Group C Media Announces Exciting New Changes To The Turf Brand
RED BANK, NJ - Group C Media, Inc. today announced a series of changes to the Turf brand that will help deliver even more...
Brooklyn Bridge Park Wins International Landscape Prize
A U.S. landscape project, the Brooklyn Bridge Park, beat out ten other entries to win the 2021 Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize last month...
Pollinator Friendly Or Overgrown Mess? How One State Is Rethinking Property Codes
Are more naturalized yards that support pollinators becoming more acceptable? Or do we still embrace neighborhood standards—either formal or implied—that dictate a yard be...
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...
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...
Turf Fall 2021 Issue
Editor's Letter: Winter Is Coming Right now there’s a squirrel causing a ruckus outside. Last night I could hear the crickets. It’s that lovely, fleeting...
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...
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...
Research Breakthroughs For Better Mosquito Control?
Spraying properties for mosquito control can be a great way to add to a landscaper's services. Yet menacing mosquitoes continue to plague many with...
Handling Spotted Lanternfly On Client Properties
This week, I've got spotted lanternfly (SLF) on the brain. It's one thing to write about invasive pests in my job here at Turf,...
Landscape Workwear To Help Keep Your Cool
It’s that time of year when “working in the great outdoors” is not nearly as cool as it seemed in May. When temperatures and...
Olympic Cities That Created Landscaping Legacies
The Summer Olympic Games start today! And while still exciting, the COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly necessitate a much smaller on-site Olympic crowd this year...
Think Twice Before Planting Pampas Grass, Or Miscanthus, In Certain Areas
Just this past April, Turf reported on the South Slough National Estuarine and Research Reserve in Oregon asking coastal residents to survey their properties...
A Lawn Mowing Game To Relieve Stress?!?
Do you achieve a zen-like state when mowing lawns? Users of the mobile game, It's Literally Just Mowing (great name, BTW) by Protostar Games,...
Turf Summer 2021 Issue
Editor's Letter: Good, Better, Best In the Turf Summer 2021 issue, we focus on Sustainability & Going Green—a topic close to my heart. In my...
Landscape Design From The Philadelphia Flower Show
The renowned Philadelphia Flower Show (PHS), the nation’s largest and longest-running horticultural event, recently showcased the work of several landscape designers and contractors. The...
Irrigation Restrictions Coming As West Battles Historic Drought
California and much of the western U.S. are entering a period of historic drought that experts say will stretch tight water supplies, increase wildfire...
Arbor Day 2021: Tracking Tree Benefits & Posting For Planting
I have an Autumn Flame red maple that I planted in my backyard probably about 15 years ago. I forget how much I paid...
A Vegas Ban On “Useless” Grass? What It Really Means
Is there such a thing as “useless” grass? Officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), which serves a drought–prone area, think there is....
OR Coastal Residents Asked To Remove Pampas Grass From Landscapes
The South Slough National Estuarine and Research Reserve in Oregon is asking coastal residents to survey their properties and remove pampas grass, following an...