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John Deere to showcase airless Michelins on Z900 Series ZTrak
You knew John Deere’s GIE+EXPO showcase would include a dandy or two. The company has served the landscaping industry a long time, so it’s no surprise one of its offerings at the tradeshow, which previews Oct. 21 with “Dealer Day” and opens to all Oct. 22-23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, involves its […]
October 8, 2015
John Deere declares that the Michelin X Tweel Turf, a tire that never needs air yet boasts three times the wear life of a pneumatic tire, represents the “next revolution” in commercial mowing.
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Bob-Cat inks exclusive 2-year deal with OTR Wheel Engineering
Bob-Cat’s 2016 Predator-Pro and ProCat models will be equipped with special tires designed specifically for zero-turn lawnmowers by OTR Wheel Engineering. Bob-Cat announced this week it has entered an exclusive, two-year partnership with OTR Wheel Engineering and will make the “Zero T” tires standard on the two popular commercial mowers. According to Bob-Cat, a Schiller […]
October 8, 2015
OTR Wheel Engineering’s “Zero-T” tires are designed specifically for zero-turn mowers.
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Landscaping growth challenge: All about people
Reinhart Grounds Maintenance Inc. (RGMI) puts people first in its franchise operation of landscape design/build and snow/ice management, and it's the foundation of their success.
October 7, 2015
Watched over by a saint, this waterfall and garden features plantings both submerged in and surrounding the pond. RGMI does plenty of heavy lifting in its construction, installation and snow-removal operations but also has opportunities, as in this job, to show off its eye for design.
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Landscaper dies in fall from tree; links to safety information
A landscaper died Tuesday in Quogue, New York, after falling from a tree. The man’s identity has not been released, police say, because they are still trying to contact his family in Guatemala, according to The Southampton Press. The worker fell from the tree shortly after noon and the police were notified. The man’s employer, […]
October 7, 2015
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Mix business with pleasure at Gulf Coast native plant sale
If you’ve never seen the Old South’s moss-dripping canopies of huge oaks shading many a coastal highway, here’s a native plant sale you may want to check out. Along U.S. Highway 98 near Fairhope, Alabama, the Weeks Bay Reserve will hold its 23rd annual sale of native plants Friday through Sunday, beginning each day at […]
October 7, 2015
Unique and hard-to-find native plants are featured at the sale, held each year at a beautiful setting along Alabama’s Gulf Coast.
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Survey: Most pickup owners see no difference in Chevy, GMC
General Motors bills its GMC brand as the company’s premium, professional-grade truck, but consumers don’t appear to know (or care about) the difference. “Despite GMC trucks’ being generally more luxurious than Chevrolet trucks, as well as GMC’s ‘Professional Grade’ ad campaign, it seems consumers believe in Chevrolet a bit more strongly than GMC,” says Jason […]
October 6, 2015
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Daylong Wealth Building Summit planned for GIE+EXPO
Three successful landscape entrepreneurs are lined up as speakers for a first-of-its-kind Wealth Building Summit at GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Kentucky. Set for Oct. 21 at Louisville’s Hyatt Regency, the all-day program will focus on how to create and accumulate wealth as a landscape business owner. Here’s a brief thumbnail of the speakers: Brian Lemmerman is […]
October 6, 2015
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Landscape professionals to ‘give back’ at GIE+EXPO
The National Association of Landscape Professionals will give back to the community on Oct. 21, during Landscapes 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. The NALP volunteers will focus on helping St. Vincent de Paul, a social-service charity founded in 1853. The building will receive a facelift with added trees and landscaping beds. NALP members will also work […]
October 6, 2015
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Compact loader avoids skid-steer ruts with articulated steering
The NMC 2850 articulated compact loader can be a jack of all trades for landscapers thanks to its 2,850-pound lift capacity. Powered by a Kubota 84.5-horsepower turbo diesel engine, the NMC 2850 has front and rear powered axles with 45 percent limited slip for traction. The operator controls are straightforward, with one joystick for bucket […]
October 6, 2015
NMC’s articulated compact loaders are commonly used in tree care and landscaping operations.
