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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.

Cortese joins Davey

The Davey Tree Expert Co. acquired Cortese Tree Specialists, located in Knoxville, Tenn. This follows the company’s most recent acquisitions of Maier Forest and Tree in Rochester, Minn., and Superior NW Tree & Shrub Care in Seattle in January. The acquisition of Cortese increases Davey’s presence in the Knoxville, Tenn., area, where its Wolf Tree […]

Shindaiwa Fleet Week to roll into US regions in March

Shindaiwa Fleet Week will be hitting various regions in the US throughout the month of March, offering 20 percent savings off MSRP on all Shindaiwa units (accessories excluded). Units also come with a seven-day, money-back guarantee and a two-year, commercial warranty for landscape professionals. Customers should convene with participating dealers for details on the event. […]

PLANET AEF inducts new ambassadors

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) welcomed new companies as PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) ambassadors due to their pledging $25,000 to the foundation. PLANET AEF awards scholarships to students enrolled in landscape contracting and/or horticulture programs at two-year or four-year colleges and universities. The new ambassadors include: James River Grounds Management in Glen Allen, […]

Kirkwood Community College becomes PLANET accredited

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) bestowed an accreditation status to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Additionally, Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Ore. and Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., earned their reaccreditation status. PLANET’s industry accreditation certifies that schools with four-year Bachelor of Science and two-year Associate of Science degree programs meet […]

Snap-on adds on horticulture certification

As a move to expand its technical education program, Snap-on is now offering horticulture certification. The course covers four areas: safety, pruner and lopper design, applications and tool maintenance. To date more than 100 technical schools from across the country offer specialized Snap-on certifications. The goal of the Snap-on Technical Education Program is to develop […]

ASLA survey: Lighting, native plants trending in 2014

Consumer demand remains strong for attractively designed residential landscapes that are perfect for entertaining and relaxing, according to the 2014 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The survey also shows continuing popularity for sustainable and low-maintenance design. The survey asked residential landscape architecture professionals about the estimated […]

Bayer donates $19.3 million to Texas Tech

Bayer CropScience made $19.3 million donation to Texas Tech University to benefit research programs and projects in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The contribution has been submitted for an equal amount of state matching funds from the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP), which would increase the total amount to $38.6 million and […]

Treating Scale

Treating Scale Abstract: Landscape Management experts will cover both the technical side of treating scale, a potentially damaging insect, and the business side of adding it as a service. Joe Boggs, Assistant Professor of Entomology at The Ohio State University Extension speaks on “Scale identification and control” with dozens of photos of examples to use as reference […]

Grub Control

Grub Control Abstract: Landscape Management experts cover both the technical side of dealing with grubs, the destructive turf pests, and the business side of taking on this potentially lucrative service. Andy Kurth, President, Weed Man of Madison, Wis. talks about “Adding and Selling Grub Control Services” while Dave Shetlar, Ph.D., The Ohio State University presents on […]

Facility services firm buys Fla. landscape company

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based The Budd Group acquired The Grounds Crew, based in Orlando, Fla., and assumed management of landscape services on Feb. 1. The Budd Group, a regional facilities services company, said in a release this acquisition is a strategic decision to expand its market penetration in the Southeast. The Grounds Crew employees will be integrated […]

H-2B agency charged with visa fraud

In­ternational Labor Management Corp., a firm that facilitates the H-2B guest-worker visa program process for employers, was indicted on 41 counts of visa fraud last month in the U.S. District Court in Greensboro, N.C., the Washington Post reports. Many landscape companies and other seasonal businesses use the H-2B program to legally employ foreign workers during […]

MAHTS 2014 shows hardscaping industry keeps moving forward

Attendance at the Mid-Atlantic Hardscaping Trade Show (MAHTS), held Feb. 11-12 at the Atlantic City, N.J. Convention Center, was up 50 percent this year. Moreover, sponsorship was up more than 30 percent and the number of show exhibitors increased by 35 percent. “MAHTS 2014 was evidence that the hardscaping and landscaping industries are ready to […]

Arborjet goes solar

Arborjet made another advancement toward reducing its carbon footprint with the installation of a 60-kilowatt photovoltaic solar energy system to take care of 100 percent of the company’s electricity needs. Designed and installed by Astrum Solar, the more than $200,000 system is located on the roof of Arboret’s Worburn, Mass., headquarters in the form of […]

