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Business

Products: Outdoor living trend stokes fireplace product offerings

Heat & Glo offers a dozen outdoor fireplaces and the newest, the Lanai, is picture. Click to read more on specs, pricing, and other models in the line.

July 29, 2016

Business

Educational offerings highlight upcoming Deep South Turf Expo

After the success of last year’s inaugural Deep South Turf Expo, the event’s sponsors are expecting even bigger things this year. Click to read more details.

June 24, 2016

Business

With summer coming, be on the lookout for plant disease

Weather plays a role in whether some plant diseases, like Brown Patch, become particularly problematic. Click to read more on how to handle several of them.

June 20, 2016

Business

Product roundup: York Rakes’ Model SSF made for skid steers

From York Rakes to BioPro and BioSafe, new products are hitting the market. TLC rounds up the latest, even one that's environmentally friendly. Click for more.

May 2, 2016

Business

Simplot ramping up production of timed-release technology

J.R. Simplot Co. will soon begin in-house production of GAL-XEONE, its newest controlled release polymer coating that controls nutrient release up to 18 months.

April 21, 2016

Design-Build

Startup creates buzz with unique delivery system: bees

Pollinators help out the environment a lot, but one Canadian startup has found a new way that bees can aid in plant health. Bee Vectoring Technologies’ goal is to target the market for pesticides and fertilizers with a biopesticide that is spread by, you guessed it, bees. BVT uses a hive of bumblebees that is […]

February 6, 2016

Business

Defined broadly, green industry revenue totals $196 billion

According to a study conducted by the University of Florida, the green industry pumps about $196 billion into the U.S. economy annually -- with a sizable impact.

February 3, 2016

Business

Grass type determines fertilizer needed on lawns in the fall

There are different sets of rules, depending on your grass type, about what type of fertilizer is best to use when preparing your lawn for winter.

November 3, 2015

Business

Accidental use of weed killer damages football field

A high school football team is now having to decide where to relocate their Friday football game after their field was damaged from the accidental use of weed killer instead of fertilizer. “The company we have for maintaining our field mistakenly put down a weed killer instead of fertilizer and a portion of the grass […]

September 16, 2015

Business

Product promises to improve soil, conserve water

With an additional round of financing in hand, agricultural technology company Cool Planet has hired an executive to oversee further development and marketing of “CoolTerra,” a soil amendment that saves water and fertilizer, as well as sequestering carbon, according to a news release from the Colorado-based company. As Cool Planet’s newest manager, James Loar will […]

September 11, 2015

Business

Water-wise landscaping: Good business gets better

If you don’t live in the desert or often drought-stricken West, “xeriscaping” may be a term you’ve heard but know little about. Isn’t that a landscape of rocks and cacti? Not exactly. “Xeriscaping means you’re conserving water,” says Bodie Pennisi, a professor and extension landscape specialist at the University of Georgia. “We’re talking about beautiful, […]

August 11, 2015

Business

NALP lures new members with offer of free training

To attract new members, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP, formerly PLANET) will help landscaping companies get their new technicians “up and running in no more than 15 training days, while promoting professionalism and growing their knowledge base,” a news release from the organization says. NALP says its new Lawn Care Technician Training Program, […]

May 8, 2015