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February 2025

Tee time In addition to education, networking and one-on-one meetings, attendees at the 2024 LM Growth Summit in Orlando took time out for a little golf. This group featured Brandon Rushing from Brandon Rushing Lawn and Garden Care, Michael Sorensen and Rob Golembiewski from Atticus and Brandon Rushing’s Tom Nolan. (Photo: LM staff)

LM Gallery: February 2025

Check out a few of the places where the LM team made its rounds recently!

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The leadership to-do list to grow your business

Ben Gandy shares a leadership to-do list, including the importance of culture, vision, strategy and more.

Eastern Land Management (ELM) works across the four-campus site with a full-time crew. The university adheres to high standards for sustainability and aesthetics as part of its master plan. (Photo: Eastern Land Management)

The Big One: The heart of it all

Eastern Land Management's award-winning maintenance of Sacred Heart University.

Give it a go: Plant growth regulators are an underutilized tool for lawn care operators looking to manage turf growth. (Photo: Nufarm)

Plant growth regulators: 2025’s MVP

Plant growth regulators are versatile tools to lean on in 2025 to overcome labor shortages, maximize on-site productivity, reduce costs and improve overall turf health.

The design of the house is a nod to classic estates, and Haugsjaa says the company still does weekly maintenance with mowing, plant health care, seasonal color, pruning and/or other tasks. (Photo: Rachel Bires and Goldberg and Rodler, Inc.)

Hardscape Solutions: King of the hill

LOCATION: Old Westbury, N.Y. COMPANY: Goldberg and Rodler DETAILS: It’s more than a dream house; it’s a dream home, and that’s exactly what Goldberg and…

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Business Boosters: How to utilize irrigation audits

Irrigation audits offer a means for clients to save water and money while creating a valuable revenue stream for landscape contractors.

The larvae munch on the roots of the turf, causing significant damage. (Photo: Doug Richmond)

Turf School: The battle with billbugs

Everything to know about controlling these crawling critters.

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Connecting the Dots: Highlights from the 2024 LM Growth Summit

The 2024 LM Growth Summit brought together lawn care operators and industry partners for an event that inspired, informed and forged stronger relationships.

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LM February 2025 Issue: Digital Edition

Read the February 2025 issue of Landscape Management magazine. Why 2025 is the year of plant growth regulators, the future of battery-powered equipment and more.

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Preparing landscapes for the use of effluent irrigation

Due to heightened sustainability expectations, strict water-use restrictions and rising water costs, many retail water providers and their customers are turning to effluent or recycled water as an alternative source.

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Grow your Green: The haves and the have-nots

Greg Herring examines the differences in landscape company haves and have-nots based on his recent Herring Group Benchmark Report.

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Editorial Advisory Board: February 2025

What is your opinion on the state of the landscape/green industry in 2025? Landscape Professionals Mike GiesePerfecturf LawncareMt. Pleasant, Wisc. “The market has experienced steady…

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Five Questions: Richard Ogawa

LM's Seth Jones chats with green industry's Richard Ogawa about his motivation to co-found a company, landscape companies in California and more.

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Scott’s Thoughts: If you can’t beat ’em…

The LM Growth Summit is an annual event that brings together lawn care application professionals and leading suppliers in the landscaping industry for two days of networking, education and one-on-one meetings designed to improve business operations and build relationships within the industry.

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