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Trademark War in the Lawn Care Business

NaturaLawn of America

NaturaLawn of America sues Naturescape over similarly looking/sounding “mark”.

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.

Ames Garden Tools

The Ames Companies

The new lineup from Ames Companies includes an aerator, weeder, tiller, edger and auger.

Stand-Up Weeder

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%.

Relatively Speaking About Lawn Care

OPINION: The success of an organic/natural, soil health-based lawn care program is really relative to the customer's expectation.

Making a Green Impact

Project Green is a newer organic-based lawn care company out of Richmond, VA.

Alex Kepner (left) and Mark Tavares are the owners and founders of Project Green.

Mowing & Maintenance

Preservation Tree Services Acquires Greenleaf Professional Tree Service

To enable Preservation Tree Services to better serve their growing base of Fort Worth customers, they are currently expanding facilities and operations in the area.

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Mowing & Maintenance

New Insurance Program Available for Landscapers

GroundCover provides a broad range of coverage to meet the needs of landscape professionals and is backed by the financial strength of an A+ rated carrier.

Proscape Fertilizer with Acelepryn plus Dimension

LebanonTurf says that its product touts an all-in-one formula designed for one spring application.

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Industry Updates

Eye on Regulations in 2016

Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)

Part 2: Engines, fertilizer, pesticides and pollinators

The EPA is proposing stronger standards for people applying restricted-use pesticides (RUPs).

Healthy Grow Pro 2-4-3 Organic Fertilizer

Pearl Valley Organix

Pearl Valley Organix Healthy Grow Pro 2-4-3 organic fertilizer is an all-natural product composed of composted chicken manure.

Industry Updates

20 Fast-Growing Green Industry Companies

Annual listing of fast-growing landscape and lawn care companies, along with their top best business practices.

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