Smart Irrigation & Water Management: Page 17

Lawn Care
The Test of a True Professional
How lawn care pros can leverage soil testing to create competitive separation and help clients save money over the long haul.
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Irrigation Components
Ground-breaking Flow Meter Now Shipping
GreenIQ
New Smart Garden Hub accessory from GreenIQ measures water usage in volume, rather than units of time, allowing for more accurate irrigation monitoring.
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Irrigation Components
Proposed Law Encourages Upgraded Irrigation Equipment
Key committee approves water-efficient landscaping bill, which encourages Californians to upgrade to more efficient landscape and irrigation equipment; also advances initiative to replace lawns.
Fungicides, Herbicides, Insecticides
Organic Pest Control Firm Acquires Organic Lawn Care Company
New England-based Pure Solutions has acquired Pure Lawns Inc., will offer Pure Lawns’ organic turf care program to its nearly 2,000 residential accounts across New England.
Brian Whittemore (left) and Trevor Nelson, co-founders of Pure Solutions.
Industry Updates
Demand for Landscaping Products Growing 5%
MarketResearch.com outlines several key trends that are shaping the $6.3 billion industry for landscaping products in the U.S.
The rise of the outdoor chef has led to a surge in demand for outdoor kitchens. Photo courtesy of Landscape America in Wrentham, MA.
Irrigation Components
New Mapping App Helps Users Save Water
Unity from ETwater provides a top-down view of a landscape, estimates water usage and potential savings.
Mowing & Maintenance
Technology Myths in the Landscaping Industry
Insights from Cameron Cantrelle, co-founder and CEO of Plantbid.
Industry Updates
The Organic Opportunity
BeeSafe Organic Lawn Care
Current market share for organic lawn care is still small, but the market opportunity is enormous—for contractors who figure out how to make it work.
NaturaLawn of America is a franchise system with roughly 66 licenses in 24 states. Collectively the company generates annual revenue in excess of $50 million. The company does use some pesticide control products, but its website states that its unique lawn programs have been able to reduce the use of insect and weed control pesticides by over 85%.
Mowing & Maintenance
When El Niño Rains, She Pours
San Diego area’s Heaviland Landscape Management shares tips to prevent flooding, pollution and damage through storm water management.
Irrigation Components
WeatherTrak Mobile App 2
HydroPoint Data Systems
WeatherTrak Mobile App 2 allows users to quickly perform system wet checks.
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Industry Updates
NALP Adds VP of Government Relations
National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
Paul Mendelsohn has joined the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), will oversee expansion of the government relations program.
Paul Mendelsohn, NALP VP of Government Relations
Industry Updates
Eye on Regulations in 2016
Irrigation Association
Part 3: War on water and the managed landscape
John Farner is the government and public affairs director for the Irrigation Association. He is also treasurer and founding member of the Western Agriculture and Conservation Coalition, and was formerly a schedule C political appointee for the President George W. Bush administration.
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