Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
In these tough economic times, the tree care industry is facing a puzzling reality: the decline of business from budget-conscious clients and a rise in…
Grounds workers for the Seminole County School Board may have to start looking for new jobs if the school board in this northeast Florida county…
Here's a great marketing idea from Bruce Allentuck, Allentuck Landscaping Co., Clarksburg, MD, and Mike McShane at Plantique in Allentown, PA — a "staycation." Bruce…
These extraordinary times call for creative thinking. And maybe partnering with folks you never thought about partnering with before.Today, I read an article about two…
A new bestseller by Harry S. Dent, Jr., “The Great Depression Ahead,” makes some interesting observations about immigration, and how it benefits the U.S. economy.In…
When U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack whipped out his trusty old jackhammer and started demolishing a slab of concrete in front of the USDA…
Biological control of weeds in turfgrass is the equivalent of the holy grail in lawn care, the reason why a new bio-herbicide from Scotts may…
If you're the owner or manager of a landscape, lawn care or irrigation service company, mark April 22 on your calendar. That's the day of…
American industry, including the Green Industry, is always hopeful that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency bases its policies and decisions on science and not politics.…
You have to wonder about the continued health of trade shows. That’s not to suggest they’re going away soon, not the big ones anyway. These…
I’m familiar with Roswell, GA, and I know several people that live and work there in the landscape business, but I don’t know 37-year-old landscaper…
Mel Kleiman runs the Texas-based consulting business Kleiman/HR Exchange. I heard Mel speak at a Bayer “Healthy Lawns, Healthy Business” seminar a couple of years…
If this is any comfort in this economic climate (and in the spirit of misery loves company), landscapers in UK are experiencing the same challenges…
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — College campuses are often venues for progressive ideas, and that’s certainly the case at Monmouth University as the school strives…
You know who your best clients are. They only complain when there’s a legitimate issue, they pay on time, they say good things about you…
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Most of us will be glued to our televisions midday Jan. 20, the third Tuesday this month, to watch Barack Obama take the…
Proponents of the H2B seasonal guest worker program keep pushing for a Congressional fix that would expand the 66,000 visas now allotted to the program,…
DALLAS — Moore Lawn & Garden and Moore Tree Care employees organized a food drive to help the less fortunate here this Christmas. “The economic…
Ruppert Nurseries pledges to share at least 5% of the company’s budgeted profit, which is budgeted at $300,000 for 2008, with charitable causes in the…
Many companies can anticipate the performance of their sectors in a recession. McKinsey research shows that during the 1990 – ‘91 and 2001 – ‘02…
Having lived literally within sight of the Great Lakes almost all of my life, I’ve seen what pollution can do to a body of water,…
Source: Horticulture Week, which covers the Green Industry in Great Britain"It is hard to say exactly what the outlook is going to be for 2009…
How bot dem Cowboys, eh? Apart from the New York Yankees, what other team is ready to plunk down a cool $1 billion for a…
