For families of deployed military personnel and wounded or disabled veterans, handling basic yard maintenance tasks can be a real challenge. To meet that challenge, Project EverGreen established the GreenCare for Troops program to provide complimentary lawn and landscape care services to these deserving individuals. As the program enters its ninth year, Project EverGreen…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Turf professionals receive a $15 per bottle instant rebate on QuickSilver herbicide through the ‘2015 QuickSilver Enhance Your Performance Promotion’ this spring. The promotion runs from April 15 through June 15. “Good things happen when QuickSilver is in the mix, so we want to encourage turf managers to use QuickSilver during…
FREDERICK, Md. – In its hometown of Frederick, Md., Wright Manufacturing’s commercial lawn mowers can now be purchased just five minutes from where they are manufactured. Horizon, a national landscape equipment dealer, has just opened a 10,000 square foot facility at 1569 Tilco Drive in Frederick. Geoffrey Conway, Horizon’s Mid-Atlantic zone manager, says the…
Q: I have new employees starting this spring and I need them to hit the ground running. How can I make sure they know how to do their job safely? It can be a real challenge to get new employees up to speed at the same time you’re gearing up for the busiest time of…
L&L is offering a webinar presented by Wells Fargo to help you learn how consumer financing can provide your customers with a budget-friendly option to complete the outdoor living space of their dreams. Please join the editorial team of Lawn & Landscape for a free 60-minute webinar at 11:30 EST on Wednesday, April 8th where…
VALLEY VIEW, Ohio – Lawn & Landscape has partnered with Koch Turf & Ornamental to present a free three-part webinar series that will help LCOs improve their businesses. The webinars, which start in March, focus on the three most pressing problems in the lawn care business: how to get more sales, how to find the best…
PHILLIPS, Calif. – Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered mandatory water use reductions for the first time in California’s history, saying the state’s four-year drought had reached near-crisis proportions after a winter of record-low snowfalls. Mr. Brown, in an executive order, directed the State Water Resources Control Board to impose a 25 percent reduction…
Gary Kott, owner of Go Green Lawn & Tree Care in Michigan, uses what he calls a day to day system to assign stops to his fleet, meaning that he routes in the morning every day. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ Article Source: www.lawnandlandscape.com
Improved customer service and productivity, and reduced drive time for workers means money saved for Gary Kott, owner for Go Green Lawn Care, based in Walled Lake, Mich. With routing and mapping software, he’s able to do all three. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ Article Source: www.lawnandlandscape.com
Hello students and professors, Lawn & Landscape Magazine wants to get a feel for the future of the green industry, and we need your help. We’ve developed a 16 question survey to find out how the next generation of green industry employees perceives a career in the industry. Students – please take a few moments and…
