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The Teufel Times - Volume 2, Issue 1
An informative news-memo for customers, vendors, business associates and employees
Out with the Old - In with the New!
Let me start by wishing all of you a very Happy New Year!
I think it is safe to say that 2009 is one year that nobody will miss. There was no need to turn on the television or check the internet since the message was always the same - more bad news.
Larry Teufel, President
Can you add to this list of sustainable landscape info?
The body of knowledge focusing on environmental and landscape practices that preserve and enhance our urban environments is growing at an astonishing rate, reflecting the recognition by our society that we can't continue to waste and misuse our resources — our water, our fossil fuels, our soils, etc.
link to full article from Landscape Management click here landscapemanagement.blogspot.com/2010/02/can-you-add-to-this-list.html
Organic Lawn Care
Issue Date: February L&I 2010, Posted On: 2/12/2010
By John Kmitta
According to William Torello, Ph.D., head of research and development at Certified Organics, a Boston-based producer of all-natural soil amendment and fertilizer products, there are multiple benefits to switching to an organic lawn care program. These include reducing negative environmental impacts; reducing or eliminating chemicals; increasing soil health by increasing the biological activity of soils, which allows for reduced fertilizer and water inputs; and longer-lasting and more positive results, which leads to significant economic savings.
link to article in Landscape and Irrigation magazine: www.landscapeirrigation.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp
Teufel Restructures Under Chapter 11
By BENJAMIN MINNICK
Journal Construction Editor - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
The weak economy and changes in a lender's plans forced Teufel Nursery to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, but now the Portland-based landscaping and nursery company says it is poised to come out of bankruptcy.
Photo by Larry Teufel [enlarge]
Teufel Nursery crews unloaded a 5-ton big leaf maple at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus last week in Seattle. Gustafson Guthrie Nichol is the landscape architect.
for full story follow this link: www.djc.com/news/co/12014786.html
Teufel Nursery clears bankruptcy, paying off debts By Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian
Fredrick D. Joe/The Oregonian
Teufel Nursery, a 120-year-old Portland business, reorganized under a plan approved in U.S. Bankruptcy Court this week. The company remained in operation during bankruptcy proceedings, and in August installed landscaping at the new Allison Spa & Resort in Newberg.
The first 120 years in business were rosy compared to the past seven months for Teufel Nursery, a Portland-based commercial landscaping firm. The company's sole lender, Textron Financial Corp., announced last spring it was getting out of the loan business and demanded immediate payment of the $5.3 million Teufel owed.
follow link for entire article: www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/teufel_nursery_clears_bankrupt.html
