Happy tax day! Thanks to Emancipation Day, the tax procrastinators of the Nation were given a couple extra days to file taxes this year. April 15th fell on a Sunday so you would expect the deadline to move to Monday. This year Monday is Emancipation Day so the deadline was pushed to Tuesday, April 17th.
What is vertical gardening? The best way to maximize outdoor spaces and create drama in your garden. In the book Garden Up! (An Amazon Best Books of 2011 selection) you’ll see many examples, such as growing edibles up a wall or learning which edibles double as ornamentals. Have a landscape eyesore? You’ll find lots of
The theme for the fourth annual Sustainable Urban Landscape conference being held at Cuyamaca College March 8 is “The Bottom Line for Green is Black,” examining the ways that good landscaping practices can be a profitable business model in addition to helping the environment. Architect John Picard, known as the “green prophet” for his pioneering
“H2Overhaul” seeks best ideas to include in next-generation water efficiency building projects around the world. Cassandra Cappello of Jovoto sent me the information below and I think this is an excellent opportunity for you to show others how you are literally saving water. The challenge stared a few weeks ago, but there is still plenty
We have all heard the term, “Inspect what you expect.” Measurement of performance is one of the quickest ways to inspire change. The landscape irrigation industry could benefit from better tools to measure the amount of water used on a daily basis. The non-profit group Charity Water (www.charitywater.org) recently focused on a project done at