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Author: Marisa Palmieri

Marisa Palmieri

Marisa Palmieri

Marisa Palmieri is an experienced Green Industry editor who's won numerous awards for her coverage of the landscape and golf course markets from the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA), the Press Club of Cleveland and the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In 2007, ASBPE named her a Young Leader. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, cum laude, from Ohio University’s Scripps School of Journalism.

What I’m Reading Wednesday: On productivity

Maybe it’s because it’s the holidays and spending more time with my family is on my mind. Maybe it’s because I’d like to start 2014 with some better work habits and a clean desk (literally). Whatever the reason, I’ve been seeking some productivity tips lately. Here’s one must-read link on that topic to ponder this […]

H-2B employer wins wage appeal against DOL

The H-2B community has won an appeal against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the H-2B wage rule, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) reported. Earlier this year, Island Holdings, which operates a seasonal resort in Edgartown, Mass., brought a case against the DOL, appealing a mid-season prevailing wage determination (PWD) instructing the resort to […]

Landscape Live! Insight of the Night: Annual snow training

Last night on Landscape Live! Tom Canete, owner of Canete Snow Management in Wayne, N.J., shared a wealth of knowledge about how snow and ice managers can improve their efficiencies before, during and after snow events to protect their businesses while still maintaining profits. One of the many insights Canete provided revolved around preparatory training […]

November 2013 Web Extra: Signature Garden program

In the run-up to The Duke Mansion’s 100th anniversary celebration in 2015, the historic estate’s gardens have been named one of only three Proven Winners Signature Gardens in the nation. The others are the Hotel Iroquois on Michigan’s Mackinac Island and Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens in Southern California. The Duke Mansion is located in Charlotte, […]

What I’m Reading Wednesday: Secret sauce, safety and being remarkable

I was on the road this week and I used my airport time to catch up on my RSS feeds and even dive into an actual hard-bound book, which I share with you below. “5 Reasons You Need to Give Away the Recipe for Your Secret Sauce” Convince & Convert Not long ago a lawn […]

Applied knowledge

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LM tracked down six mobile app-using landscape professionals. Find out how they save time and money with these tools.  #1 The app: Planimeter Price: $7.99 (iOS) The user: Adam Linnemann, president of Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscaping in Columbia, Ill. When Adam Linnemann provides an estimate, he doesn’t bother with burning fuel to measure property lines […]

LM staff app picks

I don’t know about you, but I always want to know what technology tools others are using to make their lives easier. After all, that’s the inspiration for this month’s cover story. As we were working on this issue, it occurred to me that I’d never asked my co-workers their favorite business-related apps. So, I inquired. […]

What I’m Reading Wednesday: Giving thanks

I’m in catch-up and get-ahead mode during this thankfully short Thanksgiving week. I hope you are, too, and I hope you plan to take some time off for the holiday. (Unless, of course, you plow snow and you’d like to be working…) This week I wanted to share just one link: a year-old blog post […]

What I’m Reading Wednesday: Cagwin & Dorward, grammar and the “Memorial Mower”

“What I’m Reading Wednesday” is back after a brief hiatus last week while I was in Orlando, Fla., for the second annual Landscape Management Lawn Care Forum. I know, I know, excuses are like armpits, so I’ll stop making them and get to this week’s reads. “Cornerstones: Cagwin & Dorward” Pacific Sun (San Rafael, Calif.) […]

Brickman acquired by investment firm KKR

Private equity firm KKR agreed to acquire The Brickman Group for $1.6 billion from Leonard Green & Partners and other shareholders. Brickman, based in Gaithersburg, Md., ranked No. 2 on the 2013 LM150 with $900 million in 2012 annual revenue. KKR is based in New York and has $90 billion in assets under management, including brands […]

November 2013 Web Extra: Landscape Management salutes…

Landscape Management and its parent company North Coast Media salute the courage and sacrifices of those past and present who have served in the U.S. military, both in the Green Industry and out. Thank you, also, to our veteran family and friends: Ray Bement (Army), grandfather of LM Editor Marisa Palmieri Ray Bement Jr. (Army), […]

Rain Bird names Project PRS winner

Rich Olivas of Silverwood Landscape in Costa Mesa, Calif., has won Rain Bird’s Project PRS contest. Olivas saved 14,690,650 gallons of water thanks to the use of pressure-regulating irrigation system components. Rain Bird made the announcement during the 2013 Irrigation Show in Austin. Olivas will receive a free trip to Rain Bird’s Select Contractor Conference […]

