Jody ShilanAug 14, 2023
Q We provide our clients with landscape master plans and charge a design fee for our drawings. Our problem is that a lot of times…
Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
There's a local talk show host here in Northeast Ohio who likes to use the phrase "I'm living in a world I don't understand." I'm…
Beth GeraciApr 22, 2015
Thanksgiving at our house started the same way every year — with our dog, Checkers, sprinting laps throughout the house. We didn’t need to look…
VP of Sales Pat Roberts helped free the mower from the bog-like conditions in which it was mired. Those of us in the publishing industry…
Just had a really nice meeting with Maria Burke from Kichler Lighting. We were ushered into the company's conference room to give our presentation and…
Sitting less than a mile from one of the Great Lakes (Erie) it's sometimes hard to remember there are places in the world — places…
LM Staff and LM StaffAug 7, 2012
Since 1965, Reddick Equipment has been manufacturing sprayers for the lawn care, turf, deicing and agricultural industries, and provides parts for all major brands of…
Diane, a former boss of mine, posted the following question on her Facebook page (comments follow and the names have been truncated to protect the…
Joe Auteri, owner of Joseph Auteri Hardscape Consultingtook home a new iPad 2 courtesy of LM by posting thelow score in a 3-way, five-hole shoot…
The calm before the storm. A shot down an empty aisle shortly before the show opens. GIE+EXPO is wrapped up for another year. The…
GIE+EXPO begins next week. There's always a mix of excitement and dread before the big Green Industry show. Excitement because it's an opportunity to see…
Got an interesting question from a reader earlier today, and we thought you might be able to provide some feedback. First a little background. The…
Burton Sperber, FASLA, founder and chairman of the board of directors of The ValleyCrest Landscape Cos., passed away a few days ago, just a few…
One Portland, OR landscaper got a surprise recently when he spotted a semi truck that had dragged an enormous boulder down the highway. According to…
Jody ShilanMay 26, 2015
Q. Many companies offer “free drawings” to get installation work. We’ve always charged for our landscape plans, but often lose work because of this. What…
Here in Northeast Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie, drought isn't a problem and even when there are brief dry periods there are no…
LM StaffJun 30, 2016
Thirty-five year landscape professional Bruce Moore, Sr., president of Eastern Land Management, says companies should develop a water usage management plan.
Turns out sheep aren't the only eco-friendly animals to work in the landscaping market. It seems a trio of pigs have joined a Loughborough, England…
Turfgrass Growers Association in the United Kingdom this week provided water companies with new information to help educate homeowners that there's no need to water…
Summer 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the second of two U.S. Senate sub-committee hearings on pesticide use by the lawn care industry. The first…
Feel strongly about water conservation issues? Now's your chance to put your passion --and creativity -- to good use. Create a short film about responsible…
Boulder, CO, with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, is a beautiful city and home to the University of Colorado. Those leaning to the right…
Tom Oyler loves to sell. He founded and sold U.S. Lawns, and has sold millions of dollars of products, services and companies over the past…
