Contents
december 2013
World Premiere
Find 14 World Premieres In This Issue
For details see page 5
On the cover:
2013 In Review,
Design by Nicole Miller
LC
14 World Premieres!
World Premiere Products
& Advertisements:
Look to Landscape Contractor /
DBM to find new products! There are
14 product pictures and/or advertisements
in this issue where the picture or ad
has never before been seen in any publication
(World Premieres). Look for the World Premiere
Product releases in the Product Focus section
and WP ads highlighted in red in the Ad index.
december 2013
DBM
LC
DBM
Vol. 16 No. 12
Volume 16, No. 12
Franchise & Business Opportunities
16 The Grass might be Greener . . .
Various franchise and business opportunities for
landscape professionals are listed along with advice
and information on the different available options.
By Mike Dahl, LC/DBM Editor
World Premiere
Departments
6 commentary
Merry Christmas
and Happy Holidays
20 comprehensive Immigration
reform & Landscape
8 Hardscapes
Recent leaders of the American Immigration Lawyers
Association, Oregon state chapter, summarize
key segments of the U.S. Senate's controversial
Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill, S.B.
744, that directly affect landscaping and nursery
businesses and their employees.
By Gretel Ness and Dagmar Butte,
Parker Butte & Lane
Outdoor Living,
Southern Style
14 Product Focus
Site Amenities
55 Off The clock
Beacon Place
Homeless Project
22 The Top Hits - 2013 In review
Marketplace
A look back at the most viewed articles of 2013 from
LandscapeOnline Weekly and LC/DBM's Web site,
along with the top searches in various categories.
By LC/DBM Staff
30 Site Amenities
31 Outdoor Living
33 Landscape Lighting
35 PMBR
38 Stormwater/Erosion Control
39 Plant Materials
41 Plant Accessories
43 Water Mgt/Irrigation
45 Product Request Center
50 Equipment
54 Business Services
Product Focus
For all the
Site Amenities Products,
turn to page
14
December 2013 5