Brian Albright

Planning and proper irrigation are key to controlling diseases in the landscape

Nothing mars the appearance of an otherwise attractive landscape like yellow, brown or wilted plants.

Add-on services can help boost profits, but could spread your business too thin.

Add on services can help boost profits, but could spread your business too thin.

Poorly drained, marshy areas can be a challenge for landscape professionals and homeowners alike. Excessive moisture can displace soil oxygen and suffocate the roots of many shrubs, trees and perennials, and even make it difficult to maintain many grasses.

Although they can be a challenge, wet sites provide an opportunity for creative landscaping.

Warranties are a fact of life in many industries - almost every major appliance, computer, car or power tool comes with some sort of guarantee that if the product fails in the first six months or year, you can get it fixed or replaced.

Warranties are a fact of life in many industries?almost every major appliance, computer, car, or power tool comes with some sort of guarantee that if the product fails in the first six months or year, you can get it fixed or replaced. But should plants come with these types of guarantees?

Landscape designers spend a lot of time looking down-understandable, since their livelihoods are linked to the soil. But Kurt Horvath, owner of Intrinsic Landscaping in Glenview, IL, has his head in the clouds these days. Horvath is one of a growing number of landscapers specializing in the design...more >>

Green roofs present opportunity, challenge to landscape companies.