Browse Landscape Management - 1997 Issues


Volume 36, No. 1

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4 Trouble from Fire Ants Goes Well Beyond Their Bite
9 Ask the Expert
9 -Stop the Zoysia!
12 Hot Topics
12 -Diazinon in Texas Waste Water Prompts Education Blitz
14 -TG-CL to Absorb Barefoot
16 Via mail, e-mail, fax, etc.
16 Box Trucks Make Sense
18 Annuals Glow with Smart Design & Care
22 LM Reports: Compact Tractors
26 Part 2: Hispanic Headaches: The Green Industry's Eagerness to Employ Growing Numbers of Hispanic Workers doesn't Come without Challenges and Pitfalls
30 Best Budget Plans Sweat the Details: The Budget and Strategic Plan and Needed to Drive, Direct, Change and Control Your Company and Individual Projects
33 Weather Smarts for Turf/Landscape Pros: If You're Still Relying on Your Local "Weatherman" for Advice on Planning Your Day's Turf or Landscape Chores, It's Time You Read This
35 Controlled-Release Nitrogen
38 Zoysia's New Stars: The Breeding Program at Texas A&M University Releases Four New Zoysiagrasses to Fill a Range of Market Niches
41 Suppliers Corner
41 Info Center
42 Events
44 Product Review
47 Ad Index
48 Market Showcase
50 Classifieds
52 Grab Bag
52 -Fill 'er Up with Fescue!
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Think Tank: Fresh Air! Good Pay! Free Golf! A Career!
1G Table of Contents
4G Dollar-Wise New Maintenance Facility Construction
8G Rubber to the Rescue: A Topdressing Made from Shredded Used Tires Gives Turfgrass Managers Another Tool to Combat Turf Compaction and Traffic Injury
12G Prariegrass [Prairiegrass] Makes Merit Club a 'Natural'
16G Golf Greats Hurdzan, Crenshaw at GCSAA
18G Annual Tourney a Benefit to Golf
   
 
Lawn/Landscape
1L Bigger TG-CL Means More of the Same for LCOs
1L Table of Contents
4L Around the Shop: Looking for a Haystack in the Needles
5L He Writes...He Scores!: PLCAA Presents LM-Sponsored "Environmental Improvement Award" to Detroit-Area LCO for Book on Landscape Care
8L 10 Design Tips for Low-Maintenance Landscapes
10L Deer Control in Demand: Some Landscape Companies Offer Fences to Help Clients Protect Their Valuable Ornamentals from Hungry Deer
12L Know Objectives Before You Survey
16L Desert's 'Green' Gem: Versatile Public Works Employees of This Small Arizona City Give Residents and Tourists What They Want - Lots of Trees and Acres of Green Grass


Volume 36, No. 2

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2 Opening Shots: Late News is Good News for Industry
8 Ask the Expert
10 Hot Topics
16 They're Hot, They're Here!: Exciting New Product Releases Promise to Help Make Turf and Landscape Management More Efficient and Productive
21 LM Reports: Zero-Turn Mowers
23 New Perennials Add Variety
25 New Look for Liberty Cannas
26 Bio Weed Control's Promise
28 Spring Fertility: Test First, Then Apply
33 Read This Before Buying That Mower
43 Suppliers Corner
43 Info Center
44 Events
46 Product Review
48 LM Mart
50 Market Showcase
51 Classifieds
53 Ad Index
54 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: Better Greens a Worthy USGA Goal
1G Table of Contents
4G Bermuda Breakthrough!: Morris Brown Found Champion 'Growing Where It Shouldn't be.' Test Results Show It to be a Valid Candidate for Use on Southern Putting Greens
8G Pelican Hill, Nature's Partner
12G This "Big Board" Track Equipment
16G Course Mops Up After Winter Floods: Superintendent Rick McDow Estimates a 350-Hour Clean Up and Repair Job Needed to Get Ballinger Back in Shape
19G Tee Recipe: Feed Well, Aerate Often
20G Association News
   
