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Versa-Lok updates UW ampitheater

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A popular outdoor amphitheatre on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) got a new lease on life last year when crumbling limestone seating tiers were replaced with Versa-Lok seat walls and integrated stairs. Nothing beats sitting outside on a beautiful summer’s eve listening to music or enjoying a play. That’s what Dr. Melvin Wall […]

Rain Bird Academy season launched

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Rain Bird Services Corporation has announced the launch of its 2011-2012 Rain Bird Academy training season with more than 70 classes and workshops scheduled across the country. Irrigation and green industry professionals interested in enhancing their irrigation skills and knowledge can now choose from a new selection of Rain Bird Academy training events including general irrigation, […]

Flutterby Grande Peach Cobbler Nectar Bush

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The Best of Show winner at last month’s Farwest Show in Portland, OR, Fluuterby Grande is a non-invasive Buddleia variety bred by Peter Podaras of Cornell University and introduced by Ball Ornamentals. It has 15-in. long, bright pink inflorescenes that turn to a peach color as they mature. Flutterby begins blooming in early summer. It grows […]

Zinnia Double Zahara Cherry

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An All-America Selections bedding plant award winner, Double Zahara Cherry is an interspecific cross between zinnia species, resulting in resistance to leaf spot and mildew diseases. Recommended for 4-in. pots or larger, the symmetrical dark-green plants produce fully double 2.5-in. blooms. They are well suited to full-sun landscapes, and will reach12 inc. tall and wide. […]

Horizon Distributors launches mobile app

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Horizon Distributors has launched a mobile app version of its pocket-sized Landscape Maintenance Guide, a convenient quick-resource guide for grounds maintenance professionals. “Horizon is very excited to bring the Landscape Maintenance Guide mobile app to the smartphones of our landscape customers,” said Phil Stephens, vice president, sales and marketing for Horizon Distributors. “So much of our […]

Street Keeper Honeylocust

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The Street Keeper Honeylocust has a canopy that is about half as wide as other honeylcusts, and its leaves are darker green. It was introduced by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. and Tim Brotzman, and won the Best Tree award at the recent Farwest green industry show. It’s parent tree was discovered growing on a city […]

E-Verify to be taken up in house committee this week

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ANLA is particularly concerned that the H-2A and H-2B “safety net” programs intended to give agricultural and seasonal employers the tools to ensure a legal workforce have been shredded by regulatory abuse at the hands of a hostile US Department of Labor. Washington, D.C.— On September 15, the House Judiciary Committee will take up and […]

John Deere debuts EFI zero-turn mower

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The John Deere Z925 EFI Can Provide Up To 25% Fuel Savings CARY, NC (Sept. 13, 2011) – With concerns over rising fuel costs, landscape contractors need to become more efficient with their fuel usage. The new John Deere ZTrakTM PRO Z925 with Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) can help by providing up to 25% fuel savings for […]

Drafix Software

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Now featuring 3D capabilities, PRO Landscape is the standard in design software for landscape professionals. PRO Landscape includes photorealistic imaging, night and holiday lighting, CAD and estimating in one easy-to-use and easy-to-learn program. Now with 3D! The program has helped literally thousands of contractors and architects save hours of valuable time, sell a higher percentage […]

Fall planting tips for trees and shrubs

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The cooler temperatures and increased precipitation of fall make it a great time to start thinking about trees and shrubs. You clients should understand that choosing deciduous plants for a landscape offers home heating benefits from the sun in cooler months and cooling potential in warmer months due to shade. Once planted, trees and shrubs […]

Hardscape installation learning opportunities available during GIE+EXPO 2011

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Landscape professionals who attend GIE+EXPO 2011 will have the opportunity to upgrade their registration to include eight live hardscape installation demonstrations as well as a workshop on adding hardscape installation to their line of services. GIE+EXPO, which is sponsored by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and Professional Grounds Management Society […]

Equipment Depot streamlines rental operations

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Equipment Depot, now one of the nation’s largest material-handling equipment sales, rental and service providers, has integrated its five operating companies into one company. “Coming together and working as one allows us to streamline our material handling business to better serve our customers by leveraging the geographic distribution, product offerings and proven best practices of […]

