It’s busy season again, and not just for landscapers. Pests are coming out of dormancy and they’re hungry for your customers’ plants. Here’s what you should be vigilant for as the weather warms up. Lawn pests Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE Related Articles A conversation with the Top 100 Profit or loss Cut,…
They come by boat, travel by plane, nestle in shipping crates and burrow into the soil of imported plants. Exotic species of pests travel to the United States and slip through ports of entry in spite of rigorous federal inspections, and once “exotics” get a foothold in a region and proliferate with no natural enemy…
As part of this year’s Top 100 coverage, Lawn & Landscape convened CEOs, presidents and other leaders from companies on the list. We asked to eavesdrop on their conversations – which ranged from how to find good employees to how to choose services to how to make the landscape industry sexier – so we could…
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Peak JCB, a new JCB dealer headquartered in West Valley City, Utah, will offer a wide variety of equipment including the renowned backhoe, track, and wheel loaders, rough terrain forklifts, innovative compactors, hydraulic excavators and the world’s safest skid steers. Established as Thermo King Intermountain (TKI) in 1944 by Warren…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – OmniScapes, a Columbus-based landscape contractor, has acquired LandOpt license rights for territory on the southwest side of the city. OmniScapes is now the region’s third network contractor, joining M&I Landscapes (northeast Columbus) and ProScape Lawn & Landscape Services (Marion). As part of LandOpt’s national network of landscape contractors, OmniScapes will incorporate…
CNLA’s annual 13-week certification program will teach you the basics of botany, plant identification and professional horticultural information. CANP’s low admission price – starts at $130 for members and $180 for nonmembers – makes accreditation open to all persons in the nursery and landscape industry. Pass the Connecticut Accredited Nursery Professional exam and you’ll…