 
Landscape/Grounds
1L Think Tank: Respect, Responsibility are Better Motivators
1L Table of Contents
4L Texas-Size Tasks: Veteran Grounds Foreman Tony Sullivan Relies on Soil Tests, Efficient Irrigation and the Dedication of His 23-Person Crew to Maintain UTEP's Unique and Varied Landscapes
8L Fight Low Bids with Value, Reputation You Will Likely Always have to Deal with Competitors Who Undercut on Bids. You can Fight Back - And Gain Clients - If You Stress the Value of the Work You do and if You Know the Economics of the Green Industry
14L This Field is Closed!: It's Possible to Take a Field Out of Play for a Year. Start by Proving the Field is Overused
16L Charity Projects are People Pleasers: Talent, Tools and Materials Provide a Community with Nearly $200,000 Worth of Park Improvements
22L 'Prevent Defense' for Equipment: Develop a Preventive Maintenance Schedule for Your Vehicle and Equipment Fleet. It Saves You Money by Reducing Unexpected Costs
23L A 'Commerical' Success: Connecticut's Jim Leszuk is Glad He Redirected His Company Away from the Residential and Toward the Commercial Lawn Care Market


Volume 36, No. 3

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4 Opening Shots: Main Events Cover Turf Like a Blanket
9 Ask the Expert
10 Hot Topics
17 Solutions for Today & Tomorrow
20 -Controlling Pests While Protecting Our Environment - An Attainable Balance
21 -Preemergent Weed Control - Good for Your Bottom Line
24 -The Best Crabgrass Preventer Just Got Better
25 -Keeping Dandelions Down
28 -Sensitive Site Weed Control
29 -Preemergence Weed Control - The Way to Go for Ornamentals
32 -Customer Driven Through the Next Century
34 Via Mail, E-Mail, Fax, etc.
34 -One Hit, One Miss, Says Reader
36 Safety Makes 'Cents': There are a Lot of Good Reasons to Build a Culture of Safety into Your Green Industry Operation, but the Most Obvious One Involves Money
40 LM Reports: Attachments Galore
44 Northern Weed Control Combines Cultural/Chemical Tools
60 In the South, Only Strongest Weeds Survive: Proper Selection and Management Practices Give Warm-Season Turfgrasses the 'Competitive' Edge in the Turfgrass Manager's Battle Against Weeds
68 Southern Perennials Versatile, Lasting: Throughout the South, Herbaceous Perennials are Gaining in Popularity Faster Than Any Other Group of Plants
70 Color Schemes in Flower Change-Outs: The Seasons Point the Way to the Best Color Choices for Planting Beds That are Changed Out Regularly
72 Don't Gamble with Product Choices
78 Suppliers Corner
78 Info Center
80 Product Review
82 Ad Index
83 LM Mart
84 Market Showcase
85 Classifieds
88 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: Be Complete When Planning New Irrigation System
1G Table of Contents
2G Great, Green Grow-In: Superintendent Clay Putnam didn't Spare the Water, Fertilizer or Topdressing in Preparing the Greens at Harborside International, One of Chicago's Newest Public Golf Jewels
6G Compost on Trial in Green, Fairway Tests: Enterprising Golf Course Superintendents Begin Their Own Research to Determine the Value of Compost as a Disease Fighter and Waste Reducer
20G An Alpine Restoration: Staff at Telluride Golf Course Prepares for the Challenge of Returning Some of Its Two-Mile High Golf Courses to Wetlands
24G Two at a Time for Arcola
27G Association News
   
 
Lawn/Landscape
1L Think Tank: Make Present Employees Your First Line or Recruiters
1L Table of Contents
2L Around the Shop: 7 Tips for Better Hiring
6L PLCAA Remembers [Professional Lawn Care Associatin of America]: More Than 100 Members of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America Tend the Grounds at Arlington National Cemetery in Remembrance of Those Who Fought Our Nation's Wars
10L Be Creative in Selling Your Firm's Services
16L Virginia Firm Wins with Expanded Service: Wayne Mansfield's Company Mows 5 Million Square Feet of Turf Every Week, but His Nansemond Lawn & Garden Offers Customers Much More
22L Mainscape Keeps Itself 'Commercially' Focused
23L Association News


