Landscape Lush

Since 2013 I have been offering an 8-week, 10-class course in best management practices (BMPs) for landscape professionals.

I don't know if you've noticed, but they have actually been buzzing around since the first fruit trees blossomed in February. There has been a lot of press coverage about bees, especially about Colony Collapse Disorder and the critical importance of bees to California Agriculture.

I just want to share some great virtual learning opportunities this fall, some beginning next week. Most of these events will be less expensive than their pre-COVID counterparts, but most have DPR and/or ISA CEUs available.

One of the beautiful things about conducting "NO SPRAY" plant trials is seeing just how resilient landscapes can be if you give them a chance.

One of the most interesting talks at the Landscape Below Ground Conference in Chicago in October was given by Daniel Herms of Davey Tree Company. His lab looked at the effects of fertilizers, growth regulators, and high and low nitrogen mulches (compost vs.