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GIE+EXPO Preview

Louisville, Ky., Oct. 23-25, 2013 GIE+EXPO 2013 happens at an excellent time for manufacturers to show their complete new lines. There are 750 exhibits throughout 500,000 square feet inside the Kentucky Exposition Center and in the turf area outside, and 19 acres of outdoor demonstrations and test-driving adjacent to the ...

FNATS: The Landscape Show

September 25-27, Orlando, Fla. Special Features Meet – Learn – Discover The Landscape Show is recognized as one of the premier nursery and landscape trade shows in the country. Know in the 1950s as the FNGA Trade Meet, The Landscape Show has a long history of bringing thousands of members ...

Invisible Maintenance

The lavish landscapes of a grand southern resort Photo Courtesy of Sea Island Resort. The majority of landscape maintenance at Sea Island Resort—including pruning and brooming—is done by hand to minimize the disturbance to guests at the luxury hotel. Sea Island Resort has been welcoming guests to its coastal Georgia ...

Creating Landscape Space

Any landscape, commercial or residential, can be thought of as a series of outdoor rooms, linked together with hardscape elements or natural landforms. Some landscapes consist of acres of property; others are relatively small. Regardless of size, with the cost of housing these days, most property owners try to maximize ...

PA Green Expo 2008

July 22-24, Harrisburg, Pa. PA Green Expo’s initiation into the Pennsylvania Nursery Trade Show business began in 2005 in York, Pa. At that time, Gary Schoenly, show promoter, was asked to provide a wholesale trade show venue for landscape and nursery businesses in the state. The following year, Department of ...

PANTS 2008

July 29-31, Atlantic City, N.j. Show Hours Tuesday, July 29  9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30  9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, July 31  9 a.m. – 2 p.m. See the Trends The Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (PANTS) has made its mark as the green industry event ...

Green Garage

Nashville builds a rooftop public square Nashville, with its tradition as a hotbed of country music, is no stranger to showmanship. So, it wasn’t surprising that when the city constructed a new downtown courthouse complex a few years back, it felt the need to play to the crowd. The typical, ...

Creating a Community Garden

Landscapers’ professionalism and concern shines through PHOTOS BY RON BARNETT. Six a.m. on a Saturday morning, and rain began to fall—not the sort of day that most landscapers would enjoy heading out to a job, especially one that wouldn’t pay a cent. However, this was no ordinary job. On this ...

Hardscape Products, Pond Maintenance and Landscape Products

ABI ABI offers the UltraClear line, a variety of biological products for improving water clarity in ponds and lakes. Aeration Industries Aire-O2 Aerators oxygenateand circulate ponds, preventingalgae, scum and odors.Subsurface horizontal flowprevents stagnant conditions. Aeromix Systems The Symphony Floating Fountain requires 30 inches of water depth, is easy to install ...

Out of This World

Outdoor living spaces are a hot landscaping trend In a recent survey, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) asked leading landscape architects to name the top trends for 2008. Outdoor kitchens and fire pits were ranked as popular items, but many of the landscape architects polled noted an increase ...
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