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Outdoor kitchens can create new profit niches for landscape design professionals.


  The kitchen is home base - the literal central gathering hub where families and friends congregate to share good food and conversation. During busy days when parents are running off to work and children are going to school, the kitchen is the place where people connect and where plans are made. In fact, the average American spends 175 hours in their kitchen monthly and only 31 hours in their living room, according to KitchenLab research.
  Today, homeowners are trying to extend this useful space outdoors, creating more room for practical meeting and greeting. Enter outdoor ... (Read More...)

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5/24/2013 - Education at SNA 2013


The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) announced final details of the special education sessions that will be held during SNA 2013, scheduled for August 5-7, 2013, at Atlanta's Georgia International Convention Center (GICC). SNA 2013 combines a new regional ...More

5/20/2013 - Distributor and Dealer Program at HNA


Hardscape North America's (HNA) Distributor and Dealer Program will be held Wednesday, October 23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. HNA 2013 and GIE+EXPO (the Green Industry & Equipment Expo) will be open exclusively to distributors ...More

5/16/2013 - NJLCA Accepting Scholarship Applications


The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) announced that the association is now accepting applications for 2013-14 scholarships. The scholarship program is funded by the NJLCA, along with a portion of the proceeds of the NJLCA/IANJ Annual ...More

5/16/2013 - Entries Sought for 6th Annual HNA Hardscape Project Awards


Hardscape North America is now accepting entries for the 6th Annual HNA Hardscape Project Awards to be presented during the HNA 2013 Awards Breakfast being held on Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville in Louisville, Ky. ...More

5/14/2013 - Bobcat Breaks Ground on Acceleration Center


Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals utilize ...More



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