Volume 36, No. 4

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4 Opening Shots: Tell Us Your Memorable Moments
12 Ask the Expert
12 -The Poop on Bird Waste
12 -Flooded Fairways: Help!
14 Hot Topics
14 -Flood Repairs Begin in Ohio, Kentucky
15 -Leaf Blower Issue Still Swirls in Calif., NY, Ore.
16 Events
19 Via Mail, E-Mail, Fax, etc.
22 Employees: Your Biggest Assets: So Treat Them as Such, with Opportunities to Grow within the Company
26 LM Reports: Seeding for Great Turf
28 Cool-Season Insect Control: Know the Symptoms
32 Warm-Season Turfgrass Insect Management: Looking Ahead to 1997
37 Insect Control in Landscape Ornamentals
42 Revive Soil for Best Warm-Season Color: Take Time to Evaluate Planting Conditions Before You Rush into Change-Outs into Warm-Season Soils
49 Landscape Vehicles a Must-Have for Efficiency: Green Industry Professionals have a Great Variety of Trucks and Utility Vehicles Available to Them for 1997
54 Talk Back: Where were You in '62?
56 Suppliers Corner
56 Info Center: Videos and Literature for the Green Industry
58 Product Review
58 Ad Index
59 LM Mart
60 Market Showcase
61 Classifieds
64 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: Design Test Builds Respect for the Game
1G Table of Contents
4G Cultural Strategies Against Turf Disease
8G When Poa is Healthy...
12G Grass and Beyond: As Galleries Grow with More Spectators and the Media's Demands Increase at Major Tournaments, Superintendents Find Themselves being Stretched Beyond being 'Just' Great Turfgrass Managers
16G Eagle Mountain Climbing Higher: This Top-Rated Arizona Golf Course Lays Claim to Some of the Lushest Fairways Around, Thanks to Some Redesign Work That Included Soil Modification and Drainage Repair
20G Community Relations Will Enhance Your Image
26G 'Very Dwarf' Bermuda Looks Good for Greens
30G Association News
   
 
Landscape/Grounds
1L Think Tank: Sports Turf Managers: 'Do the Field No Harm.'
1L Table of Contents
4L Sugar Land, How 'Sweet' It is: The Spencer Company's Award-Winning Landscape Services Make the New Territory Development Just Outside Houston a Special Place to Live
8L Recruiting Smarts: Prestigious Naples, Fla., Firm Attracts Top Talent by Giving College Students an Opportunity to Show Their Stuff
10L 'Old Fashioned' Selling Still in Style
12L Lawn Care Image Better in '90s
16L Multi-Use Equipment
20L Database a Bank of Useful Info
22L Show Off Your Best Field!
24L Association News


Volume 36, No. 5

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6 Opening Shots: Floods are the Ultimate 'Cause and Effect' Story
12 Ask the Expert
12 -Gypsum for Calcium
16 Hot Topics
16 -Spring Snows Hit Northeast, Floods Drown Midwest
18 -'Career Days' Hits Big Numbers in Texas
21 -'Ambassadors' Tell Turf Story
24 Who's Minding Your Shop?: Finally, Somebody is doing Something About the Growing Shortage of Skilled Turf/Grounds Care Equipment Mechanics and Managers
28 LM Reports: Weather Monitors
31 Disease Control in Cool-Season Turf
38 Warm-Season Disease Control
44 Right Tree... Right Place: Whether We See Them at Home, at Work, or on a Drive Through Town, Trees Improve Our Quality of Life
OS1 Keeping It Green: All Playing Fields can Benefit from Overseeding, Which Protects the Dormant Bermudagrass and Enhances Winter Color
47 Suppliers Corner
47 Info Center
50 Product Review
54 Jobtalk: Bridges of Recycled Plastic Renew Shoreline Area
56 LM Mart
58 Market Showcase
59 Classifieds
61 Ad Index
62 Grab Bag
   
