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Tim Dorsey named ECHO president

Jan. 1, Tim Dorsey assumed the role of president of ECHO, a subsidiary of Yamabiko Corp. of Japan, making Dorsey the second American to hold the position in the company. He replaces retiree Dan Obringer. Dorsey has worked at ECHO, which is based in Chicago, for 18 years in various capacities, including the last seven […]

Terra Nova Nurseries: Heuchera ‘Black Taffeta’

Terra Nova Nurseries specifically bred new ‘Black Taffeta’ to have silky black foliage with ruffled edges, giving it a more elegant appearance than previous heuchera varieties. Its large, glossy leaves are proportionate to its mounding habit. It requires sun to part shade exposure for optimal growth. With its H. villosa breeding, this new variety is […]

Monrovia: ‘Feelin’ Sunny’

This Monrovia-exclusive dwarf spreading evergreen has an irregular growth habit. It’s been bred to contrast against darker green conifers and deciduous trees, especially in rock and container gardens and other, smaller spaces. It does best in partial to full sun in USDA Zones 7-9, and once established, needs only occasional watering. Monrovia.com

Yellowstone Compact & Commodities: BioPac’r

Created by a landscape professional, YCC’s new, patent-pending BioPac’r facilitates the curbside process of turning clippings into a more usable product—literally turning “grass into cash.” BioPac’r compacts up to three days of mowed clippings into an anaerobic cube. Landscapers save money by reducing trips to a dumpsite and by unloading the clippings in 50 seconds. […]

Northern Tool: NorthStar’s Broadcast and Spot Sprayers

NorthStar’s Broadcast and Spot Sprayers include the Towable Boom (#2851701) model, equipped with a commercial-grade NorthStar NSQ Series pump for easy priming, durability and resistance to harsh environments and corrosive chemicals. Tow behind your ATV or lawn/garden tractor. Its sibling product, the NorthStar ATV Boomless Broadcast and Spot Sprayer (#2287181), breezes through big jobs and […]

Heron earns 4th Angie’s List Super Service Award

Heron Lawn & Pest Control, located in Apopka, Fla., earned the 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award, making it the fourth year the company received the award. “Only about 5 percent of the companies Heron Lawn & Pest Control competes with in Central Florida market are able to earn our Super Service Award,” said Angie […]

Envirometrics Systems USA

Banding trees with the BugBarrier Tree Band is becoming a preferred control method for climbing and crawling insects, including spring and fall cankerworm, as well as winter moths. The pesticide- and pheromone-free adhesive banding system is so effective, the company says, that it is required to be registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as […]

Predator

The new Predator 360SW features a turntable mechanism for frame swivel of up to 60° for easy stump cutting and handling. Powered by a 14-hp Kohler CH440 engine, the 300-lb. unit has an above/underground cutting range of 8 in. and operating range of 32 in.  As with all Predator machines, it employs Multi-Tip technology, a stump grinding solution […]

Pine Hall Brick Co.

While it looks almost exactly like Pine Hall’s classic English Edge paver that’s been installed for decades across the United States, StormPave’s a little different: It’s permeable. Rainwater goes in between the pavers and is held in a bed of aggregates underneath, until it is absorbed into the ground, where it is naturally filtered. PineHallBrick.com

Worksaver: PBX-42

The PBX-42 box scraper helps move, grade and spread topsoil, gravel or driveway rock. Most ATVs or 12- to 22-hp garden tractors can easily pull the unit, and its clevis-type hitch connects to most hitches. Operating height is adjustable, and a pull rope lever lets users dump loads or raise to make a turn. The […]

TurfEx: TS200

The new TS200 spreader is part of TurfEx’s full line of zero-turn mower attachments. Capable of spreading seed, fertilizer and ice melt, the spreader is engineered specifically to maximize mower productivity. It holds up to 2.5 cu. ft. of material, and features a corrosion-resistant polyethylene hopper to reduce weight and maintenance concerns. The spreading operation […]

JobFLEX: Android app

Based in Michigan and designed by contractors, for contractors, JobFLEX has released a new app that is compatible for all Android 4.0 devices (phones and tablets). It includes a web portal with customer management, scheduling, digital file storage, and data export features to keep the back office running as smoothly as the sales process. A […]

