Magnolia Scale Surge
This year, magnolia scale has made an unusually early appearance, with large infestations showing up on properties.
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Jul 25
Explore Public Sentiment: The Arbor Day Foundation's Canopy Report
The Arbor Day Foundation's recently released Canopy Report provides valuable insights into how Americans perceive and value trees.
Mar 26
Earth Day 2024
Just a friendly reminder that Earth Day 2024 is coming up in April 22. Earth Day 2024 theme: Planet vs. Plastic.
Feb 27
What effects does warmer winter have on the 2024 season?
Horticulturists, gardeners, and farmers look at the Growing Degree Days Calendar (GDD) or heat units to predict plant growth, insect issues,
Jan 23
“This was a parking lot, now it’s a peaceful oasis...”
In 2023, M.J. Design acquired this lot as our company continued to grow and more space was needed. This allowed us to expand our composting,
Dec 5, 2023
Recycling One Ton of Plastic
This week we loaded a semi-truck with 23 pallets of pots to be recycled into new containers.
Oct 24, 2023
Fall Prep for Early Spring
Take a moment to do a few simple things to help ensure that in the spring, there will be nutrients available to help fuel growth.
Oct 24, 2023
Rake Them Right!
Did you know there is a right way to rake leaves? Ok, not really how you rake them, but where you put them after they are raked.
Aug 23, 2023
Sustainability & Plant Pot Recycling Update
We have been collecting our horticultural plastic plant pots and trays this season to recycle with East Jordon Plastics.
Jul 26, 2023
Update on Our Recycling Efforts
We have 14 pallets of plastic pots wrapped and ready for recycling! That’s 2000lbs of plastic plant pots—and also how much we've planted.
Jun 23, 2023
Composting – 102
Food waste takes up more space in landfills than any other material. That’s quite a stat, but this is an issue we can do something about!
Apr 25, 2023
Spring Sustainability Practices
May is one of our favorite months here at M.J. Design! Plants and trees are coming alive, the weather is improving and warming.
Mar 24, 2023
M.J. Design Awarded by the City of Columbus GreenSpot
GreenSpot is a division of Sustainable Columbus ...We're pledging to use clean, healthy, sustainable and earth-friendly practices at M.J.1
Mar 3, 2023
Sustainability with Biophilic Design
Sustainability not only benefits the planet but, those of us who live on it as well. Being sustainable includes mental and physical health.
Jan 18, 2023
Sustainability & Earth-Friendly Commitments
We’re working to tackle a big issue in our landscape industry—instituting a process to recycle 100% of the plastic plant containers.
Jul 14, 2022
Recycling to Benefit Our Environment!
We continue to work to become a Zero Waste company in the next 5 years and continue to do our part to protect our environment.
Feb 22, 2022
Keeping it Green
This year, we are pushing further green practices into the field with some new battery-operated equipment!
Sep 27, 2021
Recycling…Made Even Easier!
At M.J., we use Zero Waste boxes from Terra Cycle to allow us to recycle just about anything—including all our plastics.
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