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Got growing pains?
Every successful landscaping company has experienced the painful, never-ending feeling of growing pains. What may start out as a small ache in the beginning can quickly grow into a full-blown problem.
May 20, 2013
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Don’t let lawns sizzle this summer
Getting that sleek, perfect golf-course finish on a lawn may be ideal in the beginning, but one missed step in watering could be a disaster. A lawn can turn brown at the first sign of stress, whether that would be from over-watering or drought. If the lawn is mowed to low, the roots haven’t been established to pull water from the soil.
May 20, 2013
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Can You Solve This Lawn Problem?
Calling all professionals! An Alabama homeowner submitted his yard problem to us in hopes of getting some answers. What would you suggest he do to create a healthy yard? Letter from homeowner: So here’s my question: Am I crazy to try to spread a little dirt on my flipped over sod and try to grow […]
May 17, 2013
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Plant Food Features Fewer Salts, Lower EC
BioSafe Systems has released BioSafe Plant Food for the professional landscape market. BioSafe Plant Food (10–4–3) provides N–P–K, calcium, magnesium, plus micronutrients for healthier, higher quality plants.
May 16, 2013
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Landscaper Offers Summer Survival Tips
One landscaping company is offering spring and summer tips a different way. Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare has put together a podcast about keeping up and maintaining a garden through the summer months.
May 16, 2013
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Four ways to be more productive
With workloads getting heavier and job titles becoming blurred with new expectations, we're all trying to get more accomplished at our jobs.
May 16, 2013
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
Don’t water the lawn on even days of the month. Don’t water the lawn between these particular hours. Don’t water on these days of the week. We’ve all heard it, and we all know that summer months sometimes bring the infamous water restrictions.
May 15, 2013
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How to care for palm trees
A common sighting on many commercial and residential properties, especially in warm-climate areas, palm trees require diligent maintenance and attention.
May 15, 2013
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Don’t let your company be a target
There seems to be a continuous theme in many landscaping stories across all media platforms–stolen equipment.
May 14, 2013
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Nature’s Sanctuary
Inviting backyard welcomes wildlife, garden tours. Soothing water features and aromatic foliage attract local – and fluttering – visitors to this eco-friendly property outside of Washington, D.C. Starting with large areas of turf, John Magee and his team at Magee Design removed and replaced the grass with native plant gardens.
May 13, 2013
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How U.S. Can Think Big With Jobs
For landscapers and equipment manufacturers trying to find trained technicians, Germany offers a great example of how to do it right. The German Engineering Federation, VDMA, last month brought in more than 10,000 teens to participate in Bauma 2013 and a program they called Think Big. There, the teens got an up-close look at the […]
May 13, 2013
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And the Award Goes to…
My four-day excursion to Portland, Oregon, ended with a day of impactful speakers and a night of awards during the TOCA 2013 annual conference. We were honored to receive several awards for our communication work. Our staff won three first place design awards, one merit design award, first place for innovative use of social media […]
May 10, 2013
TOCA Awards
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Garden Engages All Senses
Buried in the heart of the City of Roses, the Lan Su Chinese Garden brings ancient Chinese architecture and distinct plants to Portland, Oregon. On my first day in the city, I was greeted by a utopia of foliage and sights when I visited the Lan Su Garden, considered to be the most authentic Chinese garden outside of China. All of the plants and most of the materials found in this meditation area are from China, in a partnership the city has with Suzhou.
May 9, 2013
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Resurface rather than rebuild a worn wooden deck
Every wood deck has a limited lifetime; it’s just the nature of the material. However, if you’re considering rebuilding your deck, you may find there isn’t a need to tear it down completely. When the substructure of a wood deck is still in good shape, simply resurfacing the structure can give you the results you want at a fraction of the cost.
May 8, 2013
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Step Outside the Box
Starting a landscaping business is hard work. Between the finances, organization, coordination and not to mention, the actual work, starting a landscaping business is no easy task. However, according to the Libertyville Review, one teen was able to grow his mowing jobs into a $60,000 landscaping business.
May 8, 2013
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For the Love of Landscaping
Tradition and landscaping may not be two words put together very often. When someone thinks tradition, they typically think family heirlooms, holiday celebrations or even sporting events. “We do it because it’s tradition,” someone always says.
May 7, 2013
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Water-Saving Practices 40 Years Later
Landscaping has changed since the 1970s. Mike Curry, adjust professor with the horticulture department at the College of Dupage in Illinois told this to the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
May 6, 2013
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Too Much Technology?
Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? On NBC’s All-Star Celebrity Apprentice last week, the contestants were tasked with making a commercial for LG’s new line of products — including a smart refrigerator, washer/dryer, flat screen TV and phone. When I saw the fridge could keep up with your grocery list […]
May 6, 2013
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