LM StaffNov 3, 2023
In 2019, it’s hard to imagine running a business without a computer. But the 1996 State of the Industry report (now Industry Pulse) showed that in 1995, only 70 percent of landscape contractors were using computers at their companies. And…
“Also of concern to the industry, then, is conservation of water and energy, each of which have been in short supply at some time during the last 15 years.” Even though that quote comes from an article in the May…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
The Landscape Management staff takes a look back at how far GIE+EXPO has come in the past 15 years as the industry's largest trade show.
“Let’s face it: Choosing a mower is not an easy task,” wrote Heide Aungst, associate editor of Weeds, Trees and Turf (Landscape Management’s former name) in the November 1986 issue of the magazine. With so many new innovations, choosing a…
The cover interview for our March 1985 issue was former first lady Lady Bird Johnson, an advocate for beautifying and preserving the natural world
LM StaffNov 10, 2023
Can you believe this is the 10th anniversary of the first LM150? Back in 2009, the LM150 was wrapped into the State of the Industry report and only took up about 10 pages of the magazine. We’ve certainly grown since…
Like “Hardscape Solutions,” but a little more playful. This October 1987 article from Landscape Management featured three different playground projects, one of which was built by an act of Congress. All three playgrounds provide recreation areas for children (or adults,…
In this article from the August 1999 issue of Landscape Management, the authors discussed online resources available to landscape professionals. With the exception of The University of Illinois turfgrass program’s website, all of these sites still exist in some form…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
The cover of the March 1995 issue of Landscape Management addressed a problem many landscape companies are still facing 24 years later. The magazine gave five criteria for determining the types of employees you want to hire: the type of…
Do you think in February 1983 — when this issue of Weeds, Trees and Turf (LM’s former name) featuring an article about hydraulic mowers hit mailboxes — landscape contractors would have dreamed of someday operating robotic mowers? Check out our…
My, how times have changed. The January 1969 issue of Weeds, Trees and Turf (Landscape Management’s name from 1964-1987) featured new products “designed for the vegetation care industry.” This section included nine products, such as a trailer-type sprayer, a trencher…
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