What are the two biggest users of water in your home? Toilets and landscape watering. In fact, during the summer, half of all household water usage can be for the lawn and garden. However, it’s possible to dramatically reduce your water consumption, lower your water bill and still have a beautiful, productive garden. Just follow…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Just by retweeting a message from @FMCturf, eight qualified golf and lawn care professionals can win a free 16-oz. bottle of Disarm 480SC fungicide during the month of May. Two winners per week will be selected in random drawings throughout the month. Early each week during May 2015, a tweet about…
The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) has announced GIE Media will be a media sponsor for SNA 2015. GIE Media, through their industry publications (Nursery Management, Garden Center, Greenhouse Management, and Lawn & Landscape magazines) will provide promotional support for SNA 2015. Scheduled for July 21-23, 2015, at Atlanta’s Georgia International Convention Center (GICC), SNA 2015…
Sign up today to reserve your space in the FIS Irrigation Contractor Exam Preparation Workshops. Join an FIS sponsored Exam Preparation Workshop for the required exams needed to obtain a Florida Irrigation Contractor license. These classes are designed for irrigation contractors who may have similar concerns and questions in preparing for the exams. …
A Japanese horticulture company made Clinton-based Rolling Greens, a 40-year-old interior and exterior landscape firm, its first U.S. acquisition. Universal Engeisha Group acquired the local company, which operates out of 20,000 square feet of warehouse and office space and runs a 3-acre greenhouse facility, for undisclosed terms. Rolling Greens will retain its name,…
Placing top dressing on a finished landscape bed may sound like an easy final step, but with any process there is room for improvement. Here are some tips from contractors on how to best avoid mulch mayhem. Training the team. A well-trained mulching crew begins with the right lead man or supervisor, says Chris…
