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Author: Christina Herrick

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Christina Herrick

A Journalist graduate from Ohio Northern University, Christina is known for sharing her insightful experiences on the road with her audience. Christina is a former Editor for Landscape Management.

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How to eradicate summer weeds

Effective weed control starts with proper ID. Here to help with summer weeds are turfgrass experts from FMC, Nufarm, PBI-Gordon and Corteva Agriscience.

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Water World: How Seeger Water uses Rain Bird’s IQ4 platform

Seeger Water incorporated Rain Bird’s IQ4 platform at Teralta Corporate Park to determine the optimal irrigation sequence to help with water conservation.

Summer patch (Photo: PBI-Gordon Corp.)

How to stop summer patch

Lawn care operators can follow these tips and tricks to help identify summer patch symptoms and control the disease effectively.

Machine using attachment (Photo: Takeuchi-U.S.)

Installation Solutions: Attachment insight

Experts from attachment manufacturers Vermeer and Takeuchi-U.S. share where they see green industry attachments going in the future.

Eichenlaub apprentice Megan Wolfgang performs landscape maintenance. (Photo: Eichenlaub)

Why apprenticeship programs are important for the green industry

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Participants in NALP’s Landscape Management Apprenticeship Program share lessons learned and why personal development for employees is important.

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The Big One: 3 cheers for color

Location: Milwaukee Company: David J. Frank Landscape Contracting This client is a major restaurant group with eight multilevel cafes in southeastern Wisconsin. David J. Frank Landscape Contracting manages the properties and installs more than 1,600 plants in 60 planters across the properties per season. The client is a unique challenge for account manager Meridith Wagner, […]

Focused on solutions Pam Dooley (center), owner of Plants Creative of Scottdale, Ga., says having employees like Maka Provost (left) and Hollie Arnold (right) engage with clients has made a big difference for her business. (Photo: Plants Creative)

We’ve made it, and so can you: Women in landscaping share success stories

Female industry leaders share the keys to success, how to make a business stand out, recruitment best practices and more.

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Maintenance Shop: How to keep your fleet mowing

Various mowing experts share their tips for landscape pros to keep zero-turn mowers running their best during this busy season.

Knowing the paver height and the base for the project are keys to selecting the right paver product. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Photography Imaging/Getty Images)

Installation Solutions: Select the right hardscape edging

Landscape Management delves into how landscape professionals can work with their supplier to select the right hardscape edging project for the job.

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The Big One: A brew-tiful place

LOCATION: San Antonio, Texas COMPANY: Clean Scapes The Pearl Brewery is a former brewery turned multiuse development with apartments, restaurants, retailers, a hotel and public spaces along the northern edge of downtown San Antonio. Clean Scapes performs a porter service there six days a week, mows weekly and hand trims plantings throughout the week. Teams […]

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Water World: Making a splash

The story and images of how Stratton & Brätt constructed the splash pad and interactive river at Herriman City Towne Center’s J. Lynn Crane Park in Utah.

While violets are used commonly as groundcover they can escape to invade turfgrass areas. (Photo courtesy of PBI-Gordon Corp.)

Weed Avengers: How to tackle turf foes

Dallisgrass, clover, ground ivy and wild violet are some tough weeds lawn care operators face but experts share what to keep in mind to control them.

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Three ways to build on your business’ success

Frank Bourque, hardscape business consultant, shares ways to build on your business’ success, traits of successful operations and more.

Robotic mowers and NatureWorks van (Photo: NatureWorks)

5 things to know about robotic mowing

Mowing experts share some things landscapers should keep in mind when considering adding robotic mowing services to an operation.

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Recommender: What types of fertilizer combinations do you use and why?

Lawn care operators from around the U.S. reveal their preferred type of fertilizer combination and give the details on why.

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The Big One: Planting perfection

Company: Planted Earth Landscaping Location: Bethesda, Md. The client spends a lot of time outside and wanted a garden that fit her family’s needs. She engaged Planted Earth Landscaping to improve her failing landscape on a new build site after two years in the ground. Planted Earth manages the irrigation, lighting, plantings and turf care […]

Hardscape project (Photo: Atlas Outdoor)

7 ways to grow your hardscape business

Hardscape experts from around the U.S. share how you can build on your successes and grow your business this year and in the future.

People servicing a trencher (Photo: Tom Zullo/ATZ Irrigation)

Maintenance Shop: Keep on trenchin’

Trenchers are an important part of an irrigation crew’s arsenal. Irrigation experts share how to keep them running smoothly.

Chase Tower Plaza (Photo: Moore Landscapes)

The Big One: City in bloom

Company: Moore Landscapes Location: Chicago All eyes are on the Midwest headquarters of JPMorgan Chase in downtown Chicago and the plaza the building overlooks. Moore Landscapes has managed the Chase Tower Plaza (also known as Exelon Plaza) since fall 2018. Expectations are high for the plaza and the surrounding landscape. The plaza, which is home […]

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Recommender: What’s your favorite landscape lighting product and why?

In this version of Recommender, landscape professionals reveal their favorite landscape lighting product and describe why.

Crews performing aeration should take care to survey the area and remove any obstacles or hazards. (Photo: Billy Goat)

Aeration do’s and don’ts

When it comes to aerating turf, follow these steps from experts at Ryan and Billy Goat to help get the grass looking its best.

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Spring into action: How to start the season strong

Experts share what landscape professionals need to do to start their business and crew off on the right foot this season.

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How to get started with sustainability

Warren Gorowitz of Hunter Industries shares why sustainability can be a recruitment tool, how you can get started and more.

Edgar Contreras (left) is presented with his new equipment by Bear Reynolds of Vermeer and Chris Brouwers with KS Energy. (Photo: Vermeer)

Make-A-Wish gives young landscaper tools of the trade

Vermeer Corp., Vermeer Wisconsin and KS Energy presented 19-year-old Edgar Contreras with tools to start his own business.

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