By now we have all heard about scrap-metal theft in Southern California. These thefts range from copper wire at job sites to catalytic converters being removed from parked cars. As the value of scrap metal increases and the economy continues to slump, bandits are getting more creative and more brazen. There have even been stories about brass plaques being stolen from graveyards and turned in for t... read more

Pennisetum rubrum, Euonymus japonica “Golden Maiden” and Abelia x grandiflora “Kaleidoscope” are two new shrubs and a grass that are being produced just in time for spring planting. The demand for these species is high and supply is limited in the landscape market. The Euonymus japonica “Golden Maiden” is a hybrid that is a hardy, strongly upright evergreen shrub bearing a more vibrant... read more

When I was growing up, life was certainly simpler. Dandelions were considered pretty, and landscaping consisted of mowing a lawn with a manual lawn mower. With the advent of power lawn mowers, automatic underground sprinkler systems, sod and chemicals that virtually turn lawns green overnight, landscaping has become much more complicated. Who would have guessed that landscaping could actually beco... read more