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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.

Editor’s Note: Positive outcomes

Landscape professionals are often optimists, I’ve noticed. Have you ever observed the same? I’m not sure why exactly. Maybe there’s a causal relationship between optimism and all the fresh air green industry people breath. Maybe small business people are predisposed to looking on the bright side. Or maybe it’s purely incidental. In any case, thinking […]

photo: All Green Irrigation

Simple irrigation setup without a trailer

You might call Michael Haynes both a student of and a teacher for the irrigation industry. He and a partner built one company—All About Irrigation in Greenville, S.C.—before selling it in 2012. Soon after, he started up another, All Green Irrigation in Columbia, S.C. He’s been operating it as a one-man show, and he’s set […]

LM150 submission deadline extended, entries due April 3

Landscape Management extended the submission deadline for its LM150 list to April 3. Companies may submit their details through the online form. Contact LM Editor Marisa Palmieri with questions at 216-706-3764 or mpalmieri@northcoastmedia.net. The LM150 is a list of the largest landscape companies ranked by annual revenue. LM has published the list annually since 2009. […]

NALP careers site, job board ‘a long time coming’

It’s no secret there’s a labor shortage in the landscape industry. In response, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) debuted a new website it says will help draw new people into the industry. LandscapeIndustryCareers.org highlights career paths, industry details, education opportunities, a job board and information for parents and advisers of students interested in […]

Backstory: Kelly Dowell

Kelly Dowell Business Developer Dowco Enterprises Chesterfield, Mo. Education Lafayette High School Wildwood, Mo. Class of 2006 “Before college, I worked at Bath & Body Works, Best Buy and places like that. I learned retail was not for me.” Lindenwood University St. Charles, Mo. Bachelor of Arts Business Management Class of 2011 Work Experience 2002-2007 […]

Editor’s Note: Got the message

As I boarded a flight from Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale with my family in January, I received a text message from an unknown number. “Good morning,” it read. “We are looking forward to your arrival today. Thank you for your loyalty as a Hilton Member. Is there anything we can do before you check in? […]

Photo: Belgard

Top residential paver trends

What factors influence residential paver trends? It’s no secret the outdoor living industry as a whole has grown due to people wanting to spend time outside and entertain outdoors, as well. Last year’s American Institute of Architects’ Home Design Trends Survey shows 60 percent of residential architects see an uptick in requests for blended indoor-outdoor […]

H-2B Fly-In rescheduled for March 21

Due to an anticipated winter storm heading for the Northeast, a coalition of H-2B advocates have postponed the Washington D.C. H-2B Employer Fly-In that was planned for March 14. It has been rescheduled for March 21. “Please use this extra week to invite more of your friends that utilize H-2B and try to reach out […]

H-2B Employer Fly-In set for 3/14

A coalition of H-2B advocates has slated the H-2B Employer Capitol Hill Fly-In for March 14. The goal is to discuss the hardships the H-2B guest-worker visa program faces with members of Congress. “Right now, H-2B is under attack from all sides and employers are being treated unfairly,” said Patrick Wilson, government relations/account manager with […]

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Husqvarna event considers future of landscape maintenance

Imagine you’re maintaining a property and you run out of trimmer line. You’ll have to hop in the truck and drive back to the shop to get more or have a co-worker drive some out to you—both of which are entirely inefficient. But what if there was another way? In a video screened at a Husqvarna […]

WinField launches satellite imagery platform for turf managers

WinField United Professional Products Group (PPG) launched the GeoTech insight platform—a satellite imagery program. The company is hosting a live demo of the technology on Feb. 21 at noon Central. The platform uses imagery from satellites, airplanes and drones to help turf managers: Identify and document plant health concerns; Assign people to problem areas; Design […]

headshot: Kendall Hines

Backstory: Kendall Hines

Kendall Hines CEO Lawn Doctor Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Mich. Education East Kentwood High School Kentwood, Mich. Class of 2009 Siena Heights University Business management Adrian, Mich. 2009-2011 “I played baseball there for two years, but you’ve got to hang up the cleats at some point.” Michigan State University Institute of Agriculture Technology Grand Rapids, […]

photo: Kelly Limpert

New products from the Irrigation Show

Irrigation Show sees attendance bump with trip to Las Vegas. Last month, more than 3,100 irrigation professionals attended the 2016 Irrigation Show in Las Vegas—a 14 percent increase over 2015. And those numbers don’t include registrants from the National Groundwater Association, which was co-located with the Irrigation Show, nearly doubling the size of the show […]

