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Business
California drought and recovery plays factor in current fires’ intensity
The blazes have been particularly destructive due to the mixture of abundant fuel and Diablo winds fanning the flames with gusts up to 70 mph the past few days.
October 12, 2017
Business
The tricky business of time extension requests is all about making your case
On large commercial projects the need to finish on time can be especially urgent in order to avoid litigation. Delay project details on Total Landscape Care!
August 8, 2017
Business
News roundup: Landscaper wins lottery while on his lunch break
J&J Landscaping Company and Garden Center was devastated when a two-alarm fire left its Garden Center in ashes, but the business is working to stay on track.
April 11, 2017
Business
News roundup: New Jersey landscaping company caught in two-alarm fire
Using a truck they had stolen that morning, the burglars drove through a fence when they couldn’t get through the locked gate of the landscaping company.
March 23, 2017
Business
News roundup: Worker drinks pesticide placed in soda bottle
A landscape company owner placed pesticide in a soda bottle and then later an employee drank it on accident. Read more on Total Landscape Care!
January 31, 2017
Design-Build
Venus flytrap, American as apple pie, faces manmade threats
The Venus flytrap is native to North Carolina but is victim to a shrinking habitat and constant poachers stealing them for profit.
December 3, 2016
Business
Southeastern drought helps kindle fires throughout region
The drought in the Southeast continues and dry grasses and trees have turned the states into a tinderbox. Click for more on how officials will curb wildfires.
November 14, 2016
Business
Illinois landscaping crew saves family, pets from fire
Employees from TouchDown Services in Joliet, Illinois, rescued a family and their pets from a house fire. Click to read the details on their morning effort.
November 2, 2016
Design-Build
Landscape architects fight climate calamities with resilient design
American Society of Landscape Architects, or ASLA, has created a guide on how to design communities facing certain natural disasters. Click to read more.
September 21, 2016
Business
Landscape worker saves people from burning apartment building
A Brightview employee in California managed to save a woman from a burning building and a fight breaks out between to landscaping companies. Click to read more.
September 9, 2016
Business
Can you dig it? First call 811 and locate underground utilities
Landscape professionals would do well to keep reciting the program’s mantra, “Call before you dig,” all year long. Click for tips to be sure you dig safely.
August 24, 2016
Business
Landscaping can reduce homes’ susceptibility to fire
The goal of firewise landscaping, or firescaping, is to reduce the amount of fuel that is near a home. Click for tips on how to implement this preventative design.
July 5, 2016
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