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10 mobile design best practices

When creating a mobile version of your website, there are several functionalities that differ from a desktop version. Not only are visitors viewing your site on a much smaller screen, the way they interact with it is different, as well. Here are 10 mobile design tips to incorporate on your site. Keep it quick: Given that […]

November 14, 2013

Design-Build

Why Aren’t Landscape Architects Using Social Media?

Landscape architecture firms aren’t seeing much growth right now, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) third quarter 2013 Business Quarterly survey. Their billable hours are down from last quarter by about 2 percent, and the number looking to hire in the last quarter has also dropped. But why? The economic downturn obviously […]

November 6, 2013

Business

Business bests: 3 ways to find new clients

There is never a time to stop looking for customers, so here are three ways to help make that happen.

October 11, 2013

Business

Mobile App Designed for Landscapers

As society become more mobile, the need for apps and websites is becoming vital for businesses to succeed.

August 16, 2013

Design-Build

Love For Football & Landscaping Combined

I love football. Now, I’m just as excited as anyone else that the football season is about to kick off in just a few weeks. However, I don’t think I am quite as excited as one Redskin’s fan.

August 15, 2013

Compact equipment

Get Done Faster With On-The-Go Products

From an app that lets you take your projects wherever you go to a trailer that helps you load up and go, these new products are perfect for everyday jobs.

August 6, 2013

Business

Five ways to market effectively

Lawn Care Marketing Expert, Andrew Pototschnik, has offered five ways to help landscapers better market his or her business. 1. Answer Your Phone. Pototschnik says answering your phone is very important, because 70 percent of people who call and get your voicemail will not leave a voicemail. Putting a phone strategy in place is the best way to keep and get new clients.

May 30, 2013

Design-Build

Landscape trend: Lawn elimination

I have never been accused of being a trendsetter. Yes, I did have a pair of chunky “Mad Men” style glasses before everyone else, but I was 12 and also had an overbite and knee braces. Middle school was rough… So, when I highlight a landscape trend, it’s not to start one. I am just […]

April 9, 2013

Business

Google Engineers Develop Remote Controlled Irrigation System

Leverage the power of Android, Arduino, and the internet to build a home irrigation system that can be controlled from your smartphone. A couple of the engineers at Google, J.J Barrons and Joe Fernandez, have put together a method for controlling a home lawn or garden irrigation systemusing Android, Arduino, Python, Dart and the Google App Engine, and they’ve opensourced it, so you can build your own.

April 2, 2013

Business

5 Quick Internet Marketing Tips

One of the biggest challenges facing landscaping business owners that I talk to is that of generating well qualified leads for their business. Relying on word of mouth for sustainable business growth and meeting sales and revenue objectives is rarely if ever enough.

December 27, 2012

Business

CNH Parts & Service Introduces New Smartphone Applications

CNH Parts & Service has implemented new smartphone applications that make it easy for farm and construction equipment customers throughout North America to find and order the CNH Original Parts they need.

December 21, 2012

Business

ASLA Launches New Online Animation

Transforming residential properties into real wildlife habitats is the focus of a new animation launched by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The animation—“Designing Neighborhoods for People and Wildlife”—shows how native plants and designed structures provide what nature needs.

November 15, 2012