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november 2013
The Green Issue
Product Focus
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World Premiere
Find 19 World Premieres In This Issue
For details see page 5
On the cover:
Beyond the zero
depth beach entry to
this hybrid pool in
Princeton, N.J., beds
planted with a wide
variety of aquatic
plants are integrated
into the pool itself,
yet separated from
the swimming area by
unobtrusive walls.
LC
19 World Premieres!
World Premiere Products
& Advertisements:
Look to Landscape Contractor /
DBM to find new products! There are
19 product pictures and/or advertisements
in this issue where the picture or ad
has never before been seen in any publication
(World Premieres). Look for the World Premiere
Product releases in the Product Focus section
and WP ads highlighted in red in the Ad index.
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volume 16, no. 11
The Green Issue
16 The Hybrid option
Homeowners in New Jersey wanted a pool with
natural features but not as natural as a real pond.
Rin Robyn Pools® crafted the solution by blending
elements of conventional and natural pools.
By David Aquilina, Strategic Storyteller
World Premiere
Departments
20 A rainwater Harvesting Primer
6 Commentary
Greening Naturally
The American Rainwater Catchment Systems
Association's best management practices are detailed
to help landscape contractors expand into this sector.
By Neal Shapiro, Secretary, ARCSA
8 Hardscapes
An Overachieving Underpass
14 Product Focus
22 A Concrete Abstraction
Green Products
An imaginative approach to enhancing a retaining wall
by Brent Green of GreenArt Landscape Design resulted
in the creation of a living visual delight.
By Mike Dahl, Editor, LC/DBM
87 off The Clock
Green Team Volunteers at
Marbles Kid's Museum
Marketplace
24 A natural Fit
29 Site Amenities
31 Outdoor Living
Secluded and surrounded by native beauty, homeowners
in Wyoming relied on Leslie Nistico of Green Concepts
to install a sustainable landscape in an area that
receives only six to seven inches of rain per year, has
highly alkaline soils, desiccating winter winds, and at an
elevation of 6,000 feet, an intense summer sun.
By Mike Dahl, Editor, LC/DBM
33 Landscape Lighting
35 PMBR
39 Stormwater/Erosion Control
39 Plant Materials
43 Plant Accessories
45 Product Request Center
48 Water Mgt/Irrigation
50 Equipment
54 Business Services
Product Focus
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Green Products,
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