Legacy

Arbor Day 2022: Bartlett’s 8th Year Of The Legacy Tree Program

  This Arbor Day, Bartlett Tree Experts will give away more than 30,000 tree seedlings in communities across the U.S. as part of the Bartlett...
Doug Tallamy

Why Mighty Oaks Should Be On Your Planting List

To many, Doug Tallamy needs no introduction. A renowned ecologist, his 2020 NY Times Best Seller, Nature’s Best Hope, showed homeowners how to turn...
Transplant Trees

Improving Transplant Success Of Container-Grown Trees

Cregg and Rouse are involved in a research project at Michigan State University on “Improving transplant success of container-grown landscape trees.” Here are some...
Tree Care

Tree Services: Taking Tree Care To New Heights

EDITOR'S LETTER As an editor, you simply can’t be planning a main issue on Sustainable Landscaping and a special issue on Tree Care without Dr....
spongy moth

A New Name For An Old Pest & A Treatment Reminder

For more than 100 years, Lymantria dispar, once known as "Gypsy moth," had a common name based on a derogatory slur for people of...
trees

Partnering To Plant 50,000 Trees

Arbor Day Foundation & Founders Brewing To Help Restore Three Forests The Arbor Day Foundation is partnering with Founders Brewing Co. to plant a total...
Popular Plantings

Popular Plantings For Landscapes In 2022

Reliable favorites, new introductions, and trends to watch.   A  new year means new plantings. What are the most popular favorites? What will “wow” your clients?...

Good Boy! Detector Dogs On The Case Of Spotted Lanternfly

North Carolina Is Using Canines To Deter The Spread Of This Invasive Pest Affecting Plants & Trees   What's better than a good dog story? One...
Map-based software

Win More Work With This Tree Tech

One of the best opportunities to differentiate your tree care services to potential clients is with a strong proposal. This small window of time...
Christmas

Christmas Trees: The Season Prevails Despite Challenges

While getting our Christmas tree is usually a family event, this year I was simply too busy to come along. And it's usually a...
Winter Pruning

The Whys Of Winter Pruning & More

While there’s a lot of landscaping tasks that need to take place before the first freeze, luckily tree and shrub pruning is not one...
Christmas

More Resilient Species Is Now New National Christmas Tree

Even the National Park Service is picking more resilient trees for its installations these days. Ahead of the holiday season, the National Park Service...
tree species analysis

Performing A Tree Species Analysis

Do your clients have too many of too few tree species? Probably. An overabundance of just a handful—such as elm, eucalyptus, Austrian pine,...
pests Spotted Lanternfly

Three Tree & Shrub Pests To Watch

Last December, a CNN article declared 2020 as the year of scary bugs. But 2021 has perhaps been worse with the return of the...
Leaf mulching

Fall Leaf Mulching

For those in landscaping, fall is one of the hardest working seasons of the year with shorter daylight hours, large projects wrapping up, and...
tree care

Tree Services: Taking Tree Care To New Heights

Editor's Letter It finally happened this summer. Standing on my porch, a flicker caught my eye and there it was—a spotted lanternfly (SLF). I had...
trees

Davey Tree & NBA Cavaliers Team Up With “Trees For Threes”

The NBA Cleveland Cavaliers and The Davey Tree Expert Company have teamed up for a new multi-year agreement highlighted by "Trees For Threes," a...
Ghost

NYC’s Ghost Forest Speaks To Ecosystem Restoration

There's just one month left to view a towering grove of spectral cedar trees in New York City's Madison Square Park, whose bare trunks...
squirrel

Nutty Squirrel Sabotages Chevy Truck…. For The 8th Time!

Landscapers know better than anyone the havoc that squirrels can wreak. They also know the sanctity of their pickup truck. So when this humorous...
sequoia

Saving The Sequoias From Raging Wildfires

Landscapers who do tree work know how important saving certain trees can be to property owners. Now imagine it's your job to protect iconic...
Firewise Landscaping

Firewise Landscaping

Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
Unilock Scholarship

Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry

Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.

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Capital One Center, Ruppert Landscape

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Desert Decadence In An Arizona Landscape Design

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snow removal, insurance coverage

Is Your Insurance Snow Blind?

Unique risks involved with snow and ice removal mean that adequate insurance coverage is critical to protecting your business.
snowstorms

Compact Cleanup Solutions

In the wake of snowstorms and natural disasters, it's essential to be prepared with versatile equipment to support restoration efforts.