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Articles Tagged “Landscaping”
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Services & Maintenance: Grounds Check
Vetting landscape service providers ensures they add value to site maintenance plans. From the April 2013 issue.
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WaterSense Suggests Sprinkler Spruce-Up For Spring
A leak about as small as the tip of a ballpoint pen (or 1/32nd of an inch) can waste about 6,300 gallons of water per month. As the weather warms up and facility managers concentrate their attention on landscaping, sprinkler systems should come under scrutiny.
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ICC, UL Collaborate On New ANSI Standard For Landscape Irrigation Controllers
The standard, in part, will address the importance of safety in electrical devices in landscape irrigation controllers while establishing a basis to ensure the safety, function, and durability of common electrical devices.
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Mosquitoes Pose Risk To Businesses Despite Dry Weather Conditions
Businesses should continue to be vigilant about keeping flying, biting insects at bay, even as the warm summer days draw to an end.
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FRIDAY FUNNY: It’s Not What You Think…
According to the original image, this is “Viagra’s head office in Toronto, Canada. Seriously, it is!” At least according to the meme. Alas, this is not true. So where is this place and is the shrubbery placement significant? Turns out, the “unfortunate topiary” may indeed be fitting.
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Tricks Of The Trade: Pond Marshes
How do facility management professionals address specific landscaping issues that deal with ponds and marshes?
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Joplin Landscape Nurtures Nature
The saplings first took root on the site of what will become the new Mercy Hospital Joplin, and they’ll be returning there when the building is complete. While they’re just one small part of Mercy’s landscape design plan, they’re a very significant piece of it.
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Tree Plantings On College Campuses
AASHE, a three year partner of the Arbor Day Foundation, is encouraging its member campuses to plant trees this spring.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Landscaping Guidelines
I am working on a project that involves a constructed wetland for effluents, and I am in need of assistance with regard to pond or marsh landscaping.
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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Turf-Blend 6-0-0
Converted Organics Inc. uses food waste to produce fertilizers for lawns, golf courses, sports turf, and other landscape uses.
