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IrriGreen to show off ‘Genius’ system at Irrigation Show
IrriGreen will demonstrate its “Genius” Irrigation System at next month’s Irrigation Show in Long Beach, California. The show is set for Nov. 11-12 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. IrriGreen will be at booth 2064. The IrriGreen system uses digital technology and multi-stream nozzle design adapted from high-tech, commercial inkjet printers. IrriGreen says […]
October 16, 2015
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Sale of pink snow plows to benefit Breast Cancer Coalition
For the month of October, Fisher Engineering and SnowEx have partnered for the cause of Breast Cancer Awareness. Limited-edition pink Fisher XV2 V-plows and pink lift-arm kits are being sold. The companies will donate $100 to the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition for each pink plow that is sold and $50 for each pink lift kit […]
October 16, 2015
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Mariani Landscape receives Family Business of the Year Award
Mariani Landscape, one of the country’s premier landscape design, installation and maintenance companies, recently received the Community Service Award presented as part of the 22nd annual Illinois Family Business of the Year Awards. The awards program is overseen by the Family Business Center at Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business. The Community Service Award […]
October 16, 2015
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Landscaper taps hydrant for seeding, may face fines
A landscaping company is facing potential fines by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) for connecting to the East Longmeadow drinking-water supply without the town’s authorization. The out-of-town contractor is being investigated because it connected one of its hydroseeding trucks to a fire hydrant. Town officials say the connection could have caused East Longmeadow’s […]
October 15, 2015
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New Holland compact tractors now ready for any weather
New Holland’s Boomer compact tractors, which range from 37 to 47 horsepower, are now available with a factory-installed, climate-controlled cab. “Now, operators can work even more productively with the year-round comfort and protection of a cab,” says Todd DeBock, leader of New Holland’s Pro Work Tools market segment. In addition to heat and air-conditioning, the […]
October 15, 2015
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Prisoners help shape award-winning landscaping project
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has presented its Community Service Award of Excellence to Iowa State University students who worked on creating a therapeutic landscape at a women’s prison. The project started five years ago, when the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW) and the Department of Corrections approached the Landscape Architecture Department […]
October 15, 2015
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Commercial landscaping company holds its first ‘CommunityCare Day’
The nature garden in Greenbelt, Maryland’s Buddy Attick Lake Park is looking a lot better these days after Landcare employees made the park the focus of their first “CommunityCare Day.” Based in Frederick, Maryland, LandCare is one of the nation’s largest commercial landscape management firms, with 50 branches in 15 states. LandCare’s Baltimore Branch team […]
October 14, 2015
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Landscaper dies in wood-chipper mishap; safety information
A landscaper who was killed when he fell into a wood chipper on Oct. 8 has finally been identified by police as Nicholas M. Reardon, 72, owner of Landscape Unlimited in Stonington, Connecticut. Reardon was working on some farm property when he was apparently sucked into the wood chipper. Police and other first-responders made it […]
October 14, 2015
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Toyota Tacoma is top ‘Mid-size Pickup’ at Texas event
The 2016 Toyota Tacoma was named the Mid-size Pickup Truck of Texas at the Texas Auto Writers Association’s (TAWA) annual Texas Truck Rodeo event. After two days of on and off-road driving at Knibbe Ranch in Spring Branch, Texas, journalists voted for their favorite pickup trucks, SUVs and CUVs in 17 categories. This year, 69 […]
October 14, 2015
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Tell landscaping clients it’s time to put bulbs in the ground
With fall , now is the time to get inspired because this is prime time to plant bulbs. Come spring, your client’s garden will turn into a backyard of blooms. Because bulbs have a season before anything is seen, there is a sense of heightened anticipation and therefore more care should be taken […]
October 13, 2015
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Equal-i-zer marks 70 years of keeping trailer loads steady
This month Progress Manufacturing Inc., maker of the Equal-i-zer Sway Control Hitch, celebrates the product’s 70th anniversary, kicking off the occasion by moving into its new building in Provo, Utah. “With top-quality materials and family-focused employees, it’s easy to provide a lifetime warranty on each hitch,” said Rich Elliott, the company’s vice president of sales […]
October 13, 2015
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How to: Drive performance with non-monetary rewards
Money does not motivate long-term success, or even short-term success for that matter. At Sunrise Landscape + Design in Virginia, I led a Leader’s Edge Peer Group discussion on the topic of using rewards to reinforce good habits, sustained performance and loyalty. Here are some excerpts, along with new concepts I have developed, that will turn some […]
October 13, 2015
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Stihl’s 2015 Tour des Trees kicks off this month in Florida
The 2015 Stihl “Tour des Trees” kicks off from Orlando on Oct. 25 and heads west, stopping overnight in Ruskin, Sarasota, Punta Gorda, Fort Myers Beach, Everglades City and Miami and visiting dozens of other communities along the way. The annual event raises money, educates the public about the importance of urban trees and includes […]
October 13, 2015
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Fly infection may be worsening bees’ colony collapse disorder
While the zombie apocalypse remains fictional for humans, it is all too real for honeybees and may be contributing to colony collapse disorder (CCD). The culprit behind this infection is the parasitic fly Apocephalus borealis, which pursues European honeybees and then proceeds to lay its eggs in the bees’ abdomens. Although the bees aren’t […]
October 12, 2015
Business
Husqvarna R&D focuses on how landscapers do their jobs
Husqvarna’s “Ramus” concept, which is focused on exploiting Bluetooth connectivity in battery-powered equipment, including trimmers and chainsaws.
October 12, 2015
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Exemptions cushion blow of ban on pesticides, herbicides
In an action thought to be the first of its kind, Montgomery County, Maryland, has effectively banned the nonessential use of pesticides on both commercial and private property. The measure was approved in a 6-3 vote. The county’s new regulation makes concessions for the use of pesticides to control invasive or noxious species and it […]
October 12, 2015
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Arborists, check out Zero Emission Equipment’s Zee Crane
While wandering around the N Lot at this year’s ICUEE equipment show, a bright-green grouping of carry-deck cranes stood out from the scores of white bucket trucks and other utility equipment. I made my way over and quickly saw a sign touting the machines, branded with the name “Zee” (Zero Emission Equipment), as the “ONLY […]
October 12, 2015
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U.S. House agriculture chairman praises court’s WOTUS decision
U.S. Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), chairman of the Agriculture Committee, issued a statement today after the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati “put a halt to the Obama Administration’s WOTUS rule nationwide.” Earlier today, the court issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of new regulations under the Clean Water Act, referred to […]
October 9, 2015
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