Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
What's going on at Symbiot? Word comes that John Allen, who ran its landscape operations out of the Erie, PA, control central he built a…
LM StaffDec 17, 2014
By: Ron Hall Tis the season . . . for Christmas parties. We had ours this past Monday night. A nice little affair. Trays of…
I never realize how important friendly, helpful customer service is until I'm on the receiving end of the frustrating, not-so-helpful kind. And around this time…
Having been ticketed myself for such heinous crimes as parking too far from the curb in front of my home, leaving my car parked on…
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. is getting tough on employees who smoke, reported the Associated Press on Monday, Dec. 12. They're giving them until this coming…
Last week, Ron Hall and I were fortunate to attend the Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association's (OSTMA) annual meeting held over lunch during the Ohio…
Want to see what the future of lawn care might look like? Check out this Web site.This is the Web site of an ambitious project…
I've never seen so many snow pushing people (or maybe I never paid much attention before), but this morning I saw trucks of every size,…
This is sure to be a hit at next year's EXPO and GIE shows: the flying lawnmower.
Just in case you need a reminder why using child labor in the Green Industry is a bad idea: See story here. — Mike Seuffert
Just as the editorial offices of Landscape Management have just completed a move to downtown Cleveland, it looks like we're being followed closely by the…
The Chapel Hill News in North Carolina reported recently that 34 people there signed a petition asking the city to quit using herbicides and to…
I already have my pet peeve figured out for the winter. Does that make me sound like a Grinch? Anyway, we recently had our first…
LM StaffSep 18, 2014
Effort to extend the Act that provides for additional seasonal immigrant workers begins again soon.
The controversy over the teaching of "intelligent design" is growing. A segment of the U.S. population feels it should be taught in our school science…
The city of London, in Ontario Province, Canada, voted down a ban on lawn care pesticides this week. Well, actually, it said "no" to a…
Did you hear about the landscaper out in Oregon who won a giant lottery last week? We're talking a national, multi-million dollar win here, and…
Thieves struck the landscape businesses of two friends this past week. They stole two trucks from one and one truck from the other. Both run…
LM's parent company, Questex Media Group, is moving out of our ancestral home at the Middleburg Heights headquarters of Advanstar Communications. On Monday, we're moving…
If the telephone rings anytime between 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. at our home during the week or anytime between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays,…
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. Wednesday, Nov. 9, lawmakers there defeated a bylaw aimed at banning the "cosmetic use" of pesticides on properties…
Brown is the color of the face of labor in southwest Florida. Behind the McDonald's register, stocking supermarket shelves, yanking soggy pink insulation from the…
Looking back at the Green Industry Expo (GIE) that finished up Saturday evening it's difficult for me to describe its success. Even after 21 years…
There was something funny going on in Orlando at the Green Industry Expo. It started with the opening speaker, corporate comedian Greg Schwem, who poked…
