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Landscaping can add 7-15% to a home's value.
Trees and landscaping can reduce a/c costs up to 50% and reduce temps by as much as 9 degrees by shading windows and walls.
A single urban tree can provide benefits up to $273 per year in a/c, pollution fighting, erosion and storm water control, and wildlife shelter.
Trees can reduce bothersome noise by up to 50 percent and mask unwanted noises with pleasant sounds. |
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| Harlow Gardens Newsletter
July 2009 Issue 47 |
Greetings!
Many of our readers and customers are very familiar with our remarkable Garden Center and Gift Shop. This month we want to spotlight our four award-winning landscape designers, including co-owner and president of Harlow Gardens John M. Harlow, Jr. Click HERE to read what some of our satisfied customers have to say and please read on for more about our services and design team. |
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John M. Harlow, Jr.  John has over 50 years of experience in the green industry. He has worked at Harlow's since 1956 when his parents, John M. Harlow, Sr. and Mary Louise, were operating Harlow Gardens. They started the business in 1939 after relocating to Tucson from Duluth, Minnesota. Today, John and twin brother Bill are co-owners of Harlow Gardens with John heading the Landscape Department. A multiple award-winning landscape designer, John especially enjoys the opportunity to work with people who want to remodel an existing landscape--a specialty many landscape designers avoid. Read more |
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Jeff Henneke  A former "Hoosier," Jeff came to Tucson from Indiana in 1974. His first job was in a plant nursery, and in 1978, he and his brother started their own landscaping business. It was during this time that Jeff developed an interest and skill in landscape design. After selling their business in 1988, Jeff joined Harlow's the following year and has been the senior landscape designer since 1994. He and his wife Anneli have one daughter who recently graduated from the University of Arizona. Outside of Harlow's and spending time with family, Jeff enjoys soccer and volleyball refereeing, classical guitar, and collecting rock & roll posters and memorabilia. Read more
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Clay Thompson  Clay grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, before moving to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona. Here he pursued his initial interest in horticulture and business and discovered his creative side could not be ignored leading him to the world of design. As early as the third grade, however, he remembers going on a field trip to a Zuni pueblo and admiring the unique black on black design of potter Maria Martinez who lived there at the time. As a landscape designer, the shapes, textures, and angular styles of Native American artwork, tapestries, and pottery influence many of his hardscape designs today. Clay and his wife Julie have one son and one daughter and enjoy collecting artwork for their home. When he's not busy sewing and cross-stitching or building frames for his tapestries, Clay enjoys cooking and is a gourmet chef (a welcome treat for the rest of us at Harlow's!). Read more
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Kim Schwimmer  Kim was born in Chicago and moved to Tucson with his family at a very young age. Although he resisted gardening at first, he learned to enjoy it and credits his father for this appreciation. He immediately took to the plants and landscape of the desert Southwest which eventually led to his career choice in landscape design and working at Harlow Gardens. Kim loves to read and listen to good music. And when not spending time with his own two dogs, he has volunteered many hours over the years caring for other animals. Read more
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If having a masterfully designed and installed landscape is something you're considering, give us a call at 298-3303. JANE MAU will be happy to talk to you. She can tell you how we operate, describe our services, and answer your initial questions better than anyone! And if after speaking to Jane you would like to meet with a designer at your home to discuss this further, she can schedule an appointment. You can look forward to a first visit with a designer at no charge that lasts about an hour. |
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