LM Gallery: November 2021

Check out a few of the places where the LM team made its rounds recently:

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A gaze at Graze John Vlay (left), a 35-year  veteran of the landscape business, is now CEO of Graze, a fully autonomous electric commercial mower manufacturer. At GIE+EXPO, he gave Landscape Management Associate Publisher Craig MacGregor a demo of what the Graze mower can do. Expect more on the company and their mowers in a future issue. 

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Equipped for success (Left to right) LM Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones, Publisher Bill Roddy, Associate Publisher Craig MacGregor, OPEI President Kris Kiser and Rebecca Kirk of The Davey Tree Expert Co. at the new Equip Exposition office in Louisville.

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Price to Sell (Left to right) Ryan Price, Joe Majerus, Joe Sell and Jesse Majerus of Sheboygan Falls, Wis.-based Landmark Landscapes take in the outdoor demo area at this year’s GIE+EXPO. Joe Majerus, owner of the company, was kind enough to give us a 5 Questions interview right there on the spot —check out page 41 to learn more about his company and how he’s had success retaining great employees.

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Hi, Pam! While at Landscapes, LM Editor Christina Herrick stopped to say hello to Pam Dooley, owner of October’s cover subject, Plants Creative.  

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Happy 50th! Jones and Herrick toasted the 50th anniversary of the founding of Echo with sparkling grape juice alongside Michael Bedell (left), owner of Bedell Property Management in Milford, Mich., and Danny Lanier, owner of Lanier Lawn Care in Archie, Mo. (in orange).

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Tastes like Winning Landscape Management’s Jake Goodman (left), MacGregor and Kevin Stoltman (right) take in the view at Churchill Downs with FMC’s Evan Parenti and Allan Dufoe. The race track was closed, but Matt Winn’s Steakhouse, located at the track, was open and delicious.