Landscape Management, October 2013
LMREPORTS YOUR GUIDE TO PRODUCT RESEARCH GIE EXPO HARDSCAPE NORTH AMERICA PRODUCT DEBUTS Water conserving cultivars The TWCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education for the improvement of the environment through water conservation Some TWCA cultivars can save more than 50 percent of the water needed to keep other cultivars of the same species acceptable TWCA trials have determined a correlation between the green color measured by digital image analysis to gallon usage and evapotranspiration ET Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance TGWCA org Booth 486 Defendor Save time and reduce labor costs by applying Dimension 2EW plus Defendor specialty herbicides with your first application of the season When its too cold for other herbicides to be effective Defendor eliminates dandelion blooms and controls clover chickweed and other annual and perennial broadleaf weeds the company says Dow AgroSciences DowProvesIt com Booth 1104 Design Pro LED hardscape accent lights Now available in a 3 in version these 12V fixtures are designed for small application areas such as narrow columns low level step lights and corners Three color temperature options are available 3000K 2700K and 4200K along with a range of finishes including textured architectural bronze bronzed brass copper gray sand and textured white Kichler Landscape Lighting Kichler com Booth 1188 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET OCTOBER 2013 138 Compact wheel loaders At 12 in lower than other compact John Deere wheel loaders the new 204K and 304K feature rigid front and rear axles to meet the 8 ft height while lowering the center of gravity and increasing stability and the tipping load limit The two new models can work in areas with restricted access such as door and trailer openings John Deere JohnDeere com Booth 1110 Stander I The new Stander Intensity or the Stander I is equipped with the first 36 in deck to incorporate Wrights AERO CORE technology Its floating deck tilts side to side and front to back to better follow the terrain contours This new mower also will be available with a 48 or 52 in deck engines range from 185 hp to 22 hp Wright Manufacturing WrightMfg com Booth 3094 indoors or 7624 D outdoors
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