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Landscaping association plans design-build-install symposium
Regardless of whether you’re headed to Boston for the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ design-build-install (DBI) symposium next week, you can get a preview of the expert advice to be shared at the event. Each night this week beginning at 7 EDT, Landscape Live talk radio will chat with one of the principal speakers on […]
August 4, 2015
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Mariani voted “Best Landscaper” by regional magazine’s readers
Mariani Landscape, a Chicago-area landscape architecture firm specializing in design, installation, construction and maintenance services, was named “Best Landscaper” by the readers of Make It Better, a regional lifestyle media company that serves as a community resource for the North Shore of Chicago. More than 100,000 people voted in the publication’s “Best of 2015” survey. […]
August 4, 2015
Photo: Mariani Landscape
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The Netherlands: Where big business blossoms
From mid-March to mid-May, portions of the Netherlands become a vibrant quilt of contrasting tulip colors. When viewed from the air, these rows upon rows of blossoming bulbs may remind one of Mark Rothko’s paintings. The Netherlands is the world’s largest exporter of cut flowers. In 2014, 52 percent of the plants and flowers exported […]
August 4, 2015
Aerial view of flower fields near the Keukenhof park, also known as the Garden of Europe in Lisse
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Tips for creating deer fences that are beautiful in their own right
You don't have to let Bambi destroy your clients' landscaping or gardens. There are attractive ways to incorporate fencing.
August 3, 2015
Photo of Decorative Double Fences Around a Garden
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Florida residents deal with lawsuits from HOA for landscaping choices
Florida residents who are trying to conserve water by changing their landscaping are having their efforts impeded by homeowner association (HOA) lawsuits. One man, Dominic Bruno, has been battling for a Florida-friendly lawn for six years. Thus far that fight has resulted in two lawsuits and $15,000 in court expenses. It started in 2009 when […]
August 3, 2015
Florida Friendly Landscaping is a where a person uses low-maintenance plants and environmentally sustainable practices. Photo: springhillnow.com
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Landscaper pinned against tree by running lawn mower
A professional landscaper lost control of his lawn mower and went off an embankment. He was pinned between the lawn mower and a tree. Click to read the story.
August 3, 2015
The 18-year-old was taken to the hospital after getting his leg pinned between the lawnmower and tree. Photo: Brigham and Women's Hospital
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As artificial turf grows, producers of natural grass wince
Artificial grass is a spot of contention for owner of Sod Solutions, Tobey Wagner, & Victor Lanfranco, co-owner of a distributor of artificial turf, Synthetic Grass Warehouse.
August 3, 2015
A small amphitheater project featuring artificial grass from Dallas-based Everlast Turf. Everlast is one of two brands of artificial turf distributed by Synthetic Grass Warehouse. Photo: Everlast Turf
Landscaping equipment
Honda poised to introduce new products for landscapers
Honda, maker of lawn-care equipment, snow blowers, & a few other items landscapers use regularly, puts power in the engine of every product, especially lawn mowers.
August 1, 2015
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What you need to know about rose rosette disease
Landscaping professionals and gardeners need to read this article to find out more about Rose Rosette Disease for signs and symptoms of the virus.
July 31, 2015
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Don’t neglect trees during droughts
Turf 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, 2015
Set up a drip line at the edge of the tree's canopy, not at the base of the tree. Photo: saveourwater.com
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Landscaping changes cut Intel water use nearly in half
Landscaping 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, 2015
Intel's seven building campus in Folsom, California, reduced it's water usage by 46 percent. Photo: Google Maps
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Create healing gardens clients can use for host of remedies
From 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, 2015
Healing gardens can be used to grow plants that have medicinal qualities. Photo: glad.is
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New technology improves John Deere robotic lawn mowers
In 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, 2015
John Deere is working with the University of Illinois to create a vision-based navigation system for the remote mower. Photo: Soon-Jo Chung
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Soccer hero champions use of natural turf
The 2015 Women’s World Cup final match became the highest-rated and most-watched soccer game ever to air in the United States. Not only did it turn the world’s attention to women’s soccer, it also put a spotlight on a concern many people don’t think about: playing on artificial turf. For Abby Wambach, co-captain of the […]
July 30, 2015
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team co-captain Abby Wambach is speaking out on the benefits of natural grass vs. synthetic turf. Photo: RISE
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Help your landscaping clients keep basements dry
Jake Harris, a landscaper in Colorado gives us some tips on on professional landscapers can water-proof their clients basements. Click to read his great tips!
July 29, 2015
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Duck-killing landscape worker will serve a year in jail
A landscaper in Palm Beach, Florida has been charged with nine felony counts of cruelty to animals. Click here to read about his heinous act.
July 29, 2015
Falbo was sentenced to three years of probation with the first year taking place in Palm Beach County Jail. Photo: gossipextra.com
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Government to keep buying landscaping equipment
Market researchers are predicting a robust year for sales of landscaping equipment to government entities. Onvia, a Seattle-based company that provides businesses with information to help them secure government contracts, counts at least $109 million in leads for planned government purchases of mowers, grounds-maintenance equipment, utility vehicles and related machines for 2015. The firm says […]
July 29, 2015
The government is predicted to spend $109 million on purchases of mowers, grounds-maintenance equipment, utility vehicles and related machines for 2015. Photo: OPEI
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Maximize limited space with vertical gardens
Popular in Europe for decades, vertical gardening is a technique that’s trending in the United States. Also called living, or “green” walls, vertical gardening refers to plant material growing in a wall-mounted planter system, rather than in-ground. “Instead of just growing ivy up a trellis, you can create a mosaic on the wall unlike anything […]
July 28, 2015
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