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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
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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 its water usage by 46 percent. Photo: Google Maps
Business
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
Design-Build
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
Lawn maintenance
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
Business
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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Free-form exercise: Designing landscapes for kids
Monkey 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, 2015
New children’s landscaping trends include free-form sandpits, which flow into other portions of the backyard. Photo: Stout Design Build
Design-Build
Keen Utility launches Fall ’15 boot lineup
With an emphasis on outdoor-inspired design, Keen Utility’s additions to its Fall 2015 product line includes safety boots tailored for winter work. Part of the company’s American Built collection, the footwear is designed to combine comfort with protection. New styles available for fall include the Mt. Vernon, which is manufactured from waterproof full-grain leather with […]
July 28, 2015
The Mt. Vernon 8-inch work boot.
Business
Faulty chute deflector leads to recall of Simplicity mowers
Briggs & Stratton has recalled about 2,800 Simplicity-branded zero-turn mowers and garden tractors due to potential failures of the chute deflector. The chute deflector is intended to prevent projectiles from being ejected. No injuries related to the deflector problem have been reported as yet. Zero-turn riding mowers, garden tractors and mower deck attachments that range […]
July 27, 2015
If you believe your mower or tractor is one of the units that has been recalled, look in these locations to find your model number. Photo: Briggs & Stratton
Design-Build
Flower clocks: What bloomin’ time is it, anyway?
Imagine you’re working in your backyard and you have somewhere you need to be at 11 a.m., but you’re not wearing your watch. How would you know what time it was? While you could try to gauge the time by the position of the sun, you could also look over at your flower clock to […]
July 24, 2015
This a design of what Linnaeus’s potential flower clock may have looked like. Photo: Ursula Schleicher Benz
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OPEI president warns of negative long-term effects of turf removal
In 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, 2015
As California’s drought stretches on and homeowners remove their lawns, some believe there are more negative effects caused by replacing grass. Photo: pixabay.com
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