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Product Demos
• Talpirid by Bell Laboratories, Inc.
• Construction by Bobcat
• Multi Terrain Loaders by Caterpillar
• BedShaper by Little Wonder
• Estate Master Lawn Sweeper by Minuteman Parker
• APEX by Nature's Wonder
• Pro's Choice by Oil Dri Corporation of America
• Advanced Grind Geometry by Oregon® Brand
• Speed-Feed by Shindaiwa
• V-twin Power by Tecumseh
• Lassenite by Western Pozzolan Corporation
• Compact Excavators by Yanmar

Featured New Products

Education and Webinars

Webinars
• The Contractor's Time-Clock by Exaktime, Inc
• Culture by Stens Corporation
• People by Stens Corporation
• Process by Stens Corporation
• SportsTurf Managers Association

Feature Article
New Green TV Episode
CEU Opportunity #1 ASLA, Philadelphia, PA
CEU Opportunity #2 STMA Online Training 24,7,365
CEU Opportunity #3 LandsConference Online 24, 7, 365

 

GREEN INDUSTRY & EQUIPMENT EXPO Offers Mix of Business & Fun

By Polly Motor

(Louisville, KY) – Visitors at the GREEN INDUSTRY & EQUIPMENT EXPO (GIE+EXPO) will have plenty of opportunities to mix a little fun into this business trip. Events planned by exhibitors will keep the show floor exciting throughout the day. Plus, the outdoor demonstration area – as large as 20 football fields – offers a world of outdoor products for test-driving.  GIE+EXPO 2008 is set for Thursday – Saturday, October 23-25 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.

STIHL Lumberjack Challenge

Captivating audiences for the past 25 years, Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows will be presenting the STIHL Lumberjack Challenge daily at this year’s GIE+EXPO

Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows have been seen on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, TNN, ESPN Jeep Trails, Discovery Channel’s The Travelers, MTV’s The Real World and Road Rules, the Family Channel and the Outdoor Life Network.

Featured events at GIE+EXPO’s shows will include axe throwing, chopping, log rolling, cross cut sawing, hot sawing and chain saw carving.  The lively and fun STIHL Lumberjack Challenge will hold shows Thursday and Friday at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in GIE+EXPO’s outdoor demonstration area.

Outdoor Demonstration Area

Just outside at GIE+EXPO, visitors will find the world of outdoor products at their feet. The outdoor demonstration area, open all three days, covers 19 acres and is a shopping playground. Visitors can test new products and shop around for the items that will make them more productive and profitable in 2009.

Kohler Brat Fry

Kohler’s Free Brat Fry is a popular feature that makes a trip to the outdoor demo area even more fun. It will be held Thursday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Trucks of the Industry Giveaway

In addition to many exhibitor giveaways, one lucky GIE+EXPO visitor will win $20,000 toward the purchase of a new truck from one these exhibitors: Dodge; Ford Commercial Truck; Isuzu Commercial Truck America; GM Fleet and Commercial; International Truck & Engine Corporation; Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America; Toyota Motor Sales USA and Sterling Truck Corporation. Simply attend GIE+EXPO 2008, visit the exhibits of the seven participating truck manufacturers and submit your entry before the drawing on Saturday, October 25 at noon. The Trucks of the Industry Giveaway is sponsored by Power Equipment Trade and Turf magazines.

New Products Live

The new products showcase returns, now called New Products Live, and is expected to be larger and more comprehensive than ever. Signs on each new product will direct attendees to the appropriate exhibits where they can learn firsthand about the product’s applications and benefits. Products are eligible only if they have been introduced since last year’s show.  A few of the products that have been accepted so far include the Barreto 1824 TK, an 18-horsepower track trencher walk-behind; Pivotrim Pro, a commercial-grade trimmer head from Better Heads LLC; Brutus, a workboot with a waterproof membrane from Lawn Grips Footware; the Power Barrow, a 4-wheel-drive payload wheelbarrow; and Millcreek Manufacturing’s Row Mulcher.   A preliminary list of entries will be posted on www.gie-expo.com in August.

Run with the Winners

Pack your running shoes and lace up for Ferris Industries’ Run with the Winners 5K fun run on Saturday, October 25 at 7:30 a.m.

