Landscaping & Gardening News
Unearth news about landscaping and gardening for residential and commercial purposes with emphasis on companies manufacturing products, providing services and creating resources for exterior spaces. Information includes events, organizations, research, contracts and retailers of interest to gardeners and landscapers.
DirectBuy Launches Online Discussion Forum
DirectBuy launches an online discussion forum to connect members across North America to ideas and information on decorating, home building, and remodeling. - July 24, 2007 - DirectBuy
Hydrowarehouse.com Features EZ-Clone Plant Cloning System
HydroWarehouse.com, an online distributor of discount hydroponics supplies, is featuring the EZ-Clone plant cloning system on its extensive online catalog of products designed to help the hydroponics gardener. The EZ-Clone system enables a gardener to quickly root cuttings, with no need for... - July 24, 2007 - HydroWarehouse
Amazing New Product an Automatic Plant Waterer That Allows Plants to Water Themselves
PlantWatcher™ is dedicated to being the world-wide leader in automatic watering and nurturing of potted or containerized plants. Watering is controlled by a unique patented sensor technology that responds to the soil moisture tension generated by root suction. That is why their product users... - July 21, 2007 - PlantWatcher™ Corporation
Nation's Only Pet Friendly Landscape Company
Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc. is the nation's only pet friendly landscape company. They are located in Colorado and have helped others nationwide with their pet friendly landscapes. They use organic material to deter dogs from digging, climbing fences, eating plants and sprinklers, destroying sod... - July 20, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Georgian Landscape Design Project Awarded Yard of the Month
Bridle Ridge, in Suwanee, GA, awarded residents Jim and Beverly Stone "Yard of the Month" in June for the work recently completed by Georgian Landscape Design (GLD). "We went from worst to first," says homeowner Jim Stone. "My wife and I could not be happier." Stone... - July 19, 2007 - Georgian Landscape Design
CSU - Live and Let Bark
Colorado State University invited Elizabeth Bublitz, founder of Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc. to speak at their Short Course seminar. Her seminar title is "Live and Let Bark." The horiticulture department was interested in learning how pet friendly yards are created. - July 13, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Christmas in July? My Forever Family Launches New eCommerce Website for www.LorisLightedDLites.com
My Forever Family (http://www.My4everFamily.com), an award-winning, full service website and eCommerce design, development, hosting and online marketing company, today announced that it has successfully launched a new and improved eCommerce website for Florida-based LorisLightedDLites.com, located... - July 03, 2007 - My Forever Family
Hurricane Devastation and the Need for Emergency Generators
Few rational individuals care to find themselves on a collision course with a hurricane. This goes without saying. People in the direct path of a hurricane can incur immense hardships and devastation. Even residents miles from where a storm strikes land can have their lives altered by hurricane-related weather. With summer, 2007 poised to be an especially active hurricane season, there is substantial risk of vast power outages across the country. - July 01, 2007 - T-REX Generators
Outdoor Lighting Company, NiteLites of Sarasota / Bradenton, Shares Spectacular Gallery of Houses at Summer 2007 Home Expo in Mid-July
NiteLites of Sarasota/Bradenton Outdoor Lighting, the Landscape Lighting Professionals, will be on hand at the Summer 2007 Home Expo to showcase their latest lighting projects and low voltage lighting fixtures. - June 29, 2007 - NiteLites Outdoor Lighting
A Lesson in the Great Outdoors – Garden Design Encourages Education in Wellington, New Zealand
Local Garden designer Jamie Reid is helping young children around Wellington get back to nature with innovative garden designs and landscaping at local kindergartens. - June 29, 2007 - Jamie Reid Garden Designs & Designer
DirectBuy Opens Thousand Oaks Members-Only Design Showroom
The DirectBuy Thousand Oaks location will be a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement and remodeling. - June 28, 2007 - DirectBuy
Countryside Gazebos Launches Secure Online Storefront
Countryside Gazebos, a leading provider of custom-built wood, vinyl, and cedar gazebos, has launched its secure online store, featuring an interactive gazebo designer tool and real-time price quotes. - June 28, 2007 - Countryside Gazebos
Directbuy Opens New Burbank Members-Only Design Showroom
The DirectBuy Burbank location will be a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement and remodeling. - June 27, 2007 - DirectBuy
Complete Landsculpture Offers Free Service for Fallen 140-Year-Old Tree
Complete Landscupture, Dallas Landscaping Company, provides community service for removal of fallen tree from local family's home. - June 27, 2007 - Complete Landsculpture
Sales Blossom for Florists with New Online Text Marketing Service
New text marketing service for florists allows them to connect with their customers for the special moments in their lives. - June 27, 2007 - Flowerhour.biz
DirectBuy Opens New Northeast Orange County Members-Only Design Showroom
DirectBuy's Northeast Orange County location provides a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for virtually everything in home design. - June 26, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Celebrates 35th Anniversary of First Franchise
DirectBuy Continues Tremendous Growth by Opening New Showrooms and Design Centers Across North America. - June 26, 2007 - DirectBuy
Georgian Landscape Design Launches New Web Site
Georgian Landscape Design (GLD) launched their new Web site today in response to the requests of many prospective clients who wanted more insight into the work the company has recently completed. GLD’s director of public relations, marketing and Web development, Jeanine Szczesniak, is... - June 19, 2007 - Georgian Landscape Design
9News Interview with Pawfriendly Landscapes
