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Learn How To Landscape Responsibly
In many parts of the country, fall and spring typically deliver lots of rain. The fate of all that rainwater depends on the surface where the rain happens to fall.
Unveiling Additional Revenue
Providing shade can do more than bring relief to park visitors on a steamy summer afternoon -- it can bring in revenue. If done correctly, permanent shade structures -- such as pavilions and gazebos
No-Fuss Landscaping
Managing city parks can sometimes seem like choreographing a circus performance. Each day involves juggling personnel and fiscal resources; balancing visitor expectations against budget constraints;
Prescribed Burns
Today, organizations prescribe fires to maintain certain ecosystems—and much like your doctor who prescribes medicine for certain reasons and tells you how to take them—prescribed fire is used to achieve
Hands Off!
Thinking outside the box can have positive consequences for an organization—if you take that leap of faith. I know because I was one of those crazy citizens who pushed for change in park management and helped
What’s Wrong With My Trees?
With so much emphasis on pest identification and control in parks, it’s easy to forget that the majority of disorders impacting landscape trees result from abiotic (non-living) disorders. However, there are several
Winning The War
A weed is most commonly defined as “a plant out of place.” It can more formally be defined as a plant that interferes with the welfare of humans or livestock or is otherwise objectionable. In
Indigenous Landscapes
When patrons walk into our parks, we want them to have a great experience. As a result, we’re rightly focused on facilities—pools, pavilions, campgrounds, ball fields, and interpretive centers. Yet it’s often the landscape and geographic setting that will lure the first-time visitor.
The Grounds Guys
The Grounds Guys, a full-service landscaping and grounds care franchise, will attend the Texas Nursery/Landscape EXPO in Houston, Texas from Aug. 17 Р 19, 2012. A franchise representative and current
Doing The Landscaping Job Right
Why is it so difficult to find good landscape maintenance companies?It seems that every time I tell someone that IХm a landscape architect, the first question they ask is, ТCan you help me with my bac
Warm-Season Grasses
It's time to think about planting warm-season grasses that will bloom throughout the summer and into the fall.These ornamental grasses thrive when the soil warms, and are easy to maintain.Visit
California Testing Dates
The California Landscape Contractors Association will offer Landscape Industry Certified Technician written and hands-on tests next month.The testing dates, in the San Diego area, will be on Friday
Landscape Resolutions
Start off 2012 right by making a landscaping/gardening resolution.Here's a link to the 10 New Year's Resolutions for the Gardener and Landscape Designer, by Rob Littlepage, director of the California
Winter Plants For The South
Add a little pop to your winter landscaping with this list of plants from Gardenality.com.The Top 10 List of Winter Landscaping Plants for the South was selected by Brent Wilson of Wilson Bros.
Winterize With Windbreaks
Help your clients winterize their homes and businesses by planting windbreaks.You can find helpful tips in this article from the Sierra Club: http://bit.ly/rI5ka0A good windbreak not only adds
Water: Use It Wisely
Perhaps you have heard this national campaign slogan to conserve and prevent the unnecessary use and waste of one of our most precious natural resources. Here in the desert, water is a very precious
MLK Memorial Dedication
The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be dedicated Aug. 28.The dedication date marks the 48th anniversary of Dr. King's March on Washington and his historic "I Have a
Rich With History
At the center of what was once Santa Monica's fabled Gold Coast, the Annenberg Community Beach House traces its roots to the 1920s when newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst built an opulent seaside
Unveiling Additional Revenue
Providing shade can do more than bring relief to park visitors on a steamy summer afternoon -- it can bring in revenue. If done correctly, permanent shade structures -- such as pavilions and gazebos
Games Of Placement
Editor's Note: Parks & Rec Business magazine presents the second part in a year-long series of articles devoted to park landscaping and grounds maintenance, Landscaper's Corner. Please let us