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Pass it on: John Deere scientist shares tips on lawn care
As a professional landscaper, you know turf care is about much more than mowing. In fact, you may have clients who enjoy mowing their own grass but opt to hire your company to take care of more specialized work. If that’s the case, do them a favor and share these lawn-care tips from Mark Schmidt, […]
June 2, 2015
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Protect your clients’ properties with ‘firewise’ landscaping
Drought-resistant landscaping receives a lot of attention, but just as important during the dry summer months is what’s come to be called “firewise” landscaping – the practice of decreasing, rearranging and sometimes eliminating material that provides fuel to a fire in order to protect property. “There is a common misconception that to be firewise you […]
June 1, 2015
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Warn Industries’ new portable winch powered by handheld drill
Warn Industries says its new Drill Winch represents a genuine breakthrough in portable winch design. Anywhere you can take your portable drill, you can take the Drill Winch, the manufacturer says, describing the new product as ideal for moving rolling loads onto pickups or trailers. The lightweight product has a 500-pound pulling capacity. Warn Industries […]
June 1, 2015
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Efco targets landscapers, homeowners with its new split-boom brush cutter
Efco says its new split-boom brush cutter, the DS 2400 D, is a good fit for do-it-yourselfers but also is designed for use by landscape professionals who maintain green spaces at residential complexes, resorts and the like. The multipurpose tool can be used as a brushcutter, hedgetrimmer, pruner or leaf blower. Efco, with offices in […]
June 1, 2015
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Landscapers, nurseries urged to be on lookout for boxwood blight
The latest boxwood blight alarms are going off in Alabama & landscapers in every region of the country where the popular shrub thrives should take notice.
June 1, 2015
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Five tips for booking a truck to haul plants to your site
Anyone who has hauled trees and other plants knows it’s a challenging job, so special care is needed if you’re hiring someone to handle the task for you. Cameron Cantrelle, co-founder and CEO of Plantbid, offers the following tips on working with an independent hauler to meet your deadlines while preserving the quality and health of […]
May 30, 2015
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Tennessee landscapers offered unique, if modest, marketing opportunity
The Putnam County Fairgrounds in Cookeville, Tennessee, is offering an advertising and marketing opportunity perfect for area landscapers. Landscape beds located around the fairgrounds, each about 20 square feet, are available for “adoption” at no charge. Landscapers who agree to plant and maintain one of the beds year-round will be allowed to include a sign […]
May 29, 2015
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JCB adds Utah, Tennessee dealers
Peak JCB, an new JCB dealer in West Valley City, Utah, will offer a range of equipment including backhoe, track and wheel loaders, rough terrain forklifts, compactors, hydraulic excavators and skid steers. Founded as Thermo King Intermountain in 1944, Peak JCB also offers financing and servicing. JCB also welcomed Briggs Equipment to the company’s dealer […]
May 29, 2015
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Lawn-care seminars aim to create fierce competitors
For landscapers interested in continuing education, Bayer CropScience and The Harvest Group are bringing their “Thrive” lawn-care seminar to cities in Texas and Florida in the coming weeks. At the center of the one-day seminar is the Harvest Group’s “Are you a fierce competitor?” program. The registration fee is $85. Sponsors say participants will learn […]
May 29, 2015
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AlturnaMats, Checkers Industrial Safety Products form partnership
AlturnaMats, a manufacturer of ground protection mats for the construction, utilities and landscaping markets, has partnered with Checkers Industrial Products, a manufacturer and distributor of safety products that include cable management systems, lights and ground protection. The combined product offering includes matting, cribbing and outrigger pads, and allows Checkers to grow their ground protection division. […]
May 29, 2015
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Ace Pump honored for success in targeting, selling into export markets
Ace Pump is one of 26 American companies to win the prestigious President’s “E” Award for excellence in exporting. The award is presented annually to organizations that have made significant contributions to increasing American exports. “The ‘E’ Awards Committee was impressed with Ace Pump’s modification of products for export markets,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker […]
May 29, 2015
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Landscaping business helps ex-felons earn, learn, move on with their lives
A Pensacola landscaping company is helping felons successfully rejoin society – and reduce the chance of their returning to prison – by providing them with job training and skills. Everything Outdoors, a lawn maintenance and landscaping business, was started by Pathways for Change residential treatment program, which provides nonviolent, nonsexual offenders with counseling, case management […]
May 29, 2015
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How-to: Survive the elements
Keep landscaping crews safe from summer dangers It’s a jungle out there. Heat, insects and severe weather aren’t simply nuisances: They’re health hazards that can cause serious injury and even death. “Anyone in the landscape profession is at risk for every environmental emergency,” says Dr. Al Sacchetti, spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians. […]
May 29, 2015
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Water utilities sponsor drought-friendly landscape competitions
Several U.S. water utilities are sponsoring competitions for the best drought-tolerant landscape, with some offering prizes beyond bragging rights, such as extra rebates and more. The deadline is fast approaching for residents and businesses served by New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) in Texas to enter the fourth annual NBU Drought Tolerant Landscape Contest. Both commercial and […]
May 28, 2015
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Sustainable landscaping plays role in federal plan to stem pollinator decline
In response to the dramatic global decline of honey bees and other pollinator populations, President Obama’s Pollinator Health Task Force has released a report outlining strategies to help reverse the decline. The report addresses several issues the task force believes are contributing to reductions in pollinator populations, including pests and pathogens, shrinking habitat, lack of […]
May 28, 2015
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Exmark adds 52-inch EFI propane model to its Vantage S-Series
Exmark’s Vantage S-Series Propane stand-on rider with electronic fuel injection (EFI) is the latest addition to the company’s line of propane commercial mowers. The new model uses a Kohler EFI propane engine. Exmark says the mower delivers increased fuel economy, performance and reliability while remaining environmentally friendly. A company spokesman says Exmark has seen an […]
May 28, 2015
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Takeuchi names Salesman of the Year, Top Volume dealer
Jimi Martin of Perimeter Takeuchi in Buford, Georgia, has been named Takeuchi’s Salesman of the Year. Ranking number one in retail sales, 2014 marks the second consecutive year Martin has received the award. Folcomer Equipment, a full-service dealer with five locations in Aberdeen, Baltimore, Frederick and Upper Marlboro, Maryland, as well as Greenwood, Delaware, was […]
May 28, 2015
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Weed-control expert shares advice on fighting all varieties
Weeds may not grow bigger in Texas, but the state certainly has its share of the darn things. Fortunately for landscape professionals there and elsewhere, the state is also home to Paul Baumann, former Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service state weed specialist. Baumann is an internationally known expert on herbicide symptomology, integrated weed management in […]
May 28, 2015
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