Tag: plants
Are You Planting Invasives? Here’s Some Alternatives
Many common landscaping plants can be harmful invasives. Here’s what to avoid—and native alternatives.
The Landscape As Ecosystem
How to foster Nature’s inherent beauty— from small yards to large meadows.
Turf April 2023 Issue
The Turf April 2023 Issue focuses on sustainability: Landscape as ecosystem, OPE battery power, gas vs. electric landscape equipment, and more!
New Plants & Ideas For 2023
New plants introduced each year help landscapers push the envelope of design. Here are award-winning, trialed, top choices for 2023.
Turf February 2023 Issue
The Turf February 2023 issue focuses on buying new mowers, top marketing strategies for the year ahead, best plant choices for Spring, and more!
Can Plants Help With COVID-19 Treatment?
Here's news for all you plant enthusiasts: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently announced that plants could...
Groundcover Alternatives To Mulch
Try these weed-smothering, attractive, spreading (but not invasive!) plants.
Who doesn’t want a garden that requires less weeding? For landscapers and their clients it means...
Purdue’s Plant Doctor Helps Identify, Diagnose, & Report Pests
Now there's a new tool to help diagnose landscape plant problems. The Purdue Plant Doctor website, co-created by Purdue University professors Cliff Sadof and...
Minnesota “Lawns To Legumes” Accepting Applications
Minnesota landscapers, heads up! Here's something to make your clients aware of: The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is once again...
What Landscape Plants Are In Short Supply? Report Released
Landscape material procurement marketplace GoMaterials released a report today detailing the severity of 2022 plant shortages. According to the report, "The sizes impacted by...
Snow Season Isn’t Over. The Timeline For Next Winter’s Success Starts Now.
ICYMI: Ah, the arrival of Spring and end of snow season! Think again! In Turf's August 2022 issue, Phil Sexton, director for WIT Advisers,...
Achieving Liquidity In Snow Services
ICYMI: Winter's not done with us yet--which means salting, spreading, and plowing aren't done with us yet either. Find out how John Langton's crew...
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Are You Planting Invasives? Here’s Some Alternatives
Many common landscaping plants can be harmful invasives. Here’s what to avoid—and native alternatives.
Bobcat Exhibit At National Inventors Hall Of Fame Museum
Bobcat history will be on display at the National Inventors Hall Of Fame Museum. The NIHF exhibit will feature one of the first 10 compact loaders built in the late 1950s by the Keller brothers.
Managing An Eco-Campus In The Heart Of A City
The Dell Health District at The University of Texas at Austin is a gold standard of sustainability.