Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, rolled out its Backed by Bayer app. Free for download on iPhone and iPad devices, the app provides solutions and preventative tips to combat weeds, turf diseases and pests. “Increasingly, lawn care operators are being asked to take on responsibilities that go way beyond the traditional scope of turf management,” said Scott Welge,... read more
LM tracked down six mobile app-using landscape professionals. Find out how they save time and money with these tools. #1 The app: Planimeter Price: $7.99 (iOS) The user: Adam Linnemann, president of Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscaping in Columbia, Ill. When Adam Linnemann provides an estimate, he doesn’t bother with burning fuel to measure property lines at a prospective client’s house.... read more
SAN MARCOS, CALIF.—The Apple iPad is one of the most coveted products on the market. With the Pro-Spray Challenge, Hunter Industries is offering an easy way to try and get a hold of one. In an effort to promote education about the recently expanded Pro-Spray line of pop-ups, Hunter is offering a chance to win one of eight iPads. All... read more
Landscape Management readers are invited to meet our columnists at booth 3018 at GIE+Expo on Thursday and Friday Oct. 25-26 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Additionally, the LM booth will feature a Wii golf tournament Thursday and Friday morning with an iPad going to the winner. The winner will be announced Friday at 2 p.m. Meet the... read more
Turn your employees’ smartphones into a credit card terminal with Phone Swipe—the newest mobile credit card processing solution, exclusively from North American Bancard. Phone Swipe transforms a smartphone into a credit card terminal, allowing you to take your business to your customers in the field. Available for iPhone, Android & iPad, with Phone Swipe, you will never miss another sale again.... read more
Blueprints are big, bulky and blow away on a job site. And, they’re expensive, especially if you need to update them with change orders. PlanGrid hopes to change all that. The iPad app is more than an electronic blueprint viewer. It lets you upload landscape plans to the cloud, where they are then automatically synced with the iPads of your crew... read more
