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She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

Tips to Help Maximize Greenhouse Space

Cathy Isom has some tips to help you maximize greenhouse space. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The benefits of having a greenhouse...

How To Calculate Cubic Yards Mulch Per Square Feet

Here you will find a calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need to cover an area.

When is Hay Dry Enough?

Freshly baled hay with more than 20% moisture will heat up and actually reduce the energy level of the hay.

What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Why is It Important To Use Mulch In Landscapes and gardens?

Mulch will help your garden become healthier and resistant to diseases. Mulch helps protect the soil from the sun which helps prevent evaporation of water.

Consider easy and more sustainable alternatives to peat moss

So much peat moss has been harvested for use in gardens and landscapes that in many places there’s not much left. | realestate.boston.com

What is the difference between a landscape architect, landscape contractor and landscape designer?

What is the difference between a landscape architect, landscape contractor and landscape designer? Landscape Architects have a formal degree in Landscape Architecture from a certified school. Great…

8 Things to Look for in a Landscape Designer

How to Hire a Landscape Contractor

TOH landscape contractor Roger Cook details what to consider when looking for a pro to work on your yard

Drafix Software: PRO Landscape Contractor

Sell more jobs with PRO Landscape Contractor – the ultimate visual landscape and garden design tablet app for landscape professionals. Simply snap a picture of a customer’s house and create a…

Tips and Tricks from Landscape Designers

These landscape designers' tips can help you turn your boring backyard into a spectacular outdoor retreat.

What Do you Get from a Great Landscape Designer?

Trimming hedges and mowing lawns is a noble profession, but a landscape designer transforms your property into a showcase. If you are starti...

How to Hire Landscaping Contractors

Know what questions to ask when choosing professionals to do your landscaping renovation.

Stuff Only A Landscape Designer Knows

Make the most of a small yard, and give your lawn an extra edge with these insider tips.

Landscape contractor ordered to repay customers, stop fraudulent practices

Ankeny contractor ordered to stop fraudulent practices, repay customers

Compost and mulch are great natural benefits to your soil

Homemade compost is popular with gardeners and landscape enthusiasts. Compost is an effective, efficient and natural way to treat the soil, and you can make it yourself.

How much soil or mulch do I need?

Find out how much product you need – bagged or bulk – for your next landscaping project.

5 marketing practices most landscaping contractors get wrong

Stay away from these mistakes if you want to grow your customer base.

Want some privacy? Call a landscape contractor

After your company has created a backyard oasis for a client, don’t be surprised if the customer notices something missing – not from your landscape design, which no doubt is flawless, but rather all along the periphery of it. Before you created the green sanctuary that now beckons them, your clients may never have noticed […]