Tag: landscape architecture
26 Landscape Architecture Leaders Target Zero Emissions By 2040
Global landscape design firm CEOs pledge to address climate change, aim sights on becoming a zero-emissions profession within 16 years.
Houzz: Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
Houzz Inc. has announced that applications for the annual Houzz Scholarship Program are now open. The deadline for submission is March 31.
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.
Bartlett Stewards The Oaks Of The 9/11 Memorial
In honor of 9/11, Turf is rerunning this post from 2020 about the swamp white oak trees planted at the Memorial. Today marks a day...
Dos & Don’ts Of Landscape Design-Build
Practices to embrace and mistakes to avoid for project success.
I have had the great fortune of working in the Green Industry for over 45...
Hurt Park In Downtown Atlanta Gets New Life From HGOR Firm
The new and improved Hurt Park in Atlanta, GA, developed by HGOR and additional project partners, recently reopened. A key driver in the design...
2022 Taking Root Scholarships Awarded
Arborjet Scholarships went to incoming freshmen at Purdue University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Taking Root Scholarship...
New School Of Medicine Plans Landscape For Healing, Community
To be built in Bentonville, AR, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine will create a new paradigm of medical education that integrates conventional medicine...
My Landscape: Weather Or Not
At Murray State University in western Kentucky, the grounds care team provides year-round service across the campus.
My Landscape: Low-Maintenance Meadows
At Cornell University, the Sustainable Landscapes Trail Program puts a focus on the campus’ environmental footprint.
Launched in 2018, the Sustainable Landscapes Trail, overseen by...
My Landscape: Urban Greenery At NYC Hospital
With well-being the focus, the new hospital tower at NYU Langone Health includes a landscaped entrance plaza and generous terrace.
In 2018, the opening of...
Six Reasons To Consider Sod Solutions Pro For Landscape Renovations
Sponsored by Sod Solutions has been researching, developing and releasing to the market new turfgrass varieties for the past 27 years. The new professionally focused...
Outsourcing The Design of Design-Build
For lawn care and landscape professionals, making the transition to offer design-build services can be intimidating — especially so if no one on your...
Longwood Gardens Transforming Renowned Conservatory Grounds
In Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley, Longwood Gardens has unveiled plans for a sweeping transformation of its core area of conservatory gardens. The $250 million project...
ASLA Now Accepting Entries For Landscape Architecture Awards
Do you have a landscape architecture design you're particularly proud of? The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is now accepting submissions for both...
Elevating Stormwater Management
There has been a generational shift in the way our communities perceive, understand, and value the benefits of stormwater management. Gone are the days...
Vectorworks Launches 2021 Version Of BIM And Design Software
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has launched Vectorworks 2021 with a continued emphasis on improving product quality, performance, and the user...
PARK(ing) Day 2020: Time To Reimagine Streets In COVID-19 Era
The COVD-19 pandemic has forced cities everywhere to rethink how people use their streets and public places. Parking spaces have been transformed into pop-up...
The Tide Is High
Sometimes water problems at a site don’t come from snowmelt or rain, but from rising sea levels. Unfortunately, one site battling this issue is...