Special Feature
8 Industry Innovations
Some of the latest products and solutions for the Green Industry
Irrigation and Water Management
16 Managing Water
How landscape irrigation can help conserve nature's most valuable resource
Landscape and Turf Maintenance
18 Preemergence Crabgrass Control Strategies
Equipment Focus
20 Going Full Service with a Spreader/Sprayer
Fleet Management
24 Writing a Killer Spec'
Don't Let These Three Common Mistakes Kill Your Next Work Truck Spec'
Features
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Contents
Landscape and Irrigation 3
Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ad Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Staying Current . . . . . . . . . . 26
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JaNuary/February 2014
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Products
Product Round-up
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