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Brickman’s Cammarata sees sustainable care as a slam dunk for clients

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By: Ron Hall People. Planet. Profits. Landscapers generally recognize these three P’s as central to their understanding of sustainability. To Larry Cammarata, the reference to “people”…

Contain Clients’ Landscapes

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Containers open up new options for plantings by M. Roll and C.R. Wilson Container considerations Just about any container can be used, including clay (often…

Rosa Bishop Castle English rose

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Rosa 'Bishop's Castle' (Ausbecks) is a repeat-flowering rose featuring approximately 80 petals. The pink flowers are shallowly cupped and fully double with a central button…

Blackhaw viburnum flowering tree

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Blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium), also known as possum haw, is a medium-sized flowering tree that reaches heights of 15 to 25 ft. It features dark-green,…

Ruby Falls Redbud

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Ruby Falls Redbud displays purple foliage on a small, weeping understory tree. An F2 hybrid, it inherited its weeping form from one parent plant: the…

Can our living landscapes actually do work for us?

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By: Ron Hall "Mechanical systems degrade over time while natural systems increase in efficiency over time." — unknown Jeffrey Bruce, FASLA, GRP, suggests that designers and…

Agrium Advanced Technologies joins Colorado Earth Day efforts

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LOVELAND, CO — Agrium Advanced Technologies, which relocated its headquarters here in the summer of 2009, donated more than 500 lbs. of earth-friendly fertilizers to two Professional…

Industry loses lawn care pioneer Des Rice

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By Ron Hall The passing of Desmond “Des” Rice, 62, Thursday, April 14, in Naples, FL, leaves a huge hole in the professional lawn care…

Weeping Higan Cherry Trees

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The Weeping Higan Cherry tree grows up to 30 ft. tall with a limb spread up to 25 ft. in a weeping habit. In spring,…

Appalachian Red Eastern Redbud

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Cercis Canadensis 'Appalachian Red' is a new selection of native redbud. It is covered with pink flowers in the spring that are said to be a…

Wasabi Coleus

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New for 2012 from Ball Hortiulture, Wasabi Coleus features outstanding performance and vigor, according to the company. Durable and rugged for a coleus, Ball says Wasabi’s…

Bahama Pink Sky Daylily

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Garden Debut's new Bahama Pink Sky Daylily is said to deliver color over a long bloom season as well as desirable disease resistance. Garden Debut’s new…

Crabgrass germination keys

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By: Karl Danneberger An important spring ritual is the application of a pre-emergent herbicide for controlling crabgrass.  The application timing is critical to season-long control.  The…

Setting the tone?

After two years of negotiations, New Jersey’s Fertilizer Pre-Emption Bill was signed in January, with what is now the most restrictive legislation in the country.…

The good, the bad and the ugly … again

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By: Ron Hall The Ohio State University turf team has put together a very nice digital publication, “The Benefits of Turf.” This is something you will want to…

FMC

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Solitare herbicide is an all-in-one, post-emergence weed control solution designed to combat any combination of crabgrass, sedges and broadleaf weed with just one application. Solitare…

Construction to begin on MLB and Angels All-Star Complex for Anaheim youth

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Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the City of Anaheim will break ground today on the MLB and Angels All-Star Complex…

Pennisetum villosum

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This ornamental grass adds interest to the landscape with late-summer and early-fall white plumes atop 30-in. tall plants. The green foliage can be used as…

Miss Molly Buddleia butterfly bush

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The Miss Molly Buddleia has fragrant flowers that are a pink to sangria-red color that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. The color may be more pronounced…

Bartlett Tree Experts renews sponsorship of TREE Fund for 2011

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STAMFORD, CT — Bartlett Tree Experts has signed on as “Crown Sponsor” of the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) for 2011, renewing its role as lead…

The EPA wants to regulate this and that…but does it know what this and that is?

By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International It seems as if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making rules and regulations on just about everything. Of concern…

Measuring golf’s carbon footprint benefits the entire industry

By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International The Colorado Golf Carbon Project was initiated to recognize the ecological value of golf courses and to fund related environmental…

Stihl renews title sponsorship of America’s largest fundraiser for tree research

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VIRGINA BEACH, VA — Having helped raise nearly half a million dollars for tree research in 2010 through the Stihl Tour des Trees, Stihl Inc.…

Canadian Cancer Society approaches spring with renewed effort to ban lawn care pesticides

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By: Ron Hall As surely as swallows return to San Juan Capistrano and buzzards to Hinckley, OH, spring signals a fresh wave of anti-lawn care activity…

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