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Design-Build

Man Invents Self-Fueled Mower

The top expense for most landscapers is fuel: But what if you had a self-fueled mower? That’s exactly what Jason Force created, according to MyFoxPhilly.com. Force invented the E-Mow — the world’s first self-fueled lawn mower. The mower uses a vortex dryer to remove water from the clippings and then heats and pressurizes them to create […]

August 26, 2014

Business

How to prevent injury from pesticide spray drift

Take a look at precautions employees should take when working with chemicals.

August 15, 2014

Design-Build

Man to Mow for 24 Hours Straight

Ever feel like you’ve been mowing all day? That’s exactly what one guy will be doing on Aug. 19. A Dixie Chopper employee in London, Ohio, is going to try and beat the Guinness World Record for the most acreage mowed by an individual in 24 hours. He’ll start in the afternoon and use a […]

August 14, 2014

Business

4 Ways to Keep Lawns Looking Green

Summer heat can be a landscaper’s worst enemy. The intense heat waves can leave lawns brown and unhealthy. However, The Grounds Guys have put together a few tips to help landscapers keep lawns looking green and healthy.

July 30, 2014

Design-Build

California Agencies Need to Get on Same Page to Deal with Drought

There is no doubt that California is facing one of the fiercest droughts in history. After Gov. Jerry Brown declared a statewide emergency back in January of this year, residents and agencies have been taking shorter showers, doing larger loads of laundry, and of course, backing off on the lawn care.

July 29, 2014

Business

5 Tools Every Landscaper Should Be Using

We looked at what tools a commercial landscaper can use to grow a business and discover opportunities. Our five tools aren’t the first to come to mind when you think of a landscaper but, all have functional use in the business.

July 24, 2014

Business

Deere Introduces 1500 Series TerrainCut Front Mowers

John Deere added five models to its line of front-mount mowers with the new 1500 Series TerrainCut: 1550, 1570, 1575, 1580 and 1585.  The mowers have either 24.2-horsepower (1550) or 37.4-horsepower Final Tier 4 engines. All of the 1500 TerrainCut models can be equipped with a 60- or 72-inch 7-Iron Pro side-discharge deck or a […]

July 2, 2014

Design-Build

Goats Aren’t Making the Cut

What started out as a clever twist on going green for lawn maintenance jobs soon turned into much more for many cities around the world. Goats were being used to eat grass at sites like airports and hilly terrains. But this fad has run its course in Portsmouth, Virginia, according to The Virginian Pilot. City […]

July 1, 2014

Business

How To Stay Safe & Cool this Summer

The Accident: A California landscape crewmember is cutting grass at a residential site at 5 p.m. He begins to feel sick and asks another employee to finish cutting the lawn while he takes a break. When the coworker finishes cutting the lawn, he sees the crewmember is ill and disoriented, so he calls 911. The crewmember is taken to the hospital, and he dies several hours later from a heat-related illness.

June 20, 2014

Lawn maintenance

When Turf Goes A-Rye

It’s hard to be selective when taking perennial ryegrass out of the mix.

May 19, 2014

Business

Ames Rolls Out Rebranding to Public

Ames has rebranded and is rolling out a new image to the public. The company revitalized its brand, logo and colors to reflect the company’s history.

May 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