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ASSOCIATIONS

American Landscape Maintenance Association
737 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, FL 33019
(954) 927-3100
http://www.floridalma.org/OrgLinks.htm

American Nursery and Landscape Association
1250 I Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3922
(202) 789-2900
http://www.anla.org

American Society of Agronomy
677 South Segoe Road
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 273-8080
headquarters@agronomy.org
http://www.agronomy.org



American Society of Landscape Architects
908 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 236-2044
http://www.landscapearchitects.org

Associated Landscape Contractors of America, Inc.
150 Elden Street, Suite 270
Herndon, VA 20170
http://www.alca.org

California Landscape & Irrigation Council Inc.
4195 Chino Hills Parkway
Suite 398
Chino Hills, CA 91709
(909) 393-2114
clic@att.net
http://www.cliccontractors.com/home.html

Canadian Nursery Landscape Association
Grounds Maintenance for golf and green industry professionals
http://www.grounds-mag.com/associations

Landscape Contractors Association of MD-DC-VA
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 130
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 948-0810
lca@mgmtsol.com
http://www.lcamddcva.org

National Institute on Park & Grounds Management
730 W. Frances Street
Appleton, WI 54914-2365
ipgm@tpo.org

National Recreation & Park Association
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
(540) 858-0784
(800) 626-6772
info@nrpa.org
http://www.nrpa.org

Professional Grounds Management Society
720 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(800) 609-7467
http://www.pgms.org

Sports Turf Managers Association
1375 Rolling Hills Loop
Council Bluffs, IA 51503-8552
(800) 323-3875
http://www.stma.org

Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA)
120 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 156
New Prague, MN 56071
(612) 758-6340
http://www.toca.org

WEB SITES

Groundskeeper University
http://www.groundskeeper.com

LandscapeOnline
http://www.landscapeonline.com

Plant Healthcare online magazine
http://www.planthealthcare.com

MAGAZINES

Landscape Management: Solutions for a Growing Industry
http://www.landscapemanagement.net

Lawn and Landscape Magazine
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com

BOOKS

Bradley, Steve. The Pruner's Bible: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pruning Every Plant in Your Garden. London, England: Quarto Publishing, 2005.

Dell, Owen. How to Start a Home-Based Landscaping Business (Home-Based Business Series). Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2005.

Hampshire, Kristen. John Deere Landscaping & Lawn Care: The Complete Guide to a Beautiful Yard Year-Round. Gloucester, MA: Quarry Books, 2007.

LaRusic, Joel. Start & Run A Landscaping Business. Bellingham, WA: Self-Counsel Press, 2005.

Rogers, Trey. Lawn Geek: Tips and Tricks for the Ultimate Turf from the Guru of Grass. New York, NY: NAL Trade, 2007.

Sorvig, Kim, and J. William Thompson. Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors. Second edition. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2007.

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