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Send your kid to heavy-equipment camp
Do you have a high schooler with idle time this summer? As reported in the the Associated Equipment Distributor’s newsletter, you could  send them to one of the one-week heavy equipment camps put on by Central Arizona College’s Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology Department. For only $250, they’ll learn the basics of operating, maintaining and repairing […]
June 14, 2012
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Universities vs. Trade Schools
The Washington Post’s Robert Samuelson does admirable ju-jitsu on the notion that everybody should send their little darlings to a four-year college. If you work in construction or any of the trades and are a business owner or leader in your community, print this article and keep it in your wallet for frequent citation. Many feel there is […]
June 14, 2012
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Online Calculator Estimates Green Roof Benefits
The “Get More Green” calculator, from American Rivers at green.americanrivers.org, allows visitors to enter an address via Google Maps, and determine the square footage of a building’s roof.
June 13, 2012
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No texting while driving … a tractor
While teenagers have been the focus of texting-while-driving bans, Kubota Tractor reminds us it’s also not a good idea for those driving tractors and other heavy equipment. In fact, the company labels them “tractor distractors.” Instead, says Kubota, pay close attention to the task at hand, avoid all distractions and take note of all safety […]
June 13, 2012
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Skid Steer Safety Tips
Here are some great skid-steer safety tips to share with your crew from Shawn Warkenthien, product safety manager, Bobcat. Ensure someone from your company has called 811 or your local One-Call system and any utility companies that do not subscribe to One-Call. Do not dig until all utility lines are marked. Know the operation of the […]
June 13, 2012
Bobcat Roundup
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Rocks Reincarnated
Landscape architect carves a niche repurposing materials in imaginative new ways.
June 2, 2012
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Green Roof for Harrah’s Cherokee
When the expansion to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel is completed, guests will be welcomed under a green roof situated atop the canopy at the casino’s main entrance. The LiveRoof Hybrid Green Roof System from LiveRoof was selected for the 22,800-square-foot project. Riverbend Nursery, a wholesale container nursery in LiveRoof’s national network of licensed regional growers, cultivated the green roof plants.
May 22, 2012
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Climate Change
From plants to pavement, Chicago officials are considering how to adapt. You should, too. Climate shifts may well have long-term implications for landscape contractors as regions that used to be cooler overall slowly become warmer and more prone to droughts in between heavy-but-sporadic rains.
May 18, 2012
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Growing pains: Adding a nursery
It begins with a logical question: Why should I pay a wholesale distributor or plant broker for my landscape plants and trees when I could grow them myself? After all, most landscapers are good with plants, soil and maintenance, and already have a built-in customer base: their clients.
May 15, 2012
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Adding chemical care: Make the grass greener
Adding weed and insect control and fertilizing services may be a natural fit for expanding your lawn or landscape business. With licensing laws, recertification and the necessity of staying current on pests, diseases, application technology and new products, you’ll need ongoing education
May 1, 2012
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Paver Driveway
Step-by-step to a permeable paver installation that minimizes runoff, which can pollute waterways. Success lies in attention to the details.
May 1, 2012
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Design/build: Hot trends in outdoor kitchens
From masonry kits to pizza ovens, here are outdoor kitchen trends you can build on.
April 7, 2012
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Hillside Transformation
Challenging terrain becomes a space to relax and renew. By breaking down this property’s obstacles one phase at a time, Idaho Classic Landscape & Sprinklers created a design that lit up the client’s face. They began by transforming a hillside, which was almost too steep to mow, into a waterfall, stream bed and pond, using pavers and block walls.
April 2, 2012
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Herbicide Bows Out
How the loss of MSMA means more emphasis on pre-emergence control of weeds until a new alternative emerges.
April 1, 2012
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Secret Garden
Because of a steep slope rendering this backyard almost inaccessible, Patricia St. John, APLD, St. John Landscapes, designed three retaining walls 2 to 3 feet high to terrace the landscape. She used Napa Basalt dry stack walls, which allow water to flow through to prevent pressure, and Connecticut Blue Full Range paver steps through the garden.
March 2, 2012
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Design/build: Hardscaping in stages
Building hardscape projects in phases is growing in popularity because it allows customers to achieve their dream yard over a period of time with financially digestible, staggered payments. Contractors like phased hardscape projects because they secure work in a precarious economy.
March 1, 2012
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Business Tips from a Winner
We are currently accepting applications for TLC’s 2013 Landscaper of the Year contest, sponsored by Case Construction Equipment. Here are a few business tips from 2012 finalists Nikos Phelps, owner of Utopian Landscapes.
February 28, 2012
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Smart Controllers
When put to the test, these irrigation controllers can reduce water use 15 to 30 percent and prevent over-watering. In the beginning, there was heaven and earth. Rain came as part of the package. Whenever this proved insufficient, humans employed various technologies to water crops and landscapes — irrigation canals, pumps and so on.
February 8, 2012
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