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Turf Fall 2019 Issue

Fall Fertilization Of Trees & Shrubs

tree fertilization
Just like turf, trees and shrubs are healthiest when the soil in which they are growing has sufficient nutrients and conditions to promote root development. With cooler temperatures and seasonal rainfall, roots of woody plants tend to grow at a higher rate in the fall than in the summer. This ...

Landscape Crew Has A “Field Day”

Ruppert Landscape
It’s not uncommon for high-end landscape clients to spend six figures or more on a project. When Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Stone Mountain, GA looked at upgrading its grounds, however, its congregants got a lot for a little. The immigrant parish was the recipient of donated products along with ...

Surveying Commercial Properties

facility management
Facility management leaders responded to questions to describe their sites, groundskeeping budgets and staffing strategies and — for those with in-house teams —their plans to purchase equipment. Read further to gain insight to the commercial facilities market, how they manage their grounds and landscape needs, and how you might tap ...

Reducing Water Needs At A Desert Property

xeriscape
In Arizona, a program to replace the green grass turf with native desert landscape around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is anticipated to save $400,000 annually in labor and materials as well as millions of gallons of water. The airport has embraced the xeriscape approach—a landscaping method developed for arid ...

Employee Owned, Employee Driven

bonuses
When Berry and Ruthie Edwards founded The Greenery, a landscaping business on Hilton Head Island, SC, they knew they wanted to approach things a little differently. It was 1973 and they had a couple of old pickup trucks and a desire to hire the most experienced and knowledgeable staff they ...

Six Essential Tips To Grow Your Lawn Care Business

business tips for lawn care pros
Although providing high quality work is a must, any lawn care business owner can attest that delivering great work and staying on budget is not enough to get ahead in this increasingly competitive market. This article will discuss six business tips for lawn care pros that will help their businesses ...

Maximizing Customer Referrals

referrals
Most landscape maintenance and lawn care company owners will tell you that the best marketing campaign is word-of-mouth advertising. It’s free and easy to obtain if you’re giving your clients what they want and need for their properties. Just Ask (Or Don’t Ask) There are many ways to ask for ...

How Do I Keep More Of The Nitrogen In My Soil?

nitrogen fertilizer
If you garden, do lawn maintenance, or farm, you’ve probably added nitrogen fertilizer to your soil. Nitrogen is the most common nutrient to limit plant growth—because plants need quite a lot of it (10-60 g per kg of plant mass, to be exact). It also doesn’t stick around very long ...

Buying Insurance For Your Business

buying insurance
When it comes to protecting your landscape business with the right insurance coverage, you might be feeling overwhelmed. The complexities of the landscape industry—as well as the number of ways in which an accident can occur—can lead to costly claims. But you don’t have to be on your own in ...

Putting Pesticides In Place

pest management
It’s never too late to start thinking ahead when it comes to pest management strategies for your clients. Planning and preparing this fall and winter means you can proactively offer these services to your clients and fill your schedule with work in the spring. However, if pest management is something ...
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