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KeyServ’s latest acquisition, Landscape Landmark Group, expands its presence further into Alabama. (Photo: Keyserv; 150 icon: pialhovik / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images)

Performance tracking drives KeyServ’s growth

Ensuring all the companies under its umbrella employ effective software has not only helped KeyServ track performance, but it’s also provided another level of transparency and encouraged growth, says CEO Jeff Domenick.

Start to finish: Keeping your trees healthy in the spring is key to ensuring they thrive through the winter. (Photo: Davey Tree)

Top tips for healthy trees in the fall

Pros provide tips and insights to boost your fall tree prep regimen.

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Ace your irrigation shutdowns

Avoid costly mistakes when prepping irrigation systems for the winter with these tips

Teams work: A solid team is a crucial leg in the “three-legged stool” approach to business success. (Photo: Harrell’s)

Building — and sustaining — a profitable business

An industry veteran says a broad approach and a focus on fundamentals are key to creating and maintaining landscaping and lawn care success.

Summer Growth Summit in KC: We were excited to attend the 2024 Jeffrey Scott Summer Growth Summit in our hometown (at least for some of us!) of Kansas City. Our own Scott Hollister, editor-in-chief (second from left), kicked off the event with Corine Koornhof, Jeffrey Scott and Anna Koornhof. (Photo: LM Staff)

LM Gallery: September 2024

Check out a few of the places where the LM team made its rounds recently.

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Start your engines on Early Order Programs

How to save money as EOPs race into the spotlight.

The main entrance consists of bermuda, buffalo and ryegrass to give a year-long green look at the cost of being tricky for irrigation teams due to their differences in water requirements. (Photo: Superscapes)

The Big One: Like, really big one

Superscapes won a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for Cypress Waters, a massive 1,000-acre development filled with offices, entertainment, retail and more.

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Ask McFarlin Stanford: Keeping growth going

Jason New of McFarlin Stanford answers a reader question regarding how to increase leadership skills and drive growth in a business.

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Five Questions: Garret Hergert

LM's Seth Jones chats with Garret Hergert, CEO of GRO, about his most memorable day at work, tools to get the job done and more.

More than meets the eye: Water features can add a lot to your landscapes, so knowing how to care for them is critical. (Photo: Atlantic-Oase)

Water winterization: How to prepare your water features for the cold

Tyler Fisher, Northeast regional sales manager for Atlantic-Oase, shares tips landscapers should be thinking about regarding winterization for water features.

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Grow with Grunder: The power of a platform

Marty Grunder discusses the importance of having a platform and GLC's CEO Seth Pflum's three mantras while working with a team.

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Equip Exposition Golden Ticket winners share their biggest takeaways from the show

With the 2024 version of Equip Expo set for Oct. 15-18, Landscape Management caught up with a handful of last year’s winners to see how they utilized the opportunity they won and discuss how the experience affected their businesses in 2024.

The thick, stiff leaves of nutsedge not only grow faster than other turfgrasses, but they often cut unevenly and unsightly when mowed. (Photo: Chris Butcher; Getty Images: DNY59 / E+, boschettophotography / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Turf School: Controlling nutsedge

Nutsedge can be found ruining lawns and landscapes throughout North America, usually preferring moist soils.

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Grow your Green: Owners must shift gears to grow well

Greg Herring discusses growth within a company and the stages of development.

Most modern compact excavators offer contractors a cab with plenty of creature comforts.(Photo: Bobcat)

Experts explain how compact excavators can improve jobsite efficiency

Consider the value proposition and return on investment compact excavators contribute to your jobsite efficiency.

The maintenance team uses a Scag 52-inch V-Ride Standard mower and a Scag Cheetah II 61-inch mower to cut the property’s many fields and lawns. (Photo: A Blade of Grass and Michael J. Lee)

The Big One: Out with the old, in with the new

A Blade of Grass won two gold awards from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.

Broad black stripes and an inverted Y on the head distinguish fall armyworm caterpillars. (Photo: Ben McGraw)

Protecting your turf from fall armyworm

The key to control fall armyworms, a pest threatening agriculture in the United States for decades, is early detection.

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Renovating your landscape and irrigation for future compliance

California is facing an increase in water scarcity challenges, and Max Moreno explains why it's crucial to renovate your landscape and irrigation systems.

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The go-to app on your phone to help get the job done

Industry pros share their go-to app on their phone and how it helps to get the job done.

Hidden in Plain Sight One popular technique is to install sconces that shine on pathways while not making the light source too obvious. (Photo: Tom Kessler Photography, courtesy of McKay Landscape Lighting)

How landscape lighting can make a big project shine

Brightening up your client's day with these lighting tips.

(Photo: Kress)

Battery-powered equipment offers LCOs power on the go

Learn how manufacturers innovate battery technology for longer run times, faster charging and more power in handheld equipment.

Greenzie mowers work best on large, flat fields with minimal obstacles. Grounds such as athletic fields, parks and warehouses give the mower plenty of space to move. (Photo: Greenzie)

Autonomous mowers ride into the spotlight

Learn how Greenzie keeps one college a cut above the rest with autonomous mowers.

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The landscape of the landscaping industry

Ben Gandy reveals insight and skills beneficial for production managers in the industry to be successful.

Dallisgrass grows faster than other turfgrasses with seedheads that stay low to the ground and coarse leaves. (Photo: Chris Butcher)

Turf School: Weeding out dallisgrass

Identifying and eliminating this illusive weed requires diligence.

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