Dan JacobsAug 27, 2024
Trucks represent growth, expansion of business and the pride owners have in their companies. But the economy, like many other aspects of business, has started…
Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
OTTAWA, CANADA — A class of grade-school students at an elementary school in Canada crafted containers of natural slug bait and pesticide-free weed killer. The…
Nothing attracts Americans' attention as quickly as the phrases "free" and "all you can eat," but this blog isn't about Hometown Buffet. It's about information…
I would hardly refer to myself as a technophile, but I’m far from being a Luddite. The evidence: I've been an eager participant in the…
Michael E. Arth wants to be governor of Florida. Fat chance. Visionaries rarely become governors, and especially in Florida. The Sunshine state chooses its chief…
On a beautiful and sultry West Chicago afternoon, scores of landscape contractors and growers wandered the 9 acres of Ball Horticulture Co.'s well-manicured grounds. They…
LM StaffDec 3, 2015
ValleyCrest executive participates in recent meeting of more than real estate professionals hosted by the Urban Land Institute.
Check out the landscape of one of the best-known landscapers in the Chicago region by accessing the recent article in the Daily Herald describing Frank…
Cooperative Extension is our bridge between research and what’s practical “down on the farm.” Or in the case of the Green Industry, what works for…
The significance of the results of a recent survey by Black & Veatch should be obvious to anyone in the business of installing or maintaining…
ARLINGTON, VA — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) held its 14th annual Renewal and Remembrance event at Arlington National Cemetery here Monday. More than 300…
The offices of Landscape Management magazine in Cleveland are just blocks from Lake Erie.There’s a monster at our doorstep, our lakefront. It threatens incredible harm.…
Hurricane season is here. Landscape and tree-care companies get lots of cleanup work after a major hurricane. Some of the owners of these companies have…
(Image by Owen Baker, staff photographer The Daily Breeze)Larry Marty, a great-great-grandfather who lives in Torrence, CA, is pretty amazing. The guy is 91 and…
LM Staff and LM StaffAug 7, 2012
By: Andy Smith, CIC, CID, CLIA So the recovery hasn’t landed on your doorstep with a big bag of cash? You are still looking for ways…
Here's a news release from the University of Florida where researchers are developing varieties of perennial peanuts to be used as landscape groundcovers or low-input…
SAN ANTONIO — Michael Spector, a reporter and author of the book “Denialism,” expressed his concern about the public’s fear of science including vaccinations and…
Arsenic is a natural element and a deadly one if ingested. Lead, which is certainly natural, can do incredible harm, especially to youngsters. Even common…
I’m not sure how accurate these averages or how they were obtained, but here goes anyway. My guess is that they’re greatest value lies in…
We were saddened today to learn of the death of James Richard Brooks, 69. A note from Tom Delaney of the Professional Land Care Network…
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is announcing a “Be Green Organic Yards NY” program that will reward businesses that do not use…
KEY WEST, FL — Landscapers can be very creative as evidenced by John Mumford who teamed with artist Rick Worth and a handful of helpers…
OK, what's the proper protocol? Do we salute our lawn care provider first and pay later, or pay them first and then salute?The new American…
I take a pair of kitchen scissors and cut fresh leaf lettuce from a large clay planter in our backyard whenever the wife or I…
