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When is the best time to start dividing perennials?

August is almost over and you may think there’s not much left to do this growing season, but this is the start of prime perennial dividing time. Read more here!

August 22, 2017

Business

How to: Designing and maintaining topiaries

Learning how to create and maintain topiaries can help you know exactly what you’re getting into before talking with an interested client. Details here!

August 2, 2017

Design-Build

Celebrate National Rose Month with modern roses

Many may not realize that June is National Rose Month, so with this in mind, we’ve decided to take a look at growing, caring for and maintaining these beauties.

June 14, 2017

Business

The basics of creating beautiful, bite-sized bonsais

With their full-grown tree look and their pocket-sized appeal, bonsais are great at bringing a little bit of culture and spark to your customer’s landscape.

May 16, 2017

Design-Build

Advice on pruning – and waiting to prune – hydrangeas

Pruning the popular hydrangea bush in February is a bad idea, say specialists with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Read more on TLC!

February 21, 2017

Business

Roses, like all plants, benefit from a little bit of maintenance

A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, but the different rose categories have different needs when it comes to pruning. Read more on TLC!

February 14, 2017

Business

‘Crape murder’ continues, motivated by misinformation

Monkey see, monkey do, most people prune their crape myrtles wrong because everyone else is too. Here's what you really need to be doing. Read more on TLC!

February 6, 2017

Business

Take great care in pruning – a key task that’s easy to get wrong

February through March is the prime time to prune trees and shrubs before spring. Use this time to plan where and how much to cut. Read more on TLC!

January 17, 2017

Design-Build

Instead of over-pruning, choose smaller trees to fit your site

Topping trees is ill-advised on many levels. Click for eight popular tree choices to suggest If your customer wants a tree in their small space.

November 16, 2016

Business

Tree topping is wrong, requiring years to repair

It's still fall and still not time to pruning and tree topping. Click to read more on why it's a big no-no that's best left to certified arborists.

November 15, 2016

Business

Landscaping company gives back to community from day one

At Todd Fox Gardens in Richmond, Virginia, income isn't a factor in the quality of a garden. Click to read more on their food-producing gardens for everyone.

August 8, 2016

Business

After taste of deadheading, clients may hire you to handle it

Clients want low-maintenance options for plant and deadheading makes that problematic. Click for tips to pass on to clients to handle this task on their own.

August 4, 2016