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LM Staff

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.

Military Cut employs veterans

A Sarasota, Fla.-based landscape company, Military Cut, offers lawn care services performed by U.S. military veterans. The company launched Oct. 15. Its mission is to provide veterans a career path as they transition back into civilian life, while providing customers a quality service from highly trained, disciplined workers. “I cannot think of a better way […]

EFI now available in Vanguard Big Block engine

Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power launched its Vanguard air-cooled V-Twin Big Block EFI engine in time for the GIE-EXPO. The engine is designed to give landscape contractors power and durability with the fuel efficiency of a closed-loop electronic fuel injection system, according to the company. “Since Vanguard pioneered the big block engine category in turf […]

Companies in the News: LandCare, Lucas Tree Experts, ELM, LMS, LaurelRock Co., Stihl

LandCare’s support center staff and Baltimore branch teamed up to renovate the nature garden at Buddy Attick Lake Park during the company’s inaugural CommunityCare day. A popular venue with playgrounds, walking trails and fishing, the park’s native plants had been pushed out by invasive species, according to the company, and weeds covered the walkways by the lake. […]

photo: Association of Landscape Professionals

Big Picture: Raise the roof

LOCATION: New York City COMPANY: Town & Gardens, Long Island City, N.Y. THE DETAILS: To match the developer’s vision for these contemporary condos in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, Landscape Architect Jordan Clough created a design featuring modern, innovative materials and native/adaptive plant material. Town & Gardens built private roof spaces, the common roof garden and […]

SafetyWatch: Identifying blower safety hazards

This photo was staged to show several safety hazards or dangerous work habits. How many can you identify? Click here for a list of potential hazards. Click here for downloadable versions of our October SafetyWatch.   Ed. Note: Thanks to Schill Grounds Management in North Ridgeville, Ohio, for participating in our SafetyWatch photo shoots. Schill […]

Download: Blower safety hazards SafetyWatch

Featured is a downloadable version of the October 2015 SafetyWatch on safety hazards. See how many safety hazards your employees can identify. Click here to identify the safety hazards. Click here to see the list of safety hazards.

SafetyWatch: List of blower safety hazards

The list of hazards in this photo includes, but is not limited to: Operator should cease blowing when a pedestrian walks by; Lack of hearing protection; and Lack of eye protection. What did we miss? We invite you—as employers and workers in the landscape industry—to share your expertise. Email your responses to LM Editor Marisa […]

Download: How to tank mix chemicals

Featured is a PDF version of the October 2015 Step by Step on how to “How to tank mix chemicals” for use in company training efforts. Click here to download.

photo: Syngenta

Step by Step: How to tank mix chemicals

Tank mixing fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals can save time and money if done correctly. Generally, you can tank mix within product categories, such as mixing herbicides with other herbicides. However, be cautious when mixing cross-category products. There are some herbicides that shouldn’t be mixed with certain insecticides or plant growth regulators. Before creating a […]

New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte operates a Turfco TurnAer XT5 at the NALP Renewal & Remembrance volunteer service day at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., in July.

Aerators: Which do you prefer and why?

Aaron Pope Owner, Aaron’s Lawn Care Virginia Beach, Va. “I choose the Plugr PL800 because you don’t have the huge engage and disengage lever that wears you out. It works like pistons instead of the normal rolling barrel with plugs. I can turn around on a dime with no engaging and disengaging. The engine starts […]

Toro enhances product lines

The Toro Co. updated its product lines, adding a compact utility loader, a new software operating system and three new riding trencher attachments. Dingo TX 1000 The Dingo TX 1000 is the latest addition to Toro’s Dingo lineup of compact utility loaders. The most powerful addition to the Dingo line has a rated operating capacity exceeding […]

Buyers releases lane control spinner chute

Buyers Products, based in Cleveland, released a new lane control spinner chute for SaltDogg hydraulic spreaders. The lane control spinner chute reduces ground water contamination by aiming the spread pattern exactly where it is needed and saves fuel by providing more efficient road coverage, the manufacturer said. Designed for 9-foot and larger SaltDogg hydraulic spreaders, […]

Federal court blocks Clean Water Rule

A federal appeals court temporarily blocked a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulation that would bring more waterways and wetlands under federal protection, the Wall Street Journal reported. With a 2-1 rule, the Cincinnati-based Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on the Clean Water Rule or “Waters […]

