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EVO 180-degree marker lights. Photo: Coastal Source

Coastal Source expands EVO lighting with new directional marker lights for hardscapes 

The Press Fit Marker fixtures include bi-directional, 360-degree and 180-degree designs for greater flexibility.

Xeric landscaping minimizes water use by using native or desert plants and converting nonfunctional grass. (Photo: Brent Peterson with Antigravity Films, LLC)

Albuquerque apartment landscape transformation earns national gold award

Quincy apartments landscape makeover earns national gold for Green Summit Landscape Management.

Grabo U-Hoist. (Photo: Grabo)

Grabo expands lineup with Ottovac Digital and U-Hoist tools for heavy-duty lifting

The full line of Grabo electric vacuum lifters and accessories are available through authorized dealers and online.

Photo: K&D Landscaping

K&D Landscaping honored for full-property remodel in Santa Cruz

K&D took home a bronze award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program. 

Photo: Belgard

Greenway Landscape Design and Build featured in Belgard’s 2026 Elevated Outdoor Living guide 

Two of the firm's San Diego projects have been selected for multiple placements in Belgard’s national 2026 homeowner marketing materials.

Lee says one of the standout plants in the landscape redesign is green island ficus due to its salt and hurricane tolerance, making it a popular Florida choice. (Photo: Landscapes by Randy Lee)

From ’90s pool to modern courtyard: Inside a gold award-winning waterfront landscape

How Landscapes by Randy Lee transformed a Dunedin waterfront home

Design work began in 2018, and the project was completed in 2022. Mariani continues to care for the property at least twice a week through fine gardening, pruning, lawn care, seasonal rotations and more. (Photo: Mariani Landscape)

Mariani Landscape wins gold transforming a Winnetka estate

Mariani Landscape won both a gold award and the Judges’ Award in the NALP’s 2025 Awards of Excellence program. 

Keven Winkelmann, PLA, says weekly maintenance is done to mow the front yard plus hedge and prune all the plant material. (Photo: Kimberly Gavin Photography)

Inside an award-winning Spanish revival home makeover

This won a gold award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program. 

The central courtyard, made of decomposed granite, was created to provide an additional shared space with shade-tolerant plantings of dwarf palmetto palm, inland sea oats and fall aster. (Photo: Brittany Dawn Short)

Twistleaf’s transformation in Fredericksburg

Twistleaf transformed a historic Fredericksburg bed and breakfast into an award-winning boutique lodging experience

Photo: Hardscape North America

HNA returns to Louisville, Ky., with education, demos and sold out exhibits

A host of educational opportunities and another sold-out trade show floor took top billing at Hardscape North America 2025.

A natural fit: The pool’s pond-like shape and proximity to the saved willow tree created a nice blend of man-made and natural design elements. (Photo: Gib-San Pool and Landscape Creations)

How a century-old willow anchored a Toronto backyard transformation

John Kenyon and Gib-San Pool transformed a Toronto backyard by embracing a messy, century-old willow tree.

The final design used more than 20 trees and roughly 200 hedges to complete the landscape. (Photo: Landscapes by Randy Lee)

How one Florida renovation brings it all together with the landscaping

LRL earned a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ 2024 Awards of Excellence program.

Drost Landscape titled this project “Million-Dollar Sunsets,” and with views like this over the lake, it’s pretty clear to see why. (Photo: Chris Major)

Exploring Drost Landscape’s award-winning residential makeover

Drost Landscape won a gold award from the 2024 NALP’s Awards of Excellence program for this project.

Even the smallest tools can have big impacts on a design-build jobsite. (Photo: JulPo / e+ / getty images)

Pros share their go-to tools that help get the job done

Industry pros share their go-to small or handheld tool on construction projects that helps them get the job done

Majerus says he’d been playing with large scale concept lines and other geometric shapes on other projects, and he wanted to try out a Fibonacci spiral-inspired design. This project was the perfect opportunity. (Photo: Sirna Productions and Patrick Hughes)

Hardscape Solutions: Redefining lakeside luxury

Landmark Landscapes won a gold award from the NALP’s 2024 Awards of Excellence program for this project.

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How to upsell outdoor lighting for hardscape projects

A look at techniques landscape contractors can implement to incorporate lighting as an add-on to design/build projects

Winkelmann says the vegetation was designed to highlight and focus attention on certain features of the property, such as the mature fastigiate spruce trees surrounding the fountain space. (Photo: Ron Ruscio)

How one hardscape home is turning heads in Denver

DBS won a gold award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.

Lawn and Landscape Solutions turned to Diego Ibarra to guide a project in Mission Hills, Kan. (Photo: lawn and Landscape Solutions)

Overcoming challenges to deliver top-notch hardscape projects

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These eye-catching design-build projects offer a host of tips on overcoming challenging circumstances to produce big wins for both customers and contractors

After expanding its hardscape department, ALS can now take on larger scopes of work. (Photo: American Landscape Systems)

Focusing on the future at American Landscape Systems

Retaining employees during a time of uncertainty set up American Landscape Systems (ALS) for success.

Photo: Waterfront Park

Waterfront Park’s grand opening of PlayPort and Phase IV expansion

PlayPort, a science-based play and learning area developed in partnership with the Kentucky Science Center, is the first feature of the Phase IV expansion to open.

The new landscaping included plantings such as royal and coconut palms, clusia hedges, blue daze and other salt-resistant options. Lee says the tall vegetation helps with privacy. (Photo: Landscapes by Randy Lee)

Hardscape Solutions: Light it up

Landscapes by Randy Lee won a gold award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.

The fireplace serves as the centerpiece and anchor of all the additional spaces.(Photos: Designs by Sundown)

Hardscape Solutions: From dusk till dawn

A closer look at this hardscapes renovation in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.

In addition to an NALP Award of Excellence, this project won Ruppert Landscape a People’s Choice Award from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Capital Region. (Photo: Ruppert Landscape)

Hardscape Solutions: A group effort

LOCATION: Washington, D.C. COMPANY: Ruppert Landscape DETAILS: Ruppert Landscape, No. 12 on the 2024 LM150 list, worked alongside several other contractors on this multi-use 10-acre…

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