Mainscape Blog
Mark W. Forsythe
Mark joined Mainscape in 2002. As President / COO, Mark is responsible for all aspects of Mainscape’s sales and operations, with specific focus strategic direction and talent management. Prior to joining the Mainscape team, Mark was an Associate Partner with the global management consulting firm, Accenture. Mark graduated from Rose-Hulman with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Anecdotal Observations Of Landscape Management In Ordinance Restricted Counties Or Municipalities
As the Technical Director for Mainscape, Inc. a full service landscape provider, I have had the opportunity to work with Florida’s unique urban landscape community for approximately 27 years. I have witnessed the “Greening of Florida” one lawn at a time over that time frame. Was it all necessary? Was it all done with ecological prudence then? 25 years ago, in terms of years was like an ice age ago. Our industry evolved from pest control companies applying pesticide to sophisticated lawn care operators who not only applied pesticide, but now fertilizers.
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Water Conservation Program
Water management districts throughout Florida agree that irrigation makes up 50% of all potable water consumption. Why is this a problem? After all, the State is surrounded by water. In reality, only 2% of all water on the earth is actual able to be converted to potable (drinking) water.
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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…
Homeowner associations or HOA’s have been around for years. According to the Community Associations Institute, more than 1.75 million volunteers serve on community association boards, with tens of thousands more serving as committee members. Over 50 million people in the US live in HOA communities.
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