1. Behind the wheel LM Editor Christina Herrick tried her hand at a Cat equipment simulator during a recent visit to the company’s Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center in Brimfield, Ill.
2. Cat-hing up Herrick (second from left) with (from left) Rick Zettler, Johanna Kelly and Sharon Holling with Cat’s corporate trade press relations.
3. Dinner Date These two lovely couples were kind enough to invite LM to join them for dinner at the Accountability Creates Excellence (ACE) Discovery Event in Beaver Creek, Colo. From left to right, Lauren and Chap Gary, Eden Landscapes, Lafayette, La.; and Rob and Jessie Shrieve, Coastal Shores Landscape and Property Maintenance, Bluffton, S.C.
4. Honored ACE LM Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones (left) was happy to get a photo with John Passwaters, Passwaters Landscaping, Bridgeville, Del., after Passwaters was recognized as the ACE of the Year.
5. Perfect peer group This ACE peer group — consisting of (left to right) Nate Negrin, Southern EEZ, Charlotte; Nathan Stockman, Stockman Landscaping, Pittsburgh; Riley Rivers, Rivers Landscaping, Bozeman, Mont.; Josh Perkins, Plant Studio Landscape, Muncie, Ind.; and Matt Hyska, Backyard Creations, Bronson, Mich. — couldn’t be any better. Besides helping each other grow their businesses, the group has also become great friends.
6. Coast to Coast At the ACE Discovery Event this group had plenty of big ideas about the future of the industry. From left to right are Adam Dukes, Grandscapes, Charleston, S.C.; Tim Buiten, Tim’s Complete, Seattle; Marc Vetere, Manzanita Landscapes, Prescott, Ariz.; and Tim Hikade, Full Circle Lawn Care, Belford, N.J.
