Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
There's no need to convince me of the mind-soothing, perhaps even healing benefits of gardens. So, it's a delight to learn of an organization that…
ORLANDO, FL — Massey Services Inc.’s recent acquisition of competitor Middleton Lawn & Pest Control (the company with a consumer brand characterized by grinning green…
Which is more environmentally friend, artificial grass or living grass?Schools and communities across the United States are debating the issue because of the growing popularity…
The most precious natural resource in the world isn’t oil or gold; it’s water. Life cannot be sustained without water. But, in spite of 75%…
I'm not sure I'm getting this blogging thing right. I'm not particularly witty, the issues I feel strongly enough to launch into a full-force Category…
Kelly Giard, the founder and CEO of Clean Air Lawn Care was voted as Entrepreneur Magazine's "Emerging Entrepreneur of 2009."Clean Air Lawn Care offers customers…
When most of us think of preemption in terms of turfgrass care, we think of lawn care pesticides. In the United States, preemption means that…
Apart from different colored trucks, many customers - property owners and property managers - don't see much difference among the landscape/lawn service providers. Similarly, customers…
It turns out the couple that crashed the White House State Dinner tried to stiff a service provider out of a $925 lawn mowing bill,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — We don't know how likely this legislation is to be passed, and it's not clear what impact it would have on pest…
If you’ve been following my columns in Landscape Management magazine and these blogs you’re aware of how much local and regional governments are inserting themselves…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) wants residents who irrigate their lawns to “Skip a Week” of watering during the cooler months of December,…
(Image courtesy MJIphotos)Grass seems to be on its way to becoming the poster child for all that’s wrong with our landscapes, at least in an…
SAN ANTONIO, TX — On Dec. 15 the first building in The Preserve on Fredericksburg on the northwest edge of the city will be ready…
Who among us hasn’t traded one good for another? Or exchanged services of equal value with someone else? Bartering is the oldest form of human…
Almost 10 years ago when A. J. Turgeon Ph.D. taught Penn State’s first completely online class he had just 17 students. Today almost 10,000 students…
The agrichemical industry is driven for many reasons to develop organic pesticides posing less risk to humans and fewer adverse effects to the environment. These…
Dr. Marietta Loehrlein, a horticulture professor at Western Illinois University, is teaching a new class called Sustainable Landscaping Practices, in spite of the fact that…
The “Sustainable Movement” in the United States is not a passing fad. The push toward sustainability in terms of preserving our resources (and let's consider…
SAN MARCOS, CA — You could look at California’s mandate that all jurisdictions there create water efficient landscape ordinances as either more government intrusion into…
Hey, one of ours made Cosmooplitan magazine’s “Hottest Bachelors of 2009” list.Patrick McMahon, 26, a landscaper in Lake Stevens, WA, was one of 51 “hunks”…
The NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) told key Green Industry leaders in that state that it is crafting an organic land care initiative to…
My lovely wife, Vicky, was a waitress at a popular steak house for more than 30 years. We counted on her tips, combined with my…
Yes, times are tough for construction workers, and roofers are looking for work, just like just about everybody else in the building trades. But Chicago…
