Category Archives: LAB Top Stories

Design With Style

Posted on April 26, 2013

Recently I was asked to stand up and describe my design style to an attentive, eager group of (very) young professionals. In so doing — and never being one to shy away from a speaking opportunity — the first thing … Continue reading →

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Rubaroc Taps New Regional VP

Posted on April 25, 2013

Rubaroc International Inc., makers of Rubaroc Rubber Safety Surfacing, has appointed Gina Harris as Regional Vice President to manage the company’s rapidly growing network of dealers along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Harris brings more than 20 years of experience in … Continue reading →

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Feed A Family

Posted on April 2, 2013
Feed A Family

In a cookie-cutter Cleveland, Ohio, suburb back in the 1960s, Ruth Hrubo was gardening on a small plot and growing spaghetti squash among the yews of her front-foundation plantings. For a while, the young squash plants hugged the perimeter of … Continue reading →

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Contract With A Conscience

Posted on April 2, 2013
The art of selling sustainability. Photo Courtesy Of LandPatterns, Inc.

Sustainability is the word I hear most often these days when people talk about trends in landscaping and landscape maintenance. Sustainability can be defined as “of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that … Continue reading →

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Riverfront Revitalization

Posted on April 1, 2013
The newly improved Smothers Park in Owensboro, Ky., designed by EDSA. Photo Courtesy of EDSA

PROJECT: Smothers Park LOCATION: Owensboro, Ky. ARCHITECTS/PLANNERS: EDSA, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. AMENITIES: Smothers Park is the city’s newest open space on the Ohio River and includes an interactive children’s playground and outdoor museum; one of the nation’s largest, fully accessible … Continue reading →

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