Shindaiwa debuts cordless product, chainsaw lines

Shindaiwa unveiled a new cordless product line and seven professional-grade chainsaws. The three cordless models, the Shindaiwa T3000 string trimmer, the EB6000 handheld blower and the DH2000 hedge trimmer, feature brushless motors and use common 56V batteries—either in 2-AHR or 4-AHR sizes. The 2-AHR battery will fully charge in a little over 40 minutes using the accessory rapid charger. […]

Echo releases new trimmer, blower

Echo added the GT-225L extended reach trimmer and the PB-580 backpack blower to the company’s GIE+EXPO exhibit lineup. The PB-580 features a powerful 58.2 cc professional grade two-stroke engine that helps deliver air volume of 510 CFM and air speed of 215 MPH, the manufacturer said. The blower weighs as little as 22.6 lbs. in tube-throttle configuration […]

Wealth Building Summit panelists revealed

Somerset Landscape CEO Brian Lemmerman, Smartlawn Franchise Systems CEO Christopher Noon and Greater Texas Landscape Services President Deborah Cole will serve as panelists at the Wealth Building Summit. Lemmerman is the founder and CEO of Somerset Landscape, based in the Phoenix area and ranked in the Inc. 5000 with a 90 percent three-year growth rate. […]

Super Bright LEDs releases LED Landscape Spot Light

Super Bright LEDs—a leading online retailer for LED lights—introduces the 10-Watt Landscape LED Spotlight. This energy-­efficient spotlight is comparable to 70­-watt incandescents, and features a 60­-degree beam angle and a 360-­degree swiveling head. The long-­lasting Cree COB (chips­on­board) LED has an output of 770 lm. in warm white. A waterproof, rust­-resistant black aluminum housing protects […]

Bobcat launches Tier 4-compliant loaders

Bobcat expanded its offering of Tier 4 Final-compliant skid-steer and compact track loaders by transitioning to a 3.4-liter diesel engine in its 700- and 800-frame-size loaders. The models include the Bobcat S750, S770 and S850 skid-steer loaders; T750, T770 and T870 compact track loaders; and A770 all-wheel steer. Other features of the 700- and 800-frame-size […]

EPA honors Toro with WaterSense award

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored the Toro Co. with its 2015 WaterSense Partner of the Year award. Toro was recognized at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 8. “We are so appreciative of, and continually impressed by, our WaterSense partners’ dedication to making water efficiency a priority,” said Ellen Gilinsky, EPA […]

John Deere to sell mower with Tweel at GIE+EXPO

Attendees of the 2015 GIE+EXPO could be among the first to buy John Deere’s ZTrak 900 Series zero-turn mower equipped with Michelin X Tweel Turf tires—a model set for release in 2016. Orders can be made at the John Deere booth during the show or online prior to the show. New machines ordered at the […]

County in Maryland bans pesticide use

Montgomery County, Md., became the first major locality in the U.S. to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides on private lawns, the Washington Post reports. The ban goes into effect in 2018. The County Council voted 6-to-3 to prohibit use of the chemicals after a public debate Oct. 6. The ban does not establish a […]

Fisher Engineering supports breast cancer awareness with pink equipment

Fisher Engineering is once again featuring limited edition pink Fisher XV2 V-plow and pink lift arm kits for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During October, Fisher will donate $100 from the sale of each pink XV2 V-plow and $50 from the sale of each pink lift arm kit to the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition. Purchasers can choose […]

NALP, LMN to hold landscape biz workshops

The National Association of Landscape Professionals is partnering with the Landscape Management Network to bring two-day landscape business workshops to six locations across the country this fall and winter. The hands-on workshops enable attendees to use their own company financial data to customize a plan for sales, wages, equipment and overhead spending. Attendees will calculate exactly what their […]

Stihl raises $67,000 for veterans

With the assistance of almost 700 participating Stihl dealers nationwide, Stihl recently presented a check for more than $67,000 to the Resurrecting Lives Foundation. Proceeds were generated by Stihl dealer stock purchases of American-made Resurrecting Lives Foundation shirts and caps through the Stihl Outfitters program. Money raised for the foundation will be used to support veterans […]

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