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Seth Jones

Seth Jones is the editorial director of Landscape Management, and the editor-in-chief of Golfdom and Athletic Turf magazines. A graduate of Kansas University’s William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Seth was voted best columnist in the industry in 2014, 2018 and 2023 by the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association. He has more than 23 years of experience in the golf and turf industries and has traveled the world seeking great stories.

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Five Questions: Sam Rankin

LM’s Seth Jones chats with Etch Outdoor Living’s Sam Rankin about how he got into the business, client trends and more.

Bringing Barricor to life: The Barricor development team at Envu includes (from left) Debbie Koufas, Arunas Damijonaitis, Ph.D., and Kyle Denk. (Photo: LM staff)

New essential oil mosquito control from Envu

LM and PMP go behind the scenes to learn about Barricor Essential Mosquito Control.

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Five questions with James Cap, owner of NEA Lawn Pro

LM’s Seth Jones chats with James Cap about his most memorable day at work, how 2025 has been for the business and more.

Fresh Air: Changing air filter regularly gives mowers the chance to breathe clean air. (Photo: The Toro Co.)

Real-world mower maintenance advice from the field

Four mower masters discuss what they feel
is the most vital key to keeping mowers running.

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Equip Expo Education sneak preview: A fireside chat with Larry Ryan

The industry icon talks about what he feels is most important to growing a lawn care and landscape business.

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Five Questions: Jared Hoyle, Ph.D.

Seth Jones chats with Jared Hoyle, Ph.D., about how he got into the business, his most memorable day at work and more.

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Five Questions: Aaron Zych

LM’s Seth Jones chats with ILT Vignocchi Vice President Aaron Zych about how he got into the business, his favorite tool and more

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Five Questions with Noe Loarca

LM’s Seth Jones chats with Noe Loarca about how he got into the business, his future goals, his favorite tool and more.

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Seth’s Cut: Office reflections and industry shake-ups

An insightful look at the evolving landscape industry, highlighting the launch of the M&A Guide.

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Five Questions with Adam Dukes

LM’s Seth Jones chats with GrandScapes Owner Adam Dukes about how he got into the business, his most memorable day at work and more.

The Gravely Guy: Cole Brown overviewed the key improvements being made to electric mowers. (Photo: LM Staff)

What we saw at Zero-E Expo

It was a diverse assortment of mowers at Zero-E Expo, with battery power being the commonality

Complete Landsculpture is a staple on the LM150 list, checking in at No. 130 this year. (Photo: Complete Landsculpture)

LM150 Profiles: A “Complete” process

Complete Landsculpture focuses on people and processes to create a fanatical customer experience

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Five Questions with Kurt LaButte

LM’s Seth Jones chats with Kurt LaButte about how he got into the business, working with family and more.

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Five Questions with Robert Bertog, CLP, CSP

LM’s Seth Jones chats with Robert Bertog about Bertog Landscape and its origins, his radio call-in show, trends with clients and more!

Lawn and Landscape Solutions turned to Diego Ibarra to guide a project in Mission Hills, Kan. (Photo: lawn and Landscape Solutions)

Overcoming challenges to deliver top-notch hardscape projects

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These eye-catching design-build projects offer a host of tips on overcoming challenging circumstances to produce big wins for both customers and contractors

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Paving trends to watch in 2025

Four experts weigh in on what consumers are most interested in when it comes to creating a beautiful outdoor space.

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Five Questions: Matt Freedman

Editorial director Seth Jones chats with Matt Freedman about his hopes for his business in upcoming years, his favorite part about his job and more.

The Charity of the Month effort at Jensen Gardens has involved the entire team in the company’s giving. (Photo: Jensen Gardens)

Time for some good news: Crews choose donation destination

Editor’s note: “Time for some good news” is a new feature that will spotlight the good deeds, great people and positive stories in the landscaping industry. If you have your own good news to share, reach out to either Seth Jones at sjones@northcoastmedia.net or Scott Hollister at shollister@northcoastmedia.net.

The view from the Westin’s Presidential Suite was a great vantage point for the fireworks show on the Mississippi. (Photo: LM staff)

Laissez les bons temps rouler: ACE Peer Groups go to Mardi Gras (and Mullin!)

ACE Peer Groups take a behind-the-scenes tour of Mullin, No. 144 on the LM150 list, in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

While the COVID-fueled pool boom may have slowed in recent years, pool installers say there’s still a strong market ripe for landscape contractors to take. (Photo: Hidden Creek Landscaping)

Becoming successful with pool installations

Two experts identify why they’ve been
successful at selling pool installations.

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Five Questions: Richard Ogawa

LM’s Seth Jones chats with green industry’s Richard Ogawa about his motivation to co-found a company, landscape companies in California and more.

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How labor hours are impacting the need for robotic mowers

Will labor hours dedicated to mowing drastically reduce in the near future? Experts think so.

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Forecasting the future of mergers and acquisitions

LM’s Seth Jones talks to former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Jay Jung, about how he sees the future of mergers and acquisitions in the industry and more.

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Five Questions: Stuart Rinehart

Rinehart, president and founder of Aloha ‘Aina Landscaping, chats with Seth Jones about life in Hawaii and how positive energy helps him run his business.

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