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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 Calculate Cubic Yards

What is a cubic yard, exactly? Learn how to measure cubic yards with our guide to calculating the volume of dumpsters and your debris.

10 Tips for Saving Water in the Garden

Why waste water in your garden when you can save money and the planet? The experts at HouseLogic show you how with these garden water-saving tips.

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.

Why Fall Is The Best Time To Plant Shrubs and Trees

This article explains why fall is one of the best seasons to plant shrubs and trees.

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

10 Reasons to Love a Tiny Garden

Small outdoor spaces can have a beauty all their own

‘Planting green’ impacts emergence

Planting corn into a standing unrolled cover crop may reduce yield due to reduced plant population and greater plant-height variability.

Md. warns homeowners to hire licensed tree experts

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is reminding homeowners to make sure they hire licensed tree professionals to trim or remove trees damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Departmen…

How to Landscape a Beautiful and Eco-Friendly Front Yard

When spring arrives and the weather starts to warm up, you’ll want to spend some time outside—and you won’t be the only one. Plenty of your friends and neighbours will be stepping out of their homes and into the world...

Downsizing Your Landscape: Home Maintenance Designed for Retirees

As you head toward retirement, how can you stay in your home and make maintenance easier? Click here to find out.

Landscape design and maintenance methods yield better results with less work

Good landscape design will enhance your home, reduce your work, and provide what you need in the public, private and service areas of your home. Good design in the public areas should look good all year, call attention to the front door and provide easy access to the home. Well-designed private areas provide a retreat where homeowners can rest, relax and enjoy the atmosphere. Private areas can be creative, easy and fun and laced with color, art, water, birds and butterflies or play…

3 Hardscape Maintenance Tips For Better Commercial Landscape Longevity

These three key hardscape conservation methods can help protect and secure a commercial property’s hardscape investment for years to come.

The Fully Electric Future of Landscape Maintenance 

An Interview with Dan Mabe, founder of the American Green Zone Alliance

Save Water in Your Garden with Smart Plant Groupings

When deciding where to place your plants, consider not only their sun and soil needs, but how thirsty they are. Group them accordingly and you’ll have a more water-efficient landscape.

30 Days of Giveaways Day 2 ~ A Greener Planet Lawn Maintenance & Snowplowing LLC

With over 20 years of experience in the lawn care service industry, Greener Planet has obtained the skills and knowledge to provide you with exceptional quality service. Using only commercial grade lawn equipment to ensure a top quality end product. They are committed to preserving Mother Nature and to help, we use bio-diesel for our commercial mowers and [Read More...]

Timing is Everything: When to Tackle Your Landscaping and Property Maintenance

Is there an ideal time for landscape planting? And what about watering? We're sharing some of our advice on these time-sensitive tasks in today's post.