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Population Up, Water Use Down


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The Miami, Florida metropolitan area population has grown by 600,000 in the last decade, but the 53 water utilities serving that area were asked to pump 83 million gallons less water during    More
 
Monday, May 21, 2012

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Strikes Landscape Worker


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A Georgia landscape crew member is in critical condition in an Augusta, Georgia hospital after being stricken with dangerous necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating bacteria. The man, Bobby Vaughn, o   More
 
Monday, May 21, 2012

$1,000 Subsidy Offered on Propane Mowers


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Landscape professionals on the fence about whether to buy a commercial-grade propane-powered mower will want to be aware that up to $1,000 in subsidies from the Propane Education and Researc   More
 
Monday, May 21, 2012

Contractor Duped by Fake HOA Letter


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A Garden City, New York resident or residents, evidently tired of the noise of weekend and holiday mowing by a local landscape contractor, sent that contractor a cease-and-desist letter under a    More
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Don’t Mess With That Goose!


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A Strongsville, Ohio landscaper got a sharp message from local authorities last week:  don’t mess with that goose nest.  When a local goose-loving woman learned that a landscap   More
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Green Industry Hall of Fame


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CLCA Ambassador and past president of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) Charles Nunley had a decade-long dream of somehow recognizing Green Industry leaders, past and prese   More
 
Monday, May 14, 2012

Smart Irrigation Month


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July is Smart Irrigation Month. It was created to help promote water-efficient irrigation products, practices, and services; however, the Irrigation Association promotes Smart Irrigation al   More
 
Monday, May 14, 2012

Renewal & Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery


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As part of this year’s Legislative Day on the Hill, The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) will host its award-winning Renewal & Remembrance Program at Arlington National Cemetery on    More
 
Monday, May 14, 2012

Florida Fights Water Squatting and Misuse


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Florida officials are mining new data to find a new kind of water criminal: people who are bypassing the potable water system and making unauthorized connections to the purple pipes of reclaimed   More
 
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Everriss Americas Expands


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Everris Americas (an ICL Specialty Fertilizers company) has acquired the manufacturing equipment of X-Calibur Plant Health Company, located in Summerville, South Carolina. The purchase includes   More
 
Wednesday, May 9, 2012