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How to: Boost bees in clients’ gardens, landscapes

Dogged by pests, pathogens, poor nutrition and other problems, the European honey bee is having a rough time these days. The bee pollinates more than 90 different kinds of fruit, vegetable and nut crops. These same crops are also pollinated by native bees, particularly on smaller or diversified farms and especially in home gardens. Together, […]

September 9, 2015

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Popular gardening website sells its URL

The National Gardening Association (NGA) is selling the URL (or web address) of its popular website: garden.org. The NGA – not to be confused with National Garden Clubs – is a nonprofit organization that in its earliest days sent out monthly newsletters to a few hundred individuals. Today, the NGA’s website, garden.org, provides a variety […]

September 9, 2015

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Bayer offers guidance on turf disease, weeds, insects

Landscape professionals have a new, free resource at their disposal, as Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, has released the “Bayer Turf Solutions Guide.” The guide is specifically designed to answer the toughest problems affecting lawn-care professionals. The publication provides concise information on the identification, biology and key cultural and chemical controls for the […]

September 9, 2015

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JCB rolls out ‘Master Technician’ program to dealers

JCB has implemented a “Master Technician” program serving all of its dealerships in North America. The program is designed to provide continuing education and training to JCB service technicians, as well as to recognize those technicians who are at the top of their class. To be considered for the program, service personnel must be nominated […]

September 8, 2015

A technician works on JCB equipment at one of the company’s factories. The new program is for technicians working at JCB dealers throughout North America. Photo: JCB

California bars HOAs from outlawing artificial grass

California homeowners who opt for artificial turf as a way to conserve water during the continuing drought are now protected from homeowner associations’ sanctions thanks to Assembly Bill 349, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed Sept. 4. The law, which became effective immediately, bars homeowner associations from forbidding the installation of synthetic grass. About 4.8 million […]

September 8, 2015

More and more homeowners in the desert Southwest are replacing their natural grass with artificial turf, such as the Act Global product seen here. Photo: Act Global

Loftness snow blowers attach to variety of equipment

While Loftness Manufacturing touts the performance and reliability of its line of snow blowers, landscape contractors may also be attracted to another feature of Loftness products: They’re designed to accommodate a broad variety of skid steers and tractors. Skid-steer snow blowers are offered at a number of flow rates, starting as low as 15 gallons […]

September 8, 2015

This Loftness snow blower is attached to a Bobcat S300 compact skid steer. Photo: Loftness Manufacturing

Exmark donates mower to support Project EverGreen

Exmark Manufacturing has teamed up with Project EverGreen and is giving away a new Exmark Lazer Z-X Series mower as a raffle prize. Raffle tickets are $10 each or six for $50. The proceeds will go to support Project EverGreen’s “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” initiative. The “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” program seeks to revitalize green […]

September 7, 2015

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Rotating composter puts slow process into high gear

If your company routinely installs flower gardens or other bedded plants, here’s an accessory you may want to check out: The maker of the new Compost Wizard Windsor says it represents “the next wave of composting technology.” Composting is a great way to recycle food and yard scraps into a nutrient-packed soil. And Good Ideas, […]

September 7, 2015

When the compost bin is locked in the horizontal position, it can be moved around like a wheelbarrow. Photo: Good Ideas

Hardscape North America offers pre-show courses

Hardscape North America (HNA) is offering hardscape contractors and installers an opportunity to learn ways to improve installation efficiency while earning ICPI certification credits. Pre-show installation courses are scheduled for Oct. 20-21 at the Embassy Suites in Louisville, Kentucky. The ICPI courses conclude with an exam. Participants who pass will receive a Record of Completion. […]

September 7, 2015

PRO Landscape is fully compatible with Windows 10

Drafix Software, a provider of landscape design software, has confirmed that its current release, PRO Landscape Version 21, is fully compatible with Windows 10. Landscape designers working in a Windows environment are probably aware Microsoft has begun its phased rollout of the new Windows 10 operating system. “We have conducted extensive testing with the Windows […]

