LM StaffNov 9, 2023
By Tom Crain Western Horticultural Services, Houston, TX, makes safety job No. 1. It has been recognized as a leader in the annual Safety Recognition…
LM Staff and LM StaffNov 9, 2023
NEW PRAGUE, MN — Project EverGreen has a new president of its board of directors for the first time since 2010. The nonprofit’s board of directors recently…
Dan JacobsNov 9, 2023
Jim Campanella has a simple goal. He wants to be the dominant lawn care provider in his region. “The Northeast, that’s our footprint right now,”…
Robert Maffei, president of Maffei Landscape Contractors, remembers the day he went from a contractor running a small operation that would make him enough money…
LM Staff and LM StaffNov 10, 2023
Three-day event allows students to compete in landscape tasks and participate in a career fair. The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is gearing up for its…
WASHINGTON — OFA — The Association of Horticulture Professionals and the American Nursery and Landscape Association announce the formation of a joint venture, initially focusing…
Beth GeraciNov 9, 2023
That sigh of relief you might have heard late last month was the collective exhalation from contractors across the country expressing their relief that two…
FALLS CHURCH, VA. (Dec. 15, 2011) — The Irrigation Association welcomed new board leadership during the General Session of the 2011 Irrigation Show and Innovations in Irrigation…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has released its updated technician training manuals that focus on installation, irrigation, and maintenance. The manuals can be used as…
LOVELAND, CO — Agrium Advanced Technologies, which relocated its headquarters here in the summer of 2009, donated more than 500 lbs. of earth-friendly fertilizers to two Professional…
HERNDON, VA — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) recently held its 35th Annual Student Career Day event in Joliet, IL. This year, a total of 875 students…
On July 20, about 80 landscape/lawn service company owners and managers traversed the halls of the Senate and House office buildings in Washington D.C. to…
Marty WhitfordAug 26, 2024
It’s the circle of life. As our children grow into adults and we grow into grandparents, we hope our children remember at least some of…
LM StaffAug 26, 2024
While having a discussion about water, Andy Smith is, ironically, pumping gas. The external affairs director of the Irrigation Association is driving 250 miles to…
The huge dead limb shifted and crashed, without warning, to the dried leaf litter covering the soft earth on the other side of the towering…
HERNDON, VA — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce the selection of David Snodgrass, Landscape Industry Certified Manager, as president of the…
HERNDON, VA — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has announced that the PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (AEF) has created a new State Association Ambassadorship for…
HERNDON, VA — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) invites all Green Industry professionals and their families to gather in Washington, D.C., July 18–20, 2010, for…
WASHINGTON — On May 3, Jon Reelhorn of Belmont Nursery, Fresno, CA, testified at a field hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee…
Sustainability. Get used to the word. You’ll be hearing it a lot more. In fact, if you haven’t already, it’s probably because you haven’t been…
Nobody knows the exact age of an ancient and mysterious Native American mound located at the summit of a wooded ridgeline in central Ohio. Most…
By: Nicole Wisniewski Sure, discounts and add-ons can get customers in the door. But a growing number of clients aren’t basing their purchasing decisions solely…
HERNDON, VA — On Earth Day, April 22, 2010, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) conducted its Second Annual PLANET Day of Service. The event is…
In december, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and National Pest Management Association (NPMA) joined forces to host the first-ever joint Lawn Care Summit in Orlando,…
