McHale Landscape Design won a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals Awards of Excellence program for this project. <p>The post Hardscape Solutions: McHale Landscape Design creates a garden paradise first appeared on Landscape Management.</p> ..read more

Fleetio integrates Spanish translation into their mobile app, Fleetio Go, broadening language accessibility for users. <p>The post Fleetio Introduces a New Translation Feature in its Mobile App first appeared on Landscape Management.</p> ..read more

With the partnership, U.S. Lawns will leverage LMN’s comprehensive software suite to streamline operations, enhance team communication and drive sustainable growth. <p>The post U.S. Lawns partners with Landscape Management Network first appeared on Landscape Management.</p> ..read more

While zero-turn mowers reign supreme for sprawling landscapes, relegating the walk-behind mower to the sidelines would be a mistake. Here are three key reasons why this unsung hero deserves a permanent spot on your landscape maintenance trailer. Versatility Simply put, walk-behind mowers are the workhorses of professional landscaping, conquering challenges that zero-turn mowers can’t handle, says Ron Scheffler, senior product manager at Bobcat Co. “There’s still a necessity for (walk-behind) mowers because they’re used on medians and to cut the highly landscaped areas around flowerbeds where y ..read more

Robotic mower manufacturer RC Mowers is set to bring its Autonomous Mowing Robot (AMR) dealer network outside of the United States. The company will expand to Australia, following a new partnership with Colbrook Industries, an industrial vegetation management machinery dealership near Melbourne. “We’re thrilled to expand the footprint of our autonomous business outside the country. Like the U.S., Australian landscape companies are experiencing a severe ongoing labor shortage – and our AMRs solve that problem,” said Tim Kubista, vice president of sales and marketing for RC Mowers. “It’s a ..read more

Hyundai CE North America added the HX355A LCR, a 35.5-ton compact-radius excavator with 258 net horsepower, to its lineup of full-sized crawler excavators. The compact-radius design allows the excavator to perform a variety of jobs within confined areas typically reserved for smaller machines. “When contractors and other equipment users need an excavator that delivers serious power with a relatively compact footprint, the Hyundai HX355A will serve them well,” said Joe Hodges, product manager, HD Hyundai CE North America. “In the case of this compact-radius model, the cab remains inside the tra ..read more

Todd Christianson (center), president and CEO of Titan LLC in Anchorage, Ala., gives the Ace Peer Group a tour of his facility. (Photo: LM Staff) There are 18 hours of daylight, the time change is four hours earlier than Eastern Daylight Time and at times, the bears are as common as deer. Those are just a few changes from the normal day-to-day for the nine lawn care and landscape companies, two industry consultant companies and one industry trade publication that made the trek to Alaska earlier this month. This ACE Peer Group — co-hosted by The Grow Group and McFarlin Stanford — first stopped ..read more

LawnPro Partners, a platform focused on lawn care treatment, tree, shrub and pest control services, backed by HCI Equity Partners, acquires LawnRx. LawnRx, based in Latrobe, Pa., provides services to residential customers in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The owner and president of LawnRx, Bruce Love, will remain with the company after the transaction. “I am honored to be partnering with LawnPro, a platform that aligns both culturally and strategically with the LawnRx business,” said Love. “My team and I are excited to join the strong and respected family of brands at LawnPRO and we look fo ..read more

In my nearly 30 years as a consultant in the landscaping industry, I have visited well over 200 different landscaping companies. I have seen facilities that are impressive, ones that are efficient and then some that were just plain bad, too. I’ve seen facilities that were built, bought and even rented. I don’t think there’s a right or a wrong way to handle this, it’s about what works best for your business. I will tell you what we did, we built the facility we operate out of in Dayton, Ohio, 31 years ago. Despite my best efforts to think through what we would want and need in a facility as a 2 ..read more

Heat is the leading cause of death among all weather-related phenomena, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It’s so severe, in fact, that the issue is now going national. Sam Steel, safety adviser for the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), says a new national standard could soon be in effect if it gets a positive review from the White House. The rule, titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, is in its final stages of potentially setting a new national standard for heat safety regulations. “It’s a nati ..read more