Letters To The Editor: Feb. 2000

To the Editor:
I enjoy reading through Lawn & Landscape. The articles provide good insight into the various niches people in the industry have carved out to make a good living. The new products and equipment advertised and profiled are also very informative.

However, I have to take issue with the advice given by Kevin McSherry in an article on planting trees. "We normally look at a container and triple its size and that will become the size of the hole." This may be a good idea for small plants, especially ones that will grow to a much bigger size, but it is not necessary or practical when you are planting bigger stock.

We have been landscaping and planting trees for more than 20 years in our area and have never lost a tree that we planted at ground level. This is especially true for maples, which tend to root at ground level and, if planted too shallow, will send roots along the surface of the ground and "bulge" all the grass around the tree.

Anyway, it is necessary to dig a hole that is both deeper and wider than the nursery stock being planted but not three times the diameter.

To the Editor:
Lawn & Landscape magazine has been a one of a kind source of information for us at Fairways Landscaping. Other magazines sent to us end up in the recycle bin, while your magazine is more like a reference collectable. Your "1999 State of the Industry Report" was the best one yet. Keep up the good work.

To the Editor:
Congratulations on the recognition of being part of Folio: magazine’s "30 Under 30." This is an honor well deserved. We have made no bones about the level of professionalism you and Lawn & Landscape have finally brought to this industry.

Please, keep up the good work.

Robin Pendegrast
IME

To the Editor:
Thank you and your staff for recognizing Swingle Tree for our environmental stewardship efforts. I can assure you we hold this as an important honor. We will continue to make the right choices. Please also share with your staff that without their dedication and efforts our industry wouldn’t be what it is today.

To the Editor
Thank you for the recognition from the Environmental Leadership Award. The article and the entire layout of the magazine was gorgeous and classy. The award is proudly displayed in our reception are.

Laurie Broccolo, president
Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care