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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.

Public voting underway for 2015 Design Challenge

Returning for a second year, the Come Alive Outside Design Challenge tweaked its judging process this year, allowing the public to cast its votes online until Feb. 19. The Design Challenge creates the opportunity for college, high school, elementary and preschool students to work together with landscape professionals to design and build engaging outdoor learning […]

Landscaper Pro names new national sales manager

Landscaper Pro appointed Anthony Amato to national sales manager of its Chestnut Ridge location in Rockland County, New York. Amato has more than 30 years of experience in the landscaping, grounds and property management industries. Among other designations, he served as president of West-Rock Landscape Contractors, which he also founded in 1981, and Amato Landscape […]

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Enter the LM150 by April 1

Does your landscaping firm make the cut? LM is collecting information for its annual LM150 list, a list of the 150 largest companies in the green industry, ranked by annual revenue. Entries are due by Wednesday, April 1. Last year, the green industry’s largest 150 firms grossed a total of $7,668,025,804 in 2013 sales. Results from […]

H-2B hits cap for first half of 2015, petitions rejected

On Feb. 2, the Department of Homeland Security revealed the H-2B cap was reached for the first half of fiscal 2015, hence the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now is rejecting new H-2B petitions that were received after Jan. 26 and that requested an employment start date prior to April 1. The cap is […]

PLANET, Bayer unveil FutureScape initiative

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) partnered with Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, to launch a multiyear initiative with the goal of shaping the future of the lawn care industry. It’s called FutureScape. The inaugural FutureScape meeting, held Jan. 13-15 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., brought together top lawn care industry […]

Toro bolsters Hispanic-American support, partners with NHLA

The Toro Co. partnered with the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) to better support and work with the Hispanic-American segment of the landscaping industry. The partnership was finalized in early 2015. “All of us here at Toro understand the growing influence of Hispanic-Americans in the landscape industry, and we want to do our part in helping […]

Tutorial manual to be released for Vectorworks 2015

Nemetschek Vectorworks is releasing the seventh edition of its “Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial Manual.” Authored by Jonathan Pickup, the book supports the new capabilities of the Vectorworks 2015 software and helps users gain an understanding of the basic tools, features and commands found in the Vectorworks line of industry-specific CAD and BIM products. Pickup’s manual provides […]

Turfgrass industry veteran James McAfee passes away

James Andrew McAfee passed away Jan. 31 in Richardson, Texas, after a lengthy battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Born Jan. 22, 1945 in Edinburg, Texas, McAfee left quite a footprint in the turfgrass industry, working for 40 years in the industry and finishing his career as an associate professor and turfgrass specialist with the Texas A&M […]

Scotts slows pest control acquisitions

Scotts LawnService (SLS), a business unit of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., is rethinking its strategy to acquire pest control companies, Columbus Business First reported. The Marysville, Ohio-based company completed the acquisition of Action Pest Control earlier this year in a deal expected to add $15 million in annual revenue to SLS, which had $323.9 million in […]

PLANET opens registration for Day of Service

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) opened registration for its annual Day of Service, held on Earth Day, April 22. As PLANET puts it, “Day of Service unites the landscape industry for a day of giving back that demonstrates the passion landscape and lawn care companies have for caring for our nation’s backyards, parks and green spaces, […]

Pacific Stihl expands again, nearly triples space

Pacific Stihl, a regional headquarter of Stihl based out of Visalia, Calif., is expanding for a second time in five years due to major growth in its territory, encompassing Stihl dealers in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. “Our last move was meant to carry us through 10 years of anticipated growth,” said Larry Blamer, branch […]

Ryan Lawn & Tree gets into retail, acquires Stihl dealer

Ryan Lawn & Tree, located in Overland Park, Kan., acquired Maisch Small Engine, a Lenexa, Kan.-based Stihl dealer that has serviced the landscaping industry for three years.   The transaction, which was completed Nov. 3, allows Ryan Lawn & Tree to now offer Stihl equipment repair services in addition to its lawn care services.   […]