Heads Up on the hunt for summer interns

Heads Up Landscape Contractors, based in Albuquerque, N.M., is on the lookout for up to a dozen students to participate in its 12-week internship program. “We’ve done the intern program for the last seven years,” CEO Gary Mallory said. “Each year we find the best and brightest business, landscape and horticulture students from around the […]

Emak deems R.B.I. Distributor of the Year

  Emak presented R.B.I. Corp. with the efco Distributor of the Year Award Jan. 30 for its performance in product sales growth, customer and dealer service support and training, program implementation and dealer development. R.B.I. has represented efco/Emak since 2008, covering the southeastern United States.

Look Before You Pump heads to Lowe’s, Walmart, True Value

This spring, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s (OPEI) Look Before You Pump campaign will trickle into retail stores Lowe’s, Walmart and True Value Co. Identifiable by a red warning hand symbol indicating “OK” for 10 percent ethanol and “No” for mid-level ethanol blends, such as E15, E30, E85, Look Before You Pump reminds it is […]

AmericanHort retitles OFA Short Course to Cultivate

AmericanHort renamed its annual convention and trade show to Cultivate—An AmericanHort Experience. Formerly known as OFA Short Course, Cultivate’14 will continue to offer educational and networking experiences as well as more than 7 acres of trade show exhibits including technology, new products and services and new plant varieties. This year also sees an expansion of […]

Eagle Creek becomes first Indiana LandOpt contractor

Eagle Creek Nursery is the first LandOpt contractor in Indiana, acquiring exclusive LandOpt license rights in Indianapolis. As a LandOpt contractor, Eagle Creek will implement systems and processes intended to improve overall business performance and fuel continued growth. Among other elements, LandOpt will introduce a professional, role-driven structure along with a proactive sales culture via on-site […]

Nufarm introduces Last Call, Anuew

Nufarm rolled out two new products: Last Call herbicide and Anuew turf growth regulator. For use in cool-season turf weed management, Last Call is a postemergent product that contains a proprietary formulation of fenoxaprop, fluroxypyr and dicamba. “Last Call provides strong, effective control of crabgrass, especially in the mid-tiller stage of growth where quinclorac-based herbicides […]

SavATree merges with St. Croix Tree Service

SavATree is bringing St. Croix Tree Service under its “canopy of services” via a merger with the company. With more than 25 years in the tree and lawn care industry, SavATree has locations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states. Founded in 1974, St. Croix Tree Service is based out of Roberts, Wis., and Hopkins, […]

JobFLEX launches proposal-generating app for Android

JobFLEX, a software company headquartered in Sparta, Mich., released a new app that creates professional quotes and estimates in the field through uploading a material/pricing list, logo, terms and conditions as well as images. “Time is money in the contracting world,” said Sam Flanery, president of JobFLEX. “Our priority is to reduce the time contractors […]

Exmark gives contractor chance to oversee mower production

Brian Coe received the opportunity to watch his free Lazer Z X-series, zero-turn riding mower be produced at Exmark’s Beatrice, Neb., headquarters. Owner of Coe Lawn Care in Collierville, Tenn., Coe won the more than $13,000 mower through a random drawing by Exmark on the final day of the 2013 GIE+EXPO show in Louisville, Ky. […]

HBCF recognizes Ruppert for charitable giving

  Ruppert Landscape received the 2014 Community Builder Award from the Home Builders Care Foundation (HBCF). The award was presented to Ruppert Landscape in recognition of its contributions and support with hosting the organization’s first annual Bull & Oyster Roast on the company’s grounds in Laytonsville, Md. The event, held in April, had about 240 […]

Noon Turf Care acquires Connecticut-based Grasshopper Lawns

Noon Turf Care, located in Marlborough, Mass., acquired Grasshopper Lawns of Naugatuck, Conn. Terms were undisclosed. Owned and operated by Doug Columb, Grasshopper Lawns has served residential and commercial customers in the Southern Connecticut area for more than 43 years. “We are excited to welcome Grasshopper Lawns’ customers to our family,” said Christopher Noon, CEO […]

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