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Monday, May 20, 2013 Vol. 77 No. 1


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01 |GT in Brief
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03 |New Products
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07 |Article Archive
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09 |Inside Grower
10 |Landscape Insider
11 |Digital Edition
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13 |Trade Show Calendar
14 |Research Database
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16 |Media Kit 2013

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Columns
I’ll Take Scheduling for 1,000 | Chris Fifo
It’s all a big juggling act—making sure things are ready, and where they need to be, when they need to be.

Imperialism or Good Business? | Jennifer Zurko
In this month’s cover story, Chris reports on Dümmen’s Las Mercedes operation in El Salvador. Chosen for its climate and low labor costs, they’re doing the same thing in El Salvador as Ball is doing in Nicaragua—providing the best, quality plant material to their customers while helping the local economy by providing people with jobs they can take pride in.

Reach Them When They Least Expect It | Charlie Cole
Instead of wasting our advertising dollars on targeting the Generation X and Y consumer at Cole Gardens, we decided to attract young families to the garden center indirectly.

The Big 3: Downy Mildew, Botrytis and Thrips, Oh My! | Dr. Roger C. Styer
This is the time of the year when the “Big 3” problems tend to pop up and get out of control.




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