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Lighting played a large part of the design, especially at night, and the usage is subtle to not take away from the lake views. (Photo: David J. Frank Landscape Contracting)

Hardscape Solutions: Expect the unexpected

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting turned a challenging sloped yard into an award-winning lakeside sanctuary

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NALP’s Renewal and Remembrance unites landscape pros in Washington, D.C.

For nearly 30 years, Renewal and Remembrance has seen landscapers donate their time, skills and equipment to honor America’s veterans and public servants.

1. The stadium surrounds its sitting areas and walkways with vivid annuals, bountiful perennials, formal hedges and shaded tree canopies to encourage a fun and pristine aesthetic. (Photo: Ruppert Landscape)

The Big One: Maintaining a top tennis venue

Learn how Ruppert Landscape maintains Credit One Stadium, home to the largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America.

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Participation opens for 2025 NALP Financial Benchmark Survey

The deadline to participate is June 20, 2025, and interested participants can take the survey on the NALP's website.

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NALP opens registration for Elevate 2025 with discounted price

Registration for Elevate is now open, with the best prices available through June 30.

Smith had to remove the existing river birch trees in the atrium and replace them with new ones. Clara hawthorn, variegated flax lilies, sandy leaf fig for ground cover, Lily of the Nile and more rounded out the rest of the vegetation used. (Photos: Bryan Malloch Photography)

Hardscape Solutions: Confined construction

After two months of excavating, planting, installing and more, LMC won a silver award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this hardscape project.

Windhauser says a weekly two- to three-man crew provides full- service maintenance on-site. Windhauser personally visits the property two to three times a month and will typically walk the site with the client during one of these visits.

The Big One: JMA wins gold from NALP Awards of Excellence

This multi-layered masterpiece won a gold award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program

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NALP announces 2025 Field Trip event location

This upcoming event offers a behind-the-scenes experience at McHale Landscape Design in Upper Marlboro, Md., from Sept. 23–24, 2025.

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NALP’s Elevate Expo named one of the fastest-growing trade shows

Elevate Expo recently earned top honors across multiple categories from Trade Show Executive magazine, a leading authority in the exhibition industry.

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.

Stay smart: Using loud equipment in excess or in large quantities is a fast way to gather noise complaints in a busy commercial or residential area. (Photo: MCCAIG / istock / getty images plus / getty images)

Staying ahead of noise ordinances

Pro landscape insiders offer five strategies to best manage and navigate local regulations on gas-powered equipment.

Sunline Landscapes performs every maintenance element except for healthcare for trees more than 12 feet tall. (Photo: Sunline Landscapes)

The Big One: A taste of Europe

An overview of Sunline Landscapes' maintenance on this beautiful Europe-inspired property.

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NALP offering online technician and business management training as a free member benefit

Through the NALP Learning Hub, landscape contractors have access to an extensive suite of on-demand training courses covering both technical and business management content.

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 sizeable circular bed in the middle of the circular drive with Russian sage, a boxwood hedge and white begonias is visible from the street. (Photo: David J. Frank Landscape Contracting)

The Big One: Lakeside love

The National Association of Landscape Professionals gave David J. Frank Landscape Contracting a silver award for its work on this property.

2025 NCLC brings plenty of new faces together to celebrate the green industry

The 2025 National Collegiate Landscaping Competiton drew a record number of students and schools to Colorado State Univeristy.

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Project EverGreen’s nationwide fundraiser returns to support military families

During GreenCare for Troops Awareness Month, participants are challenged to log 19,000 steps between June 22-28.

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NALP accepting session proposals for Elevate

Industry experts, thought leaders and innovators are invited to submit proposals to share their insights, strategies and solutions with an audience of top landscape professionals.

Eastern Land Management (ELM) works across the four-campus site with a full-time crew. The university adheres to high standards for sustainability and aesthetics as part of its master plan. (Photo: Eastern Land Management)

The Big One: The heart of it all

Eastern Land Management's award-winning maintenance of Sacred Heart University.

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NALP and allied industry groups sue DHS over new H-2 visa rules

Federation of Employers and Workers of America et al. versus Mayorkas et al. challenges a final rule issued by the Biden administration in December 2024 that went into effect on Jan. 17, 2025.

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NALP opens applications for its 2025 Safety Recognition Awards program

To apply, companies are required to provide safety data from their OSHA 300A form and a copy of their vehicle loss run report.

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Becoming an employer of choice in 2025

Tito Caceres shares tips to help improve your company’s retention efforts.

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Working with the EPA on the Endangered Species Act

Bob Mann discusses the National Association of Landscape Professionals' annual Leaders Forum and the Endangered Species Act.

New York Times bestselling author Shawn Achor was the keynote speaker during Elevate’s Opening Session. (Photo: National Association of Landscape Professionals)

Show and tell at Elevate 2024

2024 Lifetime Leadership Award winner Jeff Buhler, the senior vice president of customer service for Massey Services, informed the crowd at Elevate 2024, which took place Nov. 3-6 in Charlotte, N.C., just how exciting these times are during his acceptance speech at the event’s Opening Session.

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