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Mowers Through History
Sheep power, manpower or gas power: Lawn mowers have evolved in many forms. Here’s a fun look at how mowing has evolved through the ages.
May 24, 2010
Lawn maintenance
Erosion control the natural way
There’s a ring of truth in the catch phrase “everything old is new again” when it comes to methods for controlling erosion in residential landscape settings. Thirty years ago, “sales were aimed at aesthetics,” says Ron Bowen, owner of Prairie Restorations, in Princeton, Minnesota, and usually incorporated turf or techniques adapted from the construction industry.
May 6, 2010
Lawn maintenance
Best defense against turfgrass disease
Proper cultural practices are the best defense against turfgrass disease and the misapplication of fungicides. There are some 100 different diseases that affect turfgrass, each with a different method of cure and prevention. Trying to customize a program that defends against each specific disease would be impossible.
May 1, 2010
Business
Selling & building water features
If you run a landscape business, you probably have the skills, crew, tools and creative ability to provide a range of water features for your clients. There are plenty of good reasons to do so — high profit margin, repeat business and relationship building with customers — while the few negatives link back to (avoidable) contractor error.
April 1, 2010
Design-Build
Caring for Crape Myrtles
It seems for every vibrantly blooming and well maintained example of Lagerstroemia indica adorning properties from Texas to Savannah, there is one with its limbs hacked off by the uninformed.
February 2, 2010
Lawn maintenance
TLC Archives
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December 7, 2009
Grounds maintenance
Chemical Care – September 2009
Has your regular herbicide been losing ground? Don’t automatically blame it on resistance. Chances are it has more to do with varying environ…
September 29, 2009
Business
Rain Bird names finalists of 2009 film competition
Rain Bird named six finalists in its 2009 Intelligent Use of Water film competition. The finalists will be featured guests at a special screen…
September 17, 2009
Business
Register now for the 2009 Irrigation Show
Online registration for the 2009 Irrigation Show is now available at www.irrigationshow.org. The show will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Co…
September 17, 2009
Business
Doosan Infracore receives award at global design show
Doosan Infracore received the Best of the Best Award at the 2009 Reddot Design Award Show for its futuristic concept excavator. More than 2,73…
September 17, 2009
Business
Drug and alcohol prevention Webinar scheduled for Sept. 22
CNA Risk Control is conducting a Webinar on drug and alcohol prevention on Tuesday, September 22 at 2 p.m. EST. The Webinar, free to PLANET me…
September 15, 2009
Business
Bulbrite re-launches Web site with new design
Bulbrite has re-launched its Web site, which has a new design to showcase the company’s line of light bulbs and lamping options. The site fea…
September 15, 2009
Business
Morbark launches incentive program for tree care equipment
Morbark is offering an incentive program for its tree care equipment to help customers and support dealers during the tough economic period. T…
September 3, 2009
Business
Aquascape launches water gardening social media site
Aquascape launched a new social media water gardening site to unite water gardeners around the world. The site is the industry’s version of F…
August 26, 2009
Business
Precise Acephate insecticide receives approvals on new label
Agrium Advanced Technologies’ Precise Acephate Greenhouse and Nursery Systemic insecticide has received federal and state approvals of its ne…
August 26, 2009
Business
Kioti Tractor earns USCA award
The U.S. Commerce Association awarded Kioti Tractor, located in Wendell, North Carolina, the 2009 Best of Wendell Award in the Industrial Trac…
August 25, 2009
Design-Build
Curb Appeal
Whether landscape curbing is your full-time job or an add-on service you offer as part of a larger portfolio, the curbing business is booming.
August 24, 2009
Lawn maintenance
Foliage – August 2009
Compared with the rest of the landscape, trees are about as low-maintenance as you can get, which makes them easy to overlook. Sure, you remem…
August 24, 2009
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