 
Landscape/Grounds
1L Think Tank: Tomorrow's Landscape Trends are on the Way Now
1L Table of Contents
4L Around the Shop: We Should Expand Our Ideas About Training
6L Santa Barbara School Crew Likes Its Fescue
10L How to Handle the 60-Hour Week
16L Equipment Theft can Spoil Your Day
21L Volunteers Welcome!
22L Need a Bank Loan?: Here are Some Time-Tested Strategies to Convince Your Local Banker That Your Green Industry Company Deserves a Chance to Grow Even More
24L Big Trees Easy to Transport
25L Association News
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: Why Your Shop Needs Three Mechanics
1G Table of Contents
4G Texas Star Course Leads Rec Center Plant
10G Nutrients, Irrigation Affect Turf Disease
12G A 'Natural' Success: Superintendent Robert K. Ellis Works with Indian River Club Golf and Residential Community to Preserve and Enhance Native Coastal Florida Environment
16G Super Builds, Rebuilds in Lifetime on Course
20G Association News


Volume 36, No. 6

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4 Opening Shots: Research Money: Now You See It, Now You don't
11 Ask the Expert
14 Hot Topics
16 Suppliers Corner
16 Info Center
17 Events
20 Saving Water: The Politics of Conservation
24 LM Reports: Stump Cutters
28 Disease Control in Cool-Season Ornamentals
32 Disease Control in Warm-Season Ornamentals
36 Flooding and Landscape Trees: Damage to Trees from Prolonged Submersion Depends on Water Temperature, Species, Age of the Tree and Length of Time Under Water
46 Product Review
53 Ad Index
54 LM Mart
55 Market Showcase
57 Classifieds
58 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: Divot Repair Long a Super's Handicap
1G Table of Contents
4G Scotland on Lake Erie
8G Dirty Ponds, Dirty Sand, Dead Greens
10G The Natural Approach to Water Features
14G More Precise Apps with New Spreader?
16G Common Sense Control: Pest Mole Cricket and Fire Ant Control can be Achieved More Economically with a Program Based on Proper Identification and Regular Mapping
20G Bio Market Bubbles: The Development and Promise of New Biological Products to Solve Pesky Turfgrass Problems is Providing the Green Industry with More Choices
22G Association News
   
 
Lawn/Landscape
1L Think Tank: Are We Driving Ourselves too Fast?
1L Table of Contents
4L Sell Clients on Concept of Plant Health Care
8L Rating the 'Scapes
10L Tackling Poa annua in the Cardinal's Turf
14L Expo Set for Louisville: The Outdoor Demonstration Area Continues to be a Top Draw at International Lawn, Garden and Power Equipment Expo 97 Set for July 26-28
16L Funding Fields: Straight Talk Works
20L Hardscaping: An Easy Add-On Service
23L Flat Land, Color Green Present Challenges
24L Association News


Volume 36, No. 7

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6 Opening Shots: Industry Likes Growth, Now Just Wants an Ordinary Day
12 Ask the Expert
16 Hot Topics
18 Suppliers Corner
18 Info Center
19 State of the Industry
19 -Industry Healthy, but Costs Rising
29 -Edging the Competition: Company Acquisitions and Tough Markets are Keeping Lawn Care Companies from Raising Their Prices and Passing Cost to the Consumer
33 -Golf Course Equipment Care a Growing Concern
38 -Playing the Budget Game to Win
42 -A Few Words from DowElanco: Staying Competitive in Changing Times
43 Summer Stress Affects Insect Timing
44 LM Reports: For a Clean Sweep: Whether It's Construction or Maintenance, Most Turf and Landscape Jobs Require Some Type of Clean Up
50 New Weeds, New Woes: Once You Control One Pest Species, Another may be Ready and Able to Fill the Niche
52 Learn the 3-Minute Equipment Check
56 Taming the Woolly Adelgid
65 Product Review
71 Events
72 LM Mart
73 Market Showcase
75 Classifieds
75 Ad Index
76 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: This Fish Story Meant Trouble for Golf Turfgrass
1G Table of Contents
4G Putting Green a Multi-Purpose Lab
8G Every Drop Counts: Superintendent Bill Fielder, CGCS, Seeks Long-Term Water Conservation Solutions in Maintaining Spanish Trail Country Club Golf Course in Las Vegas
12G Make Dry Spots Vanish
18G Is Leasing for You? You don't Always have to Buy Those Big-Ticket Equipment Items You Need to Maintain Your Golf Course
22G Association News
   
