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Save Water Every Day
With many landscapers looking for ways to go green on the jobsite, here are things from Loch Ness Water Gardens they can do to cut back on water in their daily lives.
March 4, 2013
Loch Ness Water Gardens Infographic
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You Might Be A Landscaper If…
As the weekend inches closer with each tick of the clock, here’s some light reading for a good chuckle. You might be a landscaper if… You suffer from zone envy. No matter what winter hardiness zone you live in, you will insist on growing plants from the next warmest zone. You would rather share your […]
March 1, 2013
Landscaper
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Symposium Promotes Region’s Biodiversity
In his award-winning book, “Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains,” botanist and author Tim Spira, Ph.D., brings to light the tapestry of plant life native to the southern Appalachian Mountains. His book organizes plants into natural communities in an effort to connect the public’s growing understanding of the environment and how all parts of the natural world are mutually dependent.
February 28, 2013
Wild Flowers
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How to master time management
Many landscape businesses are now dealing with smaller staffs, more work and less time to complete their projects. And despite these changes, many of them haven’t changed much in how they approach their workload or employees, who are likely also burdened with additional work. It’s time to stop and assess time-management skills and develop strategies […]
February 28, 2013
Time is Money
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Photo Contest
Whether you lay pavers, install fire pits or create cozy outdoor patios like this one from RYCO Landscaping, we want to see your hardscape projects!
February 27, 2013
RYCO Landscaping
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How Tax Changes Will Affect You
Make sure you are prepared, and know ahead of time how these changes will affect you. You’ve probably heard of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 – the bill to avert the fiscal cliff passed Jan. 1 – but do you know and understand everything that is in it, other than the expiration of favorable tax exemption limits and the increase in the payroll tax? And as a small business owner, is there anything in the 157-page legislation that could be helpful to you?
February 27, 2013
Tax Changes
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Bright Side of Blizzard
As an extensive snow storm left its mark on more than 20 states, with Kansas receiving 17 inches of snow, many residents are struggling with returning to their normal schedules.
February 26, 2013
Cat Skid Steer Removes Snow In Kansas
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Have Your Lighting Questions Answered
Have you ever wondered why landscapers first started offering lighting as a service, what styles are trending, where you can install the fixtures to increase security and what are the essentials for a successful lighting project?
February 25, 2013
Mc Kay Lighting
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Safety watch: Got spring fever?
It’s always important to improve and maintain your equipment for the spring season, but have you thought about prepping your employees?
February 22, 2013
Employee Motiviation
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Outdoor Living Trends
American homeowners increasingly are drawn to adding outdoor rooms for entertaining and recreation on their properties, according to the 2013 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects. The results also show demand for both sustainable and low-maintenance design.
February 22, 2013
Outdoor Living Area
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Mower Maintenance
Watch videos, including air filter, fuel filter, mower deck, oil and lubrication, spark plug and removing/attachment mower deck maintenance on John Deere’s website.
February 21, 2013
Grasshopper Mower Maintenance
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Diesel Makes Headway
Now, having a diesel engine in a smaller pickup is no longer just a fantasy for landscapers. Chrysler will offer a diesel Ram 1500 pickup in the third quarter of this year, making it the first modern 1/2-ton pickup in the U.S. market with a diesel power option. Before now, there has not been a […]
February 20, 2013
2014 Ram 1500
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Going Green with Lawn Care
The Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E-Plex was filled Saturday with vendors putting greenery at the forefront at the annual Lawn and Garden Show.
February 19, 2013
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Overcome Business Struggles
Like many landscapers, Ken Noll, one of our Landscaper of the Year Finalists, had his fair share of struggles when starting his business, The Garden Kingdom, in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
February 19, 2013
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Pets We Dig
Profitable pooches create down-home feel These two loyal, friendly and energetic canines have left a huge paw print – although sometimes muddy – on Wesley Graves’s business, Graves Lawn and Landscape in Royse City, Texas. “We’ve had people hire us because of the dogs,” Graves says of one golden-retriever-loving client. “Clients say showing the dogs’ […]
February 15, 2013
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Love What You Do
With the average American manager spending 42 hours a week at their job, enjoying what you do is an important part of living a happy life. If that does not seem like many hours for the landscaping industry, these stats probably hit closer to home: Three in 10 (10.8 million) people work 49 or more hours each week. And […]
February 14, 2013
Love What You Do
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Irrigation audits help reduce customer costs, improve water efficiency
Irrigation audits give landscapers a new tool to reduce customer costs and use water more efficiently. For many business owners, audits are about as popular as broadleaf weeds on a new lawn. But there’s one kind of audit that landscapers who install irrigation systems should embrace: irrigation audits, which can lower their customers’ water bills, promote sustainable water-management practices while developing “green” credibility and help their companies stand out among competitors.
February 13, 2013
Audit_opener
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Changing Times
Just as Apple was on the verge of being unable to peak my interest, they started experimenting with wristwatches. I may not be a watch person, but having my smart device strapped to my arm does sound futuristic, and thus exciting. If it worked for Dick Tracy and Inspector Gadget, a smart watch must be […]
February 13, 2013
Apple Smart Watch
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