from driveway
A thief or thieves stole a truck and trailer filled with $30,000 worth of equipment, a landscaping company in Forest Acres, South Carolina, reported. On Friday morning, Superior Southern Landscaping workers realized the Dodge Ram and the attached trailer were missing. The trailer was parked at a home rented by the owners of Superior Southern […]
September 28, 2015
Superior Southern Landscaping is missing one truck and trailer after suffering a Friday night theft. Photo: WISTV.com
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Lethal plants blossom in England’s Poison Garden
Healing gardens and the host of remedies they hold have been around since the Middle Ages, but have you ever heard of a poison garden? After visiting the Medici poison garden in Italy, Jane Percy, the Duchess of Northumberland, decided to create a garden that held an array of deadly plants. This famous garden can […]
September 26, 2015
Within Alnwick Garden, its Poison Garden is sealed behind black wrought iron gates.
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’Tis the season for landscapers to renew salesmanship
As the growing season comes to a close, it’s a good time to remind both residential and commercial clients about ancillary services – adding mulch, for example, to flower gardens and other plantings. Here’s some information from the Green Blog published by the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources that may be […]
September 25, 2015
Mulch offers plenty of cosmetic benefits as well as water conservation.
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Riverside puts more money in turf-removal rebate program
They city of Riverside, California, is putting another $1.5 million into its turf-removal rebate program, which ran out of money in May. Riverside area businesses and residents already have received almost $5 million in rebates as an incentive to replace their lawns with drought-friendly landscaping. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) supplied about […]
September 25, 2015
Riverside's turf removal rebate program has been revived, allowing residents to swap out their lawns for xeriscaping. Photo: TurfTerminators.com
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New Jersey landscapers put their hearts in school project
The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) has just completed their 2015 “Day of Service” project at The Forum School, a private, non-profit, non-sectarian day school in Waldwick, New Jersey, for students with autism and other neurological conditions. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the school is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Each year, members of […]
September 24, 2015
NJLCA members at work on the sensory garden and outdoor classroom at The Forum School in Waldwick, New Jersey.
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Design/build: Making the most of confined spaces
Urban locations have a lot to offer, but spacious outdoor areas are few and far between. After spending significant time in the concrete jungle, it’s nice to escape from the claustrophobia with a green oasis. Here are some design tips for turning these Lilliputian landscapes into petite paradises: Break it up As counterintuitive as it […]
September 24, 2015
small garden dc2 – botanical decorators
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Country Clipper honors Boettcher Supply as top distributor
Zero-turn-mower manufacturer Country Clipper recently recognized Boettcher Supply of Beloit, Kansas, as its 2015 Distributor of the Year. In addition to Kansas, Boettcher Supply serves dealers in Colorado, Nebraska and Missouri. The award recognizes Boettcher for exceptional sales growth, new dealer development, dealer service and training, and excellence in meeting customer needs. “We are excited […]
September 24, 2015
Pictured, from left, are Ian Gilworth, Country Clipper territory manager; Jay Eck and Galen Pahls, both of Boettcher Supply; Carl Shivvers, president of Country Clipper; and Blaine Fields, Country Clipper’s national sales manager.
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National Planting Day includes special Ohio observance
The nonprofit Keep Ohio Beautiful celebrated its fourth annual National Planting Day today. Working from a design created by Davey Tree Expert Company, high school students from the Knox County Career Center Landscape Design and Management Program planted a native pollinator garden at the Ohio Statehouse to provide nectar sources for the recently installed beehive on the Statehouse […]
September 23, 2015
Volunteers from Knox County Career Center Landscape Design and Management Program, work on the pollinator garden with supervision from Karen Wise, KOB vice president and business leader for Davey Resource Group, a division of The Davey Tree Expert Company. Photo: Keep Ohio Beautiful
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Landscapers profit from understanding Tier 4 standards
The evolution of emission standards in the compact equipment industry has been happening for quite some time. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated that all non-road machines 75 horsepower and above reach full Tier 4 compliance. The goal of the emission standards is to lower harmful exhaust emissions, such as particulate matter […]
September 23, 2015
In meeting pollution standards, manufacturers of machines such as this Bobcat E35 also achieved greater fuel economy and lower engine operating temperatures.
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Deep South Turf Expo coming to Biloxi in October
For years now, Southern sod producers, sports turf managers, lawncare operators and golf course superintendents have had to leave their home turf to attend major conferences and tradeshows specifically for their industry. But no more. The Deep South Turf Expo is scheduled for Oct. 13-15 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi. […]
September 23, 2015
deep south turf expo
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New research cites glyphosate as threat to bees
As if honey bees didn’t have it bad enough, a new study has found that exposure to the chemical glyphosate – the active ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup – impairs a bee’s ability to return home. The study, conducted by German and Argentinian scientists, was published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. The researchers […]
September 22, 2015
A study shows that honey bees that are exposed to glyphosate have trouble finding their way home.
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Plan to revive mall includes 30-acre green roof
Many shopping malls seem to be going the way of the dinosaur, but one developer is revitalizing a California mall by turning it into the largest green roof in the world. Reed Moulds, the managing director at Sand Hill, has proposed a $3 billion redesign of Vallco Shopping Mall in Cupertino. While the mall isn’t […]
September 22, 2015
The Vallco Shopping Mall has the possibility of becoming the largest green roof in the world if the city of Cupertino approves the plan. Photo: Sand Hill
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Landscapers prepare for Pope’s visit at D.C. church
For more than two decades, the crews of Maryland-based Chapel Valley Landscape have taken special care in managing the grounds of the nation’s largest Roman Catholic church. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, Pope Francis is scheduled to say an outdoor mass at the Washington church, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Not […]
September 21, 2015
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the largest Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
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Landscaper threatened with gun after clippings soil car
A 91-year-old man became extremely irate when a landscaper got grass clippings on his car and proceeded to threaten the man with a gun. On Thursday, Sept. 17, landscaper Robert Hendrix and his employee Johnny Barnes were working at a home in Avon Park, Florida, when the clippings blew onto a car parked in Max […]
September 21, 2015
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Expand landscape irrigation with hybrid plan, Novo converter
Underhill’s Novo 2Wire Converter is a new solution for expanding or renovating multi-wire irrigation systems. Compatible with all major controllers, Novo installs alongside the host multi-wire controller as part of a hybrid system and can manage up to 32 new two-wire stations. In a hybrid plan the host controller continues to activate the original, multi-wire […]
September 21, 2015
Underhill says the Novo 2Wire Converter can manage more than 30 stations up and down the irrigation system. Photo: Underhill
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