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Seth’s Cut: Goodbye to a Hall (of famer)

Seth Jones shares tributes and memories on the life of Ron Hall, the former LM editor-in-chief, who spent more than 30 years as a journalist in the industry.

Former LM Editor-in-Chief Ron Hall dies

Hall covered the green industry for more than 30 years and the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association inducted Hall into its Hall of Fame in 2016.

Throwback Thursday: June 1998

To some, Earth Day might mark an obligation to give back to the environment and community. For the Green Industry, there’s an added layer with…

Throwback Thursday: April 1993

The government is working against lawns. In fact, it’s assaulting them, Gregg Robertson wrote in a recent government affairs column for Landscape Management. Las Vegas…

Throwback Thursday: February 1994

Spring has sprung. At least that’s what our calendars tell us. Even as it's yet to be in the air, the masses are preparing for…

Throwback Thursday: April 2006

“In the pre-dawn glow of the security lights on Monterrey’s Ocampo Street, the hopefuls arrive, lugging duffel bags and pulling small suitcases behind them. Many…

Throwback Thursday: March 1998

To some landscape professionals the job of a company mechanic seems to be “the most obvious thing in the world.” They fix stuff, right? Not…

Throwback Thursday: August 2002

At the conclusion of my weekly visits to the Landscape Management archives, after I’ve placed the past issues back in chronological order and turn my…

Throwback Thursday: May 1996

With the World Series drawn to a close—and the Red Sox having a third championship title under its belt—the May 1996 cover of Landscape Management…

Are sweeping pesticide bans justified for youth sports fields?

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By: Ron Hall There’s growing public concern about the use of pesticides on youth sports fields. This concern focuses on the alleged negative health affects that…

Brickman’s Cammarata sees sustainable care as a slam dunk for clients

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By: Ron Hall People. Planet. Profits. Landscapers generally recognize these three P’s as central to their understanding of sustainability. To Larry Cammarata, the reference to “people”…

Can our living landscapes actually do work for us?

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By: Ron Hall "Mechanical systems degrade over time while natural systems increase in efficiency over time." — unknown Jeffrey Bruce, FASLA, GRP, suggests that designers and…

Industry loses lawn care pioneer Des Rice

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By Ron Hall The passing of Desmond “Des” Rice, 62, Thursday, April 14, in Naples, FL, leaves a huge hole in the professional lawn care…

The good, the bad and the ugly … again

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By: Ron Hall The Ohio State University turf team has put together a very nice digital publication, “The Benefits of Turf.” This is something you will want to…

Lambert Landscape knows gardens like few other companies

One of my first assignments with Landscape Management (then known as “Weeds, Trees & Turf”) in 1984 was visiting Lieds Landscape, Sussex, WI, founded in…

Canadian Cancer Society approaches spring with renewed effort to ban lawn care pesticides

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By: Ron Hall As surely as swallows return to San Juan Capistrano and buzzards to Hinckley, OH, spring signals a fresh wave of anti-lawn care activity…

NFL players say grass still best

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By: Ron Hall NFL players overwhelmingly prefer to play on natural grass, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) "2010 Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey" for 2010 reaffirms. This shouldn’t come…

Nobody asked me, but . . .

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By: Ron Hall Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The incidence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased…

Industry’s so-far-so-good attitude to irrigation doesn’t cut it

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By: Ron Hall If we don’t do better with landscape irrigation we’re going to lose it, or at least as we’ve practiced it to this point.…

Lawncare pro: Alan White

Alan White will soon begin his third decade in business. As the founder and owner of Ontario, Canada-based Turf Systems he’s learned a few important…

Lessons from Silas and Lona

Several years ago when it became apparent that my mom was failing I went through a shoebox of photographs she had accumulated over a lifetime…

Seeking the truest measure of synthetic turf’s benefits versus turfgrass

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By: Ron Hall Every week it seems new uses are being found for artificial turf, which now covers horse tracks, dog runs, home lawns (including backyard…

Lawncare pro: Richard Bare

Richard Bare, president of Arbor-nomics, is a voracious reader. At the top of his list these days (and in the hands of his management team)…

Water Wise 2010: Part 1

In this special Water Wise supplement you will learn about Lovett School, an incredible private school in Atlanta that embraces water conservation within its core…

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