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APRIL 2016
VOLUME 40 NUMBER 3
CONTENTS
Products
Equipment Focus . . . . . . . . 32
Commercial Walk-behind and
Stand-on Mowers
Product Round-up . . . . . . . 35
Hedge Trimmers
Departments
Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Staying Current . . . . . . . . . 38
Special Feature
A New Breed of Hero
OPEI's TurfMutt is a dog on a mission, and he needs your help
Irrigation and Water Management
Getting the Right Balance of
Preventative and Reactive Maintenance
Landscape Design and Construction
Getting Your Hardscapes Business
Ready for the High Season
Project Profile
On the Banks of the Cuyahoga
Landscape and Turf Maintenance
Timing is Everything
Herbicide application planning can help LCOs get ahead
Tree Care
It's a Zoo in There
An inside look at zoo arboriculture
Features
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Irrigation System Maintenance 16 | Building Your Hardscape Business 20 | Herbicides 24
APRIL 2016
www.landscapeirrigation.com
The Business Publication for
Landscape and Irrigation Industry Professionals
OPEI's TurfMutt
is a dog on a mission,
and he needs your help
A New
Breed
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COVER PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE
OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE
On the Cover
Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor
Power Equipment Institute (right) consults
with Sergio Alvarez, landscape professional
at Urubrikman Construction, while TurfMutt
surveys the managed landscape.
