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Design-Build

Traveling Smithsonian exhibit highlights American backyard

The Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit is celebrating the history of the American backyard and cookout culture in a 20-venue tour that will run through May 2020.

March 23, 2016

Business

BioSafe Systems partnership will boost Midwest distribution

BioSafe Systems, a producer of pest & disease control products for the landscaping and horticultural industries, has entered a partnership with Leader Logistics Group.

February 11, 2016

Business

FMC offers Dismiss rebates as BioSafe Systems courts landscapers

Turf professionals shopping for a sedge-control product may want to check out a new rebate offer from FMC, maker of Dismiss brand herbicides. From now through August 15, the company is offering instant rebates on Dismiss South, Dismiss CA and both sizes of Dismiss. The discounts breakdown like this: $12.50 on each half-gallon jug of […]

June 5, 2015

Business

Pollinator project receives funding to focus on rights-of-ways in eight states

A new partnership between Bayer CropScience (Bayer) and Integrated Vegetation Management Partners (IVM Partners) is aimed at improving pollinator and wildlife habitats on public rights-of-way across eight states. Bayer has invested more than $100,000 in the project, which includes the implementation of integrated vegetation management practices such as reducing or eliminating mowing, applying selective herbicides […]

May 7, 2015

Design-Build

Goats solve landscape problem at Portland International Airport

Portland International Airport (PDX) recently welcomed a group of new employees known for their voracious, non-discerning appetite. Forty goats and a llama are helping solve a persistent problem at the airport: invasive plants such as blackberries, thistle and Scotch broom. Instead of using herbicides or removing the plants by hand, the airport enlisted the goats to […]

April 21, 2015

Business

FMC to Develop, Market Two Arysta LifeScience Products

FMC Corporation and Arysta LifeScience North America have signed an exclusive licensing agreement where FMC will develop and market two turf and ornamental products.

August 14, 2014

Business

Tips to proper spring landscaping

With springtime here, landscapers need to dust off their equipment and brush up on a few landscaping techniques. To help, Giroud Tree and Lawn provided a few spring maintenance tips, including proper mowing and watering techniques.

May 8, 2014

Business

Wage War on Weeds

A Five-Step Lawn Weed Management Plan. You know who a lawn’s enemies are: invasive crabgrass, creeping ground ivy, and clover, disguised as innocent little flowers.

May 5, 2014

Business

Weed, Herbicide Information Readily Available with FMC’s Turf Advisor

Determining the appropriate treatment for the correct weed can be a difficult challenge. It can be even more difficult if the information isn’t readily available.

April 16, 2014

Business

How to keep trees healthy

Maintaining tree health will keep clients happy and landscapes looking beautiful. Virginia Tech University put together a basic infographic to help remind landscapers what needs to be done to keep trees looking their best.

January 17, 2014

Business

Create Zombie Weed Warrior Name to Win Prizes

FMC Professional Solutions will be giving away prizes for its Zombie Weed Warrior Sweepstakes starting on Oct. 21.

October 23, 2013

Business

Water-Saving Practices 40 Years Later

Landscaping has changed since the 1970s. Mike Curry, adjust professor with the horticulture department at the College of Dupage in Illinois told this to the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

May 6, 2013