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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.

Exmark publishes propane mower white paper


Exmark published a new propane mower white paper to help landscape maintenance professionals understand the considerations related to a move from gasoline to propane as a mower fuel. Titled Transitioning Mower Fleets to Propane, the white paper offers background on propane-fueled equipment, explores trends and economic factors in the marketplace and details options that exist […]

Arborjet roots for learning on National Arbor Day

Arborjet is commemorating National Arbor Day on April 25 with its new, free “Let’s Root for the Trees!” middle school curriculum program, a downloadable lesson on tree health, identification and treatments. Targeting sixth to eight graders, the curriculum adheres to Common Core State Standards and includes: A 45-minute lesson plan for teachers; A nonfiction reading […]

Merit acquires SunTerra

Merit Service Solutions acquired SunTerra Landscape Services. Terms were not disclosed. As the transition occurs, the current management at SunTerra, with the exception of outgoing President Chris Carmouche, will remain in place, expanding as needed to accommodate new clientele. A privately owned company headquartered in Austin, Texas, SunTerra delivers landscape maintenance services to more than […]

OMRI lists 2 of The Andersons’ DG products for organic use

The Andersons’ Dispersible Granule (DG) products Black Gypsum and Humic are now Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) listed for organic use in the United States.  Black Gypsum DG and Humic DG are soil applied amendment solutions designed to enhance soil microbial activity and increase the uptake of applied nutrients. Their patented DG technology provides a […]

April 2014 Web Extra: Assembling your ESOP team

Due to the complexities of setting up an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), featured in “Ownership pride,” proprietors must enlist the help of several experts to ensure the company has a smooth transition to an ESOP. Kelly Finnell, president of Executive Financial Services, calls these individuals your ESOP team and says it typically consists of: […]

April 2014 Web Extra: A take on ESOP education

David DuBois, president of Mission Landscape, says the most difficult part of maintaining an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is “educating the (employee) ownership.” Which is why the company created an ESOP newsletter to overcome that hurdle. DuBois, who was featured in this month’s cover story, “Ownership pride,” provided a couple of copies of the […]

April 2014 Web Extra: Example ESOP feasibility analysis

Prior to implementing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), S and C corporations must undergo a feasibility analysis to determine whether the company is financially qualified to do so. In hand with this month’s cover story, “Ownership pride,” CCG Advisors provided an example feasibility analysis for a company seeking to implement a leveraged ESOP. In […]

April 2014 Web Extra: An excerpt from ‘The ESOP Coach’

Kelly Finnell, president of Executive Financial Services, an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) consulting firm, has centered his entire career on ESOPs and succession strategies. With more than 25 years of experience, Finnell has implemented the plan in small- to mid-size businesses nationwide, including setting up one for Michael Hatcher, president of Michael Hatcher & […]

Ecologel expands sales team

Ecologel Solutions expanded its sales team with the hires of two regional sales managers: Seann Correll and Robert Wilson. In this role, Correll and Wilson are responsible for driving sales in their respective territories by supporting local distributors and educating end-users on Ecologel products. They also will play a role in supporting local members of […]

U.S. Lawns franchise completes propane conversion

In step with U.S. Lawns’ encouragement to use greener fuels, a Hampton Roads, Va.-based U.S. Lawns franchise recently converted its mower fleet to propane under the supervision of East Coast Equipment, a John Deere dealer, and PAPCO, a Virginia Beach, Va.-based petroleum marketer. “We kicked off our mower fleet conversion with a field day for […]

Paul Simons to head Dow’s urban pest management business

  Dow AgroSciences welcomed Paul Simons as the new commercial director for its U.S. urban pest management business. Simons replaces Dave Morris, who recently was named U.S. government and public affairs leader for Dow. In his new role, Simons will oversee pest management and turf and ornamental marketing activities nationwide and will lead global business […]

Fockele Garden Co. earns Georgia Urban Ag Council award

  The Fockele Garden Co., located in Gainesville, Ga., received a grand award for commercial landscape maintenance from the Georgia Urban Ag Council. Presented in the 2013 Professional Landscape Awards Program, Fockele Garden Co. received the award for its work at Magnolia Trace in Huntsville, Ala. The company has managed the 43-acre landscape since 2009, […]

