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SIMA publishes best practices checklist

MILWAUKEE—As the 2012-2013 snow season begins to wind down, you may be looking to improve your snow and ice management process for next year. To help you do that, the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) has published its first version of the SIMA’s Best Practices Checklist for Managing Snow & Ice. This checklist is […]

What your client really needs and wants

By Chris Weigl One of the best ways to keep your customers happy, as well as gain their repeat business, is to make sure you understand what they really want when they ask for your help with their landscaping.For example, if you ask what kind of landscaping they need, almost everyone will say they want […]

PLANET launches consumer website

HERNDON, VA.—The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) recently unveiled a new consumer-focused website. LoveYourLandscape.com provides helpful information for homeowners and clients about caring for lawns and landscapes. It offers design tips and ideas, highlights the benefits of indoor plants, discusses sustainable landscape practices, and includes information about how to choose a professional company, and about Landscape Industry Certified professionals. […]

Ruppert promotes Cobb

LAYTONSVILLE, MD.—Ruppert Landscape has promoted Bill Cobb to the position of director of Information Systems. In his new role, he will be leading the information systems and information technology team in improving the company’s efficiency through process improvement, solutions development and implementation and user training. “Bill brings over 30 years of valuable operational experience that […]

A much nicer tree story

Last week on this blog, we wrote about a heartbreaking tree-related story (Check it out here). Now, we relay one that’s much more positive. South suburban Chicago paper Southtown Star recently wrote about Jim Tresouthick, a landscape maintenance supervisor for the village of Homewood, Ill., who’s taking a stand against the emerald ash borer and planting an urban […]

Sakata celebrates centennial

MORGAN HILL, CALIF.—Sakata Seed Corp. was founded in 1913, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is recognized today as a global leader in the development of innovative flowers and vegetable genetics. Sakata is organized into four major divisions operating in Asia, South America, Europe, and North and Central America and has presence in more than […]

iLandscape: The Illinois Landscape Show set for February 2014

OAK BROOK, ILL.—The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA) has announced the dates and location for its new Green Industry trade show, iLandscape: The Illinois Landscape Show. iLandscape will be held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill., from Feb. 5-7, 2014. ILCA chose the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center for a variety […]

PLANET ‘Come Alive Outside Face-to-Face’ event series kicks off April 16

HERNDON, VA.—The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has partnered with JP Horizons to offer five “Come Alive Outside Face-to-Face” events this year at different landscape company facilities across the country. The Face-to-Face events offer real-life case studies in which successful landscape companies open the doors of their operations to workshop participants who examine six key areas […]

WaterOptimizer Inc.

The WaterOptimizer, a smart irrigation system, was named Innovation of the Year at the recent BizTech Innovation Summit Awards & Expo. The smart irrigation system takes the next step in technology: Sensor nodes are placed in the ground, designed to measure the amount of water in the soil. Sprinklers only turn on when the ground […]

Ditch Witch: RT24 compact trencher

Fast, powerful, simple to operate and easy to steer, the Ditch Witch RT24 compact trencher offers a choice of high-flotation tires or heavy duty tracks, plus an optional Roto Witch boring attachment that helps you install utilities beneath driveways, sidewalks and other surface improvements with minimal turf disturbance. The fully hydrostatic, 22.3-hp unit was designed […]

Walker releases EFI video

FORT COLLINS, COLO.—Walker Manufacturing Co. has released a new video showing the benefits of electronic fuel injection (EFI) technology in commercial riding mowers vs. carbureted engines and alternative fuel options. The video takes a close look at the benefits of small engine EFI vs. carbureted engines and shows real data on fuel savings as high […]

Submission deadline for 2013 IA technical papers: April 5

FALLS CHURCH, VA.—Technical papers and presentation abstracts are now being accepted for Technical Sessions at the 2013 Irrigation Show and Education Conference, Nov. 4-8 in Austin, Texas. For consideration as a presenter, 150-word abstracts may be submitted online until Friday, April 5, 2013. Click here to be taken to the submission website. Once there, you […]

