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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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New Paver Design Costs Pennies
Wouldn’t you like to offer your client a new, unique hardscaping option for just pennies? Believe it or not, this new technique exists and it’s called urbanite. Broken slabs happen every day, but reusing them can cut costs and create a great backyard hardscaping option.
May 3, 2013
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Creative Way to Fight Never-Ending Winter
April showers bring May blizzards? If you find yourself starring at the calendar and the piles of snow in disbelief, you’re not alone. Snow fell in many states from Colorado to Minnesota this week. This extended winter has delayed the growing season in many areas. And some are getting creative with how to deal with […]
May 3, 2013
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Herbicide Gets EPA Approval for Sports Turf
PBI/Gordon Corporation’s Katana Turf Herbicide has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on expanded labeling for use on professional managed sports turf.
May 2, 2013
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Get Paid for Water-Friendly Landscaping
Can you imagine installing a water feature and then getting paid by the government to do it? That thought has become a reality for the citizens of Minnehaha Creek Watershed District in Minnesota.
May 2, 2013
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Healthy Client Relationships
PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network, recently released a survey showing how clients are willing to spend more money throughout 2013. Overall, clients may be more comfortable diving into a wallet, but this shouldn’t dissuade landscapers from providing proper customer service.
May 2, 2013
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Scorching Heat Key Concern this Summer
Landscapers up and down the West and East coasts are trying to find new ways to save water, but some people are saying it’s not the drought that’s the problem – it’s the heat. According to an article from The Oklahoma Daily, the landscaping director of the OU landscaping department said battling the heat would be the problem this summer season.
May 1, 2013
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What to know about the tawny crazy ant
As fire ant populations dwindle in some southern states, a new pest is spreading like crazy. Fire ants are no longer the hot topic they once were in Texas and along the southern coasts of the United States. Whether their numbers are in decline from efficient control measures or the recent extreme hot and dry summers in those areas, the red imported fire ant has unwillingly passed the torch, so to speak, to a new Public Enemy No. 1.
May 1, 2013
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Failure Fuels Success
There can’t be the good without the bad. As true as that may be, wouldn’t we all be better off if things were just a little easier? Maybe not. In an April ForbesLife article, Mark Cuban – owner of the Dallas Mavericks, investor on “Shark Tank,” tech billionaire and chairman of a cable network – wrote about the lessons he learned starting out and how he got to where he is today.
May 1, 2013
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D.C. Going Green
I recently took a trip to Washington D.C., which happened to be my first trip to the historical city. One thing that stood out to me, beyond the monuments and museums, was the amount of rooftop landscaping within the city itself.
April 30, 2013
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How To Stand Out
After reading the articles on our Landscaper of the Year finalists each month, I’m always amazed and reminded of what made them stand out to begin with. Whether it’s the obstacles they’ve overcome to create a thriving business or the quality of their work, these landscapers impressed me from the first time I read through the Landscaper of the Year application.
April 29, 2013
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Hardscape Winning Projects
Tirelessly laying pavers, leveling bases and creating a backyard retreat are all part of a successful hardscape project – something all of these landscapers can attest to. With nearly 200 reader-submitted photos for our Hardscape Photo Contest, here are the ones who won a spot in our magazine. Basnight Land & Lawn, located in Chesapeake, […]
April 26, 2013
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Cold Weather Slowing Business Down
Temperatures across the country are fluctuating left and right, and landscapers are trying to keep up. Last year, temperatures were through the roof in March, and this year, some cities are still fighting snow in late April.
April 26, 2013
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Do Your Homework When It Comes to Plants
I thought I knew what I was doing in my backyard as I planted a few Impatiens, Snap Dragons and Lantana. But I was wrong. I wrote an article about how Downy mildew is attacking Impatiens all across the country, and the attack isn’t being reduced by any stretch of the imagination.
April 26, 2013
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