September 4, 2015

PRO Landscape is fully compatible with Windows 10. Photo: PRO Landscape

Fraud exposed: Soccer, not mower, caused injury

A landscaper who filed a workers’ compensation claim after a leg injury he said involved a lawn mower has pleaded no contest to felony workers’ compensation fraud. Ernesto Rodriguez filed a claim on June 5, 2012, stating that on May 25, 2012, he had been hit by a lawn mower while working for a landscaping […]

September 4, 2015

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Labor Day weekend gas prices lowest since 2004

It has been more than a decade since Americans entered a Labor Day weekend with gasoline prices as low as they are today. For landscape contractors, gasoline quality – namely, its alcohol content – typically has been as much of a concern as its price. But, as the 2015 growing season winds down, the summer’s […]

September 4, 2015

Honda courts green industry with commercial offerings

Honda Power Equipment also offers a line of commercial quality string trimmers and lawn mowers, among other products landscape contractors use regularly.

September 3, 2015

Honda Power Equipment serves the retail market aggressively but also targets the green industry with its commercial products, such as the string trimmer seen here. Photo: Honda Power Equipment

Updated Mini-Jarraff will be on display at ICUEE 2015

Attendees at ICUEE 2015 can expect to see Jarraff Industries’ latest All-Terrain Tree Trimmer and the updated Mini-Jarraff Rear Lot Trimmer. The Jarraff All-Terrain Tree Trimmer offers landscapers a 360-degree range of motion with 40-degree lateral tilt and 75-foot cutting height. The Tree Trimmer’s cab is also ROPS, FOPS and OPS certified. The updated Mini-Jarraff […]

September 3, 2015

The Mini-Jarraff has a patent pending 180 rotating saw head for horizontal cutting. Photo: Jarraff Industries

Landscapers can make the most of GIE+EXPO with free app

For those wanting a personalized experience at the upcoming GIE+EXPO, there is now a free app for that. The Go EXPO app is available for download in both iTunes and Google Play. And as an added bonus, those who download the app will be automatically entered in a $5,000 giveaway. The app is sponsored by […]

September 3, 2015

Workersaver introduces new line of snow pushers

Landscapers can now use Worksaver’s new 36-Series Snow Pushers with skid steers and tractors equipped with loaders that use the “Universal” quick-attach system. The new 36-Series snow pushers are offered with the choice of an 8-foot or 10-foot width and come with a 1.5 inch-by 8-inch reversible rubber cutting edge. This edge enables the snow […]

September 3, 2015

The 36-Series Snow Pusher's rubber edge allows it to remove snow on surfaces like brick pavers Photo: Worksaver

Want some privacy? Call a landscape contractor

After your company has created a backyard oasis for a client, don’t be surprised if the customer notices something missing – not from your landscape design, which no doubt is flawless, but rather all along the periphery of it.

September 2, 2015

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Yellowstone Landscape subsidiaries drop names

Austin Outdoor and BIO Landscape, which merged in 2008 under the Yellowstone Landscape Group banner but maintained their individual names and brands while operating as subsidiaries, are now shedding the original names and will be known only as Yellowstone Landscape. The companies each specialize in commercial landscape work, operating in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and […]

September 2, 2015

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Echo demonstrates new battery-powered landscaping equipment at 2026 Power-On-Athon outdoor event

Total Landscape Care's coverage moving to EquipmentWorld.com

On Oct. 1, Fusable will cease production of Total Landscape Care as a stand-alone website and newsletter and will migrate the brand’s existing coverage of the landscaping industry to sister brand Equipment World.

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John Deere refines Z700 ZTrak Mower lineup

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Kress expands autonomous mowing lineup with new 60-inch Voyager

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The TurfMutt Foundation’s signature events set for Equip Expo 2026

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Vanquish vegetation: Brush cutters for skid steers and compact track loaders

The Attachments Idea Book

Landscapers use a variety of attachments for doing everything from snow removal to jobsite cleanup, and regardless of how often they are used, every landscaper has a favorite attachment.

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