Netafim rolls out new smart controllers for landscapes

Netafim USA ushered in a new line of intuitive, web-based, smart controllers for the landscape industry: Netafim Landscape Controllers (NLC). Developed exclusively for Netafim by Tucor, the NLC are multi-function landscape controllers that determine the watering needs of specific landscapes by incorporating historical and current weather data and real-time data from soil moisture sensors. The […]

PBI-Gordon to supply Segway fungicide

PBI-Gordon Corp. will begin selling Segway Fungicide SC to distributors on May 17 for use on turf and landscape ornamentals. The product, which treats pythium diseases in turf and phytopthora and pythium crown and root rots in landscape ornamentals, is a proprietary product of Japan-based Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (ISK). PBI-Gordon’s Katana Turf Herbicide is also a […]

Ruppert acquires A R Star

Laytonsville, Md.-based Ruppert Landscape acquired A R Star Services, also located in Maryland and specializing in commercial landscape management services. The transaction includes the purchase of select commercial landscape management contracts—primarily based in northern Baltimore County, trucks and equipment.  “A R Star has built a reputation as a service oriented company with customers who have […]

Davey promotes Jed Day

The Davey Tree Expert Co. promoted Jed Day to vice president and general manager in the residential and commercial service line, western operations. In this new role, Day will be responsible for all sales and marketing activities for residential western operations. “Jed has a wealth of experience at Davey and within the Green Industry,” COO […]

About 60 Davey employees graduate from training program

Nearly 60 Davey Tree Expert Co. employees graduated from the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences (DITS). The month-long training program includes classroom and field exercises in climbing and safety procedures, tree and plant care, disease and pest diagnosis, management practices and team building. “Not many companies have departments dedicated to education or college degree programs […]

America in Bloom introduces new leadership

Charlie Hall and Katy Moss Warner were appointed to two-year terms as president and vice president of America in Bloom (AIB), respectively. Lela Kelly, VP of Dosatron International, and Kurt Becker, executive VP of the Dramm Corp., also will join the board. Hall, Ph.D. of Texas A & M University, has served on the AIB […]

AG Global dealing Parry’s neem pesticides

AG Global entered into a distribution agreement with Parry America, a subsidiary of EID Parry India Limited, giving AG Global the rights to deal its neem and its all-natural pesticide solutions made of neem. Parry is the world’s largest manufacturer of Azadirachtin products, which are extracted from neem kernels.  The evergreen neem tree (Azadirachta indica) […]

IA Certification Board accepting applications

The Irrigation Association (IA) Certification Board is soliciting landscape irrigation experts to fill up to four board openings. Applications are accepted until July 1, and selected candidates will serve a three-year term beginning after the 2014 Irrigation Show and Education Conference. The 13-member board establishes policies and processes for IA’s Select Certified program, develops new certifications, updates […]

IA, ASIC release revised Landscape Irrigation BMPs

The Irrigation Association (IA) and the American Society of Irrigation Consultants (ASIC) released a new version of their Landscape Irrigation Best Management Practices (BMP) for system owners, irrigation consultants, irrigation designers, contractors, water managers and irrigation system maintenance personnel. Based on feedback from irrigation designers, consultants, contractors and water managers, the updated BMPs reflect sound engineering […]

IA weighs in on Green Globes vs LEED v4

The Irrigation Association (IA) expounded on the contrasts and benefits of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design v4 (LEED) rating program and the Green Building Initiative‘s Green Globes rating program, both of which the U.S. General Services Administration approves as standards for green buildings. The IA’s analysis is as follows. Like LEED, […]

Durante Rentals deemed newest New York Takeuchi dealer

Takeuchi-US named Durante Rentals its newest dealer in New York. An Inc. 5,000 company, Durante Rentals will carry the full line of Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment, including compact track loaders, compact excavators, compact wheel loaders and skid-steer loaders. With four locations throughout the New York City and Westchester area, the company provides construction equipment rentals […]

Davey acquires consulting firm Wetland Studies

The Davey Tree Expert Co., located in Kent, Ohio, acquired Wetland Studies and Solutions, a natural and cultural resources consulting company that partners with private sector builders and public works agencies to gain local, state and federal approvals relating to wetlands, streams, forests and cultural resources.  Wetland Studies’ experts include scientists, regulatory specialists, engineers, permit […]

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