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May 2025

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Five Questions with Kurt LaButte

LM's Seth Jones chats with Kurt LaButte about how he got into the business, working with family and more.

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Three traits of high-performing companies

What makes a landscape company high-performing? Bold pricing, an inspiring vision and a commitment to daily excellence.

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Green Industry MBA: A framework for better group decision making

A breakdown of some of the most effective tools for successful group decision making.

DJ’s builds ownership by breaking the team into smaller groups. (Photo: DJ’s Landscape Management)

LM150 Profile: DJ’s Landscape Management’s growth through acquisitions

DJ’s Landscape Management focuses on building trust and stability when acquiring companies.

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Business Insider: Climbing the value curve

Plan ahead to maximize your landscaping business’s value.

Roughly 9,500 square feet of Eco-Mat was used. Most projects use less than a few hundred. (Photo: Grapids Irrigation)

How one irrigation project redefined subsurface expectations

Grapids Irrigation installed one of the largest subsurface irrigation systems at this Michigan community park.

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Tips for effective irrigation wiring

These best practices for irrigation wiring can help ensure durability, reduce downtime and support sustainable water use.

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Grow with Grunder: Make your marketing work

During the busy ‘100 Days of Victory,’ smart marketing and a flexible sales plan are key to helping landscaping companies capture seasonal demand.

New compact track loaders to consider in your fleet

LM shares insights on products from Caterpillar, Bobcat, John Deere and Takeuchi.

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Pricing fundamentals: Fixed vs. time and materials

Ken Thomas dives into the debate between fixed-price contracts and time-and-materials pricing.

Smith had to remove the existing river birch trees in the atrium and replace them with new ones. Clara hawthorn, variegated flax lilies, sandy leaf fig for ground cover, Lily of the Nile and more rounded out the rest of the vegetation used. (Photos: Bryan Malloch Photography)

Hardscape Solutions: Confined construction

After two months of excavating, planting, installing and more, LMC won a silver award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this hardscape project.

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Recommender: Experts share their favorite handheld blowers

What handheld blower are you using, and why? Aaron Tipton Grounds Supervisor, Patriots Point Facility, College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. “We’re using Stihl battery-powered units.…

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Kress NEXT Summit showcases the cutting edge

At the Kress NEXT Summit in Colorado Springs, industry leaders gathered to explore the latest advances in battery-powered and autonomous landscaping equipment

Ricky Roddy LM publisher Bill Roddy did his best Talladega Nights impersonation during a NASCAR driving experience at Texas Motor Speedway that was part of Envu’s Advisory Board meeting in Dallas. Word is Roddy took few prisoners on the track, turning in the fastest lap among the Envu participants. (Photo: LM staff)

LM Gallery: May 2025

The LM team's recent stops: a quick recap.

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LM education returns to Equip Exposition 2025

LM and OPEI will again partner to offer 12 educational sessions at Equip Exposition 2025.

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How to stay afloat during periods of heavy water restrictions

Don’t let summer water restrictions slow your irrigation business. Learn how pros can provide valuable services, maximize opportunities and thrive

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Seth’s Corner: A peek inside LM’s May issue

Join LM's Seth Jones as he dives into our May issue featuring “Small Spaces, Big Impact.”

Windhauser says a weekly two- to three-man crew provides full- service maintenance on-site. Windhauser personally visits the property two to three times a month and will typically walk the site with the client during one of these visits.

The Big One: JMA wins gold from NALP Awards of Excellence

This multi-layered masterpiece won a gold award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program

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LM Growth Summit success stories: The power of one-on-one connections

Networking at the 2024 LM Growth Summit helped Clint Baxter improve his lawn care services

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Maximizing the minimum

Landscaping pros share their best practices and innovative approaches to tackling design/build projects in small spaces.

Stress symptoms: Heat stress can sometimes be misidentified as drought or fungal diseases such as brown patch. (Photo: Ross Braun)

Tips and tricks for managing turf stress

Turf pros outline strategies for addressing heat-stressed turf that lies above — and below — the surface.

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LM May 2025 Issue: Digital Edition

Read the May 2025 issue of Landscape Management magazine.

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Turf School: How to manage summer weeds

Take control of purslane, spurge, knotweed and foxtail this summer with these expert tips and tricks.

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How to keep teams moving through a tough summer

Landscape and industry professionals share tips to keep focused and motivated.

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