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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.

Aquascape unveils Aquascape Academy

Aquascape  opened two new educational portals: Aquascape Academy Online, which launches Jan. 1; and Aquascape Academy Hands-On, an instructor-led classroom and training sessions held at the company headquarters in St. Charles, Ill  beginning Jan. 21. “Aquascape is embracing the digital frontier by providing free online training for anyone wishing to learn about installing, maintaining, marketing […]

16 more apps to try

5 we thought you might like Bubble Level This app allows users to hold any of the phone’s four sides against an object to test it for level or plumb or lay it down on a flat surface for a 360-degree level. iOS, Android // Free Leafsnap Leafsnap is the first in a series of electronic field […]

Terex sells truck business to Volvo for $160 million

Terex Corp. agreed to sell its truck business to Volvo Construction Equipment for $160 million. The truck business manufactures and sells off-highway rigid and articulated haul trucks. Included in the transaction is the manufacturing facility in Motherwell, Scotland. The sale, which is subject to government regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, is targeted to […]

Vista lights up Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

For their ninth year, Simi Valley, Calif.-based Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting’s Dan Cuñado and his wife Martha donated lighting and decorations to the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). “This annual event is very meaningful to our family,” said Dan Cuñado, founder of Vista. “It’s an opportunity to give back to an amazing organization where everyone […]

SQA accredited by ANAB to issue SN 9001 certifications

Smithers Quality Assessments (SQA), based in Akron, Ohio, became the first certification body to be accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to certify professional snow and ice management companies to the SN 9001 Quality Management Systems standard. “As snow removal contractors prepare for the winter season in North America, we are ready to […]

NJ contractor pitches in to CC Sabathia’s nonprofit

Westwood, N.J.-based Lawns by Yorkshire CEO Steven Jomides and his wife Andrea chipped into the New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia and his wife Amber’s nonprofit organization PitCCh In Foundation, which supports academic and athletic programs in the New York City tri-state area in an effort to raise self-esteems of inner-city youth. The Jomides and […]

IA rolls out 3 new, free irrigation tools

The Irrigation Association (IA) developed three new spreadsheets designed to assist irrigation designers and/or irrigation auditors. The tools are available for free download to all IA members. Pipe sizing calculator The IA pipe sizing calculator is a spreadsheet that assists landscape designers in sizing pipe in small systems as well as assists instructors in demonstrating […]

Ruppert promotes Matthew Davidson to branch manager

Ruppert Landscape, based in Laytonsville, Md., promoted Matthew Davidson to branch manager of its Forestville, Md., location. Davidson, who has been with the company for three years, brings with him more than 20 years of industry experience, including positions as an area manager and branch manager. He also spent eight years in the National Guard […]

Bayer receives Agrow Award for Specticle active ingredient

Bayer Environmental Science received an Agrow Award in the Best New Crop Protection Product category for Indaziflam, the herbicidal active ingredient in Specticle herbicide. “We are incredibly honored to receive this prestigious award,” said Hermann Stübler, Ph.D., head of weed control research at Bayer, attending the award ceremony in Amsterdam on Oct. 28. “The need […]

Spring Valley strengthens East Coast production

Beginning Jan. 1, TIMAC Agro USA will produce Spring Valley products at its Reading, Pa., facility. “Adding the TIMAC facility greatly expands our reach into the East Coast market,” said Bill Vogel, CEO of Spring Valley, which is headquartered in Jackson, Wis. “We’ve had consistent demand for many of our newer, innovative products and now […]

BioWorks adds sales manager as it enters turf market

On its brink of entering the turf market, BioWorks welcomed Glenn Morrell to its turf and ornamental division as a technical sales manager. Joe Gionta, director of sales and marketing, said Morrell’s 30 years of industry experience should benefit BioWorks’s plans to join the turf market with primarily biological and organic products. Those products for turfgrass care, which […]

The Andersons sues Harrell’s, others over patent infringement

The Andersons, based in Maumee, Ohio, has initiated a patent infringement suit against Enviro Granulation, based in South Carolina; Plant Science, based in Ontario; and Harrell’s, based in Lakeland, Fla. The infringement suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the middle district of Florida, involves three patents related to dispersible granular fertilizer technology. The […]