Kurt Koebrich of Denver 9 News interviews Elizabeth Bublitz, owner/creator of Colorado's only pet friendly landscape company, Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc. - June 15, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
DirectBuy of Toronto North Celebrates 10 Years of Member Service
DirectBuy’s Markham showroom to host a celebration and charity auction for FightSMA, a charity fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy. - June 14, 2007 - DirectBuy
1800TopSoil Announces Membership Reaches Over Fifty Members Nationwide
1-800-TOPSOIL.com announced this morning that they have over fifty members nationwide, making them the largest landscaping network in the country. These TopSoil members provide a variety of landscaping services, one of which is that they all obviously have as much topsoil as anyone can ask for. The... - June 11, 2007 - 1800 TopSoil
St. Louis Lawn Care Service Company Launches Website
A St. Louis lawn care service company, T & N Lawn Care is launching a website. www.StlLawnCare.com. T & N Lawn Care is a lawn maintenance company that is located in St. Louis, Missouri and has been in business for over 13 years. This St. Louis Lawn Care Service Company has been customizing... - June 10, 2007 - T & N Lawn Care
Tomato Grower Quadruples Crop Size After Following Advice in New Tomato Book
A long time Australian tomato grower was stunned when he tried the advice in a new book and found that his tomato plants were 4 times bigger than the ones he planted and cultivated at the same time using his traditional techniques. He's now planning to grow crops commercially using the tried and... - June 07, 2007 - Annette Welsford
DirectBuy Opens New Shreveport Members-Only Design Showroom
DirectBuy of Shreveport will be a low cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - June 05, 2007 - DirectBuy
1800Topsoil.com to Add Member in Wisconsin
1800TOPSOIL.com announced their plans to add a member in Wisconsin. Meetings have been set up, and deals are being negotiated to decide which landscape supply company in the Green Bay area will be the new 1-800-TOPSOIL member, finally giving Packer fans something to cheer about. 1800TOPSOIL.com... - June 05, 2007 - 1800 TopSoil
Not Another Neck Tie: Five Reasons Why a Bonsai Tree Makes the Perfect Father’s Day Gift
A Little Something for the Dad Who Has Everything; Massachusetts Company is Making It Easy to Give Dad the Unexpected This Year - June 02, 2007 - Bonsai Outlet
Hydrowarehouse.Com Introduces Two New Hydroponic Products
HydroWarehouse.com, an online distributor of discount hydroponics supplies, announces the addition of two new products to its digital catalog. The first new hydroponic product is a 125-Watt Compact Fluorescent Daylight GrowLight System, manufactured by Hydrofarm. It’s housed in a... - June 02, 2007 - HydroWarehouse
Paradise Robotics Announces Demonstrations of KA Robotic Lawn Mower
Paradise Robotics, a Chicago area retailer, announces new demonstration dates for the KA Lawnbott Robotic Lawn Mower. Demonstrations will be held in East Dundee, IL on June 9 and June 16 and in Historic Long Grove on June 22-23-24. Visit Paradise Robotics online at http://www.paradiserobotics.com or call 1-847-960-8520. - June 02, 2007 - Paradise Robotics
Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. Announces an Affiliation with Long & Foster Home Service Connections
Doug Cowles, president and CEO of Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. (HMI), has announced that his firm has established an affiliation with Long & Foster Home Service Connections, a branch of Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. that provides support before, during and after a... - May 31, 2007 - Horticultural Asset Management (HMI)
PowellsWood Head Gardner Moves On
Long-time Head Gardener of Federal Way's PowellsWood Garden is retiring at the end of the season. Avril Steele, a Briton who recently became a naturalized U.S. citizen, helped transform a landfill into a lush urban paradise. - May 22, 2007 - PowellsWood, A Northwest Garden
DirectBuy Appoints Joe Yast as Vice-President and General Counsel
DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices is proud to announce that Joe Yast has been named Vice-President and General Counsel. Yast's history with DirectBuy dates back over 30 years, when Yast worked his way through... - May 16, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Awards Winnipeg Family $25,000 Home Makeover
DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, awards Winnipeg member with $25,000 home makeover. - May 15, 2007 - DirectBuy
2Ki, LLC Introduces the Pro-Screen at the 2007 National Hardware Show
The Pro-Screen line of portable sifters will be on Display at the National Hardware Show and Lawn & Garden World (Booth W136), May 8-10, 2007, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. - May 03, 2007 - 2Ki, LLC
Botanic Beauty & the Beast
How to create beautiful landscapes while considering your dog's behavior. Many beautiful and cost effective techniques that require no training or shock collars. Very affordable ideas for every size yard. - May 01, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Shed Week and Shed of the Year
The race is on to win the coveted Shed of the Year competition which will be held this summer as part of the first ever National Shed Week. Organised by the internationally-famous readersheds.co.uk in collaboration with The Shed magazine, National Shed Week (which runs from July 2 until July 9)... - April 28, 2007 - ReaderSheds.co.uk
Expert States: Use Your Car to Control Gophers
Engine Exhaust Found To Be 90% Effective In Gopher Control; The Crittergetter Delivers - April 27, 2007 - Crittergetter
Elizabeth Bublitz, Owner of Pawfriendly Landscapes, Will Teach "How to Create Pet Friendly Yards," at the Denver Dumb Friends League
Elizabeth Bublitz, owner of Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc. will teach, "How to Create Pet Friendly Yards," at the Denver Dumb Friends League on Wednesday, April 26, 2007 at 7pm. - April 26, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Home Signature Designs Launches Home Staging Service in Tampa, FL
Company Focused on Helping Home Sellers Achieve a Higher Price and Faster Sale. - April 22, 2007 - Home Signature Designs, Inc.