 
Landscape/Grounds
1L Think Tank: Next PLCAA Leader Will Need to Jump Right in
1L Table of Contents
4L Around the Shop: Incentive Pay Plans Gain in Popularity with LCOs
8L 'Maintaining' an Edge: When the Real Estate Market Started Falling, Boston's John Schumacher Looked for an Opportunity Beyond Landscape Construction, and Found It in Maintenance
12L Fit for a 'World Series': Pennsylvania Sports Turf Managers Volunteer Expertise and Perspiration to make Little League Field a Showcase for August's International World Series
14L Frequent Aeration Good for Fields
18L Positive Exposure: Participation in Events That Benefit Your Community can Provide Your Landscape Company with Immeasurable Benefits
20L Slope, Sunlight: Main Pond Success Factors
24L Association News


Volume 36, No. 8

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6 Opening Shots: Let's Hear from You This Anniversary Year
12 Ask the Expert
16 Hot Topics
16 -Saying 'Whoa' to Plastic Spikes
21 Suppliers Corner
21 Info Center
24 1997 Emerald Awards
27 Line Up Fine Fescue Early
34 LM Reports: Snow Equipment
36 Mid-Summer Blooms: Suggestions to Keep Annuals Healthy and Colorful Throughout Summer's Hottest Days and into the Fall
41 Events
42 Jobtalk: Mulches: Take Your Choice
43 Product Review
48 LM Mart
49 Market Showcase
51 Classifieds
51 Ad Index
52 Grab Bag
   
 
Landscape/Grounds
1L Think Tank: It Certainly would be a Miracle
1L Table of Contents
2L Protecting Puget Sound
4L Making Waves in the Desert: When Clients in the Red-Hot Las Vegas Market Want Action from Par-3 Landscape and Maintenance, One Call is All It Takes
12L Make Newsletters Work Harder for You
14L Hammered Turf: Sand-Based Turfgrass Field at the University of Missouri withstands Pounding of Track and Field Events
16L Junk Mail Jewels?
18L One-Man Team Mends Lacrosse Fields
20L Association News
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: Testing the 'Ultradwarfs' for Modern Golf Greens
1G Table of Contents
2G A 'Championship' Maintenance Facility
6G Students Kickstart Sanctuary Program
9G Grand Traverse Growing Strong: Two Hotels, Multiple Condo Units, Two Golf Courses, and Two More Courses being Built, All Make It Essential That the GTR Management Team and Staff be on the Same Page and Ready to Go
14G Winter Kill Linked to Carbohydrate Levels
16G Association News


Volume 36, No. 9

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4 Opening Shots: LM 100: Models of Growth, Guts and 'Go Get 'Em'!
12 Ask the Expert
14 Hot Topics
14 -PLCAA Considers Giving New Life to the 42-Year-Old Lawn Institute
20 The LM 100: Green Industry Greats!
34 LM Reports: Aerial Lifts: Booms are Essential in the Tree Care Industry, but There are Strict Safety Guidelines to Follow
38 Grow-in Fine Turf with Blankets: Wheat Straw becomes Popular for Landscaping, Thanks to Its Revegetation Capabilities
40 Score Big with Bulbs
42 Microinjection Preps Trees for Fall
47 Events
48 Suppliers Corner
48 Info Center
49 Product Review
54 Corporate Capabilities
72 LM Mart
73 Market Showcase
74 Classifieds
75 Ad Index
76 Grab Bag
   
