Tag: native plants

Specifying Landscape Plants

What’s Your Ecoregion?

Native plant enthusiasts point to Ecoregions as a guide to specifying landscape plants that will thrive in a given location.
Permaculture

Permaculture Principles

Permaculture offers sustainable landscaping techniques, and a way to approach and interact with landscapes in a growing environmental crisis.

New National Seed Strategy To Ensure Native Plant Supply

Nearly $18 million will be provided to ensure ready sources of native seeds and advance a new National Seed Strategy Keystone Initiative.
Resilient Landscapes

Creating Resilient Landscapes

Ten months after Hurricane Ian hit Southwest Florida, what’s changing in landscape design? Lessons in creating resilient landscapes in the face of extreme weather.
Drought Tolerant Plants

The Best Drought & Flood Tolerant Plants

In an era of weather extremes, here are the best flood and drought tolerant plants for landscapes.
Dell Seton Ascension Health District at The University of Texas at Austin

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.
invasive 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.
Landscape As Ecosystem

The Landscape As Ecosystem

How to foster Nature’s inherent beauty— from small yards to large meadows.

Using Native Plants To Blur The Line Between Park & Preserve

  When completed, the world-class 20-acre Phipps Ocean Park in Palm Beach will immerse visitors in an environment exclusively featuring Florida’s native flora and fauna...

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...
Autonomous Snow Plow

Remote-Operated, Autonomous Industrial Snow Plow Hits The Market

Teleo and Storm Equipment have introduced America’s only remote-operated and autonomous industrial snow plow.
Vulcan

Proposed Tax Break For Government Snow Removal Equipment In CA

California Senate Bill 546 proposes an exemption from the state sales and use tax for public entities purchasing dedicated snow removal vehicles.

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Husqvarna Chainsaws

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Stumpy

Final Bloom Of Beloved “Stumpy” Cherry Tree Is National News

Stumpy, a scraggly cherry tree who became beloved as a symbol of resilience during the pandemic, is marking its last Spring. Seawall rehabilitation of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. will require its removal in May.
Design-Build Equipment

Get Equipped: Design-Build Equipment

From trenchers to compact track loaders and excavators, this assortment of design-build equipment will help your professional lawn care and landscaping services team get the job done.
Lakeside Landscape Project:

Lakeside Landscape Project: Manitou Watch

Twin Bay Landscaping designs dunegrasses, a boardwalk, and cozy gathering spaces to honor the lake life.