Gardeners Spent $36 Billion in 2015
Put your party hats on: Gardeners are finally spending more money.
The National Gardening Market Research Company's National Gardening Survey says gardeners spent $36.1 billion...
Designing Permeable Driveways for Water Quality
Located right on Lake Winnebago, one of Wisconsin's largest inland lakes, a home site on Firelane Road in Menasha, Wisconsin, offered its owners the...
Selecting Compaction Equipment to Improve Uptime
Contractors put a ton of faith into their equipment and tools, as well as their crews, to complete projects on time and, preferably, below...
Irrigation and Rainwater Harvesting Upgrades Planned for 2016
More homeowners say they are upgrading their sprinklers as part of outdoor upgrades this year, according to the 2016 Houzz Landscaping Study. In fact, 40...
Get to Know Jody Shilan
Volunteerism and education are the order of the day for landscape designer and design/ build contractor Jody Shilan. As he’s pursuing lecturing and consulting adventures,...
Forget the Gym, Garden Instead
Do you have clients who are bored with their summer workout routines?
Suggest they have you install a garden as part of their backyard landscape.
Why?...
Hottest Trends for Water-Saving Strategies
What's the biggest trend landscape architects say will be taking over landscapes? Water-saving strategies. 88% - Rainwater/graywater harvesting
86% - Native plants
85% -...
Add Color to Enhance Landscapes
As spring moves into summer, it’s the most colorful time of the year. Although the earliest flush of floral displays might have faded, summer’s...
38 Percent of Homeowners Looking for a Landscaper
How are you feeling about your backlog for the season? Is it full? If not, I have some good news for you: there's still...
Get to Know Jonathan Crandall of J.C. Grounds Management
Jonathan Crandall, chief visionary of J.C. Grounds Management, currently maintains more than 5 million square feet of property and employs as many as 50...