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Design-Build: Page 130

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Help potential landscaping clients find your company
Having a steady stream of jobs is crucial for the success of your business. Acquiring customers is a task that doesn’t come as easily as it used to, thanks to increased competition and web-savvy consumers.
July 17, 2015
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Fire-resistant landscapes feature variety of plants
Out West there are a number of areas where fire danger is especially high this year, and landscapers can help clients protect their homes by planting materials that deter fire. “No plant is fireproof,” Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s (OSU) Extension Service, told the Lake Oswego Review. “But some are considered fire-resistant.” […]
July 17, 2015
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Impatiens struggling back from systemic disease
The beloved bedding impatiens are slowly making a comeback from the downy mildew that hit them hard four years ago. At the time, the colorful flowers were effectively eliminated as an option for landscapers looking for shade-loving, springtime plants. Home Depot and other nurseries have begun to stock the plant, but customers are warned they […]
July 16, 2015
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Your landscaping workers need water, rest and shade
Summer temperatures are high and rising, so it’s important to take the threat of heat-related illnesses seriously. And while that’s true for everyone, it’s especially important for landscapers, who spend their days doing strenuous work in the hot sun. By knowing the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion – and making sure your coworkers […]
July 16, 2015
This map shows locations of heat-related fatalities among outdoor workers between 2008 and 2014. It is not an exhaustive list of all worker fatalities from heat exposure during this time period. It includes only those fatalities that involve workers who are covered by either the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Federal OSHA) or a State OSHA plan.
Business
New app puts customers in control of scheduling lawn care
New application software available in Detroit, Michigan, and surrounding suburbs enables users to order and pay for lawn services on demand, rather than scheduling the work offline. The app’s developers – former college roommates – say using LawnGuru’s system can save customers an average of 30 percent on the cost of lawn maintenance. “Lawns don’t […]
July 16, 2015
LawnGuru creators Skye Durrant and Brandon Bertrang Photo: LawnGuru
Business
Help your landscaping clients make the most of shade
Shade. In the summer, everyone wants a piece of it, but many plants cannot survive in the shadow of trees and clients are left with ugly bare patches of land. Shade gardens are a solution that creates a secluded and much cooler oasis. Among the first things to consider when planning a shade garden, of […]
July 16, 2015
The path through this shade garden is made of flat stone laid on its edge, a nice complement to the ostrich fern that banks its left side. Photo: statebystategardening.com
Business
Texas hopes native plants will check erosion along highways
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the City of Lakeway, Texas, are at work on a pilot project that includes the use of native plants and grasses to improve both the aesthetics and water efficiency of highway landscapes statewide. The project, which has begun along RM 620 between Flintrock Trace and Lohmans Spur, is […]
July 15, 2015
If you're driving through Texas, be on the lookout for prickly pear cacti.
Business
RZ Industries pitches latest filtration mask to landscapers
In the busiest season for landscapers – not to mention the hottest and (usually) driest – it may be a good time to check out RZ Industries’ M2-Mesh Air Filtration Mask. Recently introduced by the Minnesota company, the M2-Mesh contains a HEPA, or high-efficiency particulate air, filtration system. The company touts the following advantages of […]
July 15, 2015
The M2-Mesh Air Filtration Mask is lighter than RZ’s neoprene mask. Photo: RZ Industries
Business
Workshop offers chemical-free ways to control invasives
The ELA is holding a workshop to offer chemical free removal options for invasive plants for landscapers. Click here to read more about the workshop.
July 14, 2015
Goatscaping Company co-owner Elaine Philbrick will be on hand to discuss her cost-effective alternative to machines. Photo: gogreengoat.com
Landscaping equipment
Mower powered by pedaling makes its debut in the U.K.
