The Big One: Cowboy country
The photos and backstory behind the ongoing landscape maintenance project that the company Superscapes performed in Frisco, Texas. read more
LM Gallery: December 2019
A couple of snapshots that depict where the LM team has traveled over the past couple of months, including GIE+EXPO and Kioti’s dealer event. Giving the lowdown Despite the chilly, rainy day, Ron Morgan, territory manager at Kioti Tractor, provides information on the new developments within Kioti’s tractor lineup during the Kioti Ride & Drive dealer event near Raleigh, N.C.,... read more
Recovering a property after Hurricane Harvey
Location Sugar Land, Texas Company Lawn Management Co. In 2017, when Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, the Sugar Creek on the Lake office complex received severe rain. “We had a year’s worth of rain in three days,” says Adam Purnell, branch manager at Lawn Management Co. (LMC). The property was underwater for six days, he says. Due to flooding, the building... read more
Put mowing on autopilot with robotic mowers
Implementing robotic mowers is one way to ease the landscape industry’s labor shortage and cut down on man-hours at jobs. read more
Water World: Sprinkler smarts
Location: Fort Worth, Texas Company: Andy’s Sprinkler, Drainage & Lighting When an irrigation installation project popped up at Texas Christian University (TCU), Andy’s Sprinkler, Drainage & Lighting was sure to raise its hand. The multiphase job involved creating more than 100 zones that separated out beds, turf and trees while considering the area’s shady and sunny areas. To begin the... read more
The Big One: No small feat
Company: Native Land Design Location: Austin, Texas With 800 luxury residential units, 120 stand-alone landscape containers, 100 high-end retail stores and two acres of turf, The Domain poses several maintenance challenges. Based in Cedar Park, Texas, Native Land Design is up to the task and has been since it started maintaining the popular retail center and “hangout” space in June... read more
