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June is National Safety Month.

May 01, 2008; Kmitta, John ... Summer is here--finally! While you are probably slammed with business, and there are plenty of things to keep track of during the busy season, the National Safety Council (NSC) is calling attention to equipment safety. Although safety is undoubtedly a top priority throughout the year, the ...

Parent companies of Echo and Shindaiwa announce joint holding company.(Industry News)

May 01, 2008 ... Kioritz Corporation, Tokyo, parent company of Echo Incorporated, Lake Zurich, III., and Shindaiwa Corporation, Hiroshima, Japan, parent company of Shindaiwa Incorporated, Tualatin, Ore., announced plans to form a joint holding company which will own and operate the two companies. ...

Husqvarna to acquire Jenn Feng outdoor products operation.(Industry News)

May 01, 2008 ... Husqvarna announced March 17 that it signed an agreement with Jenn Feng Co., Ltd. for acquisition of the company's operation in outdoor products. Jenn Feng, a listed Taiwanese company, is a leading producer of chain saws and trimmers for the consumer market. The product offering ...

Green Industry Expo Workshops schedule announced.(Industry News)

May 01, 2008 ... Back by popular demand by popular demand for the Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO) will be the Green Industry Expo Workshops. The tradeshow will be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, October 23-25. It is sponsored by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc ....

Schiller-Pfeiffer to serve as Joe Gibbs racing sponsor.(Industry News)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Schiller-Pfeiffer, Inc., a maker of outdoor lawn, turf care and gardening products, will sponsor Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Marc Davis in 15 NASCAR Camping World Series races in 2008. The Southampton, Pa.-based company will rotate its Little ...

Professional Landcare Network wins 2008 Award of Excellence.(Industry News)

May 01, 2008 ... The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) announced that it won an Award of Excellence in the 2008 Associations Advance America Awards. The awards are conducted by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and The Center for Association Leadership. PLANET received the award ...

Super Lawn Trucks relocates to Fort Valley, Ga.(Industry News)

May 01, 2008 ... Super Lawn Trucks, Inc. (SLT), a manufacturer of trucks engineered specifically for the lawn and landscape industry, relocated its manufacturing facility and administrative offices to Fort Valley, Ga. The announcement was made by Tony Bass, founder and president of SLT. The ...

Novalis introduces top new plants that work by Color varieties.(Industry News)

May 01, 2008 ... Novalis, a professional horticulture trade consortium made up of significant color, perennial and woody ornamental growers spanning the United States, officially announced a select group of top new 2008 varieties as part of the Plants that Work by Color brand. After advanced ...

Professional Landcare Network names Jason Cupp, CLP, president for the 2008 fiscal year.(Personnel News)

May 01, 2008 ... Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has named Jason Cupp, CLP, as PLANET's president, effective immediately. Cupp has served as the president-elect since November 2006, and replaces Jim Martin, CLP, of James Martin Associates in Vernon Hills, III., who stepped down one month early for ...

Rain Bird seeks nominations for 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award.(Irrigation Update)

May 01, 2008 ... Rain Bird Corporation is seeking nominations for its 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award. This award recognizes persons or organizations whose innovation, leadership, ingenuity and overall commitment to improved landscape water efficiency has raised the standard for outdoor water ...

IA launches Nursery and Floriculture interest group.

May 01, 2008 ... The Irrigation Association launched a new common interest group (CIG) to provide a platform for nursery and floriculture stakeholders to discuss shared issues. The Nursery and Floriculture CIG held its first meeting in April. The nursery and floriculture industries represent a ...

Emerald Ash Borer.(Pest of the Month)

May 01, 2008; Royalty, Nate ... What does it look like? Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), Agrilus planipenhis Fairmaire, adults are bright-green, metallic beetles, approximately three-eighths to five-eighths inch long. They are identified by their flat backs, green wing covers and rounded, purple abdomens. Larvae are ...

Plant nutrients and fertilizers.(Sustainable Landscapes)

May 01, 2008; Hartin, Janet S. ... Excerpted from "Become a Landscape Company Owner" by Janet Hartin (fabjob.com). Diminishing resources and client demands have made Sustainable Landscapes extremely important. Water-wise (or Xeriscape) native plant material, best management practices and water-efficient ...

New-client tune-ups.(Irrigation Insider)

May 01, 2008; Frank, Luke ... Pick up a few new clients this season? Inherit a nightmare or two along with them? I think my favorite was a vest-pocket park with an eight-zone controller mounted on a giant cottonwood. The power cord and station wires twisted around the trunk and disappeared into the ground below. It's ...

Living architecture--up on the roof.(Successful Scenes)

May 01, 2008; Markle, Elinor Bennett ... I receive many advertisements about products, techniques, and learning opportunities that pertain to my profession. Often the seminars advertised are far away and expensive. However, an opportunity showed itself a few weeks ago that seemed tailor made for me. Green Roofs for ...

Cover your ground: creeping perennials offer low-maintenance for high-traffic areas.(Landscape and Turf Maintenance)

May 01, 2008; Eberly, Don ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Senior landscape designer Fred Southard loves incorporating groundcovers and creeping perennials into his commercial and residential landscape projects to reduce noise and maintenance while increasing his customers' satisfaction. According to ...

High-profit hardscapes: meet customer needs with permeable pavers and outdoor rooms.(Landscape Design and Construction)(Cover story)

May 01, 2008; Navarra, Kathryn A. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pavers and hardscape projects have been gaining popularity in the United States during the past two decades. Compared to Canada and Europe, the installation of pavers and retaining walls is relatively new for the United States landscape industry ....

Belgard's Subterra Stone.(Landscape Design and Construction: Hardscapes)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Oldcastle Architectural's Belgard Hardscapes recently launched Subterra Stone. It is an environmentally responsible, durable, natural-looking permeable paver solution ideal for residential patio, driveway, walkway and light commercial applications ....

Outdoor Living Products barbeque surrounds.(Landscape Design and Construction: Hardscapes)

May 01, 2008 ... Outdoor Living Products (OLP) barbeque surrounds provide a pleasant outdoor cooking and gathering place that will complement your clients' taste, as well as their outdoor living environment. Choose from many shapes to design a unique OLP barbeque surround. Molded with tough, time-tested ...

Turf Teq Power Edger.(Landscape Design and Construction: Hardscapes)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Turf Teq Power Edger is a self-propelled, walking forward edger that creates all sizes of trenches for hardscapes, redefines existing landscaping beds, and creates new landscaping beds. All 3 of the edger's functions (trenching, bed grooming and bed ...