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Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

How To Calculate Cubic Yards Mulch Per Square Feet

Here you will find a calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need to cover an area.

What Do you Get from a Great Landscape Designer?

Trimming hedges and mowing lawns is a noble profession, but a landscape designer transforms your property into a showcase. If you are starti...

How to Calculate Cubic Yards

What is a cubic yard, exactly? Learn how to measure cubic yards with our guide to calculating the volume of dumpsters and your debris.

Getting into the weeds on how to prep soil for gardening

Our minds and shovels are ready for full throttle outdoor planting — but is your soil ready?

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

Get Started Cleaning Your Bird Bath Properly

Simple step-by-step guide for how to clean a bird bath, including essential cleaning supplies and easy tips for keeping baths clean.

Three Ways IoT Can Streamline Seasonal Supply Chains

Here’s how connected devices can grow insight and maximize efficiencies across the supply chain this holiday season.

Do Backyard Chickens Need More Rules?

Drawn in by fresh eggs, or the possibility of feathered friends, people continue to flock toward backyard chickens. One researcher wonders if local laws are doing enough to keep people and birds safe.

Secrets to Building a More Valuable Landscape Company

Whether looking to sell out or not, company owners should be focusing on these things that make their companies stronger, more competitive and more valuable.

Identifying Sustainability Opportunities in a Supply Chain Part 1 |

The following installments examine the 7 beneficial areas to identify processes and standards where opportunities exist to make sustainability a priority.

Glossary Of Landscape & Landscape Design Terms

Here is a list of commonly used landscape and landscape design terms, so you and your designer can speak the same language. Landscape jargon can be regional, so this is specifically for the Portland, Oregon area.

Planning Your Landscape Lighting

Landscape lighting is fast becoming an integral part of the landscaping industry, as more and more people realize the benefits to their homes and businesses. In addition to added curb appeal, lighting can add warmth and security to any garden, walkway, or entrance. Whether you're looking to enhance an existing system or start from scratch, planning your landscape lighting will help you achieve a look and feel that ar

8 Landscape Design Tips And Trends

We invited eight top landscape designers and architects to discuss their favorite tips and trends, ranging from big-picture ideas to smaller details, so that you can be inspired to enhance your backyard to enjoy all season long.

Here are the fundamentals that weave through almost all landscape designs

Neil Sperry’s garden tips is on designing your landscape and garden. There are fundamentals of garden design such as scale/proportion, textures, groupings, lines of sight, focal points and color scheme.

5 Amazing Assets for Perfect Landscape Photos Every Time

Landscape photography is so much more than just capturing apretty scene. Is the light right? Which lens should you use? Will you need afilter? Even when you have your perfect photograph,...