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Landscape Management's staff brings together collective experience in journalism, research, writing, and editing. Our team stays tapped into the pulse of the industry, covering a wide range topics with a commitment to delivering compelling stories and high-quality content.

Photo: Ed Castro Landscape

Big Picture: Heaven on a hill

Location: Atlanta Company: Ed Castro Landscape, Roswell, Ga. Photo credit: Ed Castro Landscape The clients wanted a large space for recreation and entertainment, including an outdoor fireplace where they could gather as a family. The steep hillside was causing drainage problems and limiting their ability to use the space. Erosion and runoff prevention required the […]

Letter to the Editor: Yellowstone’s CEO on the real problem for legal employers, laborers in the landscape industry

I’d like to thank Gregg Robertson for highlighting the labor shortage challenging the landscape industry. The Wall Street Journal also recently ran an article (gated) that while broader than just the landscape industry, foreshadowed the implications of the worsening labor shortage. Landscape employers that run legal and compliant operations are being squeezed between a shortage […]

EnP to market Foliar-Pak brand nationally

Beginning this summer, EnP will market its Foliar-Pak brand of fertilizers nationally and retire the EnP Turf brand. The Foliar-Pak brand has been sold in the Midwest and Long Island, N.Y., while the EnP Turf brand was sold everywhere else. Both contain some of the same formulations and the new amino acid and poly-amino acid […]

Project EverGreen seeks GreenCare, SnowCare for Troops volunteers

Project EverGreen is looking for volunteers for two of its key nationwide programs that serve military families and disabled veterans. “Volunteers are the heart and soul of our programs,” said Cindy Code, executive director of Project EverGreen. “By providing these valuable services, military families gain peace of mind as well as a serene yard to get […]

illustrations: David Preiss

Step by Step: How to prepare a business for sale

Preparing to sell the business often isn’t an owner’s top priority. But all business owners will need to sell their company, transfer it to a family member or liquidate at some point in time. The need to sell a business is often triggered by unforeseen circumstances, such as a death, disability or divorce, which might […]

Drafix Software releases version 23 of Pro Landscape

Drafix Software released Version 23 of its Pro Landscape design software. Pro Landscape Version 23 contains an additional 3,000 high-quality images of both plants and non-plants, making the software’s total number of plant and non-plant items top 17,000. “We have begun the process of integrating the best parts of our recent asset purchase of Visual Impact Imaging’s […]

Hunter releases ACC2 controller

Hunter Industries released its new ACC2 controller, capable of running up to 14 valves simultaneously. The ACC2 can be configured for commercial projects, from 12 to 54 stations, with up to six flow meter inputs and up to six pump/master valve outputs. Its large, full-color backlit display and unique reversible facepack make program setup and […]

Black Diamond Coatings unveils new high performance sealers

Black Diamond Coatings, a national producer of environmentally-friendly sealers, launched a new line of high-performance, color-enhancing sealers. “Contractors love the ease of use of our water-based sealers, but they wanted products that would have a longer lasting shine,” said David Warren, president of Black Diamond Coatings. Black Diamond Coatings’ color-enhancing sealers include: SG+ (Gloss to Semi-Gloss), […]

Rayco upgrades stump cutters with EFI engines

Rayco is adding electronic fuel injection (EFI) to its compact, self-propelled stump cutters. The new models RG37 Super Jr and RG37T Trac Jr will be powered by Vanguard 37-horsepower Big Block gasoline engines with EFI. Vanguard designed the new Big Block EFI engines to have more reliable starting characteristics and improved load pickup and fuel economy, Rayco […]

Western rolls out new models, updates

Western Products released an oscillating skid-steer mount, halogen headlamps a rotary broom and a liquid sprayer. Oscillating skid-steer Mount Western adds a new oscillating mount option for the Prodigy and Pro-Plus skid-steer snowplows. The mount, which attaches the snowplow to the skid-steer loader’s universal plate, features six degrees of side-to-side oscillation, allowing the plow to adjust to […]

DuraClass releases new dump body

DuraClass, a designer and manufacturer of Class 3-8 dump bodies and hoists, released its DuraClass HPT-316 dump body. The DuraClass HPT-316 dump body features clean horizontal side braces, and the deep-flange longmembers eliminate the need for crossmembers. This makes the HPT-316 easier to keep clean in harsh environments where slush and salt build-up take their toll […]

