Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
Some big numbers are being thrown around about how many legal immigrants might be coming to the United States and becoming red-blooded Americans (just like…
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Green Industry employers struggle to staff crews locally. Part three in our series, A Question of Labor.
An English springer spaniel named Wanda saved a female landscaper from a painful ordeal the last week of May. According to a report in the…
In a refreshingly lighthearted look at the current comprehensive immigration reform debate, Santa Monica Mirror writer Steve Stajich writes a column this week on "Jobs…
Two recent incidents involving landscape workers underscore the continuing need for safety reminders. This is true even among veteran landscapers.Jesus Samaguey, 55, died when the…
We have the means to reduce illegal immigration using technology. Already some folks are talking about bio-metric identification cards. There are even more sophisticated ways…
You've heard me mention Google alerts before: The system at google.com where you can set up news alerts on specific topics to be delivered to…
This morning's Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper carried a front page article with these "facts" (among others) regarding lawn care.7 million — approximate number of birds…
TruGreen is now in UK in a big way with 60 lawn care franchises and many more on the way. There are an estimated 20…
About 80,000 people suffer lawn mower-related injuries annually in the United States. The most common types are objects being flung out by the blades and…
The folks in London, Ontario, Canada, have been in a furious debate concening the use of lawn care chemicals. Some people want to ban their…
Just got back from an event in Washington D.C. sponsored by BASF The Chemical Company. A nice affair that featured Charlie Cook, editor and publisher…
Here's a news flash that both stuns and enlightens — Chemists at the Colorado School of Mines recently announced that they discovered pesticides in tobacco…
“Business Principles of Landscape Contracting” is a practical book on the “business” of running a landscape company. It's a "must have" for young managers or…
Global Horizons, a big labor recruiter based in Los Angeles, signed an agreement with the United Farm Workers of America to improve wages, benefits and…
Remember AstroTurf? Of course, you do. In fact, the trade name became so well known that an entire generation used it to describe synthetic turf…
I wonder what would happen if I sneaked into, say, southern France (I've heard that's a swell place to live) and I started marching around…
Ultra-conservative Joseph Farah, founder and editor WorldNetDaily, claims there are 20 to 30 million "illegals" in the United States and that the Council on Foreign…
How did things get so out of control with this immigration mess? It didn't happen overnight that's for sure. It didn't happen by accident either.…
If you haven't seen it yet, this week's edition of the satirical news Web site The Onion had its own take on the national immigration…
The National Gardening Association has been tracking the lawn and garden market for more than 25 years, and is not happy with the trends it's…
"People have dual interests," says Jared Bernstein, an economist speaking about the immigration reform debate now before Congress. "Ask them, do you want your lawn…
The other day as I'm getting on the bus at the Park & Ride and hoping like all get out that nobody gets on the…
There's only one law that can never be broken, other than by silly government intervention that is. And that law is the law of supply…
