2020 LM150: Biggest year ever
Up a whopping 12 percent from 2018, the final year of the decade set another revenue record for the landscape industry by breaking the $12 billion mark. Find out who made the 2020 LM150 list of largest landscape companies.
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Celebrating the LM150 with Vermeer
Landscape Management Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones unveils the cover of the 2020 LM150 list with the help of Brett Newendorp, landscape market manager, Vermeer. The two also talk about the interesting season landscape and lawn care professionals find themselves in and how Vermeer has helped its customers adapt to new challenges.
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Virginia Green Lawn Care expands in Fredericksburg
Virginia Green Lawn Care has moved to a new, larger Fredericksburg, Va., branch facility. The company plans to expand its service offering for the area to include tree and shrub care, as well as perimeter pest control.
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turf+ornamental ↴
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CitraBlue, a new St. Augustinegrass, released
Learn more about the latest turfgrass variety from the University of Florida’s breeding program, which provides disease resistance and drought and shade tolerance.
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Takeuchi redesigns compact track loader
Takeuchi's redesigned TL8R2 compact track loader offers a radial lift with a tipping load of 6,041 pounds. Learn more about the updated compact track loader here.
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irrigation+water management ↴
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New testing protocol released for landscape irrigation devices
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has developed a new standard for testing soil moisture sensors. This new testing protocol will verify the responsiveness of the device to changing soil moisture conditions.
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Insights from LM's editors and landscape industry leaders
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Dealing with dallisgrass
Two lawn care operators discuss the techniques they use to identify and control dallisgrass when it shows up in clients' lawns.
Fertigation 101
Irrigation experts from Jain USA, EZ-FLO and VIP Landscaping explain the ins and outs of fertigation on turf and landscape beds.
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