By Kai Umeda A strategy can be implemented to control the purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus), the “world’s worst weed.” Due to regulatory constraints from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only the use of MSMA (monosodium methylarsonate) herbicide on golf courses,…
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should…
By Alice Newton Alkalai sacatone grass, Sporobulus airoides, is also known as giant sacatone, dropseed, alkalai dropseed, or finetop salt grass. It is a tough perennial bunchgrass with flat, quarter inch wide leaves, commonly growing three to four feet high…
By Jeffrey Gilbert Irrigation systems are probably one of the biggest investments made to help maintain landscape plants. They also are both customized for a particular site and probably the most heavily used ‘tools’, sometimes on a daily basis, especially…
By Dan Gregg The economics behind water conservation are pushing cities to rely on architects and other landscape industry professionals to design spaces that are more energy efficient than ever before, to save not only natural resources, but also financial…
By Bernd Leinauer, Turfgrass Extension Specialist, New Mexico State University Sprinkler systems are the most commonly used irrigation systems for turf-dominated landscapes despite their inefficiencies due to losses from run-off, wind drift, and evaporation. Subsurface irrigation systems, on the other…
“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at de sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.” Zora Neale Hurston, Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942 In February of…
By Joe Pearl After spending a few days in New Mexico for the annual balloon festival, I noticed Apache plume all over the valley. Seems like the landscapers in Albuquerque are quite fond of Fallugia paradoxa for landscape uses. Sadly,…
Tapping into the Future: Smart alternatives for tomorrow’s landscape. The annual Desert Green conference in Las Vegas is in full gear with brisk early registration for both attendees and sponsors. The conference has moved to the Henderson Convention Center and offers…
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