CONTENTS» JULY 2010 VOL 49, ISSUE 7
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D/B B I M LC Oil & water
The era of easy oil and plentiful
water is ending. Better
managing these two resources
could be your next great
business opportunity.
BY NICOLE WISNIE WSKI
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B – Business, D/B – Design/Build, I – Irrigation, LC – Lawn Care, M – Maintenance
SPECIAL SECTION
31LIVESCAPES Proper planning can reduce the amount of
wasted irrigation water
and increase profits.
DEPARTMENTS
20 LM Reports
Spreaders; smart irrigation;
tree care tools
24 Lawn Care Pro
Wayne Volz, Louisville, KY
B Y RON HALL
26 Weed Watch
Common sowthistle;
Broadleaf plantain
36 A Cut Above
Raymow Enterprises,
Oldsmar, FL
B Y DANIEL G. JACOBS
26
COLUMNS
4 First Cut
B Y NICOLE WISNIE WSKI
6 The Hall Mark
B Y RON HALL
28 Best Practices
B Y BRUCE WILSON
40 Whit’s World
B Y MARTY WHITFORD
IN EVERY ISSUE
38 Classifieds 39 Resources
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Athletic Turf News
The 2010 FIFA World Cup
begins in South Africa and
the action at this year’s
spectacle will unfold on
grass – mostly.
LD/B Solutions
Creative Landscaping Co.
designs and constructs a
special treehouse garden
structure for 2- to 5-year-
olds.
Get Growing
More than 155 perennial
customers from roughly 50
companies attend the
Darwin Perennials Day
Inaugural Showcase.
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