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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.

Order the combo platter

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By: Curt Harler The combination plate at a Chinese restaurant or fish house is usually the best deal. You get a meal that offers several tasty treats. Combination equipment works much in the same way: For one price you get a product offering at least a couple of functions. Combination machines like the Rapid M with […]

Cultivate your weed costs

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Minimize pricey labor with an economical herbicide plan Lawn care operators challenged with managing weeds in ornamental beds can save money and satisfy customers by using an integrated weed management program that includes herbicides and mulch. While hand-weeding always will be important to weed management, an integrated herbicide program can minimize labor greatly. Proper herbicide […]

Aeration: Get the ‘hole’ story

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By: Curt Harler ANY COMPANIES OFFER aeration, but it’s not always an overnight success. To ensure repeat business, a savvy contractor has to educate the customer and perform the service properly. “There are different reasons for aeration, so a landscaper can’t just tell a customer he wants to poke holes in his lawn,” says Bob Brophy, […]

New swing joints for Mirage long-throw sports field sprinklers

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LAKE FOREST, CA — Underhill International offers a new series of swing joints for Mirage long-throw sports field sprinklers. Available in ductile iron and PVC, the swing joints are specifically engineered for the Mirage M-115, M-125 and M-160. Swing joints are typically used in new installations and retrofits to set sprinklers to the proper height […]

Tree: Highrise Live Oak

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Highrise Live Oak has upright branching with a central leader. Highrise differs from other live oaks that tend to have horizontal branching patterns. They have a uniform growth habit that is well suited to urban environments. The trees grow to 40 ft. high with a 25-ft. spread. Highrise performs best in full sun with well-drained […]

The versatility of synthetic turf

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council Summer is here, and this year we’ve got an exceptionally hot one, with record temperatures in every region of the country. With this sweltering heat, a number of cities are also facing intensified drought, concerns about fire season, rising water restrictions and more. These conditions, some of which persist year-round […]

BBB awards Bird-X A+ rating

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CHICAGO – Bird-X, Inc. has received an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. “We are extremely proud of this rating from the Better Business Bureau,” said Dennis Tilles, president of Bird-X, Inc. “While we are excited to receive such a high ranking, we prefer to focus on earning our customers’ satisfaction and loyalty as we strive […]

Signature introduces TerraDeck turf flooring

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Signature Fencing & Flooring Systems, LLC announces TerraDeck (TD), the premium stadium flooring covering system that is ideal for stadiums and any type of venue or facility looking to host a special event on natural grass or synthetic turf. TD is a large, heavy-duty panel system (42x42x2 in.) that is designed to provide a firm […]

Working Smarter: Rally your team to a daily win

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Imagine you and a friend have just sat down at Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the arena buzzing with electricity. Your team grabs the opening tip and scores the first basket — followed by exhuberant cheers. Baskets are traded furiously, yet with each score the crowd grows quieter. You look up at the scoreboard […]

Working Smarter: Take time to enjoy the good stuff

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By: Jim Paluch When is the last time you really had a celebration at your company? When was the last time you drew attention to a mistake? As you ponder those two questions, you may realize we often overlook the wins and focus in on the losses. Companies that are Working Smarter have trained themselves to […]

Working Smarter: In some ways, there is a ‘me’ in team

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In developing, implementing and facilitating the Working Smarter Training Challenge over the past four years, the team at JP Horizons has learned many things. Among the most interesting has been the feedback that comes to us from companies after completing weeks 32, 35 and 38. These are the weeks when participating organizations focus on the […]

Bayer ES offers schools special rate on TopChoice

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — Bayer Environmental Science, a business division of Bayer CropScience, LP, has announced that for the 2009 school year, it will again extend the TopChoice insecticide “Protect Against Fire Ants” school program. The program is offered to both private and public secondary school districts for use on school grounds, including athletic […]

Maintenance suggestions for transition zone sports fields

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By: Bob O’Quinn Professional athletes put a lot of value in well maintained natural grass playing surfaces and on the individuals who keep those fields in good condition. According to the “2008 NFL Players Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey,” the vast majority of NFL athletes prefer natural grass fields because, as their statistics indicate, grass fields provide […]