Editor’s Note: Word of wisdom

This month we welcome Envisor Consulting’s Ken Thomas and Ben Gandy as our new columnists. They are industry veterans, consultants and have been valuable periodic contributors to LM. Now, they will write “Leadership Advantage” for us bimonthly. They’re off to a great start with Ken’s insights on the power of vision on page 10. The […]

Editor’s Note: Seek to understand

When a small group of landscape industry communications pros gathered at the Las Vegas Convention Center in early December during the 2016 Irrigation Show, the “Fireside Chat” wasn’t meant to offer up New Year’s resolutions, but that’s what I took away. The session “Is Anyone Listening?” was hosted by the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association […]

Chenmark buys another Maine landscape firm

Chenmark Capital Management, a firm that acquires small and midsize businesses, purchased Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service, based in Eliot, Maine, according to Fosters.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chenmark, based in Portland, Maine, also acquired Seabreeze Property Services in late 2015. Piscataqua, founded by Booth Hemingway in 1979, does about $9 million […]

Raleigh startup Canopy partners with Greenscape

Raleigh, N.C.-based home services startup Canopy purchased residential landscape maintenance accounts from Greenscape, based in Holly Springs, N.C. Terms of the partnership were not disclosed. More than 120 former Greenscape residential customers are now being serviced by Canopy’s crews. Greenscape is also an adviser to the company, which recently raised $2 million of funding and […]

TIC archives Lawn Care Industry, seeks issues from ’70s, ’80s

The Turfgrass Information Center launched the full-text archive of Lawn Care Industry, a former sister publication to Landscape Management. It was first published in conjunction with Weeds, Trees & Turf, which became LM in 1987. Lawn Care Industry was rolled into LM in 1991. This publicly available archive, a cooperative project of LM parent company North […]

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Industry Pulse: Standing on solid ground

Landscape professionals report stability and growth in 2016. Methodology For the 2016 Industry Pulse report, LM surveyed subscribers online in October and November garnering 422 responses. Respondents were offered the chance to win one of three $100 gift cards as an incentive. Based on the number of responses, we assume a +/- 5 percent margin […]

Editor’s Note: Family matters

I must have looked like I was preparing a thesis on Patrick Lencioni last week, as I walked out of the library with a stack of the author’s books in my arms. You see, during Phil Harwood’s workshop at the fifth annual LM Lawn Care Forum in Orlando, Fla., last month, I pulled up my […]

More than a dozen landscape, snow companies make Inc. 5000

Earlier this year, at least 14 landscape, lawn care, tree and snow industry companies were listed on the Inc. 5000—Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Here’s a look at who made it. Did we miss any? Please let us know, and we’ll add them to the roundup. Case Snow […]

Michelin Tweel launches caster version for select zero-turn mowers

At the 2016 GIE+EXPO, Michelin Tweel Technologies previewed its newest extension of the X Tweel line, the Michelin X Tweel Turf Caster for select zero-turn commercial mowers. It’s expected to be commercially available in early 2017. The airless radial caster tire-wheel assembly replaces the standard 13X6.5X6 front caster tire and wheel on zero-turn mowers. The […]

ICL Specialty Fertilizers intros Osmocote Iron

ICL Specialty Fertilizers launched Osmocote Iron, a granular product for plants that require additional iron and sulfur to maintain healthy, attractive foliage. It’s available for landscape beds and turf. “Osmocote Iron maximizes nutrient efficiency for plants that are iron deficient for a variety of reasons, including high iron demand, high root zone pH levels or […]

John Puryear

Backstory: John Puryear

John Puryear President Puryear Farms Gallatin, Tenn. Education Friendship Christian High School Lebanon, Tenn. Class of 1984 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. Bachelors of Science in Ornamental Horticulture + Landscape Design, minor in Business Class of 1989 Work Experience 1989-1991 J&W Custom Landscaping Sales & Design Gallatin, Tenn. “It was a very small company with […]

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