 
Landscape/Grounds
1L Think Tank: Autumn '97, Time to Buckle on Your Spurs
1L Table of Contents
2L Around the Shop: Employees Come from Our Schools
4L Time to 'Go Native'
6L Fields of Change: More Effort Needs to be Directed to the Fact That Turf is a Growing Plant That Needs a Certain Amount of Care to Continue to Grow Properly
9L Working the Contract: A Look at How an Erie, Pa. Company Went into Action to Fulfill a Supermarket Contract Through a Rough Winter
14L What do You do?: The Job Description Must be Clear to Prevent Absenteeism or High Turnover
16L Rockscaping: "We're in a Desert. We do the Desert Landscaping - Very Little Grass, Mainly Rocks, and Very Few Plants"
   
 
Golf
1G Think Tank: Be a Friend, Love Your Family, Learn to Laugh
1G Table of Contents
2G Reunion at Paul's: When Paul Latshaw, Sr. Needed a Crew for the U.S. Open, He Recruited Some Past Employees to Help Him Out
6G Cart Path Considerations
10G Minnesota Course Improves on History
12G Association News
   
 
Guide to Profitable Snow & Ice Removal
SR1 Cover
SR2 Snow Removal: Brisk, Always Profitable
SR11 Versatile Equipment Helps Plow in Profit
SR15 Deicer Options
SR16 Snow Equipment Smarts


Volume 36, No. 10

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6 Opening Shots: History Worth Repeating
10 Ask the Expert
11 Via Mail, E-Mail, Fax, etc.
14 Hot Topics
17 Talk Back: Where Were You in '62?
19 35th Anniversary: Timeline
19 -Looking Back
20 -Chemical Turf Market Evolves from Ag to Golf
22 -Fertilizers Grow: Heavy Grades to Polymers
23 -'Mower City' U.S.A.
24 -Mowers: Lighter, More Productive, Better Cuts
26 -Growing Green
27 -Compact Tractors Filled a 'Smaller' Need
30 -Research Milestones
34 -More Variety in Tree Care: Tree Care is Evolving into a Multi-Faceted Industry with Increased Opportunities in Both the Commercial and Residential Markets
36 -Industry Grows Through Sense and Science
38 Events
39 Suppliers Corner
39 Info Center
40 Product Review
45 LM Mart
46 Ad Index
47 Market Showcase
48 Classifieds
50 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf
5G Think Tank: USGA Programs Keep Up with the Times
5G Table of Contents
6G GCSAA's Mission: To Educate: The True Measure of GCSAA's Success is in the Expertise, Dedication and Vision of Its Members
10G Golf Course Design: Longer, Wider, Steeper
12G Golf's Gotta Get Going...
   
 
Landscape/Grounds
1L Think Tank: The 'Weeder' Brought Industry Builders Back to Life
1L Table of Contents
2L Quality: The Client Makes the Call: Landscape Service and Quality have Improved Greatly Over the Past 35 Years, but the Customer Still Knows What he Wants
10L Field Goals: Great Strides have been Made in Sports Turf, but We are Still in Our Infancy
12L We were There at Birth of Lawn Care: WT&T and LCI First to Recognize the 'New' Lawn Application Industry
15L PGMS Know Its Mission: Professional Grounds Management Society Seeks to Unite and Serve Green Industry Professionals and Others Through Education and Environmental Awareness
16L PLCAA Met a Growing Need: PLCAA was Formed by a Band of Eager Industry Professionals to Meet the Needs of a Growing Number of Lawn Care Operators
17L RISE: The D.C. Connection
18L TPI Optimistic
19L ALCA Changed with Industry
22L STMA Gains Yardage
23L Know the Issues