Granted, very few landscapers need to find a way to fit more exercise into their schedules. But, just in case you’ve been spending more time behind a desk than behind a mower, consider the Grazor, a pedal-powered lawn mower based on a tricycle design. Created by London-based design agency Seymourpowell, the bike has five gears […]
July 14, 2015
The Grazor is not yet on the market, but its designers are hoping a manufacturer will take interest. Photo: seymourpowell.com
Business
Season’s gasoline prices moving to lowest level in six years
Whether you’re buying it to move your crew from point A to point B or to run your equipment once you get there, you’re going to buy gasoline. There’s no living without it in the landscaping business. But the government has some good news to share this summer: Chances are, you’re paying less for gasoline […]
July 14, 2015
The average retail price of regular gasoline during the extended summer driving season (April through September) is expected to be $2.67 per gallon, the lowest price since 2009 (in real, or inflation-adjusted, dollars). This decline is mainly the result of a projected 41-percent decline in the average price of North Sea Brent crude oil compared with the same period last year.
Design-Build
Turf-removal rebate funds exhausted, program ends
The popular turf-removal rebate program that many Californians have taken advantage of has come to an end. Hundreds of millions of dollars in rebates have been paid to residents of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California’s service area. Rebates were paid to MWD customers who replaced their lawns with drought-tolerant landscapes. This past […]
July 14, 2015
The turf-removal rebate program fueled tremendous growth for California landscaping company Turf Terminators, which is now cutting its workforce drastically. Photo: TurfTerminators.com
Business
Project EverGreen wants kids coming home with grass stains
Project Evergreen wants kids coming home with grass stains. They are working on several project for outdoor recreational spaces.
July 13, 2015
A volunteer from the Smyrna, Georgia, branch of ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance makes a weed-control application to the outfield of a ball field at Fair Oaks Park during the “Healthy Turf Healthy Kids” renovation project. Photo: Project EverGreen
Design-Build
Texas residents seek OK to landscape with native plants
Several residents in Temple, Texas, have asked the city council to consider changing an ordinance prohibiting the planting of native plant species on properties within the city limits. The regulation currently prevents the the existence of unsightly or unsanitary plant life covering the surface of property. The proposed changes would allow for managed landscapes that […]
July 13, 2015
Research conducted at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin has shown a mix of buffalo grass, blue gama and curly mesquite replicate Central Texas’ short-grass prairies and require less mowing, watering and weeding. Photo: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Business
Water restrictions challenge California’s cemetery caretakers
The statewide reduction in water usage is making things challenging for cemeteries that need to maintain the appearance of the grounds.
July 13, 2015
Mulch and other materials are being used to keep cemetery grounds presentable in the face of water restrictions. Photo: Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee
Business
John Deere: Don’t let the heat compromise mowing safety
Message to landscaping professionals across the country, John Deere spokesman talks about safety while operating your mower in tricky landscapes.
July 13, 2015
John Deere offers advice on mowing safely when the heat gets downright distracting. Photo: John Deere
Business
Use of gardens, landscapes as therapy is ancient, ‘awesome’
Ninja master, bed tester, tequila taster … and then there’s horticultural therapist. The landscaping profession was given a nod in a recent list of “almost-too-awesome-to-be-true” jobs compiled by Refinery29, a newsletter-format website that covers lifestyle, entertainment, fashion and beauty. “To us, the ideal career is one with flexible hours, abundant opportunities for travel and the […]
July 10, 2015
The Sensory Garden at St. John Neumann Nursing Home in Philadelphia is one of many therapeutic designs by Design for Generations, a firm based in Medford, New Jersey, and headed by landscape architect Jack Carman.
Business
Fire interrupts, but doesn’t destroy, landscaper’s new business
An Arizona landscaper is getting help from clients and friends to rebuild his business after his truck and equipment were destroyed by fire late last month. Dennis Hernandez told the Ahwatukee Foothills News he loaded his still-hot tools into the bed of his truck, where there were also some dry leaves and a gasoline tank. […]
July 10, 2015
By the time Hernandez could get to the shoulder of the freeway, the fire was blazing. Photo: Ahwatukee Foothills News
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