Little Wonder launches new accessories for Optimax blowers

Little Wonder introduced new accessories for its Optimax Blowers, including a tool holder, parking brake and solid front wheel. The new 12-gauge steel tool holder attaches to either side of the blower to hold a shovel or broom. On each model, two tool holders can be added. A new parking brake kit also can be added to […]

Editorial Advisory Board: March 2017

What’s the biggest barrier for companies when it comes to adopting new technology? Landscape Professionals Richard Bare Arbor-Nomics Turf Norcross, Ga. “Getting your human beings on board with the new technology. Change is really hard, especially the kind that makes you have to work harder.” Chris Joyce Joyce Landscaping Cape Cod, Mass. “The biggest barrier […]

SafetyWatch: Aerator property hazards

Avoid running an aerator with the tines down over hard surfaces or any surface you don’t want to aerate. It may damage the tines, and it may damage the ground surface. The tines may penetrate anything on or beneath the surface, including irrigation heads and lines. Be mindful: Most irrigation heads are at the edges […]

New Stuff: March 2017

1. Posi-Track VT-70 Company: ASV ASV introduced its first midframe vertical-lift compact track loader, the Posi-Track VT-70. The machine features a vertical lift loader linkage for applications requiring extended reach and level loads, such as loading pallets. The VT-70 offers best-in-class rated operating capacity, cooling systems and hydraulic efficiency, according to the company. 2. 35-hp […]

Efficiency Tip: Casual Fridays

Everyone has different reasons for loving Fridays. The employees of Deep Roots Landscape Contractors in Merritt Island, Fla., like the week’s bookend because it’s when they tackle less daunting tasks. “On Fridays or every other Friday, we’ll go out and complete one, two or three smaller jobs,” says Owner Matt Hall. “It’s nice to have […]

Thunder Creek Equipment releases combo diesel/DEF transfer tank for pickup trucks

Thunder Creek Equipment released a combination diesel and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) transfer tank for pickup trucks. The combo tank provides 100 gallons of diesel and 18 gallons of DEF capacity. It fits into the bed of pickup trucks with both pumping systems concealed within its structure, the company said. “We know that many equipment […]

Businesses optimistic about Trump’s economy, says HindSite annual report

HindSite Software, a provider of field service software to the green industry, released the results of its annual Green Industry Benchmark Report. According to the report, 68 percent of respondents expect an improved economy this year, up from 48 percent a year ago. According to the report, 27 percent of those surveyed said attracting and retaining […]

Case launches mini excavator line, compact dozer loader

Case Construction Equipment introduced its new DL450 compact dozer loader and a new line of mini excavators. DL450 compact dozer The DL450 compact dozer loader combines the characteristics of a compact track loader (CTL) with a crawler dozer. “In 1957, we changed the industry with the introduction of the first-ever fully integrated backhoe loader,” said Scott Harris, vice […]

Aspire to host management, reporting classes this April

The Aspire Software Co. will continue its Aspire University business education series this April with classes in managing Aspire and best practices for reporting. The classes are free to Aspire customers and will be held April 19-20 at the Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Charles, Mo. The two-day seminar will cover the following subjects: Revisit end of month […]

Privatized snow removal is a $16.8B industry, continues to grow, says SIMA

A new report from the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) says clearing snow and ice under private contract is estimated to be a $16.8 billion industry. According to SIMA’s research, the residential market captures the majority of the private snow removal business at 34 percent, followed by retail at 27 percent and industrial at […]

Weed Man set to reach 540 territories, $91M in revenue in 2017

National lawn care provider Weed Man USA surged in 2016, according to recent statistics shared by the company, and it expects the growth to continue in 2017. Last year, the company added 44 new territories nationwide, bringing the count to 503 territories. The company also projected it would hit 540 territories by the end of 2017 and increase […]

Irrigation Association partners with radio show to expand educational training opportunities

The Irrigation Association (IA) is partnering with “The Water Zone” radio show to provide on-air educational training for irrigation and landscape professionals. Training will be conducted quarterly by a rotating group of IA-certified irrigation specialists and will enable listeners to earn IA continuing education units. The first series of technical presentations, which airs April 27, […]

Valley intros new high pressure plunger pump

Valley Industries released the Everflo 12-volt, high-pressure plunger pump, the EFHP2000. The EFHP2000 plunger pump features multiple quick-connect ports that provides the necessary flow for a spray gun, boom and other sprayer accessories. Reaching up to 2 gallons per minute and 200 pounds per square inch, the Everflo EFHP2000 can spray longer distances or atomized droplets for […]

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