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Turf April 2023 Issue
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Landscape Lighting Design: Bright Ideas
Today, landscape lighting is no longer optional in most yards. With the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic cancelling travel plans this year, many have invested those unused vacation dollars into creating private backyard resorts. Entertaining is now being done outside more than ever—and new exterior kitchens and fireplaces are used all day ...
Lakeside Patio, Lawn Repair Do More Than Restore
Most people would agree having large trucks and excavators going through the yard isn’t a good thing. For one client of Nature’s Perspective Landscaping the destruction of their yard turned into the gateway to several award-winning property enhancements. The latest: a new Chilton stone patio with jacuzzi, outdoor shower, fire ...
Field To Dreams: Repurposed Limestone Creates Perfect Patio
With Hardscape North America (HNA) right around the corner, Joe Majerus, owner of Sheboygan Falls, WI-based Landmark Landscapes, Inc., knows it will be hard to beat last year’s experience. In 2018, Landmark won HNA’s award for best use of natural stone in a residential or commercial project. The project, ...
WAC Upgrades Hardscape Series of LED Luminaires
WAC Landscape Lighting has upgraded its Hardscape Series of LED Luminaires with Dual CCT and Integral Brightness Control for numerous lighting applications. The Series allows for hardscapes of various materials and designs to be illuminated to suit the customers’ needs and applications. Lumen adjustment control allows brightness to be adjusted ...
Small Project, Big Impact
Photoscape LLC of Fort Myers, FL transformed a zero-lot-line property with a landscape design of unique plantings that maximized the 2,600 square foot project. The result? A Silver designation from NALP and five new contracts. Not every successful landscape project has to be huge – or complex. It just needs ...
Block Retaining Wall Saves The Day At Vacation Home
For a central Wisconsin vacation home, Paul’s Landscaping of Vesper, WI designed a block retaining wall to replace a failing railroad tie installation. Including a turret in the design sealed the deal for this prize-winning project. The desire to beautify a space or make it more usable are two common ...
Story Of A Landscape: Custom Buffet/Water Feature Combo Fits The Bill
A backyard redesign delivers on what the client was looking for, including a custom buffet and water feature combo. Sometimes, getting a job is simply a matter of giving the customer what he wants. Just ask Nathan Filip. The owner of Elmhurst, Ill.-based Premier Outdoor Environments, Inc. (POE), says his ...
Story Of A Landscape: Retrofitting A Senior Living Facility
Crane, Drains Make for a Challenging Courtyard Project Wayne, NJ-based Monello Landscape Industries LLC does everything from private homes to large commercial projects, but the company has become a virtuoso for one very specific type of client — senior living facilities. Its jobs invariably win recognition from Hardscape North America, ...
Solid Brass Collection By Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting
The new Solid Brass landscape lighting collection from Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting is designed to provide the aesthetic appeal of brass with durability that spun brass fixtures cannot match. The collection consists of six models — four Up & Accent lights and two path lights — all of which feature ...
