The American house is growing. These days, the average new home encompasses 2,500 square feet, about 50 percent more area than the average house in the late 1970s, according to Census data. Compared to the typical house of 40 years ago, today’s likely has another bathroom and an extra bedroom, making it about the same…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Golf course superintendents and sports turf professionals will have new education opportunities at GIE+EXPO 2016 (Green Industry & Equipment Expo). The Golf and Sports Turf Management Conference, hosted by the Kentucky Turfgrass Council, will take place Thursday and Friday, October 20-21 at the Kentucky Exposition Center during the annual tradeshow. GIE+EXPO draws…
The youngest of three men arrested in the beating of Mike Wallace and his family struck Wallace in the face, while the oldest of the trio kicked Wallace’s daughter, according to court records. Also Tuesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police released audio tapes of three 911 calls that included one person saying “there’s blood everywhere.” An attorney representing…
In this podcast, presented by Syngenta, Matt Giese, technical field manager for the Midwest at Syngenta, talks about how weather affects grub populations, how to know if a lawn has grubs, how LCOs can prevent and treat the pest and much more. Click here to give it a listen. Article Source: www.lawnandlandscape.com
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Most people like watching wildlife but they don’t want deer chomping on their shrubs or geese fouling their lawns. “You don’t want to lose a client if they come to you for help,” says Herrick Mann, president and owner of H.A.M. Landscaping in Cleveland. “After 20 years of researching and experimenting what works in our…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Husqvarna has announced that its newest additions to the Automower line are available for purchase. Automower, a robotic lawnmower, was first introduced to the global market by Husqvarna more than 20 years ago. The models – Automower 315, for areas up to 0.37 acres; Automower 430X, for areas up to…
© Miguel Cesar | Thinkstock The weather from December to February was the warmest on record and after three months of historic highs, pests are coming out much earlier than normal. And the regular winter kill-offs didn’t happen, says Chris Malcom, operations manager of Ramey’s Yard Care and Pest Control in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. “What…
MUSKEGON, Mich. – A Muskegon lawn care company will distribute around $38,000 to workers after failing to pay them overtime they were due under federal payroll rules. The U.S. Department of Labor says it found that H&H Lawn Service and Snowplowing: Classified workers as independent contractors rather than employees and therefore didn’t pay them…
HERNDON, Va. – The water crisis facing California is serious and carries imminent environmental, financial and human impacts. Cash incentives are being used in some areas to get homeowners to voluntarily give up their lawns. Before ripping out a customer’s lawn, the National Association of Landscape Professionals offers the following tips to help your customers…
