Green Rising

Green roofs and walls will rise 70% over the next five years.


  If one wants to know the latest trend in exterior building design, one only needs to look up. Once dark, hot places lacking color, interest or attention, building roofs and walls have become fresh canvases on which landscape architects and designers can create living masterpieces.
  Even popular companies like Facebook and Google have jumped on the bandwagon, shedding their blacktops in favor of verdant, vibrant green.
  Not only does landscaping up enhance a building's aesthetics, but these spaces are proving to play significant roles in naturally cooling ... (Read More...)

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6/14/2013 - HNA Installer Championship


New this year at Hardscape North America, the first HNA Installer Championship will test and recognize the skills, dedication and passion of hardscape contractors from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Up to 12 teams will be tested on their application ...More

6/13/2013 - A Cambridge, Mass., Garden Refurbished


Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio recently refurbished a backyard garden in Cambridge, Mass. What follows is her blog with photos from the project. To see more of her work, go to www.jmmds.com. Images courtesy of the homeowners except where noted. The ...More

6/12/2013 - Toro Provides Equipment for Renewal & Remembrance Event


Toro is proud to participate in the Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET) 17th Annual Renewal and Remembrance landscaping event July 22, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. For the second year in a row, Toro, along with its distributor, ...More

6/11/2013 - New Holland Partners with "NASCAR: An American Salute" in Support of Military Heroes


In honor and memory of our nation's Armed Forces, New Holland, the official agricultural equipment of NASCAR, is partnering with "NASCAR: An American Salute" in grateful recognition of the courage, service and sacrifice of the nation's military ...More

6/7/2013 - Art of Green Spaces Poster Contest Winners


Twelve contest winners from nine states have been chosen as winners of the third annual Art of Green Spaces poster contest sponsored by Project EverGreen and Birds & Blooms magazine, a Reader's Digest publication. In all, 1,350 posters from 38 states ...More



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