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How to establish a wildflower garden from seed
One of the predicted 2019 trends is an increased interest in creating pollinator gardens and more habitats for wildlife. For customers wishing to provide one of these spaces while making the most of a sunny patch in their yard, a wildflower garden might be the way to go.
January 9, 2019
Business
Bayer, Monsanto merger approved
The announced merger was the biggest deal of 2016 and was the largest all-cash transaction on record. More information here on Total Landscape Care.
March 29, 2018
Business
Designing for the elderly: How to make gardening still a delight in retirement
Baby boomers are fond of their gardening but face a challenge as they age: the work is too much for them. It's an area where you can help.
October 10, 2017
Design-Build
Banned Japanese barberry tree to be sold in New York once again
The Japanese barberry tree is one of the 11 plants on NY's banned list, but it will soon be returning to nurseries thanks to the University of Connecticut.
July 10, 2017
Business
Monsanto accepts sweetened offer from Bayer; hurdles remain
German chemical powerhouse Bayer has finally made an offer sweet enough to sway seed seller Monsanto to sell today. Click for more on the pesticide seed merger.
September 14, 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
Business
In market crowded with sellers, choosing seeds is challenging
From inevitable questions about growing vegetable gardens to adding a nursery operation, these 7 websites help to get you started in your landscaping challenges.
January 18, 2016
Design-Build
Isolated from disease, defenseless plant flourishes
A miracle plant that is already used as a model to test viruses and vaccines may also hold the key to food production in space, according to scientists. Queensland University of Technology plant geneticist Peter Waterhouse discovered a promising gene in the tobacco plant species Nicotiana benthamiana while researching its history. Known as Pitjuri to […]
December 8, 2015
Design-Build
Scientists edge ancient birch species back from brink
A critically endangered Japanese birch species’ seeds have been successfully germinated in the United Kingdom. Only 21 trees of the Betula chichibuensis species, commonly known as the Chichibu birch, remain in the wild, according to some estimates. The Red List of Threatened Species says the population of this Japanese birch is unlikely to exceed 50 […]
October 3, 2015
Design-Build
Syrian upheaval spurs first seed vault withdrawal
The Global Seed Vault has had its first withdrawal request since its construction back in 2008. This doomsday vault of seeds is located on the Norwegian island of Svalbard and contains more than 860,000 samples of seeds, originating from almost every country in the world. Buried 393.7 feet into rock, this permafrost-protected Noah’s Ark of […]
September 30, 2015
Business
New book links the survival skills of seeds to human evolution
In his new book, The Triumph of Seeds: How grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, and pip conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history, Thor Hansen delves into the extraordinary survival characteristics of seeds and their role in the rise of human civilizations. “Without the act and anticipation of planting seeds and harvesting them, Hansen insists […]
April 29, 2015
Design-Build
5 Myths Parents Told Us
I’m surprised how many thoughts I have now that stem from what my parents told me when I was young. For example, do you tell your children not to get in the pool until an hour after they eat? Why? Is that what you were told? A lot of what we were taught was to […]
July 18, 2013
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