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Public Relations

Joshua Siskin’s ability to cultivate bonds with clients, employees and the public allows his business to flourish. As you walk the quiet streets of Raintree, it’s easy to see why residents are drawn to the neighborhood.

November 21, 2012

Opening Photo Man Standing

New Generation, Ideas

Bobby Franz keeps Franz Nursery attuned to landscaping trends and ready for the future. One project quickly comes to mind when Bobby Franz is asked which best represents the capability of his company, Franz Nursery in Hamilton, Indiana.

November 21, 2012

Echo Introduces CS-355T Chainsaw

ECHO Incorporated has introduced the CS-355T chain saw – the company’s “crowning achievement” in top-handle chain saws. Built with input from tree-trimming professionals, the new chain saw made its public debut at ECHO’s indoor and outdoor exhibits at the 2012 GIE+EXPO show in Louisville.

November 21, 2012

Echo Cs355 T Chain Saw1

Snow Mold to Fear?

October was cooler than normal, which is the first time in a full twelve months that a month did not have above normal temperatures. In accordance with the low October temperatures, soil temperatures, are also below normal throughout the state. In addition, rainfall was at or above normal for most of the state with areas averaging 3.5 – 6.0” of the wet stuff for the month.

November 21, 2012

Landscape Architect Creates Thoughtful Outdoor Spaces

The smallest details count in landscape design, from storm water drainage systems to paving materials and seasonal plant color. It is not unusual, for example, for landscape architects to spend an entire day just planning the placement of trash receptacles and making sure a garbage truck can back up into the site to remove waste, said Michael D’Angelo, 27, a landscape architect at Copley Wolff Design Group in Boston.

November 21, 2012

Want an Easier Snow Season?

Snow season has officially arrived! The first snow reminds us we’d better know where the snow shovel is. And if you’re tired of the back strain, you might be ready to trade that shovel in for a snow thrower.

November 20, 2012

Husqvarna Introduces a Tool-Free Way to Change Mower Blades

Lawn-tractor blades tend to cut most evenly when they’re designed to either mulch, side-discharge or bag what you cut, not a combination of all three. Since changing blades is a hassle involving tools and tight maneuvering, some manufacturers offer blades intended for two or all three mowing modes but they don’t cut as well. Husqvarna hopes to change that with its new Rapid Release Blade System.

November 20, 2012

FMC Hosts ‘Friday Night Lights’ Contest to Fight Fire Ants

For five high schools throughout the southern United States, there’s one less thing to worry about before playoffs—fire ants. That’s because each school won 10 bags of Talstar® XTRA granular insecticide featuring Verge™ technology, a new product from FMC Professional Solutions that offers fast elimination of fire ant mounds as well as season-long protection.

November 20, 2012

Toro Debuts New Two-Stage Snow Blowers

If you went shopping for a Toro snow blower last winter, yours was a single-stage model or a significantly larger and more expensive two-stage model with a 28-inch or larger auger.

November 19, 2012

Home Yard Toro Power Max 826 Oe Snowblower Thumb 240xauto 5551

Ryan Introduces New Lawnaire Core Aerator

Ryan has expanded their line of walk-behind aerators to include a unit that features new Easy Steer Technology. The New Lawnaire V with EST combines all of the same great performance and user-friendly features and benefits as Ryan’s current Lawnaire V core aerator with a new tine assembly that enables the unit to turn easily while in the aeration process – without removing the tines from the ground.

November 19, 2012

Ry Lav Est Aerial

Tools, Programs, Apps: Electronic Time-Tracking At Its Best

If you need to keep track of the time you work on a given project or for a particular client, it’s time to move away from the spreadsheet. There are plenty of useful tools, programs, and apps that help you track your time on any device, from your laptop to your smartphone.

November 19, 2012

Scag Power Equipment Acquires Giant-Vac

Scag Power Equipment and its parent company, Metalcraft of Mayville, have announced the acquisition of Giant-Vac®. The acquisition of Giant-Vac assets was completed by Metalcraft in early November.

November 16, 2012

Mantis Introduces New Deluxe Tiller/Cultivator

Mantis is introducing a newly designed version of their popular 2-cycle and 4-cycle powered tiller/cultivator, the Mantis Deluxe Tiller/Cultivator – a new design that maintains all of the advantages of the original Mantis Tiller with new function and convenience features that make creating and maintaining the garden and landscape even easier.

November 16, 2012

The new Mantis Deluxe Tiller is available with a FastStart 2-cycle engine (shown above) or 4-cycle Honda engine.

Keeping the Winter Landscape Interesting

While many homeowners gladly embrace the joy of gardening in spring and summer, many turn their backs on the outside of their house as the weather cools. It may not be as easy to surround your home with colorful flowers and greenery in the winter, but landscape designers and home remodeling experts can recommend ways to improve the appeal of your grounds even when they are hard with frost.

November 16, 2012

ASLA Launches New Online Animation

Transforming residential properties into real wildlife habitats is the focus of a new animation launched by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The animation—“Designing Neighborhoods for People and Wildlife”—shows how native plants and designed structures provide what nature needs.

November 15, 2012

Hanging Garden Built to Withstand Storms

Take a stroll through the newest park in Dallas, and you’ll find lush landscape. Klyde Warren Park has a manicured lawn flanked by a children’s area and a performance pavilion, as well as water features.

November 15, 2012

Bakery Finds New Use for Rainwater

Installing a rain garden became the first step for one local company that aims to reduce its environmental footprint. Customers who visit the Bimbo Bakeries USA outlet in Gastonia will get an education in water harvesting when they buy baked goods.

November 15, 2012

Educating Potential Snow Plowing Clients

Before long, those colorful leaves on the ground will be replaced by snow. If you choose to hire a contractor to plow your driveway this winter, make sure you get your money’s worth and the level of service you expect.

November 14, 2012

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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.

Man operating green and yellow John Deere lawn mower on residential property with brick house and trees

John Deere refines Z700 ZTrak Mower lineup

Red and white zero-turn radius lawn mower displayed on green grass field with trees in background

Kress expands autonomous mowing lineup with new 60-inch Voyager

Two people in purple shirts holding a black and white dog at an equip 2025 event

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

Blue tracked skid steer loader clearing brush in autumn forest

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.

Attachments Idea Book Cover

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