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New technology promises de-icing done right
What started as one man’s college class project has turned into a company that promises economic and environmental benefits for those in the snow-removal business. Andrew Jaccoma, founder of Sensible Spreader Technologies, originally came up with his product in 2012 while working towards his MBA at the University of New Hampshire. His tool is designed […]
October 5, 2015
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Hardscape North America to honor best of best at tradeshow
With the co-located GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America fast approaching, there’s plenty of special events to crowd your calendar Oct. 20-23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The 20th is “Dealer Day” and the tradeshows kick off officially on Oct. 21. Among the major events held in conjunction with the shows is the Annual […]
October 5, 2015
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Landscaper claims confusion in fraud case
A California landscaping company owner is facing up to 12 years in prison if convicted of six counts of insurance fraud. Jesse Garcia Contreras will have a retrial on the charges Nov. 17. In earlier proceedings in the case, a jury deadlocked over whether the statute of limitations had expired with respect to most of […]
October 5, 2015
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Ohio floral retailer wins national design competition
Dee Conrad of Petals and Leaves in Columbus, Ohio, was the winner of the National Alliance of Floral Association’s (NAFA) Floral Design Contest this past weekend in San Antonio, Texas. Conrad was the Cultivate’15 Floral Designer of the Year, which qualified her to represent AmericanHort at the NAFA conference. The design contest theme was “San […]
October 5, 2015
National floral design winner Dee Conrad poses alongside the chairman of the National Alliance of Floral Association’s Floral Design Contest, Normal Northern.
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Rain Bird says new dripline header speeds installation
Rain Bird says its new QF Dripline Header speeds the installation of drip irrigation systems, saving time and money by eliminating the need to build a PVC header. The flexible, prefabricated header enables much faster and more precise installations of both on-surface and sub-surface dripline grids, according to the manufacturer. QF Dripline Header’s patent-pending design […]
October 2, 2015
According to the manufacturer, the flexibility of the QF Header makes it ideal for smaller planter beds and landscape designs that include sharp curves.
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Exhibit focuses on renowned landscape architecture firm
The landscape architecture of Wolfgang Oehme (1930-2011) and James van Sweden (1935-2013), along with colleagues at the firm they founded in Washington 40 years ago, will be the subject of a special exhibit opening this month at the National Building Museum. Organized in cooperation with the Cultural Landscape Foundation, the exhibit – titled “The New […]
October 2, 2015
The Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Garden is one of Oehme, van Sweden’s numerous high-profile projects.
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Some beekeepers leaving California due to drought
While the four-year drought in California hasn’t brought the state’s agricultural industry to a standstill, it has shrunk its crops and this, in turn, has affected the beekeeping industry. The lack of precipitation has devastated plants that provide the nectar on which bees feed. Without a large, dependable natural food source for their bees, California’s […]
October 2, 2015
The lack of food and water for bees is driving commercial beekeepers out of the state of California.
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Hellwig introduces new air suspension kits for light trucks
Hellwig Products has a new line of HD Air Suspension kits designed specifically for light trucks used for heavy tow/haul applications. Designed for ride comfort while loaded and unloaded, these suspension kits are designed for a factory height vehicle, but Hellwig has spacer kits to allow these bags to fit lifted vehicles. Use a P/N 4828 […]
October 2, 2015
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Geith’s new tilting coupler boasts of safety first
Designed for use with excavators and backhoe loaders weighing between 6 and 26 tons, the new Geith tilting coupler allows operators to position the bucket or attachment more precisely without having to reposition the machine, the manufacturer says. The tilting coupler provides up to 180 degrees of side-to-side rotation, depending on the model. Featuring four […]
October 1, 2015
The design enables operators to pick up and change attachments from the cabs of their machines.
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