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Install an On-Surface Dripline
Drip irrigation can be used almost anywhere spray, rotary or impact sprinklers are used, but on-surface drip systems are becoming increasingly popular for bedding areas because they take less time to install and offer significant water savings.
October 6, 2011
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Sun Lovers
12 Easy-care plants that can take the heat. the sunny garden can pose a challenge to the most experienced landscaper. These plants that not only tolerate hours of direct sunlight, but also don’t require a lot of watering, pruning and fertilizing.
September 4, 2011
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Elegant Views
A front and backyard designed with water in mind. In response to the close proximity of their clients’ Mediterranean-style house to the road, Native Landscapes, from Wilmington, North Carolina, designed an eye-catching, formal entrance and water feature at the front of the home.
September 1, 2011
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How to create profitable koi ponds
We interviewed many experts for this article to come up with best tips on how to build a koi pond. Click here to read the story from Total Landscape Care.
September 1, 2011
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Companion plants for autumn
If you’re looking for the perfect foils to freshen up the late season landscape, combine these autumnal-colored annuals, season extending perennials and evergreen or ornamental grasses with existing plantings.
September 1, 2011
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Imprelis Herbicide Injury
The latest on how to get damaged trees, and client relations, on the mend
September 1, 2011
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Add-on services: Christmas lighting trends
Judicious color, LEDs, animation and creating a natural look can separate your holiday lighting services from the competition. Christmas is a holiday filled with traditions, but that doesn’t mean your lighting service should be old fashioned.
September 1, 2011
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Playtime Paradise
Tropical-themed play area for clients’grandchildren. Greenday Creations in Miami, Florida installed a landscape where the homeowners’ grandchildren could have “the best day ever” enjoying an island-like retreat at their private residence in Redlands, Florida.
August 1, 2011
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Business best practices: Adding aeration
It’s in demand, and here’s how to profit from this add-on service.
August 1, 2011
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Plants: Using ground covers around trees
Maintaining turf in the shade under established trees can be an ongoing battle. Mowing over large surface roots is hard on both the tree and the mower. And grass growing close to the trunk needs trimming, of course, but it’s tough to keep it neat without cutting into the trunk.
August 1, 2011
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Celebratory Setting
To design a landscape that would not only enliven the backyard, but also serve as the location for the wedding of the homeowners in Hudson, Wisconsin, The Greenskeepers created a tiered, fanciful garden. They used natural stone to create terraces with a 6-foot-wide grand staircase that leads from the yard to the focal point of the fountain.
July 8, 2011
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How to: Pattern mow a lawn
WHY: The striped patterns seen on athletic fields are showing up on residential and commercial properties. “Customers who pay to have their yards maintained want a professional look,” says Chris Russell, a John Deere product manager for the commercial mowing market. “They see grass at a ballpark and enjoy that manicured look in their yard. It sets their lawn apart from the neighbors.
July 8, 2011
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Don’t be stuck with the bill
Billbugs are masters at disguising their destruction as drought or disease, most often seen in the summer months. .
July 8, 2011
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Healing Haven
Two landscape crews teamed up to give a handicapped couple a backyard retreat they could easily access and maintain. With both homeowners wheelchair-bound – one a double-amputee from the Vietnam War and the other a paraplegic from a horse riding accident – Graves Lawn and Landscape and Tropical John Landscapes of Rockwall, Texas paid careful attention to pathway widths and slopes, measuring the homeowners’ wheelchairs and understanding their capabilities.
June 5, 2011
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Create the perfect patio plan: Think outside the rectangle
Think outside the rectangle, and other tips from our experts. Patios of the past: Rectangle concrete slabs laid outside a sliding glass door. Today, your clients are more discerning, and you’ll increase your chances of winning projects if you offer creative options for designs, placement and materials.
June 4, 2011
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Treating brown patch disease
Here are the most effective ways to prevent and treat this difficult turf disease.
June 4, 2011
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Starting Over
Removing existing turf and starting from scratch can be a scary proposition for a lot of clients. Typically, though, if their property has less than 60 percent of desirable turf covering the ground, they should consider reestablishment.
May 22, 2011
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Making Rooms for the Views
Input on the master plan allows landscapers to create unique outdoor spaces. “The house was new construction, so we essentially had an open palette to work with,” says Andrew Demus, principal, Gilson Group Landscape Design, of the custom-designed home situated on an acre of land.
May 15, 2011
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