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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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Kris Kiser on GIE+EXPO 2020: “The show will be held safely and responsibly”

Kris Kiser, president and CEO of OPEI, talks with Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones about the status of the 2020 GIE+EXPO show in Louisville.

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Seth’s Cut: Awesome, outdoors and essential

Landscape Management Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones reveals how landscape professionals around the country have been coping with COVID-19 concerns.

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How to slam summer weeds

Four experts from various manufacturers give insights into controlling three pesky weeds, including doveweed, prostrate knotweed and purslane.

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Five Questions: Scott and Alex Lawn

LM Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones chats with Alex and Scott Lawn, co-owners of Greenway Irrigation, Lawn and Landscape & Greenway Lawn Aeration.

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Working in the great outdoors

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Despite the anxiety of the pandemic, landscape companies across the United States are thankful to be working safely outside.

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Marty Grunder applauds the green industry, offers advice

Seth Jones visits with Marty Grunder, president and CEO of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group, as well as a monthly LM columnist.

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Landscape Management: At Home Edition, Episode 2

In this episode of Landscape Management: At Home Edition, Scott Kinkead, executive vice president of Minnesota-based Turfco Manufacturing, discusses how the company decided to shut down for a week to make sure their employees were safe; how the company was able to work safely upon reopening; and how efficiency has become more important than ever. […]

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Landscape Management: At Home Edition, Episode 1

LM’s Seth Jones is forced to shelter-in-place and his travel schedule has been shut down, but that won’t stop him from interviewing people in the industry.

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The new normal: How the green industry is adapting

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How the lawn care and landscaping industry throughout the country is adapting to “the new normal” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Seth’s Cut: We’re in this together

Seth Jones relays his experiences over the past month as the coronavirus pandemic has picked up steam across the country.

New rules at Longs Peak Landscape

When Landscape Management last spoke with Mike DePriest, general manager and owner of Longs Peak Landscape, Longmont, Colo., a few weeks ago, it was for a casual “Five Questions” interview. This time, the topic was much more serious. “I spent all day in the office holding three different meetings … I’ve been doing a bunch […]

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5 Questions: Chase Mullin

Chase Mullin Mullin, New Orleans, La. 1.What can you tell me about Mullin? Mullin is a well-rounded landscape company founded in 2007, performing bid-build and design build construction and residential and commercial maintenance. We’re based right outside of New Orleans, La., and service south Louisiana and coastal Mississippi. 2.How does your location make your work […]

Seth’s Cut: Embracing the intensity

It was a successful trip to Charlotte, N.C., to attend Marty Grunder’s Grow! 2020 and tour Loving, ranked in 2018 as the fastest-growing firm on the LM150 list of largest landscape companies. Mike Haynes, president of the $35 million firm, opened the doors of his business to some 580 attendees of the event. Haynes has […]

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224 companies ascend on Grow! 2020, tour Charlotte’s Loving

Grow! 2020 attendees were certainly feeling the love. All in all, 580 attendees from 41 states and Canada representing 224 companies and an estimated $1.3 billion in revenue visited Charlotte, N.C., to attend the annual event hosted by Marty Grunder and The Grow Group. The event was highlighted by a tour of Loving, one of […]

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Game day is every day

The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl last night. I’m still in disbelief. The gas station and the grocery store were both sold out of the Kansas City Star. I better submit this column soon so I can go find a copy … I have a strange relationship with the Chiefs. My dad introduced […]

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5 Questions: Mike DePriest

Mike DePriest General manager and Owner, Longs Peak Landscape, Longmont, Colo. 1. How did you start Longs Peak Landscape? It started when I was a 14-year-old kid mowing lawns in my neighborhood. I was so passionate about snowboarding, I didn’t care how hard I had to work in the summer as long as it supported […]

Learning from the experts at the Aspire Conference

The Aspire Software Co.’s second annual client conference took place last week in Tempe, Ariz. It was an opportunity for the company’s software users to learn more about the software as well as learn more from industry leaders. Many of the speakers were names familiar to readers of Landscape Management. For example, two LM columnists, […]

Seth’s Cut: 2020 vision

Happy New Year! How many of you were like me and pondered aloud on New Year’s Eve how strange it felt to be ringing in the year 2020? Was it really 20 years ago that my best friend Mike had me sweating widespread blackouts and a massive computer shutdown? It doesn’t seem like it was […]

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Time well-spent at the LM Growth Summit

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“If you’re not here, you’re missing out” seems to be the consensus from attendees of the 2019 LM Growth Summit. “Anyone who has thought about attending and hasn’t should reconsider and come,” says Brandon Hyde, vice president of Hyde Park Landscape in Norwich, Conn. “It will be an experience they won’t forget.” As lawn care […]

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5 Questions: Dwight Bizzell

Dwight Bizzell Vice President Bizzell Nursery Co.,  Sikeston, Mo. 1. Tell me about Bizzell Nursery Co. and how you got involved? I’m the third generation. Bizzell Lawn Care was started by my grandfather, Walter, in the late ’60s, early ’70s. He worked three jobs — he worked for the post office during the day, delivering […]

Editor’s note: Reflecting on 2019

It’s been a hectic few weeks for the Joneses, as we recently moved. After 10 years of living in a small town of 6,000, we up and moved the family to the country. To give you an idea of what I mean when I say “country,” a neighbor literally rode his horse from the prairieland […]

The LM crew takes on GIE+EXPO

A wave of panic came over me as I stood in the LM booth at GIE+EXPO. Two guys I didn’t know were assembling camera equipment. The sales team members were divvying up print materials. My editorial team was comparing notes as to who had what meeting. I did a count. There were 16 people wearing […]

5 not-so-bold predictions for GIE+EXPO

Five: Parking, for the first time, will be a breeze. It was always a bad feeling to be running late getting from downtown Louisville to the Kentucky Expo Center, only to get off the exit and be greeted by a mile-long line to get into the parking lot. Thankfully, parking at  GIE+EXPO is free this […]

Seth’s Cut: Wisdom from home plate at Fenway

My travels recently took me to the Northeast. Now I can say I’ve visited New Hampshire and Maine and cross two more states off my list. The fall foliage was beautiful, but the lobster roll is not something this Midwesterner will be trying ever again. I flew home out of Boston. With a little time […]

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