Landscape Management, June 2010
CONTENTS LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET JUNE 2010 2 JUNE 2010 VOL 49 ISSUE 6 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 COLUMNS 4 First Cut BY NICOLE WISNIEWSKI 18 The Hall Mark BY RON HALL 22 The Benchmark BY KEVIN KEHOE 36 Best Practices BY BRUCE WILSON 44 Info Tech BY TYLER WHITAKER 48 Jacobs Journal BY DANIEL G JACOBS IN EVERY ISSUE 46 Classifieds 47 Resources OUR MISSION Landscape Management the leading information resource for large successful 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 S1 Unwrapped B D B I LC M LM reveals its elite list of the 150 largest landscape contractors in the industry BY NICOLE WISNIEWSKI HEATHER GOOCH MARTY WHITFORD AND JULIE COLLINS 38 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT ON THE COVER Illustration by Carrie Parkhill DEPARTMENTS 6 News Views Industry survey Fire ants LM Awards Dow AgroSciences expansion Gravelys pink mower Beyond logic 24 LM Reports Combination chemicals mower engines trenching and excavating pavers edging and retaining walls 32 Lawn Care Pro Kevin Johnson All American Turf Beauty Van Meter IA BY RON HALL 34 Weed Watch Canada thistle Spurge 38 Project Portfolio Bever Landscaping improves on paradise with a design on the island of Oahu 40 Problem Solver A misstep could lead to trouble for some landscapers BY BRUCE HELLERICK 42 A Cut Above New Way Landscape Tree Service San Diego CA BY DANIEL G JACOBS
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