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Contents MAY/JUNE 2011 VOLUME 35 NUMBER 5 Cover photo provided by The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) Features Special Feature 10 Break out of the Box with Bolt-on Business Franchise and dealership opportunities that are helping landscape and irrigation companies grow Irrigation and Water Management 16 Making the Most of Your Summer Maximize your time and efforts this season with proper irrigation system maintenance and scheduling Landscape Design and Construction 20 Paving the Way to Greatness Award-winning hardscapes showcase stunning possibilities Landscape and Turf Maintenance 24 Bionutrition and its Role in Modern Fertility Programs 26 Top Dressing and Compost Spreading Expand your market by offering an organic solution Correction note: In the March issue of , page 18, the caption did not match the photo on that page. The correct caption and credit are as follows: The Rimbou Venus acts like a giant leaf, providing shade for each chaise and giving residential and commercial space owners unique uses of their spaces. Photo courtesy of Umbrosa / ShadeScapes Americas. regrets any confusion this error may have caused. 4 Landscape and Irrigation May/June 2011 Product Round-up String Trimmers. . . . . . . . . . 30 Volume 35, Number 5, MAY/JUNE 2011 Landscape and Irrigation (ISSN 0745-3795) (USPS 0394-090) (Reg. U.S. Pat. & T.M. Off.) is published monthly except May/June, July/Aug and Nov/Dec by M2MEDIA360, a Bev-Al Com- munications, Inc. company, 1033 W. Higgins Road, suite 230, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Peri- odicals postage paid at Park Ridge, IL and ad- ditional mailing offices. POSTMASTER Please send change of address to: Landscape and Ir- rigation, P.O. Box 2120, Skokie, IL 60076-7820. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $40, Two Years $65, One Year Foreign Surface Mail $65, One Year Foreign Airmail $130. Two Years Foreign Sur- face Mail $110, Two Years Foreign Airmail $220, Single Copy $8. Send payments and address changes to Landscape and Irrigation: PO Box 2120, Skokie, IL 60076-7820. Customer Serv- ice Phone: (847) 763-9565 Fax: (847) 763-9569. COPYRIGHT ® 2011, Landscape and Irriga- tion. Material may not be reproduced or photo- copied in any form without the written permission of the publisher. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: Clas- sified Rates: $80 per inch, one-inch minimum. Payable in advance. Classified ads are non-com- missionable. Ads using special cuts or special bor- ders will be billed at display rates. Landscape and Irrigation is a publication of M2MEDIA360. www.landscapeirrigation.com Departments Viewpoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Green Roofs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Marketplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Ad Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Staying Current . . . . . . . . . . 34 Products Mower Focus Commercial Riding Mowers .27 Landscape and Irrigation Landscape and Irrigation