Tag: plants
Turf August 2024 Issue: Weather Xtremes
With a focus on extreme weather, the Turf August 2024 issue takes a look at preventing erosion, firewise landscaping, weathering turf diseases, and more.
Plants, Patents & Partnerships: National Aquarium Unveils Harbor Wetland
Housing over 30,000 grasses and shrubs combined with water aeration technology, Harbor Wetland in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor promotes a strong ecosystem.
Turf June 2024 Issue: The Water Issue
With a focus on water, the Turf June 2024 issue features water-wise landscape design. Plus, franchise opportunities, mosquito control, and more.
Turf April 2024 Issue
With a focus on the Living Landscape, the Turf April 2024 issue features permaculture yards, natural pools, battery equipment, and green roofs. Plus, how to increase online leads.
Turf February 2024 Issue
Featuring the winner of the inaugural Turf Lawn Striping Contest, the February 2024 issue helps Green Industry professionals earn their stripes.
Vectorworks 2024 3 Blooms With Possibilities For Landscape Design
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces the third update to its Vectorworks 2024 product line. In addition to performance improvements that elevate the overall quality of the software, the update also debuts a new integration with the online plant database and Vectorworks Partner Network member PlantMaster.
Lighting A Lush Landscape
A “Secret Garden” project focuses on plants as highlights.
Taking Root: A Landscape Love Story
Turf's editor recalls her first experience in the transformative power of plantings and the empowering nature of creating beauty.
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...
Turf August 2023 Issue
The Turf August 2023 issue provides the knowledge and tools landscapers need to create more resilient landscapes in the face of today's extreme weather.
The Best Drought & Flood Tolerant Plants
In an era of weather extremes, here are the best flood and drought tolerant plants for landscapes.
Turf June 2023 Issue
Exploring landscaping in the era of drought or deluge, the Turf June 2023 issue — The Water Issue — focuses on water conservation, irrigation, sustainable solutions, and more.
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...
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...