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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.

Photo: K&D Landscaping

K&D Landscaping wins multiple NALP and CLCA awards for 2024

These accolades affirm K&D Landscaping's craftsmanship and environmental stewardship across a variety of projects, according to the company.

Photo: Bobcat Company

Companies in the News: Updates from Bobcat, NALP, Stihl and more

The latest updates from green industry companies including Toro, the American Rental Association, Bobcat and more.

The sheared cedar trees and hollies are designed to be anchors along the winding path that meanders through the expanded garden. (Photo: Southern Botanical)

The Big One: Everything’s bigger in Texas

LOCATION: Dallas, Texas COMPANY: Southern Botanical, Inc. DETAILS: If everything is bigger in Texas, then that for sure includes the landscaping. Take for example Southern…

Photo: RISE

RISE hosts final Industry Issues Update of 2024 at Elevate

The event featured an interactive panel with live Q&A, allowing attendees to connect directly with experts.

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LM’s Seth Jones and Scott Hollister chat about their final day at Elevate Expo 2024

Landscape Management Editorial Director, Seth Jones and Editor-in-Chief Scott Hollister chat about their last day at the National Association of Landscape Professionals' Elevate Expo event.…

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The NALP launches new series of landscape business management certificate courses

The courses are designed to equip landscape business owners, managers and their teams with the important skills and knowledge necessary to grow successful landscape businesses.

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Harrell’s to exhibit at Elevate 2024

Harrell's invited attendees to visit at booth #1918 and to connect with Harrell's professionals through all things landscaping.

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…

Loving to host tour of landscape operations at Elevate 2024

The tour will include an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at Loving's landscaping operations in the Carolinas.  

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Breaking down the PPE needs for LCOs

Experts say it’s essential to understand what products you’re working with before making an application.

Companies in the News: Updates from NALP, Bobcat, Kioti and more

The latest updates from green industry companies including Massey Services, Diamond Mowers, PanAmerican Seed and more.

Photo: Takeuchi-US

Companies in the News: Updates from Takeuchi, Volvo, Weller Brothers and more

The latest updates from green industry companies including Kubota, All-American Selections, Takeuchi and more.

NALP unveils Board of Directors for 2024-2025

The new board will officially take office October 2, 2024. 

Sebert Landscape’s 30,000-square-foot, LEED-certified and solar-powered corporate headquarters in Bartlett, Ill., was the main attraction during last week’s NALP Field Trip at Sebert Landscape, hosted by Marty Grunder. (Photo: LM Staff)

NALP Field Trip showcases Sebert Landscape

Sebert Landscape — No. 60 on the 2024 LM150 — boasts over 600 employees spread out over seven branches and a gleaming, environmentally friendly headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett, Ill.

People on the Move: Hirings and promotions NALP, Harrell’s, Massey Services and more

The latest hirings and promotions from green industry companies including OTR, Harrell's, Massey Services and more.

The maintenance team uses a Scag 52-inch V-Ride Standard mower and a Scag Cheetah II 61-inch mower to cut the property’s many fields and lawns. (Photo: A Blade of Grass and Michael J. Lee)

The Big One: Out with the old, in with the new

A Blade of Grass won two gold awards from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.

Broad black stripes and an inverted Y on the head distinguish fall armyworm caterpillars. (Photo: Ben McGraw)

Protecting your turf from fall armyworm

The key to control fall armyworms, a pest threatening agriculture in the United States for decades, is early detection.

The preexisting silos served as the focal point of EdgeForm Landscape Management’s design. (Photo: EdgeForm Landscape Management)

Hardscape Solutions: EdgeForm Landscape Management transforms former dairy farm

EdgeForm Landscape Management transformed this former dairy farm into a beautiful gardening site in Baton Rouge, La.

Pacific Landscape Management crews spend roughly half a day maintaining the property. They use Toro 21-inch mowers to cut the grass. (Photo: Pacific Landscape Management)

The Big One: Pacific Landscape Management keeps business in the front

Pacific Landscape Management won a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.

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Keep your cool in the face of extreme heat

NALP’s Sam Steel shares an update on a new OSHA heat standard.

Hidden Creek Landscaping installed 60 raised garden beds to flank the central meeting space. The beds serve as growing spaces for vegetables and herbs for employees at the Scotts Miracle-Gro corporate campus. (Photo: Hidden Creek Landscaping)

Hardscape Solutions: Hidden Creek Landscaping is growing a garden

Hidden Creek installed custom-built raised garden beds on the Scotts Miracle-Gro corporate headquarters campus. The contractor won a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for its work on this project.

The landscaping work by David J. Frank Landscape Contracting turned the Museum of Wisconsin Art into hydrangea heaven, with nearly 800 planted during installation. Five different varieties were used to maximize color and time blooms to correspond to some of the museum’s biggest events. (Photo: David J. Frank Landscape Contracting)

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting earns award for work at Museum of Wisconsin Art’s campus

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting won a gold award in the National Association of Landscape Professionals Awards of Excellence program for their work on this project.

NALP endorses bill framework on the sale and use of pesticides

The provisions that most positively impact the landscape industry include reauthorizing the FIFRA interagency working group, providing greater clarity for bio-stimulants to be used by applicators, strengthening the role of the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy and codifying the role of state authority when considering the sale and use of pesticides.

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