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Mulch Facts: Which is Better Mulch or Pine Needles?

Mulch Facts
Alfred Lord Tennyson may have thought that “In the Spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” but we all know it’s really mulch, right?! Spring is an excellent time to mulch, and it offers a lot of bang for your landscaping buck!  Here are a few miscellaneous must-knows: Hardwood mulch vs.
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Lawn and Landscape Magazine : Light up your Sales

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Lawn and Landscape Magazine, August 2015 Issue Lighting up a landscape can not only give your customers more time to enjoy their investments, it can also provide increased security and visibility to visitors, making it an easy upsell for landscaping companies that can do it right. Southern Lights in Summerfield, N.C., got its beginning installing add-ons
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Lowballing: What To Look Out For

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Lowballing means different things to different people.  Professionals who pride themselves on quality workmanship are not afraid of the low-ballers, but are absolutely frustrated by them and how they can damage the reputation of an industry. Sometimes, someone is new to an industry and will therefore offer lower prices in exchange for word of mouth
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How To Keep Mosquitoes Away

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Why didn’t Noah just swat those two mosquitos on the ark?!?! I don’t know anyone who likes mosquitos.  I’m sure they have their place in the ecosystem, but we all just want that place to be somewhere where we aren’t. Right? Only females drink blood, and it’s not for food—it’s to help them develop eggs.
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