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Facebook Prize Giveaway

For our established customers, including landscaping customers and anyone who signs up for landscaping or maintenance services during this period. You could win $25 in JLC Outdoors “Mad Money” just for ...

Cooling in Earlier Times, by Design

I never knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read, and receive my company.” –Thomas Jefferson One of the first articles I wrote for our newsletters was titled ‘FLORIDA’S MAJESTIC OAKS: A SOURCE OF BEAUTY, RELAXATION AND NATURAL COOLING’. It was written af...

Mulch Special – EXTENDED

WEB SITE ONLY SPECIAL SPECTACULAR MULCH SPECIAL FOR ONE (1) WEEK ONLY We recently had an increase in the wholesale purchase price of our PINE BARK MULCH. HOWEVER, ...

The Sylvester Date Palm

Scientific name: Phoenix sylvestris The Sylvester Date Palm is also known as Sugar Date Palm, India Date Palm, and Wild Date Palm. This tree was th...

Landscaping for Shading Effects

This is the last article in our summer series, THE HEAT IS ON. Our intention has been to maybe make you more aware of some of the benefits of landscaping with energy efficiency in mind and suggesting ways that this can be accomplished. We have talked about the significant value of trees in cooling the perimeter of your home and have discussed how ground cov...

‘The Heat Is On’

Glenn Frey’s version of this song rocks. The extreme heat of Florida’s summers, not so much. And June is only the beginning. We are still experiencing some nice comfortable temperatures in the evenings and for a couple of hours in...

Asiatic Jasmine

Ground covers are an important part of any landscape design where energy efficiency and conservation is a consideration. With proper selection for specific areas, they can be very efficient in cutting down on heat build up and transference around the exterior of your home and therefore help reduce the amount of heat absorbed into your home. ...

‘The Heat Is On’

Glenn Frey’s version of this song rocks. The extreme heat of Florida’s summers, not so much. And June is only the beginning. We are still experiencing some nice comfortable temperatures in the evenings and for a couple of hours in the morn...

It is still a good time to act if you need sod replacement

Click on the pictures above to see before & after. ...

Its Time To Change The Annuals

Are cold weather annuals starting to sag and look a little ragged as our days grow warmer? Well, you’re just in time to take advantage of a tremendous price break for: WARM WEATHER ANNUALS OUR INSTALL PRICE $1.25 PER PLANT.*   Begonias: choice of pink red or white   ...