Check out a few of the places where the LM team made its rounds last month.
1. Let’s cut to the chain Landscape Management Digital Editor Kelly Limpert was in Asheville, N.C., to learn about — and why yes, even test — the newest chainsaws from Husqvarna. Don’t worry, she’ll be sticking to her writing job, with some light sawing as a side hobby.
2. Chillin’ at CooperSmith’s (L to R) Bill Roddy, publisher, LM, Marty Grunder, president & CEO, Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group, and Seth Jones, editor-in-chief, LM, take in a relaxing moment at one of Fort Collins, Colo.’s finest microbreweries before the 2019 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) kicks off.
3. TOCA travels That’s Roddy (fourth from right) with his industry colleagues on the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association’s board of directors. The group recently assembled in Fort Myers, Fla., for a strategic planning session.
4. Chili, it’s what’s for lunch How do you feed 800-plus hungry NCLC participants? With chili — lots and lots of chili!
5. Mowing down some sandwiches with Walker Mower While in Fort Collins, Jones (left) was invited to meet up with Bob Walker (center), president, Walker Manufacturing Co., and Tim Cromley (right), marketing manager, Walker Manufacturing Co., at Choice City Butcher & Deli.
6. A couple branches from the Bartlett family tree The crew from Bartlett Tree Experts, including Nicole Belhumeur (second from right), corporate recruiter, and Bret MacKay (right), foreman, take a break from giving plant problem diagnosis quizzes to the NCLC students to pose for a photo in front of one of their service trucks.
7. Orange army It was easy to spot the team from LandCare — their bright orange jackets were an even brighter orange than the colors the team from Oklahoma State was sporting. Account managers (L to R) Katie Newbern of Nashville, Tenn., Ryan Burrow of San Diego, Hermelinda Castro of Dallas and Cody Tibbs of Sacramento, Calif.
