Horizon Landscape Company Wins Four NJLCA Awards

In sponsoring the awards, the NJLCA strives to increase public environmental improvements through professional landscaping and to encourage the landscape contractor’s consistent use of quality materials and workmanship. NJLCA presented the awards at the 2015 Holiday Gala/Achievement Awards Dinner on December 1, 2015. The Landscape Achievement Awards program was created to recognize the outstanding work … Read more

All About Low Voltage Landscape Lighting

Arriving home late at night, there is no more uncomfortable feeling than pulling into a driveway and looking at a dark Bergen County home and yard. You’ve invested time and money making your home and landscape look immaculate –now it can be inviting and beautiful after dark. Soft lighting in a dark outdoor environment is … Read more

Getting Started With Automatic Underground Sprinklers

If you are my age you might remember the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair. Who can forget that enormous, stainless-steel model of the earth, the Unisphere? Or the premiere of the injection molded dinosaur, otherwise known as the Sinclair Dinoland Waxy-Plastic Dinosaur? Automatic Underground Sprinkler System At 9 years old, I was intrigued by the incredible … Read more

Popular Plants for the Winter Season

Just as fruits and vegetables have popular seasons, so do plants used in landscapes and indoor displays. A lot of people think the winter months are reserved for evergreens and bushes, but the truth is that you can find a lot of color during this colder season. Japanese Maple The Japanese Maple is from Asia … Read more

What is the Best Type of Firewood to Burn?

Nothing is better than a real wood-burning fireplace complete with crackling sounds and fixating flames. A great fire relies on great firewood, but it’s hard to know which type of wood you should purchase. Many choices are available, and the different species of wood do matter. Let’s discuss the most popular types of wood available … Read more