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Big Minneapolis project helps Porous Pave achieve milestone
Porous Pave was the paving material of choice for the Downtown Commons in Minneapolis, as the city works to reduce stormwater runoff. Click to read more details.
September 29, 2016
Business
Minnesota restaurant’s patio shut down due to lack of plants
Police in Mankato, Minnesota, recently shut down the sidewalk patio of a restaurant there because it contained no live plants. In an ordinance passed last summer, the city of Mankato required that at least 25 percent of such areas be covered by live plants. City Manager Pat Hentges told the Star Tribune the landscape edict, […]
June 17, 2015
Business
Efco targets landscapers, homeowners with its new split-boom brush cutter
Efco says its new split-boom brush cutter, the DS 2400 D, is a good fit for do-it-yourselfers but also is designed for use by landscape professionals who maintain green spaces at residential complexes, resorts and the like. The multipurpose tool can be used as a brushcutter, hedgetrimmer, pruner or leaf blower. Efco, with offices in […]
June 1, 2015
Business
Landscape business expands to become wedding venue
One Minnesota landscaper is expanding his business in an unusual direction: weddings. Randy Schmitz, owner of Scenic Specialties in St. Joseph, has spent the past 14 years transforming a 14-acre family farm into to a successful garden and landscape business specializing in custom water features. Soon after installing the business’s main water feature, Scenic Specialties […]
May 21, 2015
Business
Longtime landscapers putting 36-year-old operation to bed
After 36 years of providing landscaping services to residents and businesses in Duluth, Minnesota, located on the shore of Lake Superior, Josef and Debbie Braue are closing the doors of Edelweiss, a specialty nursery offering plants hardy enough to survive the area’s weather. Josef, who is from Germany and says he inherited his horticultural talent […]
May 12, 2015
Business
Protect yourself: Avoid Lyme disease by avoiding ticks
May is Lyme disease awareness month, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports there are approximately 30,000 cases of Lyme disease in the United States every year. Although it’s not realistic for professional landscapers to simply “avoid direct contact with ticks,” as the CDC recommends, there are precautions you can take to protect yourself. […]
April 20, 2015
Business
Toro to support two cities through Audubon’s Sustainable Communities Program
The Toro Company is supporting sustainability efforts in two communities where the company has facilities, Riverside, California, and Windom, Minnesota, through Audubon International’s Sustainable Communities Program. The community-wide improvement program engages residents, businesses, and municipal leaders in identifying low-cost strategies for practicing sustainability that safeguard quality of life. Toro’s sponsorship provides the two cities membership […]
April 16, 2015
Design-Build
Watch a Utah field morph into a winter wonderland
Twenty million pounds of ice each year are destined to have a more beautiful purpose, not simply melting away and causing trouble. Featured on Good Morning America in 2013, Ice Castles, created by the Christensen family in Utah, is getting more attention thanks to a time-lapse video posted this month on Roadtrippers.com. The video condenses […]
February 24, 2015
Business
75-Foot White Spruce Christmas Tree Makes 2,700-Mile Journey to U.S. Capitol
After a 2,700 mile journey, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was lit in a special ceremony attended by thousands of people this week on the Capitol’s West Front Lawn.
December 5, 2014
Business
Bobcat Awards $500 Grants to Eight North Dakota, Minnesota Schools
Bobcat Company has awarded $500 grants to eight North Dakota and Minnesota elementary and middle school classrooms.
November 17, 2014
Business
Summit to Help Landscapers Improve Sales, Marketing During Offseason
HindSite Software is set to host a Business Improvement Summit from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesota.
November 4, 2014
Design-Build
How Landscaper Created Lasting, Stunning Driveway
To give the homeowners a lasting driveway that also made a statement, The Greenskeepers balanced colors, textures and challenges at this Minnesota property on Big Carnelian Lake. They started by installing more than 16 inches of base material – more than a typical driveway receives in their climate. To provide temporary parking during the construction, […]
October 27, 2014
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