Lauren Heartsill Dowdle (TLC)Class 3-6How to reduce mower downtimeHow the right maintenance, operation and site prep can keep your equipment out of the shopMarch 27, 2014Design-BuildTurn Water Features Into Free PublicityYour project photos aren’t doing you any good if you leave them on your phone or camera. And seeing pics of your work is one of the best ways to sell potential clients on your services. So, let TLC help with that. Upload your water feature photos on our Photo Contest page, and we’ll share […]March 26, 2014Design-BuildIf Grandmothers Ran Your BusinessI’m lucky enough to still have all of my grandparents, and I chat with one of my grandmothers almost every day. While a good bit of our conversations revolve around how to turn on her flip phone’s volume or explaining that her Kindle having too many apps doesn’t affect her computer’s Internet speed, she has […]March 25, 2014Design-BuildBecome the Steve Jobs of LandscapingHave you ever talked to someone who has achieved greatness at a young age and felt under-accomplished? I had that times three last week. I interviewed a 30-year-old Birmingham, Alabama, woman who created an international marketing company and published a memoir — all after losing her father and two brothers at a young age. Then, […]March 24, 2014Design-BuildOnly Read If You Love Your BusinessIf your days start early and end late after hours of visiting project sites, talking with clients, bidding on jobs and working on equipment, you obviously care about your company’s success. So, let TLC help with that. Each year, we recognize 12 landscapers from across the country as our Landscaper of the Year finalists. Each […]March 21, 2014Compact equipmentMachines that Add Power, Efficiency to JobsitesFrom transporting equipment to cutting weeds and stumps, these new vehicles and machines bring power and efficiency to the jobsite.March 20, 2014Design-Build5 Things you might not know about St. Patrick’s DayIf you love green grass and having a good time, St. Patrick’s Day is perfect for you. But of all the holidays, this one has to have the strangest traditions and folklore, including leprechauns and four-leaf clovers. While you may think this day is about donning green and pinching those who don’t, there actually are […]March 17, 2014SafetySafety watch: Slips, trips & fallsThe Accident: A maintenance crew arrives at a residential property while the morning dew is still on the grass.March 14, 2014Design-BuildWhat Happened to This Tree?Radio personality, Chris “Hot Wings” Michaels, posted this photo of his crab-apple tree, seemingly gnawed by rodents, on Twitter. “@HotWingsFBHW: Melting snow reveals mice and rabbits girdled all of my crabapple trees and now they’re going to die. #sadtreeking“ It looks like his furry friends didn’t go hungry, even with all of that snow. Have […]March 12, 2014Design-BuildCongratulations, Contractor of the Year!Jeremy Hiltz, Equipment World’s Contractor of the Year The ballots are in, and the winner is… Jeremy Hiltz. Jeremy Hiltz Excavating was named Equipment World’s (TLC’s sister publication) 2014 Contractor of the Year Saturday night in Las Vegas. Hiltz Excavating in Ashland, New Hampshire, is an $8 to $10 million company that incorporated in 1996. […]March 11, 2014Previous PagePage 21 of 88Next PageTop StoriesHomeIgnite Attachments introduces soil conditioner for compact tractorsThe PTO-powered implement, compatible with 18- to 60-horsepower tractors, is designed for gravel driveway repair, seedbed prep and landscape cleanup.Home2026 GMC Canyon revealed: 4 trims, 7,700 lbs. towing, loads of featuresHomeGravely launches OVIS-X brush mower with redesigned controllerHomeKubota introduced products across three segments at Equip ExpoHomeGreen Lawn Fertilizing wins four awards
