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Mobil Delvac

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Mobil Delvac 1300 Super 15W-40 is an extra-high-performance, diesel engine oil that can help extend engine life in the most severe on- and off-highway applications, while delivering outstanding performance. Now through May 31, 2012, purchase Mobil Delvac 1300 Super15W-40 at a participating retailer and receive a $5 rebate on a 1-gal. jug or $25 rebate […]

ICC, ASABE agree to collaborate on new landscape irrigation standard

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WASHINGTON — The International Code Council (ICC) and theAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announced their intention to jointly develop a new ANSI standard, designated as “ASABE/ICC Landscape Irrigation Sprinkler and Emitter Standard,” that will establish requirements for landscape sprinklers and emitters. The new standard will address design, performance and uniform testing and assessment methods […]

Tips to Overcome Landscape Design Challenges

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To every problem, there’s often more than one solution. Here are some tried and true tips from Tesselaar Plants for solving some of the biggest landscape problems. Problem: Slope or hill Solution: “The simplest solution for landscaping a slope — which people often want to fill with something besides turf grass, because they don’t want to mow — is […]

A Cut Above: Green Industry maintenance leaders

Stockner’s Nursery is a third-generation family business based in central Virginia. Launched in 1981, Stockner’s designs, installs and maintains landscaping and hardscaping and provides grounds management. It recently branched out to a retail extension, Twigs Garden Center, to complement its residential design/build division. Company president Gary Stockner discusses this interdepartmental synergy, as well as effective […]

How to prosper with perennials

By Jamie Gooch Even clients who want  low-maintenance plantings can benefit from a perennial service plan. Perennials have long been the middle child of lawncare. Stuck between attention-hungry turf and the boastful blooms of annuals, perennials have dutifully emerged, year after year. That low-maintenance dependability is a trait that many homeowners seek in a landscape, […]

Snow & Ice Guide: Post-season maintenance

By Randy Strait Proper post-season maintenance is key to optimum performance next season. Containment snow pushers are among the most common attachments found on small equipment such as skid-steers and tractors. When winter winds down and the snow diminishes, most look forward to giving their pushers a break. But before parking the winter workhorse, take […]

The landscape industry keeps on truckin’

By Tom Crain From four-wheel drives to alternative fuels, maintenance trucks continue to move forward. For the past 50 years, pickup trucks, vans and trailer combos have been the most popular vehicles for mobilizing work crews and equipment in the landscaping industry. In the mid-’50s, Ford introduced its F-100 truck series with the first automatic […]

10 steps to better beds and borders

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Many landscape clients want high-performing, easy to care for beds and borders. Typically, they combine tough, flowering perennials with hardy shrubs, bulbs, grasses and other foliage plants, with a twist on the look emerging each season. To help accomplish those goals, Anthony Tesselaar Plants has compiled this list of 10 things to keep in mind when installing […]

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Infinity Lawn & Garden

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Sta-Green with Nitro-Fuze is a patented new grass seed technology that fuses nitrogen fertilizer to a premium-grade grass seed, then wraps the seed in an ultra-absorbent polymer coating. Because the fertilizer is already fused to the seed, there is no need for an extra starter fertilizer. The polymer coating holds water directly to the seed, […]

The path down memory lane leads right back to the present

By Daniel G. Jacobs Josh just finished his sophomore year of college. Sammie is days away from becoming a high school senior. Where did the time go? As a boy growing up in the Midwest, the time it took to graduate from high school and go to college seemingly dragged on forever. The time since […]

If it’s critical, back it up

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By: Andrew Greess Have you ever lost an important computer file that you really needed right now? I bet that each of us has experienced this situation. Hopefully we learn from our mistake and start backing up our critical files. Green Industry professionals have the same issue with their spray equipment. We rely heavily on our […]

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Predictive Solutions Corp.