Bee-friendly lawn care

How turf managers can help protect pollinators while using insecticides. – By Jonathan Larson and Daniel Potter, Ph.d. Populations of cultivated honeybees, native bumblebees and other pollinators have declined alarmingly in recent years. Scientists are scrutinizing the possible causes of bee die-offs and what to do about them. Much of the debate centers on whether or […]

Ohio Attorney General sues landscaping business owner

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against Thomas Huber Jr., operating under the business names of Huber’s Tree Care, Capital Tree Service and Tree Doctor, for multiple violations of Ohio’s consumer laws. “This individual represented that he was licensed to perform services that he wasn’t licensed to provide,” DeWine said. “It’s unfair to […]

Ariens acquires 3 direct marketing brands

Ariens Co. signed a definitive agreement to acquire select assets of three specialty direct marketing brands from W. W. Grainger: Gempler’s, Ben Meadows and AW Direct. The companies will become part of Ariens Jan. 1, when the agreement is scheduled to close. No further terms of the agreement have been disclosed. The brands will be […]

Ruppert CEO named Catholic Business Person of the Year

The Catholic Business Network of Montgomery County (CBN-MC) deemed Craig Ruppert, CEO of Laytonsville, Md.-based Ruppert Landscape, the 2013 Catholic Business Person of the Year Nov. 22 at its annual gala at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. “Ruppert’s professional and civic contributions reach deep into and far beyond the Montgomery County community […]

SITES certifies three new projects

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) has certified three new projects that have achieved certification under the nation’s most comprehensive rating system for sustainable landscapes. The newly certified projects are Shoemaker Green, a university green space in Philadelphia that received two stars; Washington Canal Park in Washington, D.C., which received three stars; and Phipps’ Center for […]

Vectorworks 2014 available in Spanish

Nemetschek Vectorworks released Spanish versions of its 2014 Vectorworks design software, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks. The version will be available throughout the Americas, the Caribbean and Spain. “With the release of Vectorworks 2014, we’ve improved our offering of software tools to help designers capture their ideas, develop them and communicate […]

Central Turf & Irrigation Supply partners with PermaGreen

As part of a strategy to expand its equipment division, Central Turf & Irrigation Supply established a distribution partnership with PermaGreen. The partnership allows Central Turf & Irrigation Supply to sell, lease and service any version of Triumph sprayer spreaders from its 38 stores in the U.S. and Canada, as well as sell the parts. […]

Landscape Bed Weed Control

Abstract: Landscape Management experts cover both the technical side and business side of landscape bed weed control, a potentially lucrative service. Joseph C. Neal, Ph.D., Professor of Weed Science, North Carolina State University, presents on “Pre- and Postemergent Weed Control in Landscape Beds” and Phil Fogarty, Owner, Weed Man USA in Cleveland, Ohio, presents on […]

Bobcat launches Tier 4 loaders with non-DPF solution

Bobcat Co. released its first Tier 4 loaders intact with a non-diesel particulate filter (DPF) engine solution. The seven medium-sized machines make up the most popular size class in the Bobcat loader family and provide operators with the same performance levels of previous interim Tier 4 models. The non-DPF solution was achieved by designing an […]

PLANET AEF brings in more than $170K at GIC

The Professional Landcare Network Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) raised more than $170,000 at this year’s Green Industry Conference (GIC) at the GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky. The nonprofit foundation supports landscape and horticulture education and is halfway through its five-year campaign to raise $5 million. James River Grounds Management and Pacific Landscape Management became the […]

IA puts in place 2013–2016 board of directors

The Irrigation Association (IA)  elected three new members to serve on its 2013–2016 board of directors. Print and e-mailed ballots were distributed to all voting members in late September, with results tallied Oct. 11. The new directors include: Jeff Lanahan, senior vice president of John Deere Landscapes in Troy, Mich.; Chris Roth, president of Reinke […]

IA names 2013 New Product Contest winners

The Irrigation Association (IA) declared the winners of the 2013 New Product Contest during the general session at the Irrigation Show & Education Conference, Nov. 4–8 in Austin, Texas. “With 50 entries, this was the largest contest we’ve had since its inception,” said IA President Warren Thoma. “This number says great things about the status […]

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