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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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Lawn maintenance
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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Vertical gardens take root
Vertical gardens serve many purposes and showcase various looks depending on the designer and location. Learn how they may inspire you to view spaces in a more open way and to look beyond the ground beneath your feet.
May 6, 2011
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International Inspiration
Inspired by their travels through Europe, the homeowners of this project longed for a formal English garden of their own. To achieve this style, Ryan Youngblood, president of Artistic Landscape Associates, Rochester, Michigan, and his crew created features such as a circle garden with lavender, roses and tightly manicured boxwood hedges.
May 5, 2011
Lawn maintenance
How to combat grassy weeds
Grassy weeds are among the toughest to combat, and your strategy for handling them will differ greatly from that for typical broadleaf weeds. Pre-emergence prevention is one of several strategies.
April 9, 2011
Crabgrass
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Going with the Flow
Cipriano Landscape Design created a one-of-a-kind feature with rock croppings and two waterfalls fashioned from 1,000 tons of Pennsylvania chunk Karney stones.
April 7, 2011
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Great Plants for Small Spaces
Get maximum impact in limited spaces with these compact versions of popular cultivars. Creating a first-class design for a small garden isn’t simply a matter of using fewer plants than usual. The perennials, shrubs and trees upon which you rely for your other designs may look out of scale in small spaces, and they may take up more than their share of square footage, limiting the variety of plants you can include.
April 6, 2011
Landscaping equipment
Spraying it Forward
Whether you prefer backpack sprayers, tank sprayers, ride-on sprayers or sprayer attachments to fit your existing fleet, you’ll find that manufacturers are making them more versatile, maneuverable and durable.
April 5, 2011
Design-Build
Benefits of Certification
Pretend for a moment that you’re a customer looking for a contractor who installs irrigation systems. Would you prefer to contact Contractor A at www.irrigationinstaller.com instead of Contractor B at www.certifiedirrigationinstaller.com? Didn’t think so.
April 2, 2011
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Terraced Approach to Tricky Slope
Southern Environmental Landscaping Contractors overcame many challenges, including persistent rain, to achieve the property owner’s vision for this backyard retreat.
March 9, 2011
Design-Build
Design/build: Pools with pizzazz
His passion for creativity and understanding clients’ needs drives Scott Cohen’s designs of innovative oases. There is much more that sets Scott Cohen apart from the competition. His focus on highly customized pool and outdoor living space designs has allowed Cohen’s business to thrive in California’s residential market crunch.
March 9, 2011
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Landscapes that Anticipate the Future
One of the most talked about demographic trends in America is the aging of the Baby Boom. If you are looking for the future of landscaping, you need look no further. This huge chunk of our population will attempt to downsize their homes and properties and generally be faced with mobility and access issues that will present opportunities for savvy landscaping professionals.
March 8, 2011
Lawn maintenance
Controlled-Release Fertilizers Prove Value
Enhanced-efficiency fertilizers are proving their value in environmentally sensitive areas and beyond. Maryland recently passed into law what some are calling one of the toughest measures in the country regulating the use of lawn fertilizer, limiting both the content and application of fertilizer for urban and suburban areas.
March 1, 2011
Design-Build
New Irrigation Products
Spray, control and pump water with these irrigation products that will help you complete your next project efficiently.
February 1, 2011
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Harmonious Design
Drawing from nature, MINT Landscaping used stones, water and plants to create a landscape that seamlessly blends into the forest.
February 1, 2011
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