Landscape Management, January 2012
CONTENTS JANUARY 2012 VOL 51 ISSUE 1 FEATURES 30 H 2B or not H 2B Contractors across the country are battling Department of Labor changes to the H 2B visa program that if implemented could cripple their businesses BY DAN JACOBS 40 Changing the way we irrigate with WaterSense The Green Industry has a smart way to save a little green and blue BY STEPHANIE TANNER U S EPA 53 Texas drought teaches business survival skills Three Lone Star State LCOs learned an important marketing lesson Focus on irrigation BY DAVID WEINSTOCK AND CURT HARLER LM MARKET MATCH Weve made your life a little easier by supplying icons that direct you to stories targeting your core business B Business D B Design Build I Irrigation LC Lawn Care M Maintenance SPECIAL SECTION LIVESCAPES Prepare for the 2012 season by responding to economic challenges 49 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT Some of the industrys top executives offer their insights into growing their companies OUR MISSION Landscape Management the leading information resource for lawn care landscape maintenance design build and irrigation professionals empowers Green Industry professionals to learn and grow from their peers and our exclusive business intelligence Serving as the industry conscience we not only report on but also help shape news views trends and solutions 1 JANUARY 2012 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET S1 DEPARTMENTS 8 News Views Lesson in volunteerism Lawn Dawg acquisition PLANET ambassadors OFA ANLA partnership letter to the editor 14 Progress Genetics and breeding create advances in ornamentals BY BETH GERACI 38 Lawn Care Pro Susan McIntosh Indianapolis IN BY DAN JACOBS 42 Weed Watch Prickly lettuce annual sowthistle 44 LM Reports Mowers and attachments aerating equipment engines and transmissions 52 Add on Biz Engels Lawncare finds that custom made boulders are a great way to boost business BY CASEY PAYTON 57 A Cut Above Spring Green Plainfield IL BY BETH GERACI 60 My Biggest Mistake Andrew Weilbacher found that growing his crews gave him more headaches and less profit BY CASEY PAYTON COLUMNS 6 Jacobs Journal BY DAN JACOBS 29 Hear Me Out BY BETH GERACI 36 The Benchmark BY FRANK ROSS 48 Best Practices BY BRUCE WILSON IN EVERY ISSUE 58 Classifieds 59 Resources ON THE COVER Photo by iStock International Inc 30 B D B I LC M B I LC B I LC
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