Landscape ManagementApr 29, 2013
Sometimes you have to travel 300 miles to appreciate what you have at your doorstep. That’s what I rediscovered as I attended and spoke at…
If you are curious or interested in propane-powered commercial lawn equipment or service vehicles click here and register for the Propane Engine Fuel Summit.Don’t mess…
(Image courtesy easyturf.org)Synthetic turf as a replacement for natural grass is gaining momentum in water-scarce regions of the United States, and could get a big…
It’s not clear when the House Environment and Agriculture Committee in the New Hampshire legislature will make a recommendation regarding whether or not to proceed…
Turfgrass researcher David Williams in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is part of a regional team of university researchers studying the feasibility of…
Will little New Hampshire become the crack in the dike that anti-pesticide activist groups are seeking in their efforts to curtail chemical lawn care in…
The body of knowledge focusing on environmental and landscape practices that preserve and enhance our urban environments is growing at an astonishing rate, reflecting the…
Bill Phagan, a former Tampa-area landscaper and long-time industry business consultant (Green Industry Consulting, Inc.) offered up what we feel is valuable sales advice in…
Energy efficiency and water conservation — the building trades and the Green Industry are starting to think alike. We're encouraged.Atlanta-based Ashton Woods Homes recently announced…
Several years ago while attending a business conference in San Jose, CA, we saw a herd of goats munching contentedly on the vegetation in what…
Scott Lewis, 52, and his wife Carol run 35-year-old Scott Lewis’ Garden & Trimming, Inc., in West Palm Beach, FL. His name was mentioned in…
OVERTON, TX — Most of us have figured out how to get rid of white grubs, mole crickets, billbugs, fire ants and their likes .…
Frosty lawns in south FloridaUs Yankees flee to Florida in January anticipating balmy temperatures and blue skies, a respite from snow and ice. Imagine our…
(Jack Roush, Roush Performanc, hands the keys to a new propane-powered Ford F350 to lawn care business owner Eric Hansen.)Erie Hansen’s been researching and testing…
LM StaffAug 26, 2024
Each spring since 1965, plant breeders and marketers have put their latest cultivars on display for a week in California. The event has grown steadily, and…
It’s New Year’s Eve here in the frozen sticks and mud of north central Ohio. Our economy, hard hit by the decline of the U.S.…
There's no need to convince me of the mind-soothing, perhaps even healing benefits of gardens. So, it's a delight to learn of an organization that…
ORLANDO, FL — Massey Services Inc.’s recent acquisition of competitor Middleton Lawn & Pest Control (the company with a consumer brand characterized by grinning green…
Which is more environmentally friend, artificial grass or living grass?Schools and communities across the United States are debating the issue because of the growing popularity…
The most precious natural resource in the world isn’t oil or gold; it’s water. Life cannot be sustained without water. But, in spite of 75%…
I'm not sure I'm getting this blogging thing right. I'm not particularly witty, the issues I feel strongly enough to launch into a full-force Category…
Kelly Giard, the founder and CEO of Clean Air Lawn Care was voted as Entrepreneur Magazine's "Emerging Entrepreneur of 2009."Clean Air Lawn Care offers customers…
When most of us think of preemption in terms of turfgrass care, we think of lawn care pesticides. In the United States, preemption means that…
Apart from different colored trucks, many customers - property owners and property managers - don't see much difference among the landscape/lawn service providers. Similarly, customers…