Golf and sports turf going in opposite directions

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By: Ron Hall ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — Golf course superintendents and sports field managers work in sister industries, and the two professions have a lot in common. Most notably, the success of both is measured by their ability to provide facility users with functional and attractive turfgrass playing surfaces. There are obvious differences, of course. Sports […]

Franchise journal names Critter Control to Top 50 list

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TRAVERSE CITY, MI —Franchise Business Review created the Franchisee Satisfaction Awards to pay tribute to franchise companies that are “doing it right” — putting their franchisees first. This is the fourth annual Franchisee Satisfaction Awards presented by Franchise Business Review, and Critter Control ranked No. 24 in the Top 50 review of franchise systems having 50 to […]

Critter Control unveils its ‘Economic Stimulus Plan’

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TRAVERSE CITY, MI — Critter Control, Inc. has announced a new economic stimulus plan for attracting new franchisees. In response to a troubled economy, the company has responded by rolling back initial franchise fees, and introducing a minimum up-front investment option. Beginning this month, a Critter Control franchise opportunity will be made available for as […]

New air quality survey concludes crumb rubber synthetic turf fields are safe

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council Last month, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) released the results of an air quality survey conducted on its behalf by TRC Cos., an independent environmental engineering and consulting firm, to measure the presence of “contaminants of potential concern” (COPC) in the breathing zone of young children above […]

Pictured at the event: (L-R) Bob Malgieri, Terry McMahon, BSLA and Michael Cioffi

Borst Landscape participates in Ridgewood, NJ, Earth Day event

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Borst Landscape and Design of Allendale, N.J., joined the Ridgewood community to celebrate Earth Day on a glorious sunny April 22 here. The theme for this year’s event, hosted by the Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee (REAC), was: “The world is in your hands – go green. Let’s make sustainable life choices!” Local companies and […]

Ontario pesticide ban takes effect on Earth Day

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TORONTO, CANADA — The toughest cosmetic pesticide ban in North America takes effect Earth Day, April 22. Ontario Province, with an estimated 13 million people, the most populous province in Canada, is banning the sale and use of about 250 pesticides and ingredients, including 2,4-D. The ban, similar to one passed in neighboring Quebec Province […]

Northeast Tree: Ilex vomitoria ‘Pendul’ Weeping Yaupon Holly

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Weeping Yaupon Holly has an irregular, weeping form that can reach heights of 30 ft. or more, but ordinarily grows to 15 or 20 ft. tall with a 6- to 12-ft. spread, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The male and female flowers appear on separate trees. Its small leaves are oval and gray-green. In […]

TurfBond offers safe, effective synthetic turf glue

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Turf Bond, LLC offers an environmentally friendly, moisture-cured, single-part urethane adhesive that is available directly to the synthetic turf industry. Developed through a partnership with PrecisionJet, which produces quality sports graphics, Turf Bond has been in use on professional, college and high school sports fields since 2003. More than1800 synthetic turf center field graphics, end zones […]

New shade-tolerant warm-season grass to be available in 2010

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ATHENS, GA – If you’ve recently walked on a golf course, athletic field or newly established landscape any where in the world, chances are you stepped on a Tif variety turfgrass developed at the University of Georgia. “Many of the people I meet have heard of Georgia because 80% of the surfaces planted in improved […]

More than a third of U.S. homeowners will use professional lawn service in ’09

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YONKERS, NY — The weather is warming up and lawn owners are hitting the turf once again in hopes to create the perfect lawn. According to the latest lawn care poll by Consumer Reports National Research Center, nearly half (43%) of adults plan to spend more time in their outdoor space this year compared to […]

IA announces 2009 show details

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FALLS CHURCH, VA — The 2009 Irrigation Show, the annual trade show of the Irrigation Association, will be held Dec. 2-4 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. The show offers irrigation professionals a unique opportunity to connect with industry peers and learn strategies and skills to improve their bottom line. Because […]

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