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Business
Greenery May Not Be What It Seems
Creating an outdoor space in an urban environment can be difficult, but for New York landscapers, the job can seem next to impossible.
August 8, 2013
Business
PLANET’s GIC to Help Landscapers Be More Profitable
At PLANET’s Green Industry Conference (GIC) this year, landscapers can find out how to grow profits in the coming year. According to PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network, landscaping companies are expected to be 53 percent more profitable for 2013.
August 7, 2013
Business
Green Roofs Galore at One University
Eco-Roofs is helping the collegiate world get a little greener. The company has donated 300 of its green roof Eco Trays to West Virginia University to be used to create a green roof.
July 9, 2013
Business
Stock Up Your Outdoor Equipment Arsenal
When it comes to landscaping commercial property, a little green can go a long way to infuse natural beauty into urban environments. New, old and anywhere in between, commercial properties call for attractive landscaping.
July 8, 2013
Design-Build
Modern Nature
Unifying contrasting elements from a contemporary structure and its scenic surroundings, landscapers created a sustainable property in Grants Pass, Oregon. Less than a mile from the Rogue River, this commercial project blended nature with the LEED-certified Women’s Health Center.
June 28, 2013
Business
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
Business
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
Design-Build
How Environmentalists Have Changed
One of the pleasures of going home for the holidays is sometimes finding the books I  left behind in college and getting to reread them. This year I stumbled upon a 1977 copy of John McPhee’s Encounters with the Archdruid. The book concerns three trips McPhee took with the “Archdruid,” David Brower, the controversial executive […]
January 9, 2013
Business
Greenest Street in America
A streetscape that includes natural landscaping, bicycle lanes, wind powered lighting, storm water diversion for irrigation, drought-resistant native plants and innovative “smog-eating” concrete has earned Cermak road in Chicago the title of “greenest Street in America” according to the Chicago Department of Transport (CDOT).
January 9, 2013
Business
Green Moves from Ground to Rooftop
Used to promising customers green grass, MRW Lawns in La Plata has greened something else — its roof. Planted with hardy vegetation, the “green” roof of the company’s office is the only one of its kind in Charles County, company officials said. The technology helps capture rainwater and keep the building cool in summer, people involved in the project said.
November 12, 2012
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