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Design-Build

Why I Won’t Write Another Blog (Until Tomorrow)

I have a love/hate relationship with blogs. I love reading them, but I’m not a fan of coming up with ideas for them everyday. Anyone else who has ever experienced writer’s block can relate, I’m sure. So why do I write them? Having updated, daily content is an important part of any successful website. Here […]

July 22, 2014

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Award-Winning Project Connects Spaces Using Hardscaping

A Pennsylvania landscape team connects inviting outdoor rooms with seamless hardscape elements. Whether these homeowners want to grill out, grow their own food, warm up by the fire, cool off by the pool or just relax with their family and friends, this extensive hardscape project provides it all. PA Landscape Group designed and constructed this […]

June 30, 2014

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Landscaper Creates Ultimate Tailgating Outdoor Space

In the South – and especially in Tuscaloosa, Alabama – football is more than a sport: It’s a lifestyle. So to give these homeowners a relaxing spot where they could relax and eat before and after the big game with family and friends, Proscape constructed a complete outdoor living area. Austin Marcum, owner of Proscape, […]

May 28, 2014

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Spotlight Features

Landscapers shine a new light on a seating area and water fountain.

April 2, 2014

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Turn Water Features Into Free Publicity

Your project photos aren’t doing you any good if you leave them on your phone or camera. And seeing pics of your work is one of the best ways to sell potential clients on your services. So, let TLC help with that. Upload your water feature photos on our Photo Contest page, and we’ll share […]

March 26, 2014

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Fountain of Youth

New York landscaper makes a splash with refreshing water oasis. Working in a constrained area, Jeffrey Ingrassia – owner of AquaFX – and his crew constructed an aquatic retreat for these New York homeowners.

February 28, 2014

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Not Going with the Flow

Landscapers break away from a structured design and create a luscious retreat.

December 5, 2013

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Shaded Sanctuary

Washington driveway project turns into an entire yard renovation. Within the walls of this Washington home, clients enjoy a private garden oasis in their front yard. Their original contract with Woody’s Custom Landscaping only included the driveway, which the landscaper and his team members created by laying Mutual Materials’ Summit-colored cobble pavers in a herringbone pattern.

September 2, 2013

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Artistic Hillside

To sculpt a luscious retreat where the homeowners could host VIP parties, while also having space to camp out with their young daughters, Tobi Wilde, Glorious Earth Landscapes’ landscape designer/earth sculptress, used strokes of artistic creativity to erase what was once “rubble, chaos, confusion and mishap.”

May 31, 2013

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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

Safety

Slippery situation: Wearing a life vest when working around water features

Wear a life vest when working around water features. The Accident: A worker is removing algae from a water feature at a golf resort. He is in ankle-deep water next to a concrete storm runoff culvert, which directs natural water runoff into the water features on the golf course. One of his crewmembers hears a splash and sees the worker go underwater.

April 3, 2013

Business

Recruiting & Retaining the Best Employees

Higher pay is not always the solution.

December 12, 2012