Cover Story

Committed To Their Craft

For Kraft Gardens, Ornamental Outlook's 2008 Operation Of The Year winner, success comes from never being satisfied with the status quo.

Features

Getting With The Program

The green wave is making it necessary to become familiar with sustainable landscape certification requirements.

Managing Tough Times

Green-industry attendees at The Landscape Show keep their chins up while the economy is down.

Shedding Some Light

The effects of photoselective shade cloths vary by crop.

CEU Series: Making Sense Of Licenses

Know the differences when it comes to pesticide licensing for landscapes.

In Bounds

The small shrubs are suited to keep landscapes in line.

Ornamental Of The Month: Dwarf Laurel Fig

Take a closer look at Ficus microcarpa var. crassifolia.

What's In A Name?

Due diligence helps in demystifying the botanical classification system.

Columns

First Word By Paul Rusnak

Hang In There

Housing/financing problems lead to a lack of new construction, which leads to less plant material needed, which begets oversupply and less landscaping services needed. All this adds up to create a scenario we are all too familiar with. So, what's next?

Landscape Lessons By Joy Dorst

Gauging Green Intentions

It is up to the landscape industry to remind green programs that green begins with plants.

General Viewpoints By

We Can Work It Out