Convert home lawns to new varieties
The rate at which breeders are commercializing new cultivars of virtually all species means a relatively new lawn can become outdated in a short time....
The art of erognomics >By Mark Michaels, Husqvarna Forest & Garden Co.
Making a special effort to enhance your personal environment is one of the smartest things you can do. When grounds managers don't, all too often accidents...
How To Sharpen a Chain Saw
Manufacturers design chain saw cutting chains for easy maintenance. However, to do the job right you must first understand the basic principles involved....
Taking fatigue out of grounds care
Having entered the grounds-care profession some 30-odd years ago, around the same time Grounds Maintenance was launched, I've seen some pretty dramatic...
Lawn and power equipment sales
To clearly examine commercial lawn and garden equipment, we should first categorize its constituents: mowing equipment, other turf- and grounds-care equipment,...
Researching Maintenance
Pressure-treated timber Are pressure-treated timbers safe for building raised beds that could be used for vegetable gardening? I am concerned that chemicals...
Equipment Options
Riding reel mowers are the mainstay of the mowing fleet on most golf courses. To a lesser extent, you can find them in formal turf settings, such as sports...
Troubleshoot power equipment
If your power equipment starts hard, runs rough, lacks power or does not run at all, you must troubleshoot the problem-that is, you have to analyze what...
The cutting edge
Few in the turf industry can remember the days of using hand shears, straightened hoes and half-moon edgers for edging. Those of us that do remember do...
Irrigate--don't ignore--fairway trees
On many golf courses, fairway trees are forgotten where irrigation is concerned. However, the notion that "the sprinklers will give them enough water"...
Water features enhance the landscape
It is raining heavily as a northern Illinois homeowner turns off the main road and drives down a private access lane. He drives over a bridge spanning...
Take a bite out of leaf-feeding insects
Grounds managers know that leaf-feeding insects can be a major problem for ornamentals. However, they may or may not be aware of how the damage they are...
CAD takes off...Finally!
When Geoff Fenlong begins another day working on a variety of upscale landscape-design projects, you won't find him sitting at a drafting table. Instead,...
Equipment Options: Backpack and walk-behind blowers
A rather fanatical anti-blower advocate in Portola Valley, Calif., has come up with a new term for power blowers: noise bazookas. This Santa Barbara-area...
How To: Install Concrete Pavers
When installing an interlocking concrete paver system, 90 percent of the work involves preparation of the subsurface. You will do most of the work on the paver project - planning, excavating and preparing the base - before you lay a single paver....
Research Update: Verdant spray oils
Mixing lime and fertilizer I have heard that lime and fertilizer should not be applied to turf at the same time but a few weeks apart because it could...
Tournament course requires extra care
When the developers of the Champions Club built a new, links-style golf course on virgin farmland on the outskirts of Omaha, Neb., their philosophy might...
Surmount bridge-construction obstacles
Wetlands mitigation, construction restrictions and land use contribute on a daily basis to the need for more and more bridges to be built on our nation's...
How insecticides work
Grounds-care professionals who use insecticides on turf and ornamentals can benefit from an understanding of how these materials work. Knowledge of these...
Design functional and attractive parking lots
Standing on the eighth floor of a downtown building, I looked out the window on a featureless parking lot filled with what seemed like match-box cars...
PGMA Winner: University of Richmond Stadium
The University of Richmond Stadium (Richmond, Va.), formerly City Stadium, has been the site of sporting events since 1929. In 1983, the University of...
Relating to the challenges
Designing landscapes involves similar, basic steps that are common with other creative productions. It involves an analysis of your site considerations...
Value of landscaping
In 1997, more than 22 million households spent a combined $14.6 billion on professional landscape, lawn- and tree-care services, according to the Gallup...
Choices in edging products
Q: Which is better: Poly/vinyl or aluminum/steel edging?Larry Olson, president, Oly-Ola Sales Inc. (Villa Park, Ill.)Safety and function are the most...
Irrigation heads
Sprinklers vary as much as the landscape industry itself. Whether your project is a backyard landscape, municipal complex or golf course, you have a variety...
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