Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
Research shows about 40 percent of all health care expenses in the U.S. stem from preventable chronic illnesses that are most often caused by three lifestyle choices: physical inactivity, poor diet and tobacco use, according to the Cleveland Clinic. At…
Marisa PalmieriNov 7, 2023
In late spring I traveled to Naperville, Ill., to see how that city has put in place an aggressive program to save its 16,000 municipal ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). (See this story for more details on that…
In Naperville, Ill., a public-private partnership demonstrates removal isn’t the only option for EAB-infected trees. Municipality maintenance budgets typically have two line items for trees: prune and remove. Cities often don’t have room in the budget to treat trees with…
Marisa PalmieriMar 19, 2021
Landscape bed weed control is an attractive service opportunity, says one LCO. Lawn care companies that haven’t yet embraced the business opportunity of landscape bed weed control should rethink their decision not to provide this service. So says Phil Fogarty,…
Handling mower blades with care preserves quality and productivity at Mainscape. At Mainscape’s Naples, Fla., branch, the staff handles mower blades with care to give its military, homeowner association and commercial clients the best quality of cut without any dreaded…
Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
Green Industry marketing experts translate the results of PLANET/Harris Interactive’s consumer survey. In December, Harris Interactive conducted an online survey on behalf of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) to discern homeowners’ landscape priorities. The study was conducted among more than…
Marisa PalmieriMay 29, 2015
Two interesting marketing-related items came across my desk (or should I say inbox) today, and I couldn't resist sharing them ASAP. Driveway drop A Plus Lawn and Landscape's "driveway drop" wallets Residents of Central Kentucky may be finding black…
Marisa PalmieriJun 18, 2015
A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that seven-in-ten Americans (71 percent) say there should be a way for illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements, while 27 percent say they should not…
Marisa PalmieriJul 28, 2015
Michael Kravitsky III, founder of Grasshopper Lawns in Larksville, Pa., died on March 26. He was 81. Kravitsky III, a founding member of the Lawn Care Association of Pennsylvania, started in the lawn care industry in 1964 with two Lawn-A-Mat…
Exclusive survey results and practical advice from experts and executives in the Green Industry When everything’s running right, there’s nothing better than a family business,” says Paul Sessions, director of the University of New Haven’s Center for Family Business in…
Meet Bob Dobson, president of Middletown (N.J.) Sprinkler Co., and president of the Irrigation Association. Who’s your mentor? Phil DeMarco, who owned an irrigation distributorship in South Jersey. Phil and I have spoken daily for nearly 40 years. As a…
Instituting a few changes improved business—and quality of life—for one Green Industry owner. In 2010, Robert Welsch was “dog tired and chasing every lead.” The year before, his landscape design/build firm, Westover Landscape Design in Tarrytown, N.Y., had lost money…
PLANET’s Green Industry Great Escape encourages new ways of thinking What happened in Las Vegas at the Professional Landcare Network’s (PLANET’s) Green Industry Great Escape? More than 150 contractors, suppliers and spouses convened at The Cosmopolitan Feb. 20-23 for education…
I’m on the cusp of the generation Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, defines as having “nature deficit disorder” or a deficiency in vitamin N (N is for nature). A child of the…
Five tips for dealing with state and local fertilizer regulations. During the last few decades, Florida’s water quality has worsened due to a variety of factors like urbanization, development and population growth. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,…
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