http://www.masterlawndesign.com Helping you master your lawn design since 2002 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:19:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following links were on the homepage of our old website. These are Long Island business directory pages from LongIslandExchange.com ( A ) Abortion Alternatives Abrasives Absorbents Abstractors Accessories Accident Attorney Accountants (By Town) Acoustical Consultants Acoustical Contractors Acoustical Materials Actuaries Acupuncture Adhesives and Glue Adjusters Adoption Services Adult Movie Stores Advertising Air Couriers Air Duct Cleaning Air Pollution Control Aircraft Brokers Aircraft & Flight School Aircraft Service Aircraft Upholsterers Alcohol Abuse Alternative Medicine Alternators Ambulette ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/from-old-version-of-site/ There are thousands of varieties of lawngrass, each adapted to specific conditions of precipitation, temperature, and sun/shade tolerance. Breeders are constantly creating new and improved varieties of the base list of lawngrass species. The two basic categories are cool season grasses and warm season grasses. Cool season grasses start growth at ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/types-of-lawns/ Closeup of droplets of water on blades of grassMaintaining a rough lawn requires only occasional cutting with a suitable machine, or grazing by animals. Maintaining higher quality lawns may require special maintenance procedures: Mowing regularly with a sharp blade at an even height. Not mowing when lawn is wet. Not removing more than 30% ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/lawn-maintenance/ Seasonal lawn care will vary to some extent depending on the climate zone and type of grass that is grown, whether cool season or warm season varieties. In general, however, there are recognized steps in lawn care that should be observed in any of these areas. Spring or early summer is ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/seasonal-lawn-maintenance/ A flower garden is a form of garden usually grown for decorative purposes, centering primarily on the kinds of flowers produced by the plants involved. Because flowers bloom at varying times of the year, and some plants are annual, dying each winter, the design of flower gardens can be sophisticated, ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/flower-garden/ Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise. Most professional garden designers are trained in principles of design ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/garden-design/ A gardener is any person involved in the growing and maintenance of plants, notably in a garden. The term encompasses persons from different walks of life involved in gardening, arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the homeowner supplementing the family food with a small vegetable ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/gardener/ A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes oversight of an exterior landscape or space. Their professional practice is known as landscape architecture. The term landsape architect is sometimes mistakenly used to refer to landscape gardeners, landscape designers, architects, surveyors or engineers, probably due to the ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/landscape-architects/ A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form is known as a residential garden. Western gardens are almost universally based around plants. ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/traditional-gardens/ Lawns are a feature of public parks and other wide open areas such as homes and parks. There are many different species of grass which make up a lawn. Some are coarse grasses which are thick and very durable while others are much finer, softer grasses which are not as ... http://www.masterlawndesign.com/2008/09/a-little-about-lawns-in-general/