Contents
JANUARY 2013 VOLUME 37 NUMBER 1
Departments
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Viewpoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Marketplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ad Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Staying Current . . . . . . . . . . 26
Products
Product Round-up
Turf Renovation Equipment . .18
Features
Landscape Design and Construction
6
New Plants for 2013
Special Feature
10 Most Influential People in the Green Industry
Landscape and Turf Maintenance
16 Aeration and Soil Compaction in Turf
Irrigation and Water Management
20 Sub-surface Drip Irrigation
Installing and maintaining the world's most water-efficient irrigation method
Equipment Trends
22 When to Rent, When to Buy
4
Landscape and Irrigation January 2013
Equipment Focus
Loaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Volume 37, Number 1,
JANUARY 2013
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