The brutal summer heat has cooled demand for many small landscaping businesses, adding distress to a sector already hurt by the recession. Last month, temperatures were above normal along the East Coast and several central U.S. states, with some cities—such as Hartford, Ct, Providence, RI, and Washington—breaking records, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Precipitation levels were also below normal last month throughout most of the Southeast and several states in the upper West Coast, the center says.

Landscaping companies wither in severe summer weather

The brutal summer heat has cooled demand for many small landscaping businesses, adding distress to a sector already hurt by the recession. Last month, temperatures were above normal along the East Coast and several central U.S. states, with some cities—such as Hartford, Conn., Providence, R.I., and Washington—breaking records, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Precipitation levels were also below normal last month throughout most of the Southeast and several states in the upper West Coast, the center says.


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