Author: LM Staff

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

Now through Nov. 30, 2013, FMC Professional Solutions is offering a “Buy Three Get the Fourth Free” promotion on 0.75- size and 1-gal. size jugs of Talstar Professional, a versatile, high-quality, long-lasting liquid insecticide used on more than 75 pests, including billbugs, chinch bugs, fleas, ticks, stink bugs and all species of ants. The promotion is honored […]

LM StaffJul 31, 2018

STAMFORD, CONN.—Bartlett Tree Experts has made the following key appointments. • Approaching 40 years with Bartlett Tree Experts, Peter Becker, who manages the company’s Mid-Atlantic region, has been named senior vice president. Becker began his career with Bartlett as in intern and has played an integral role in many initiatives that have benefited the company […]

LM StaffAug 16, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS—Mae Council has joined the Dow AgroSciences Turf & Ornamental team as a sales representative, replacing Scott Potter, who is retiring after 40 years of service. Council will assist customers in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. Council has been working with Dow AgroSciences since June 2012 as a T&O sales […]

LM StaffFeb 6, 2013

New Spread it & Forget it Controlled-Release Fertilizer, available with Barricade Pre-Emergent Herbicide or Dimension Specialty Herbicide, has been added to AAT’s line of slow- and controlled-release fertilizer technologies. With a choice of Barricade or Dimension impregnated into the fertilizer granule, this new product allows users to fertilize once up to every six months, while […]

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

KENT, OHIO—The Davey Tree Expert Co. has acquired S&S Tree and Landscaping Specialists, the largest family-owned tree company in Minnesota. The acquisition of S&S is Davey’s 15th in the past five years, and is part of a larger growth and expansion strategy. Based in St. Paul, Minn., S&S provides tree, landscape and lawn services and […]

LM StaffJul 31, 2018

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, has appointed Gilles Galliou as president of the Environmental Science division North America at Bayer CropScience. Galliou brings to this role more than 20 years of experience in global and U.S. agribusiness and a long history with Bayer. He has replaced Dr. Jacqueline Applegate, […]

LM StaffJul 31, 2018

ORLANDO, FLA.—Heron Lawn and Pest Control has won the coveted 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award in four categories: lawn fertilization and treatment, lawn irrigation, lawn and yard work, and pest control/exterminating. The award is given based on feedback from customer reviews and maintaining a high rating on Angie’s List. Less than 5% of companies […]

LM StaffJul 31, 2018

CHICAGO—As reported by the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association (PLNA), Joe Khayyat, executive director of the Mid America Horticultural Trade Show (MidAm), has confirmed that the show’s board of directors has decided not to host the show in 2014. MidAm had run for 35 years and was the joint creation of the Illinois Green Industry […]

LM StaffAug 16, 2023

WASHINGTON—The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program have renewed a collaborative partnership that will celebrate ASLA’s Year of Public Service. Under this partnership, ASLA’s local chapters will volunteer in their communities to provide technical assistance for such outdoor resources as trails, bike paths, and […]

LM StaffFeb 6, 2013

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.—The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) has officially launched NJLCA University, a series of one- and two-day educational workshops and seminars providing more in-depth information on a variety of business topics—on everything from budgeting and estimating to social media and inbound marketing, to sales presentations to effectively using Google SketchUp. The winter […]

LM StaffFeb 5, 2013

WOBURN, MASS.—Dr. Don Grosman has joined Arborjet as technology advancement manager, and Trent Dicks has been named Atlantic regional technical manager. Invasive pests such as the emerald ash borer, rugose spiraling whitefly  and oak wilt have devastated urban forests across the United States. These new team members are now in place to support the company’s […]

LM StaffJul 31, 2018

VANCOUVER—As the trend toward restricting the use of phosphorus-containing fertilizers on turfgrass continues, Crystal Green, the world’s first slow-release, renewable and environmentally responsible phosphorus fertilizer, has been granted phosphorus exemptions in Michigan, Wisconsin and Virginia. The exemptions allow golf course superintendents, sports turf managers, sod growers, lawn care operators and homeowners to apply this enhanced […]

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

PHILADELPHIA—Now through Nov. 30, 2013, FMC Professional Solutions is offering a “Buy Three Get the Fourth Free” promotion on 0.75- size and 1-gal. size jugs of Talstar Professional, a versatile, high-quality, long-lasting liquid insecticide used on more than 75 pests, including billbugs, chinch bugs, fleas, ticks, stink bugs and all species of ants. The promotion is […]

LM StaffFeb 1, 2013

SPRING LAKE, N.J.—In just three years under new management, NJ PLANTS has established a high profile in the Green Industry. Brisk business-to-business networking, effective educational programs, heavy foot traffic and efficient management of load in/load out logistics were features of the show most frequently praised by participants this year. The high degree of satisfaction has […]

LM StaffFeb 1, 2013

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—Dr. Derek Settle has joined Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, as the newest addition to its growing team of technical service specialists for the turf and ornamentals (T&O) market—known as the Green Solutions Team. Bayer’s Green Solutions Team provides customers the scientific expertise to address their unique business goals […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

MENTOR, OHIO—Intending to build upon the popularity of their contest in 2012, which had more than 1,800 entries from students residing in 40 states, Project EverGreen and Birds & Blooms magazine, a Reader’s Digest publication, have launched the third annual “Art of Green Spaces Poster Contest.” The contest asks students in kindergarten through 12th grade […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

WALNUT CREEK, CALIF.—Lawn care operators (LCOs) have a new option to control goosegrass and other challenging summer annual weeds that infest Bermudagrass turf and landscape plant beds. A single, late-winter application of SureGuard Herbicide on dormant Bermudagrass provides professionals with season-long preemergence control of goosegrass, crabgrass and other problematic annual grass and broadleaf weeds. “SureGuard […]