Sweet Treat Lilac

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Sweet Treat Lilac’s blossoms are dark lavender in bud and fade to a soft lavender/ light blue when fully opened. The plant is particularly floriferous when planted in full sun. Sweet Treat also shows fall leaf color when its green foliage turns a deep burgundy red. The ornamental is well-branched, compact and upright-rounded in form, […]

Prunus avium ‘Lapins’ cherry tree

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Monrovia has added an array of fruit trees, shrubs and vines to its edible collection. “In recent years, the consumer demand for edibles has exploded,” explains Nicholas Staddon, director of new plants. Prunus avium ‘Lapins’ cherry tree is one of the new cultivars. Breeders at the Agriculture Canada Research Station in British Columbia crossed Van and Stella […]

Begonia x benariensis ‘BIG Red Bronze Leaf’ improved

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Benary says improvements such as shorter internodes; a more intense flower color and improved branching make this its most exciting addition to the ‘BIG’ series. Large, 8 cm blooms stay on top of the deep bronze foliage for more appeal. ‘BIG Red Bronze Leaf’ Improved matches the existing ‘BIG’ colors for habit, timing, and vigor […]

Little Lime Hydrandgea

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A new dwarf form of the ‘Limelight’ hydrangea, Little Lime sports the same flowers and coloration as ‘Limelight,’ but in a smaller package. At a third the size of traditional hardy hydrangeas, this new variety fits well into various landscape plans. Summer flowers open soft green and turn pink and burgundy in fall. It grows […]

Fanfare Orchid Trailing Impatiens

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This versatile series of trailing impatiens claim to be the most heat-tolerant impatiens on the market. Free-flowering Fanfare has a spreading and mounded habit that can be used to fill large garden beds, containers and hanging baskets. The plants recover quickly from water stress without losing buds or blooms, according to the breeder. It reaches […]

Dallas Arboretum Reveals Heat-Tolerant Plants

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With high temperatures in the 100s all month, what better place than the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden to host the 9th annual Plant Trials Field Day, which is known for testing plants for extreme weather conditions, especially high heat and humidity? More than 400 industry attendees from 20 states and four countries came to […]

Brite Ideas Decorating

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Brite Ideas has proven over the last 20 years that an innovative product line with unique designs and a dedicated staff provide the right mix for success. The demand for its products continues to grow every year, and the company is always looking to expand its family of distributors. It has never been easier to […]

L.T. Rich Products

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Product focus: L.T. Rich Products is a manufacturer of stand-on fertilizer/spray systems, aerators and turf renovators for the commercial lawn care industry. All units are zero-turn and feature a pump/wheel motor transmission. We use only state-of-the-art laser-cutting equipment and CNC fabrication machinery. Sprayers feature all stainless steel construction with large fertilizer and liquid spraying capacity. […]

Brickman enters Los Angeles market with acquisition of Dworsky companies

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LOS ANGELES — Brickman is pleased to announce the acquisition this week of Los Angeles-based Dworsky Cos., a market-leading commercial landscape services firm. Brickman already has a strong presence in the San Diego market, as well as in 30 states across the country; this deal will give the company a foothold in one of the last major […]

Brickman’s Cammarata sees sustainable care as a slam dunk for clients

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By: Ron Hall People. Planet. Profits. Landscapers generally recognize these three P’s as central to their understanding of sustainability. To Larry Cammarata, the reference to “people” is not some abstract reference; they’re customers. He acknowledges that the responsibility of providing environmentally responsible services must not harm and, indeed, should help the bottom line of the landscape […]

Mission Landscape promotes Campanozzi

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IRVINE, CA — Irvine-based Mission Landscape Cos. has promoted Rocco M. Campanozzi to the position of vice president of Mission Landscape Architecture, a strategic business operating unit of Mission Landscape Companies. Mission Landscape Companies provide an integrated suite of sustainable landscape services including Landscape Architecture, Landscape Development, Landscape Maintenance, Tree-Care and Environmental Resources. As vice president of […]

LG presents Nifty Fifty promotion

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — To help celebrate the growing success of Lambdastar 9.7% CS with EcoCap Technology and Fenvastar Plus with PMPs around the country, LG Life Sciences wants to thank those firms that are becoming advocates of the new LG formulations for lambdacyhalothrin and esfenvalerate. Companies can earn cutting-edge LG Electronics’ technology by purchasing LG […]

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