Sakata Seed Corp.: Double Hot Cherry

‘Double Hot Cherry,’ a 2013 All-America Selections Bedding Plant Award winner, offers an abundance of deep-rose double flowers. Plants mature to between 8 and 14 in. tall, and feature disease resistance to Alternaria and powdery mildew. SakataOrnamentals.com

SnowEx: SuperMaxx

Intended for large contractors and municipalities, the new SuperMaxx includes the 9300X, 9500X and 9800X—available with 3.3-, 4.3- and 6.0-cu.-yd. capacities, respectively. The electric spreaders feature a cab-forward design with up to 33 percent better payload distribution, according to the company. They also include a patented wet/dry mixing chamber, where the auger feed system mixes […]

Blizzard Snowplows: HD Series and Speedwing

Blizzard now offers both the Speedwing multi-position winged-blade and HD Series straight blades for skid-steer loader applications. Speedwing clears an 8 ft., 7 in. swath in straight-ahead scoop position and a 7 ft., 10 in. swath when angled for windrowing. The HD Series is available in 7.5-, 8-, 8.5- and 9-ft. blade widths. BlizzardPlows.com

Wayside Gardens: Variegated Solomon’s Seal

The Perennial Plant Association has named Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ its 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year. Commonly known as Variegated Solomon’s Seal, this all-season plant has greenish-white flowers in late spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 8, its variegated foliage turns yellow in the fall and grows well in moist soil in partial to full shade. […]

Briggs & Stratton: Vanguard Engines

Featuring a reputation for quality and a legacy of reliability, Ferris mowers powered by Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Engines will elevate your productivity and reduce downtime, the company says. In turn, it will help to grow your business. It’s a revenue-generating combination that’s tough to beat, no matter how you cut it. www.vanguardengines.com/scag

Hustler Turf Equipment: Raptor

Starting at less than $3,000, the all-new zero-turn Raptor is powered by a Kawasaki engine and is built with a fabricated steel deck. Features include Hustler’s patented SmoothTrak Steering and its Automated Park Brake System. The Raptor is built with the same great quality Hustler has been committed to for almost 50 years, and is […]

Carson Landscape prepares for expansion

Carson Landscape Industries, based in Sacramento, Calif., is preparing to open a new location in Rocklin, Calif., with a warehouse facility and around three acres of industrial property. The 6,500-square-foot facility will be used for Carson Landscape’s landscape maintenance, landscape renovation and tree care divisions in the. The property is located two miles from its […]

Kawasaki: Short block engine assemblies

The Engines and Power Products Division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. are making short block engine assemblies available for its popular FS and FX engine series units. The assemblies, available at authorized Kawasaki engine dealers nationwide, allow lawncare professionals to extend the operational life of mowers. Gasket kits are included with the sale of every short block assembly, and assemblies are […]

Cat: 236D

Newly redesigned with a radial lift, the Cat 236D skid-steer loader delivers mid-lift reach with digging and drawbar power performance. A wide range of Cat Work Tools makes the 236D more versatile, and the Speed Sensitive Ride Control option improves operation on rough terrain, which the company says enables better load retention, increased productivity and greater operator comfort. The optional Advanced […]

Briggs & Stratton: Bad Boy

The one combination that always delivers in the clutch: Mowers boasting the Bad Boy brand are running wide open, powered by commercial-duty Vanguard engines — robust power plants that enhance the kind of functionality and attitude Bad Boy owners rely on to rev up cutting performance. Vanguardengines.com/badboy?cid=83

WVDA, Bayer stave off pests at Cathedral State Park

A cooperative project between the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) and Bayer CropScience is helping to preserve one of the last virgin Hemlock forests in the United States: Cathedral State Park. WVDA completed the first year of a cooperative agreement to treat the park for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), a non-native pest that damages […]

Toro: Premium Fuel Treatment

Toro’s new Premium Fuel Treatment is designed for use with both two-and four-cycle small engines to keep fuel fresh and fuel systems clean, as well as to prevent corrosion. At 1 oz. per 2 gal. of fuel, Toro Premium Fuel Treatment keeps fuel fresh for up to two years and helps ensure easy starting, even […]

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