Mike Zawacki

1 week ago | greenhousegrower.com | Mike Zawacki

Darrell Norris and Son Greenhouses’ “supermarket system” offers a streamlined approach that accelerates order completion, reduces labor requirements, and eliminates the inefficiencies associated with navigating extensive growing areas for individual item selection. | Tracy Hupp – Darrell Norris and Son Greenhouses In today’s dynamic business landscape, standing still is akin to falling far behind.

3 weeks ago | growingproduce.com | Mike Zawacki

Even with proper application, single-site fungicides may not provide growers with reliable control of gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) due to existing and growing resistance, according to University of Maryland Associate Professor Mengiun Hu and Cornell Cooperative Extension Fruit Specialist Anya Stansell.

1 month ago | landscapemanagement.net | Mike Zawacki

A growing wave of grassroots legislative action is reshaping the landscape industry as municipalities nationwide implement increasingly stringent regulations on gas-powered equipment. While often framed as noise ordinances, these restrictions are sometimes driven by a desire to eliminate gas-powered tools, with noise complaints serving as the Trojan horse. Now, landscape professionals face the complex challenge of navigating local restrictions while providing clients with quality service.

1 month ago | irrigationandlighting.org | Mike Zawacki

While they may sound like over-the-top claims, most irrigation professionals possess firsthand accounts of clients’ substantial cost savings and dramatic water reductions following irrigation audits. Brad Wier’s story involves a red Maserati. “We had a lady who dreamed of owning a red Maserati,” says Wier, a planner and field investigator in the San Antonio Water System’s Conservation Department and a veteran irrigation contractor.

1 month ago | landscapemanagement.net | Mike Zawacki

How to build strong vendor relationships Mike Zawacki Published Mar 25, 2025 | Updated Mar 21, 2025 Photo: BlackSalmon/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/ Getty Images)Viewing vendor relationships as solely about price is a fundamental miscalculation. In fact, strong ties with suppliers and distributors are the mortar holding together any thriving lawn care or landscape enterprise.