Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
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…
ServiceMaster, parent company of TruGreen ChemLawn, TruGreen Landscare and Terminix, is moving the 120 managers and executives remaining in its longtime headquarters in Downers Grove,…
Council members on Bainbridge Island, WA, said that chemical pest controls were verbotin on public properties . . .That was until a week or so…
LM Staff and LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
Bilingual crew members and support are critical when training non-English-speaking employees.
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
Washington, DC, forum focuses on the big issues affecting lawn care and what they mean to its future.
Bruce WilsonNov 9, 2023
The key lies in keeping the program simple and targeted.
When readers visit LM's Web page they can submit a question via e-mail and those questions are routed to me. The other day I got…
Could ServiceMaster (NYSE-SVM) be moving its headquarters from its longtime location in Downers Grove, IL, to this vibrant mid-South city? That's more than a possibility,…
The biggest hazard to a landscape worker on the job?1. Big machinery with whirring blades?2. Relentless exposure to the sun and heat?3. Robbers, lunatics and…