IA honors Nolletti, Zoldoske

The Irrigation Association presented its annual awards Nov. 7, at the 2013 Irrigation Show and Education Conference in Austin. Vince Nolletti of Paige Electric Co. in Fresno, Calif., was named the honoree of the Industry Achievement Award. This award was established in 1966 and recognizes an individual whose career demonstrates outstanding contributions to the advancement […]

November 2013 Web Extra: My military experience: L.G. Scott Landscaping & Tree Service

In the November 2013 cover story, “Hiring heroes,” we shared two “My military experience” stories of business owner-veterans and how they’ve turned their military service into private-sector success. Here’s another: L.G. Scott Landscaping & Tree Service in Providence Forge, Va., is a family business and the Scotts are a military family. Larkin Gordon Scott III […]

History in the making

The decision nearly 20 years ago to provide landscape maintenance at cost for a high-profile but financially struggling property with historical significance has turned into a unique opportunity for Jim Lawrence, owner of Providence Landscape in Charlotte, N.C. Today the $8 million landscape maintenance and design/build company is a partner in the effort to redesign […]

What I’m Reading Wednesday: Google Helpouts

I have just one article for you this week, albeit a fascinating one. It seems the Google Hangout (who’s ever participated in one of those, by the way?) has a revenue-generating cousin with a possible application for the landscape market. “Google Helpouts Promises ‘Real Help from Real People in Real Time’ — for a Price” […]

My military experience: How Green Industry business owners have turned their military service into success

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Daryle Johnson CEO of All American Turf Beauty in Van Meter, Iowa Service: U.S. Army, 1954-1956 “I was 18. I’d worked one summer, gone two quarters to college, ran out of money and volunteered for the service. I spent 16 months in Korea. I got out when I was 20. They wouldn’t let me buy […]

Briggs unveils new mower engine

Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power unveiled a new zero-turn mower engine—the Vanguard V-twin 810cc Engine, available in 24 to 26 gross horsepower models with engine displacement of 810 cubic centimeters (cc). “For the ZTR market, contractors want durability, reliability and most of all displacement,” said Dan Roche, marketing manager of commercial power for Briggs & Stratton, […]

Closing the gap

The U.S. military discharges about a quarter million service members annually and about 10 percent of post-9/11 veterans are unemployed. Those figures—and the landscape industry’s dire labor needs—make it encouraging to see, as laid out in this month’s cover story, at least a few landscape firms are recruiting skilled leaders from the armed forces. Because […]

Landscape Live! host interviews attendees, exhibitors at GIE+EXPO

Last week marked the launch of a new name for Landscape Management columnist Jody Shilan’s Green Industry radio program: Landscape Live! As part of the roll-out of the new name, Jody joined the LM team at our trade show booth at the GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 24 and 25 to interview attendees and exhibitors […]

Landscape Live! at GIE+EXPO: National Hispanic Landscape Alliance

Landscape Live! host Jody Shilan interviewed Raul Berrios, president of Virginia-based Rulyscapes, at the Landscape Management booth at GIE+EXPO 2013. Listen to find out about the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance, which Berrios is president of, and how training and supporting Latinos can boost your business.  

What I’m Reading Wednesday: Seth Godin, watersheds and Facebook

Here’s what I have queued up for you today (er, tonight): “Room at the top” Seth’s blog Seth Godin needs no introduction. Many entrepreneurs, and in turn many of our readers, have read at least one of his books (Purple Cow, anyone?). I’ve actually never read one of his books, but I’ve kept up with his […]

Private equity firm to acquire John Deere Landscapes

Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to acquire John Deere Landscapes (JDL) in a deal valued at about $465 million. JDL, based in Alpharetta, Ga., is a unit of Deere & Co.’s Agriculture & Turf segment. Deere will initially retain a 40 percent ownership stake in the new stand-alone company jointly […]

FD2B Talk Radio becomes Landscape Live!

FD2B Talk Radio, a weekly Green Industry internet radio program, changed its name to Landscape Live!. The news was announced in conjunction with the GIE+EXPO, being held in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 23-25. Landscape Live!, which airs every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, was hosted live from the trade show floor Oct. 23 […]

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