City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 25, 2009

City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 24, 2009

When landscapers use the word 'habitat' it's almost always preceded by the word 'wildlife'. Nothing wrong with that, to be sure. But what about you? What about a human habitat? ...more

March 8, 2009

The landscapers at Dolphin Stadium will be working plenty of overtime for the next week. ...more

January 2, 2009

When Dee Dee Jacobson was growing up, it was not unusual for her to find tagged squirrels and dead birds in the refrigerator. Her father taught animal behavior at Cornell University and occasionally brought home some of his work. ...more

December 1, 2008

Cruising along the streets of Westchase neighborhoods, it's easy to spot normal neighborhood activity. ...more

November 5, 2008

Cruising along the streets of Westchase neighborhoods, it's easy to spot normal neighborhood activity. ...more

November 5, 2008

When they need vibrant bloomers with a demonstrated fondness for Florida, many landscapers and amusement park owners shop at a 20-year-old wholesale nursery in Wimauma. ...more

November 2, 2008

Recent tax cuts have Hillsborough County pruning its landscaping budget. After announcing in March the county would stop paying to maintain foliage on five state highways, two landscapers stepped in to do the work in exchange for signs promoting their businesses. ...more

October 6, 2008

Condo owners who are current with their payments can be affected by the mortgage crisis when others hit foreclosure. When neighbors don't pay their bills, the condo association falls short of revenue and, the next thing you know, the grass isn't green but the pool water is. ...more

August 21, 2008