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SafetyNet app for Android is now available for download on Google Play. Existing Predictive Solutions customers can install the app on their Android phone or tablet and use it to collect their workplace safety observations. This safety software solution automates the collection of workplace safety data, and performs advanced and predictive analytics to identify trends […]

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Ball Horticultural Company

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Ball’s ‘Jealousy’ Leycesteria offers all-season interest, with chartreuse foliage and a big, bushy shape. Some blooms may appear in July, and cooler conditions express maroon highlights to the foliage. Purple fruit appears in the fall. It pairs well with other vigorous plants in large-size containers, and performs well in wetlands. www.BallHort.com

IR-4 Getting Lost in Budget Shuffle

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ANLA says IR-4 Project is threatened with elimination under USDA’s proposed 2013 budget.   The IR-4 Project was established by Congress in 1963 to assist domestic growers of fruits, vegetables, herbs, nursery and greenhouse plants, and other specialty crops by facilitating the registration of safe and effective technologies, through U.S. EPA, to protect them from insects, plant […]

Landscape design blueprints go mobile

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Blueprints are big, bulky and blow away on a job site. And, they’re expensive, especially if you need to update them with change orders. PlanGrid hopes to change all that. The iPad app is more than an electronic blueprint viewer. It lets you upload landscape plans to the cloud, where they are then automatically synced with […]

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Monrovia

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Monrovia’s new Golden Crane Hydrangea (Hydrangea angustipetala ‘MonLongShou Golden Crane’) features large lacecaps of white and chartreuse. It not only presents its flowers in late spring, the earliest of all hydrangeas to blossom, but is highly scented, according to the company. Hardy in USDA Zones 6-10, this selection was made from seed collected in Southern Sichuan […]

Caladiums in the landscape

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ABBOTT-IPCO knows caladiums, sometimes called elephant ear. The company has been producing and distributing them for years. There are hundreds of cultivars to choose from, but certain varieties are more suited to certain landscape conditions than others, according to ABBOTT-IPCO. Calypso Carolyn Whorton Summer Rose White Queen The following guidelines from the company can help you […]

National Mall Design Competition Winners Announced

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  Last September, the Trust for the National Mall launched the National Mall Design Competition, which solicited recommendations from across the country about how to best redesign three prominent National Mall sites: Union Square, the Washington Monument Grounds at Sylvan Theater, and Constitution Gardens. The 36-week contest has come to an end. “The National Mall Design […]

Survey Shows Top Outdoor Living Trends for 2012

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The American love affair with the back yard shows no signs of slowing, according to the 2012 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects. The results show a preference for an undemanding outdoor space for lots of entertaining. Landscape architects with a specialization in residential design across the country […]

DeWitt Co.

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The DeWitt Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container (FIBC) is a standardized container in large dimension for storing and transporting up to 2,000 lbs. of dry, flowable products like sand, fertilizers, mulch or rock. The DeWitt FIBC container is manufactured from quality woven polypropylene and tested to meet tear and ultraviolet-resistance standards. They can be transported and […]

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ClearSpan Fabric Structures

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ClearSpan Fabric Structures are a fast, economical storage solution for sand and salt, mulch and topsoil, equipment and more. ClearSpan buildings feature high clearances and spacious interiors without support posts, ideal for maneuvering trucks and equipment inside the structure. Constructed in the USA from the highest quality steel and fabric, these buildings can be built […]

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Rhomar

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New ARMOUR-SEAL undercoating allows Green Industry professionals to easily and safely protect their trucks and equipment, all in their own shop, with minimal downtime! ARMOUR-SEAL extends operational life cycles by protecting the truck frame and chassis components, such as diesel tanks, oil pans, brake cables and wiring harnesses from rust and corrosion damage caused by […]

Schréder Lighting US

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Featuring a perforated mask design, new Boreal luminaires’ decorative style is inspired by translucent paper lanterns. Laser cut, brushed stainless steel exterior shades can be complemented with optional dichroic filters to create colorful effects. Available in single- or twin-light configurations, IP66-rated fixtures measure 33.1 in. tall x 24 in. dia. They have an internal metal […]

Bayer

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Armada fungicide was recently changed from a wettable powder in a water-soluable packaging to a water-dispersible granule. Armada 50 WDG, formulated specifically for lawn care operators, provides long-lasting disease control for turfgrass and landscape ornamentals, as well as certain plant health benefits. It contains the active ingredients triadimefon and trifloxystrobin, and provides a broad spectrum […]

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