Invent-Tech Inventors Help Weather Fickle Season Changes
Several Invent-Tech inventors have devised clever inventions that would have been beneficial to many of the residents in the path of the 2007 spring snowstorm. By making these innovations available for sale or licensing, the inventors hope to soon be able to offer practical value to consumers. - April 18, 2007 - Invention Technologies, Inc.
Elizabeth Bublitz, Owner of Pawfriendly Landscapes, to Lecture at Denver Botanic Gardens
Elizabeth Bublitz, owner of Pawfriendly Landscapes and creator of pet friendly landscapes, will be teaching for the second year at the Denver Botanic Gardens on April 17, 2007. - April 17, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Paradise Robotics Announces Demonstrations of KA Lawnbott Robotic Lawn Mower
Paradise Robotics, a retailer located in Northwest Suburban Barrington, IL announces demonstration dates for the KA Lawnbott Robotic Lawn Mower. The demonstrations will take place May, 2007 at two local venues: Historic Long Grove, IL and East Dundee, IL. The venue in Long Grove is a well known... - April 11, 2007 - Paradise Robotics
Monarch Wants to Know: How Bad is Your Deck?
Composite Deck & Railing Company Searches for Poor Conditioned Home Decks to be Crowned “World’s Worst” - March 27, 2007 - Monarch Decking
Creator of Pawfriendly Landscapes Speaks at Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Rockies
Elizabeth Bublitz, owner of Pawfriendly Landscapes, is a guest speaker at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Rockies monthly meeting. Her topic is creating pet friendly yards. She is the creator of pet friendly yards and her company was established in 1998. - March 25, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Pawfriendly Landscapes Speaks at Denver Dumb Friends League
Elizabeth Bublitz, founder of Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc. was the keynote speaker at the Denver Dumb Friends League annual Dr. Mary E. Bates Founders Society Luncheon. - March 14, 2007 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Mainstream Media Applauds Green Industry Leader
Organic-based lawn care company, NaturaLawn of America, is found to be a key player in pushing the world of sustainable business forward. - March 07, 2007 - NaturaLawn of America
Announcing the End of the Ugly Garden
Any yard or garden can be transformed into a work of art using Lin Wellford's innovative designs for creating inexpensive and attractive garden art. Wellford presents ten complete projects and many more ideas for painting pre-cast cement landscaping elements and ordinary rocks to create a variety of colorful focal points, borders and pathways that are fun and easy to do. - March 01, 2007 - ArtStone Press
Food for Everyone Foundation Launches Digital and Affiliate Program
The Non-Profit Food For Everyone Foundation (FFEF) www.foodforeveryone.org, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is pleased to announce the first ever availability of their new Vegetable Gardening Training videos as digital downloads, right on the internet. These videos constitute a... - February 20, 2007 - Preparedness Radio Network
Effective Stainless Spikes Needle Strips to Rid Pest Birds
Rid Pest Birds for good off of ledges, sills, rooflines, signs and more with Stainless Spikes Needle Strips, an affordable and effective solution to protect your property from pest birds. - February 15, 2007 - Bird-X, Inc.
Affordable Stainless Steel Spike for Building Maintenance
Keep Pest Birds off of ledges, rooflines, parapet walls, signs and more with Bird Spike 2007. Bird Spike 2007 is an affordable and effective way to protect your building from pest birds. - January 31, 2007 - Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
NiteLites of Asheville Outdoor Lighting Franchise Shows Public the Value of Low Voltage Lighting
NiteLites of Asheville, the landscape lighting professionals, will show property expansion options as well as the advantages of 12 volt lighting over line voltage lighting at the January Remodeling Expo. The show will be held at the Palmetto Expo Center in Greenville, SC January 19 – 21, 2007. - January 09, 2007 - NiteLites Outdoor Lighting