Dealer Events

Back by popular demand for dealers is the Dealer Club, a private area where they can take a break and learn from other dealers around the country. The Dealer Club is exclusively for dealers – a place to relax, get a cool drink, look through exhibitors’ materials and even enjoy a massage. The Dealers' Choice Awards<, sponsored by Power Equipment Trade magazine, will give dealers a chance to be heard around the world. Dealers who attend GIE+EXPO will vote on the outstanding new products in five categories – wheeled equipment, handheld products, power sports/recreational products, accessories and business management services. The winners will be announced on Saturday, October 25 at noon.

The Yard & Garden Dealers in Excellence Awards will be presented, Friday, October 24, during session 5 of The Dealer Experience. These annual awards recognize top dealers in the U.S. This event will be brought to you by Stihl, Ariens Companies and the Equipment and Engine Training Council (EETC).

Exhibit Hall Learning Center

Learn from the pros during these brief, hands-on presentations which will introduce technical topics related to care and functionality of green industry equipment and supplies. Each workshop will take place on the show floor in the midst of the action!

Pre-registration for a three-day pass to GIE+EXPO is $10 per person. The tradeshow admission for those who wait to register onsite will be $50.  To register online, go to www.gie-expo.com.  Additional details about the show are available on the website or by calling Sellers Expositions, 800-558-8767 or 812-949-9200.

 

SmartScapes Online Class Coming Soon.

By Steven Jay Porus, Green Industry Education

This project assessed a residential landscape, re-designed a sustainable landscape, perform site preparation and planting of new sustainable landscape. All phases of this project will be
documented on video and used to create a new online training session.

View Smartscapes Flyer.

 

View Bell Labs Demo  

Sales Email, Bell Laboratories, Inc.

TALPIRID is the first and only mole bait designed, developed and scientifically proven to kill moles. It mimics the mole’s natural food source, the earthworm. One worm can kill in 24 hours.

 

View Bobcat Demo  

Sales Email, Bobcat Company

No other manufacturer offers so many solutions to maximize your return on investment. Bobcat® interchangeable attachments let you do more and make more money. Our panoramic serviceability provides easy access for maintenance and repairs.

 

View Caterpillar Demo  

Sales Email, Caterpillar, Inc.

It doesn't take long to recognize the added value of Cat® Multi Terrain Loaders (MTLs). Find out some of the various operating strategies and maintenance steps at our Product Demo.

 

View HydroPoint's WeatherTRAK ET plus Demo  

Sales Email, HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.

WeatherTRAK smart ET controllers adjust irrigation automatically as local weather changes. Achieve healthier landscapes while you and your customers save money, time and water.

 

View Little Wonder BedShaper Product Demo  

Sales Email, Little Wonder.

The Little Wonder BedShaper cuts crisp clean edges, tree rings, even “S” curves up to 100 feet per minute.  Cut costs nearly as fast as you cut edges with the Little Wonder BedShaper.

 

View Minuteman Parker Product Demo  

Sales Email, Minuteman Parker

The Estate Master Lawn Sweeper is a real workhorse for professional applications. A configurations of three Suburbanite Sweepers operating together from Minuteman Parker
is considered the ultimate lawn sweeper performer.

 

View Nature's Wonder Product Demo  

Sales Email, Nature's Wpmder

 

The organic compounds found in APEX-10 contain structures that can complex metals, oxidize and reduce elements, while enhancing or reducing the uptake of nutrients by plants andsoil microorganisms. Through low pH extraction and the natural evolution of selected peat, APEX-10 provides the elements for a complete organic uniformed product.

 

View Oregon® Brands Product Demo  

Sales Email, Oregon Cutting Systems Group

Faster out of the box, see what advanced grind geometry can do for you. Go to Oregonchain.com for a complete lookup of over 7000 quality replacement parts and more information about the Oregon® brand.

 

View Pro's Choice Product Demo 

Sales Email, Pro's Choice

Pro Mound® packing clay, delivers all-star performance on the mound and in the batter’s box by bonding to form a solid subsurface player’s can really dig into and holds up season after season.

View Shindaiwa Speed-Feed™ Demo

Sales Email, Shindaiwa, Inc.

The average time to reload line from container in to the trimmer head is 30 seconds or less!.

 

View Tecumseh V-twin Power Demo 

Sales Email, Tecumseh Engine & Transmission Group.

Re-power tractors and ZTRs with Tecumseh V-twin power at a fraction of the cost of original replacement. Contact your Tecumseh Distributor for details on the OV691EA re-power promotion.

