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Off-Season Turf Planning
Believe it or not, the off-season is the best time to start constructing your turf program for 2016. It literally begins from the ground up. The surest way to improve or maintain existing high quality turf grass begins with the soil. Simple as it may sound, it can be the most overlooked, yet critical, part in any successful turf program. Ultimately, your lawn...
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JWT Receives NALP 2015 Recognition Award
J.W. Townsend is awarded a 2015 Residential Landscape Management recognition award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals resulting from a October 2015 nomination. The award recognizes JWT for excellence in landscaping for the Keswick Lake Home project. We were able to successfully address challenges on the site throughout the design and installation...
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JWT Wins 2015 Mighty Oak Award
Leigh Townsend Recognized for Business Turnaround Leigh Townsend and his firm J.W. Townsend Landscapes were awarded the Mighty Oak two years in a row. Last year it was for leading a small turnaround with profound results. After a small setback, Leigh and his company lifted the performance of every division including their three new innovative divisions, beyond...
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Winter Pruning
Winter is the best time of year to prune and train small trees. Once the tree has shed its leaves, structural problems are more easily identified and can be corrected with careful pruning, preventing problems from developing in the future. Pruning, when done correctly, is part art and part science. It requires knowledge of tree dynamics, an understanding of...
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The Deer Rut Season Is Upon Us
We talk a lot around here about protecting your investment. Our Sales Manager, Adam Crouch, is on this kick to educate landscape architects and homeowners how to protect the landscape they have worked so hard to create. I'm sure he would agree this topic aligns well with the concept so we're going to spend a few minutes scratching the surface of deer rubbing. The...
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5 Myths About Landscaping
You cannot plant trees or shrubs in the winter months. Think again. As the temperature cool, and leaves begin to fall, tree planting season is just getting started. Believe it or not, a large majority of trees are actually best planted during the winter months. Maples, dogwoods and evergreen hollies are just a few examples of the many trees that can be...