Toro to step up micro-irrigation presence

BLOOMINGTON, MINN.—According to an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Toro CEO Michael Hoffman expects his company “to play a much bigger role in the micro-irrigation market in years to come.” “Toro will soon acquire a small Chinese firm that specializes in micro-irrigation products,” the article reports. “The size of that deal is not as important […]

EPA releases PRIA 2 report

WASHINGTON—Under Section 33(k) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is required to publish an annual report, which must include certain items that describe its implementation of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA 2). It published this ninth annual report on March 1, 2013. The report can […]

Underhill: Gulp water removal pumps

Underhill’s expanding line of Gulp water removal pumps now features the Gulp UltraMax and Big Gulp UltraMax, which can displace 8 to12 gallons per minute. Featuring a super smooth pumping action, the UltraMax models efficiently eliminate water from valve boxes, sprinklers or any other flooded area. Gulp UltraMax has a 14-in. pump chamber and an […]

MosquitoNix expands franchise opportunities to outdoor businesses

CARROLLTON, TEXAS—MosquitoNix is offering franchise opportunities for the first time in five years, primarily to existing outdoor service business owners.  MosquitoNix is expanding nationwide as part of a strategic plan to double its size in 2013, and open as many as 50 new franchises in 2013.  With a nationwide surge in demand for mosquito control, […]

Garden Debut: Giokumo Cryptomeria

Giokumo Cryptomeria is a dwarf Cryptomeria japonica selection with year-round interest introduced by Garden Debut late last year. This compact, densely pyramidal Japanese cedar has a vigorous growth rate. Early growth in the first three to four years is mounding and spreading, but it matures at a height between 8 and 10 ft. and a […]

Netafim releases calculator app

FRESNO, CALIF.—Netafim USA has released a free Techline Calculator app for use with iPhone and Android devices. This handy irrigation system design program calculates and displays project specifications and recommends products for an efficient dripline plan. The user enters the square footage of the area that needs to be irrigated (whether a garden or turfgrass), […]

GIE registration now open

LOUSIVILLE, KY.—Registration is now open for GIE+EXPO (the Green Industry & Equipment Expo), Oct. 23-25, 2013, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Dealers, distributors, landscape contractors and anyone working in the lawn maintenance, landscaping and turf care industry can register online at GIE-Expo.com. Back by popular demand, Dealer Day takes place on Wednesday, Oct. […]

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Quali-Pro launches Negate Herbicide

PASADENA, TEXAS—Quali-Pro, a division of Control Solutions, has launched Negate 37WG herbicide. Negate’s synergistic formulation allows turf managers to control more than 35 grasses and broadleaf weeds in Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass. Negate inhibits the growth enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS), providing fast and complete post-emergent control. Negate also allows superintendents the ability to control problematic grasses such as Poa and ryegrass, as well […]

Project EverGreen completes San Antonio projects

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—As part of its broadened efforts to improve and enhance urban green spaces across the country and make consumers aware of the many benefits of green spaces, Project EverGreen recently mobilized two extensive landscaping renewal projects for historic Crockett Park and Columbus Park in downtown San Antonio. The collaborative landscaping renovation was organized […]

Henry Co.: Vegetative Roof Assembly

Henry Co.’s brochure for its Vegetative Roof Assembly system highlights its 790-11 hot rubberized asphalt roofing membrane. The combination of 790-11 and a diverse selection of accessory products allows for a highly flexible system, which will meet the needs of today’s design professionals when specifying a vegetative roofing project.  The brochure also explains the environmental […]

Beware the angry football fan

Here’s a picture of one of two famed oak trees that stand at Toomer’s Corner, the gateway to the Auburn University campus. For 130 years, the two trees provided a stately welcome on the campus to students and visitors alike. The oaks symbolized the university’s school spirit, and it was a longstanding tradition at Auburn […]

PLANET Student Career Days is under way

AUBURN, ALA.—PLANET Student Career Days–The National Collegiate Landscape Competition–kicked off at Auburn University on March 7.  The event, in its 37th year, is the largest annual gathering of Green Industry companies and students.  It offers the chance for companies to meet and interview the nation’s most promising horticulture and landscape students and brings together industry’s […]

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