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Spotted lanternfly. (Photo: Nufarm)

Turf School: Spotlight on the spotted lanternfly

Here’s what professional landscape contractors need to know about identifying and managing spotted lanternfly.

Summer patch-infected turf declines for one to two weeks, turning yellow or straw brown and eventually collapsing to the soil surface. (Photo: Rutgers University, PBI-Gordon Corp)

Turf School: Riding through the rough patch

Learn more about brown and summer patch, a pair of cool-season turf killers.

Fire ant mounds, if left undisturbed, can grow to 18-inches in height. (Photo: Blake Layton)

Turf School: Don’t get burned by fire ants this spring

Fire ants can be annoying and painful pests for LCOs and homeowners alike. Read tips to on how to combat these turf pests.

For more than a dozen years, Landscape Management has brought 20 companies to Reunion Resort for the LM Growth Summit. Accepted companies only need to get to Orlando and give us their time and attention. (Photo: LM Staff)

Making connections and friends at the LM Growth Summit

Mike McCarron shares what he took from his LM Growth Summit experience.

White clover. (Photo: Getty Images: DNY59 / E+, boschettophotography / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Turf School: Tips to tackle tough weeds

How to stand up to clover, ground ivy and nutsedge.

Experts say identification is essential when treating weeds. (Photo: Quali-Pro)

Turf School: Do you have crabgrass or goosegrass?

Proper identification is key to treating weeds and these tips can help you identify and treat.

Turf School: How to achieve the best results with your aerator

The basics of when, why and how to aerate your customers’ lawns.

Is it time to make the switch and add battery-powered equipment to your fleet?

As landscape pros abandon gas-powered mowers and handheld equipment for battery-powered alternatives, perhaps it’s time to consider plugging your maintenance operation into this trend.

Crew members going through safety checklist (Photo: Greenius)

SafetyWatch: Adopt a checklist for safety training

A few reasons to adopt a standard checklist for safety training As the year is winding down, it’s a good time to reevaluate how your…

(Photo: David J. Frank Landscape Contracting)

Route to safety: Vehicle inspection checklist

Landscape crews are constantly on the road traveling to the next job site. Efficient routing is important for production, but maintaining safety during a route…

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Labor Tip: Language liaison

Candice Bún of MetroGreenscape is more than the everyday human resources coordinator—she’s also bilingual in English and Spanish, serving as a touch point for Spanish-speaking…

Five Stars (Photo: iStock.com/MicroStockHub)

Labor Tip: Crew reviews

Customer reviews can make or break a company—but so can employee reviews, according to Maria Mayorga, director of sales at Coalmarch Productions, a digital marketing…

SafetyWatch: Spread safely

A fertilizer spreader is used to apply fertilizer and other granular products to surfaces. Other products might include granular pesticides, grass seed, pelletized topdressings or…

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Labor Tip: 24-hour rule

Ben Hardy quickly learned that when hiring field staff, acting fast is essential. Hardy, who leads the talent acquisition practice for consulting and recruiting firm…

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Labor Tip: Dial up digitally

It’s a repeated theme within the green industry: Everyone is concerned about the labor market. “It’s basically shifted from an employer market to an employee…

Labor Tip: Recruit with video

Employee video testimonials are one way companies are branding themselves as a great place to work, according to the article “Attract Talent by Telling Your…

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