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Business

How to balance mower speed & quality cut

The faster you mow the client’s lawn, the sooner you can move on to your next site. But if you mow too quickly, the cut quality may suffer. So, how can you and your crews avoid this Catch 22 and find the right harmony of speed and precision on your next maintenance project?

June 24, 2013

Business

B3C Solutions Expands to Canada

B3C Fuel Solutions is expanding its product selection into Canada. Hydraulic Source, an exclusive distributor of B3C’s core line of fuel solution products, will be entering the Canadian market after B3C recently expanded into Australia.

May 29, 2013

Design-Build

Too Much Technology?

Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? On NBC’s All-Star Celebrity Apprentice last week, the contestants were tasked with making a commercial for LG’s new line of products — including a smart refrigerator, washer/dryer, flat screen TV and phone. When I saw the fridge could keep up with your grocery list […]

May 6, 2013

Design-Build

Natural safety systems: How bushes and trees can help cut down on crime

Did you know that landscapers are really crime stoppers in disguise? Landscapers all across the country are discovering that landscaping in commercial areas, and even residential areas, may be more than just planting the beautiful bush or tall tree.

April 23, 2013

Design-Build

How Explosive is Fertilizer?

With the Boston bombing still weighing on everyone’s mind and heart, word of another explosion at a fertilizer plant in Waco, Texas, almost seemed unreal. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the explosion — whether it was an accident or attack — but the devastation is clear. I’ve lived in Texas and visited […]

April 18, 2013

Business

Quick Learning Curve

In a room full of boisterous contractors meeting to discuss a big commercial-building project, you might not notice Michael McAfee at first. “I have kind of a laid-back personality, and I listen carefully to what people have to say. Most people think I’m a quiet person; I don’t toot my own horn,” says the 28-year-old owner of McAfee Mowing and Landscaping in Danville, Kentucky, and a TLC Landscaper of the Year Finalist.

March 15, 2013

Business

PERC Study Shows Propane Advantages

Denison Landscaping & Nursery is one of the Washington-Baltimore metro area’s largest residential and commercial landscape contractors. Located in Fort Washington, Maryland, Denison has been providing landscape maintenance and landscaping services since 1973. Currently, Denison has approximately 80 landscape maintenance employees and operates a fleet of 34 commercial lawn mowers.

February 1, 2013

Business

Rain Bird ESP-Me to Provide Versatile Control

Residential and commercial irrigation sites can vary greatly in both size and complexity. Most contractors have to learn to install and program two or more different irrigation controllers to meet the needs of their diverse customer base. Others keep things simple by specializing in either residential or commercial systems—but end up limiting their growth and new job prospects in the process.

December 6, 2012

Business

Rain Bird Introduces New Drainage Product Line

Many residential, commercial and municipal sites struggle with drainage issues. Poor drainage leads to standing or rushing water, which can damage landscapes and cause structural damage to homes and businesses alike.

December 3, 2012

Business

Finding Jobs for Veterans

The Grounds Guys of Jacksonville owner and veteran, Rick Santo, joined forces with First Lady Michelle Obama at Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida, for the announcement that more than 2,000 companies had hired or trained 125,000 veterans and military spouses since the initial launch of the Joining Forces White House initiative in 2011.

August 30, 2012

Business

Grasshopper site calculates mower costs, emissions

Take the guess work out of mower fuel prices with Grasshopper’s website, grasshopperfuelsavings.com. By entering your gasoline, diesel or propane price; number of mowers; and the annual mowing hours per machine, the site will calculate your fuel expenses. The results show the amount of fuel consumption, cost per hour and the annual fuel expense. You […]

May 2, 2012

Business

Underhill expands East Coast presence

Underhill International irrigation products will now be represented in the mid-Atlantic region by Blue Green Sales. Blue Green Sales is based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and headed by Dan Finnegan. The firm will oversee Underhill sales in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and Virginia. The agency features products including landscape irrigation, drainage, fertigation, water […]

April 27, 2012