Gregg RobertsonNov 3, 2023
One of the big challenges facing the future of the landscaping industry is water. Or more precisely, the lack of water. The western United States is facing drought conditions that range from abnormally dry to exceptional drought, according to the…
Sarah PfleddererAug 14, 2023
Among the chatter about irrigation systems and products at the 2013 Irrigation Show & Education Conference this week, concerns over water restrictions due to drought also have bounced off the walls at the Austin Convention Center. Lack of water certainly isn’t…
LM StaffApr 17, 2013
The drought conditions in Colorado mean strict watering regulations for property owners there. Denver Water, however, has implemented a program to help customers with large landscapes. Landscape and irrigation contractors have until the end of the month to advise their…
LM StaffApr 12, 2013
Colorado residents and business owners are now subject to some of the tightest watering restrictions now in effect. To help residents keep track of watering restrictions in their areas, the Colorado Water Conservation Board has launched a website to help…
LM StaffAug 1, 2018
MOUNDRIDGE, KAN.—While long-term effects of the 2012 drought have yet to be seen, short-term impacts are already clearly visible. With more than 60% of the U.S. locked in a cycle of “moderate” drought or worse, lawns and turf in these…
LM StaffAug 14, 2023
By Byron B. Beall Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a natural disaster declaration with the news that close to 1,000 counties, touching 26 states, were in some form of drought condition. This was recently followed up…
LM Staff and LM StaffJul 31, 2018
The U.S. is baking during the warmest 12-months on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and those records go back to 1895. June was also the tenth driest on record for the country as a whole, leading…
LM StaffApr 10, 2015
What these lawn and landscape pros learned during the 2002 drought will help you this year
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