View Valvette System's LittleValve Product Demo 

Sales Email, Valvette Systems Corporation

LittleValve products are retrofittable sprinkler parts that make ordinary sprinklers into the best they can be with great labor savings, substantial inventory reduction and huge water savings due to higher uniformity and elimination of overspray.

View Western Pozzolan Corporation's Product Demo 

Sales Email, Western Pozzalan Corporation

The Benefits of Using Lassenite:
Reduce the frequency of watering. Reduce labor costs. Increase quality and quantity of yields.
Reduce fertilizer consumption. Accelerate blooming and optimize maturation. Reduce compaction. Promote deeper roots. Reduce energy costs associated with irrigation.

View Yanmar's Product Demo 

Sales Email, Yanmar America Corp.

Yanmar's result-sized (TM) compact excavators and strong, single-frame CBL40 Compact Loader Backhoe are designed to meet your needs.  Eleven compact excavator models.  Seven with True Zero Tail Swing. The CBL40 sets class leading performance and durability standards.

 

View Exaktime, Inc. Webinar: The Contractor's Time-clock

Contact by Email, Exaktime, Inc.

Every Jobclock system that we ship out each day is custom designed for the business that orders it. In just a few minutes on the phone, we'll customize a Jobclock System to fit your business and give you complete pricing for your system.

 

View Stens Corporation Webinar: Session 1 - Culture  

Sales Email, Stens Corporation.

Stens works to help your business run better by offering helpful strategies for building your business and providing you with one source for all your replacement parts needs.  Stens carries a wide variety of original and replacement parts for outdoor power equipment including oil and air filters, bearings, belts, blades, chainsaw parts, lubricants, spindles, starters, tires, trimmer heads, trimmer line, safety equipment and other small engine parts.

 

View Stens Corporation Webinar: Session 2 - People 

Sales Email, Stens Corporation.

Stens works to help your business run better by offering helpful strategies for building your business and providing you with one source for all your replacement parts needs.  Stens carries a wide variety of original and replacement parts for outdoor power equipment including oil and air filters, bearings, belts, blades, chainsaw parts, lubricants, spindles, starters, tires, trimmer heads, trimmer line, safety equipment and other small engine parts.

 

View Stens Corporation Webinar: Session 3 - Process 

Sales Email, Stens Corporation.

Stens works to help your business run better by offering helpful strategies for building your business and providing you with one source for all your replacement parts needs.  Stens carries a wide variety of original and replacement parts for outdoor power equipment including oil and air filters, bearings, belts, blades, chainsaw parts, lubricants, spindles, starters, tires, trimmer heads, trimmer line, safety equipment and other small engine parts.

 

View STMA Webinar: The First 25 Years 

Sales Email, STMA Official Site.

 

The SportsTurf Managers Association celebrates their 25th Anniversary in Orlando Florida.

For more information, please contact STMA at (800) 366-0391.

SmartScapes, A New Sustainable Landscape Project

By Steven Jay Porus

Diminishing resources and client demands have made Sustainable Landscapes extremely important.  Water-wise (or Xeriscape) native plant material, BMPs or best management practices and water-efficient irrigation systems are crucial components of sustainability.

A residential landscape that was selected for the SmartScapes project is in Los Angeles, California, The choice was made because city will be facing a severe drought. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has asked residents and businesses to voluntarily cut their water use by ten percent. This project assessed the landscape, designed a sustainable landscape, perform
site preparation and planting of new sustainable landscape with a goal of saving more than twenty-five percent of the landscape's water usage.

THE OLD LANDSCAPE:

When reviewing the original landscape and location for the SmartScapes project, our advisors found much of the plant material such as berry producing shrubs, Hibicus and a great number of annuals in various locations as well as an existing irrigation system that was not only counter-productive for a sustainable landscape, but water hogs. Seventy-five percent of the landscape was turf. The plant material was either unhealthy or prone to disease, or required tremendous amounts of water and maintenance for survival. Many of the selected shrubs and trees had been pot bound too long when planted in addition to improper planting. The only specimen of the original landscape that was kept for the new sustainable landscape was the 50 foot Magnolia Grandflora. The irrigation system's design was not water efficient nor functioning properly.

