Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
Nothing could be more tragic than the loss of the child. Being responsible for that death and having to live with that knowledge for the…
It's sometimes amazing the stories you'll see come across when you "Google" the word "landscaper." A lot of the time, the news involves the police…
Reporter Tarron Lively wrote an excellent piece about Project Evergreen's GreenCare for Troops program. The article appeared on Thanksgiving day in the Washington Times newspaper.…
The Tampa Tribune newspaper on Friday, Nov. 17, reported that a man operating a tractor mowing unit on I-75 about 9 p.m. was the cause…
Interesting piece in "Heard on the Street" column in the Wall Street Journal. There's speculation that investor groups are looking at the parent company of…
I can't recall my dad, Cliff, ever saying a bad word about anybody — ever. He wasn't the most ambitious guy, that's for sure. He…
A vote can't get much closer than the one in Brunswick, ME, mandating the use of organic practices on all city-owned properties. The initial tally…
A big attaboy to Kurt Steinke, a professor of turfgrass ecology at Texas A&M University. When it came time to dispose of a large section…
OK, what's the real story here?A landscaper in Davie, FL, says while he was working in a client's back yard a big, nasty kangeroo grabbed…
Death threats. Hundreds of emails. A flood of nasty calls. An email to a man seeking a quote for a landscape project has caused an…
The poor, poor Mudbugs. They lost their first hockey game of the year because their 11 H2B players hadn't gotten their visas yet.Did I read…
KPRC Channel 2 on its website reported Friday that the Garden Guy, Inc., a Houston-area landscape company emailed a Mr. Lord and told him they…
I'll bet this happens more often than anybody cares to admit — a lawn technician servicing the wrong property. It can be an expensive mistake,…
Sometimes, things are funnier or more interesting when left to the imagination. Bill Watterson used this idea frequently in my all time favorite comic strip…
Rave ***** (f5-stars)Unless you live and love the Great Lakes region of the the United States like I do you can't appreciate what I learned…
Rant *** (three stars)I've gotten fond of living. Living is a good thing. You know flowers, sunshine, friends, family . . . all that stuff.Getting…
LM StaffAug 7, 2014
Just like weeds, problem employees can keep your business from growing.
Check off picturesque Comox, British Columbia, as the latest Canadian community to ban the use of synthetic pesticides for lawn care, the 120th community in…
November is the projected kickoff launch of "The Year of the Safe Lawn" aimed at alerting the American public to the potential environmental harmn caused…
In the landscaping business, you spend most of your day away from the office, either on the job or on the road. With that in…
Beautiful to see in the sky, unwanted destructive guests that don't know when to leave on our grounds.Take heart fellow grounds pros; a new rule…
A big rave for this young man.Josh Boersma really knows how to "run" a business. When the 18-year-old seniort at Ankeny High School near Des…
I think we will always remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001. On this five-year anniversary of the attacks, let's take a few moments…
People referred to him as "Crazy Chris," and if what he's accused of doing is true, crazy falls just a click or two short of…
