The Big One: Turf to rival The Sod Father

The Big One: Turf to rival The Sod Father

Company: James Martin Associates
Location: Hinsdale, Illinois

The client recruited James Martin Associates for a design/build project after seeing crews working on another property in the neighborhood. The owner desires “splendiferous” property maintenance with tastefully flamboyant plantings.

“You try to outdo yourself each year with the summer display, the summer colors and curb appeal for the large containers at the

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Leadership Advantage: What Atlanta’s finest steakhouse

Leadership Advantage: What Atlanta’s finest steakhouse

I’ve heard it many times: The landscape business is not rocket science. But you wouldn’t know it by the chaos that we seem to create constantly in our daily business experience.

(Photo credit: Liudmila Chernetska / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images)

I have yet to meet a landscape professional who isn’t committed to quality and service, even

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Hardscape Solutions: A collaborative vision

Hardscape Solutions: A collaborative vision

Location: Barrington Hills, Ill. 

Company: Grant & Power Landscaping

The client approached Grant & Power Landscaping wanting a renovation and upgrade to their existing outdoor living space. Grant & Power completed the project over two months, beginning in October. The time of year the project started presented a challenge to crews. The property is located northwest of Chicago.

Grant &

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Bayer Environmental Sciences debuts new name as part of sale

Bayer’s Environmental Science Professional business will become Envu as a standalone company. Earlier this year, Bayer announced the sale of its Environmental Science Professional business, which includes vector control, professional pest management, industrial vegetation management, forestry and turf and ornamentals solutions, to Cinven, an international private equity firm for $2.6 billion USD. The transaction between Bayer and Cinven

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Pros share the ins and outs of landscape lighting

Pros share the ins and outs of landscape lighting

Landscape lighting installation styles vary widely across different U.S. regions, such as more modern looks across the Northeast and West Coast, industry experts say. (Photo: FX Luminaire)

Whether it’s a preference for more color variance in mountain states or brighter light in the Southeast, industry norms in landscape lighting installations tend to be regional.

Sarah Auyeung, product manager for lighting

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Jobber Grants Program awards $150k to 25 businesses

Jobber, a provider of home service operations management software, awarded $150,000 as a part of its Jobber Grants program to 25 entrepreneurs selected from thousands of applications. Rewards range from $2,500 to $15,000 to help grow and amplify the community impact of their home service businesses.

“Jobber Grants is the only program specifically designed to spotlight the hardworking and

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