SITE PREPARATION:

Once the home construction was complete and all of the existing plant material was removed with the exception of the Magnolia Grandflora. This specimen displayed signs of shock, however our advisors felt it could be saved and integrated in the landscape. Proper pruning (less than 25 percent) along with a healthy dose of SuperThrive reversed most of the symptoms and we have noticed a remarkable improvement in a very short two months. We will be repeating the SuperTrive in the autumn. Organic soil amendments (sponsored by Tri-C Organics) were tilled into the soil. The irrigation system includes an ET controller (sponsored by Toro and Little Valve/Little Tuffy). Once the irrigation system was installed, the soil was leveled and additional organic soil amendments were added.

DESIGN AND PLANT SELECTION:

Selections of turf and plant material were made for their low maintenance and water efficient properties. Dwarf Tall Fescue (sponsored by Stover Seed Company) was selected or the lawn. Less than twenty-five percent of the new landscape is turf. When kept at a two inches high, this turf requires less water. Its lush green color and texture both complements and contrasts the other components in the new sustainable landscape.

Plant material such as various lilies, ornamental grasses, perennials and ground covers (sponsored by Monrovia Growers) were selected for the various micro-climates of the landscape creating color interest most of the year. These beds utilized a weed barrier covered with recycled rubber mulch (sponsored by Rubberific).

BENEFITS:

After a two-month establishment period, this new sustainable landscape requires nearly half of the maintenance and water usage from the original landscape. An online session documenting the design, preparation, selection, and installation of this SmartScape will be available at GreenIndustryEducation.com

Aqua Spikes

AquaSpikes® for Deep Root Watering. Water the roots of your plants, not the leaves with this handy device. Economical and easy, just use your old two-liter plastic bottles for indoor and outdoor watering.

Phone: (866) MEGA-GRO

Web: www.megagro.com

 

Oasis Planter

The Dawn Enterprises Oasis planter is constructed of high density rotationally molded polyethylene. It measures 30" across and is 20" tall and weighs 20 pounds when empty. When full, the planter weighs 300 pounds, so it will not disappear overnight from your parking lot. The planter has a 25-gallon reservoir with a hose-fill attachment. You fill the reservoir at the beginning of the season and you don't have to worry about your plants running our of water. The design provides continuous soak utilizing capillary action through perforations that expose the soil to the water reservoir. If there are heavy rains, the planter has a built in overflow to eliminate over watering.

Phone: (860) 646-8200

Web: www.dawnenterprisescart.com

 

Patio Planter

In our planters, only the roots are in contact with highly oxygenated and clean water. The dirt on top does not hold the water which helps prevent mold, root rot and other plant diseases.

Phone: (800) 448-2870

Web: www.planterixchange.com

 

Water Wick Planters

The Water Wick Planter is a self-watering system that is ideal for home office, lobby, porch/patio, weekend cabin or lake house.

Phone: (866) 461-7978

Web: www.artesiandesigns.com

 

Planter Technology

Container irrigation solutions and waterproof planter liners that make pots and planters easier and less expensive to maintain.

Phone: (800) 542-2282

Web: www.plantertechnology.com

 

Sustainable Landscapes

By Steven Jay Porus, Green Industry Education

Susan Sims of the Sims Tree Learning Center talks about best management practices for sustainable landscapes.

View Episode 3007.

ASLA Annual Meeting
October 3-7, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Pennsylvania Convention Center

Landscape modelling has become a phenomenon studied from different points of view by all disciplines dealing with a landscape. This interest is motivated not only by the desire for scientific understanding to the matter, but also by the actual demands of the postindustrial society in the 21st century, which result from necessity to stabilize the damaged natural ecosystems on one hand, and to find effective ways of landscape exploitation on the other. In last decades, especially thanks to geoinformatic technologies, the new approaches to visualize and model a landscape have been offered to scientists. Primarily the social and political factors and no the natural ones represent the major driving forces of landscape change at all spatial and temporal scales (from the global level, through the european one, to the national, regional and local) and therefore these expect the innovation in landscape assessment.

Conference Sessions/Topics:

1. Ecological aspect of spatio-functional landscape heterogeneity
2. Economic and social transformations: impacts to regional scale
3. Perception of social changes
4. Landscape modelling and GVIS

The most influential players in the landscape architecture profession attend the ASLA EXPO. In fact, 85 percent of attendees specify products and services in their workplace or influence buying decisions based on what they see at this conference.

Attendees include:
• Landscape architects
• Landscape designers
• Architects
• Engineers
• Facilities managers
• Developers
• Planners
• Contractors
• Other key specifier

 

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