Residex grows sales team in Florida, Georgia

Residex added eight new salespeople to its team serving Florida and Georgia. Chad Martin has been named territory manager for Residex’s turfgrass division in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia. Martin previously served as territory manager for Direct Solutions, and he is a member of the Florida Pest Management Association (FPMA), North Florida Golf Course Superintendent Association […]

CLIP Software CEO authors book on piecework

Dave Tucker, president and CEO of CLIP Software, wrote a book on lawn maintenance, titled “Piecework and the Beautiful Business, Getting Your Employees to Pull with You.” Tucker, also president and CEO of KnowItAll and CLIP Lawn Care, wrote the tome to help green industry companies learn the ins and outs of piecework and how it […]

Residex to boost sales in south with new hire

Residex welcomed Billy Humphrey to its turf division sales team, allowing the company to add service in Alabama and expand its presence in the Florida Panhandle. With 25 years of experience in the green industry, Humphrey joins Residex from Direct Solutions. In his new role, working out of the new Residex location in Birmingham, Ala., […]

John Deere inks Florida distribution deal with Rain Bird

Effective March 1, John Deere Green Tech, a technology solutions group within John Deere Landscapes, will become an authorized distributor of Rain Bird Corp.’s “Maxicom” and “Site Control” central control products in Florida. “Maxicom is a very robust and feature-rich central control system used on many large, high-profile projects throughout the state of Florida,” said Bill […]

Residex hires David Helt to head up turf division

Residex hired David Helt to serve as its turf division director. Formerly the U.S. Manager of sales and marketing for Direct Solutions, Helt brings more than a decade of experience in pricing, financial planning, analysis, strategy and sales to Residex. “We are excited and honored to have someone with David’s breadth of experience and knowledge […]

2015 PLANET SCD to descend on NCSU March 12–15

Registration is open for landscaping companies to attend Student Career Days (SCD), scheduled for March 12–15 at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. Hosted by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), SCD brings together approximately 850 horticulture and landscape students from more than 65 schools to test their skills in real-world, competitive events and to […]

MTD acquires Core, Precise Path

MTD Products—the parent company of Cub Cadet, Troy-Bilt Products, Columbia, Yard Machines, Remington, Arnold and other brands—purchased two companies: Core Outdoor Power and Precise Path Robotics. Acquiring Core gives MTD a greater stake in the electronic power equipment industry. Core’s niche is powering outdoor landscape equipment with gasless motor technology. Precise Path, on the other […]

Exmark redesigns website

Exmark Manufacturing launched its new responsive website at Exmark.com. “After benchmarking our web services against leaders both inside and outside the green industry, we solicited the feedback of our customers and dealers to learn how and why they are using our site,” said Daryn Walters, Exmark director of marketing. “We worked hard to develop a […]

McLaren intros new website

McLaren Industries launched a new website, compatible with desktop computers and mobile devices, for its line of solid cushion tires, over-the-tire tracks and rubber tracks. Among other new features, the website includes a product finder and resources database with video customer testimonials, articles and case studies. The database offers content for industries such as agriculture, […]

Stihl consolidates distribution sites to form Midwest Stihl

Stihl is relocating operations for its Mississippi Valley Stihl of Peoria, Ill., and Midwest Stihl of Hayward, Wis., to establish a new single distribution site in the Village of Cottage Grove, Wis. The new operation, known as Midwest Stihl will serve customers throughout the mid-northern region of the U.S. “We are extremely pleased to announce […]

Exmark sponsors ‘Ike Live’ fishing talk show

Exmark Manufacturing now is sponsoring Mike Iaconelli’s fishing talk show, “Ike Live,” streaming live beginning 7 p.m. EST Jan. 26. A professional bass fisherman, Iaconelli produces and airs “Ike Live” twice a month at MikeIaconelli.com. Guests range from professional fishing stars to national sports and entertainment celebrities who enjoy the outdoors. “Mike’s ‘never give up’ mantra, […]

Reinders slates conference for March 11-12

Reinders is returning to the Waukesha County Expo Center in Milwaukee for its 22nd Green Industry Conference, scheduled for March 11-12. The Sussex, Wis.-based supplier has hosted its conference and trade show every other year since 1973. The event features educational sessions, a trade show with more than 80 suppliers and manufacturers, hot homemade donuts […]

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