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Story of mistletoe is no romance; in fact, it’s kind of gross

Find out why people kiss under mistletoes and where the plant gets its name from. Read all about the history of the mistletoe on Total Landscape Care!

December 10, 2016

Business

In designing holiday planters, consider a break from tradition

With Christmas nearing, take a look at these five festive ways for designing holiday container gardens to brighten any porch or hardscaped backyard.

December 1, 2016

Business

Signature Landscapes to decorate veteran’s home for holidays

Signature Landscapes in Nevada is accepting nominations thru Veterans Day for a military family to have their home decorated for free. Click to read more.

November 3, 2016

Business

Second-hand truck leads to first class business

A used oil tanker truck marked the humble beginnings of Hess Corporation in 1933, and a toy truck -- given as a token of loyalty -- has become its calling card.

December 30, 2015

Landscaping equipment

Loaders, excavators top landscapers’ Christmas wish lists

Total Landscape Care talked with landscapers around the country to ask them what toys they wanted most this Christmas, from excavators to the non-material.

December 22, 2015

Design-Build

How the poinsettia came to be the Christmas plant

There are many holiday traditions and icons that become so ingrained in our culture it sometimes seems a mystery as to where they came from at all. Along with Christmas trees, the poinsettia is commonly thought of when one thinks of holiday plants for December. Its history, particularly how it ended up in the United […]

December 12, 2015

Business

(PHOTOS) Christmas lights photo contest submissions

TLC has wrapped up another photo contest, and this one was all about Christmas lighting projects. Here are our submissions for this year:

December 26, 2014

Business

Florida landscaper to give away year’s worth of mowing to person in need

Florida’s GreenPal is giving back this holiday season in a big way. The company is giving away an entire year’s lawn mowing for free to a person in need in the Tampa Bay region this Christmas.

December 9, 2014

Design-Build

4 Christmas lighting tips for success

Installing Christmas lights can be a good add-on service to tide landscapers over during the winter months. There’s only a short amount of time to get the project designed and installed, so here are four quick tips to find success with this service. 1. Location. “A few well-done displays in the right neighborhoods are better […]

October 21, 2014

Design-Build

If the Sochi Olympics Handled Landscape Projects

If you’ve turned on the TV at all in the past week, you’ve probably seen the Olympic coverage — and all of the problems in Sochi. Heck, there’s even a Twitter account named @SochiProb. But to get a better idea of how bad these problems are — and have another excuse to poke fun at […]

February 11, 2014

Business

January marks time to prepare for spring

With 2014 starting off strong, January is no time to sit back and relax for landscapers.

January 2, 2014

Business

Children’s Hospital to Glow this Holiday with Help of Lighting Company

One hospital is going to glow a little brighter this Christmas with the help of one lighting company.

December 24, 2013