Here’s our weekly digest of cool stuff from the web. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

• Give this list to your foremen.
• “The complement to the brilliant strategy is the thankless work of lower-leverage detail.“
• A guide to commercial property leasing practices from CBRE.
• An update on trends in outdoor furniture.
• Awesome vertical gardens.
• Above: Linkedin now lets companies use targeted status updates. (via @chris_heiler)

Here’s our round-up for the week.

• How some firms game Yelp reviews.
• 10 largest green roofs worldwide. See also: Our 2011 Green Roof Guide.
• Economic power of top U.S. cities, 1978 to now.
• Learn how to tumblr from Mr. Tumblr himself. Related: Bates Nursery is killing it on Tumblr.
• Above: Living wall installation at the Plaza Hotel in New York. (via @PIAgrows)

We’ve been a bit lax the past couple of weeks, so here’s an extra-long weekly round-up for your weekend reading pleasure. Stay cool out there!

• Can’t catch rainwater? Try these tips. (via @waterguru2)
• Succulents!
• Why you should hire introverts.
• Chris Heiler has a few suggestions on how to get free PR.
• Advertisers and consumers are getting tired of QR codes. Related.
• How to use elephants to control weeds.
• Learn how to talk to tree guys.
• Brad Johnson on planting weeds for healthy turf.
• Also: Brad’s book is in stores now.
• ASLA releases a guide to designing sustainable sites.
• Above: Why trees are important.

Big Wooden Ball Project from Mike Leuis on Vimeo.

Here’s our round-up of cool stuff from the web. Check it out and have a great weekend. (And call your dad!)

• The coming mosquito invasion. (via @senskeblog)
• Church covers its nave with turfgrass for the queen.
• Economics: 100 years of consumer spending.
• Science: pH explained.
• Why people hate unkempt lawns.
• Above: What to do with those old stumps.

Here’s our weekly digest of cool stuff we found online. Enjoy!

• New invasive plant database for the Midwest.
• Get a taste of Giverny in NYC.
• A new perspective on worker injuries. (via @ValleyCrest)
• Plants that smell you.
• Phoenix housing market rises like a … well.
• Above: Denver-based Swingle Lawn & Tree Care does a great job of producing how-to videos for its customers.

Here’s our weekly collection of fun and educational stuff from the web. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

• It’s official – warmest spring on record.
• 5 great summer water movies.
• Canada’s pesticide ban means Toronto’s parks ‘going to seed.’
• New research on small business from Bank of America.
• Why you should drink more coffee.
• Above: Manufacturers focus on faster mowers for pros and homeowners alike. (via @OPEInstitute)

Here’s our weekly collection of stuff you should know about. Enjoy, and have a great three-day weekend.

• Homebuilders are more confident.
• Why trees matter.
• What you can do with two hours a day.
• A control freak’s guide to delegating. (via @jasoncupp)
• Listen in to my conversation with Chris Heiler on the GetSocial! Radio Show.
• Above: Our latest podcast – selling color with windowboxes.

Here’s our latest digest of educational, informative and interesting stories from the web. Enjoy!

• How colors make us buy.
• 2011 foreclosures at lowest rate since 2007.
• Don’t just work harder. Work harder on the right things.
• The Oracle of Omaha could (but probably won’t) buy John Deere.
• Leadership lessons from Genghis Khan.
• Write better press releases.
• Above: Marshall Horsman, technical manager for Harrell’s, on how to best fertilize palms.

Here’s our weekly digest of interesting stuff from the internet. Have a great weekend. (And call your mom.)

• A history of the sunflower.
• Top 2012 outdoor living trends.
• The best times to post to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
• Massive stormwater park opens in Los Angeles. (via @ValleyCrest)
• Chris Heiler on practical uses of Pinterest.
• Above: Transplanting a tree in Australia with ArborCo.

Here’s our weekly collection of fun stuff from the internet. Enjoy!

• The longest-serving employee at the Morton Arboretum also lives there. (via @ChicagoTreeMD)
• Rutgers launches rain barrels designed by local artists.
• Roanne Miller on why local green industry businesses are better for their communities.
• A great round-up of landscaper-friendly apps from @JShilan.
• Eye candy: 55 photos of Frank Mariani’s personal gardens.
• Above: A new video from the ASLA on how urban agriculture can be adapted to small spaces in cities.