Amy Hamm, Author at Colorado Builder Magazine

Embedding safety in your culture is an ongoing process.

Why a workplace safety plan is a living document

Business owners can’t ‘set it and forget it’ when it comes to an effective safety program.

Regular lawn maintenance keeps grass healthy, and has some benefits for landscapers, too. (Photo: BigJohn3650, Dreamstime)

Landscapers need to remember these three things to prevent stress to customers’ lawns—and themselves.

Global growth in the solar photovoltaic market is expected to reach 25% in 2019, according to IHS Markit, with the

For many homeowners, the most important criteria in a green home is that it helps keep them healthy.

Bubbling rocks or urns can introduce water to landscapes where space is an issue. (Photo: Frostymist, Dreamstime)

Water features with a small footprint can help landscapers serve clients who don’t have a lot of space to spare.

Firewise, xeric designs give homeowners more resilient landscapes. (Photo: Ecoscape)

Clients will appreciate resilient design when fire and flood threaten their homes.

Embrace rust as a part of a landscape design when incorporating metal elements.

Retaining walls are a high-impact design element for clients with contemporary tastes.

(Photos: Dreamstime) Pantone named Living Coral as its 2019 Color of the Year. For landscape architects, designers and contractors who

Homeowners want functional spaces where they can spend their free time, NALP found. (Photo: Gordon Swanson, Dreamstime)

The National Association of Landscape Professionals recently released its analysis of the top landscape trends for 2019.

Rain gardens and bioswales can turn clients' yards into biohabitats.

Rain gardens and bioswales give designers a way to integrate homeowners’ environmental and aesthetic aims.