A.M. Leanard
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Founded in 1885 by Ashbel Merrel Leonard, A.M. Leonard is the leader in the horticultural tool and supply business with emphasis on doing business the "old fashioned way". Offering quality products, superior customer service and a selection of over 10,000 items. A.M. Leonard understands customers have a choice on where to shop and pledges to continue its tradition of exceptional products and service. We grow, we innovate, we work hard...just like you, we do whatever it takes to get the job done!

Company History
In 1885, Ashbel Merrel Leonard started a nursery as a hobby in his backyard in Piqua, Ohio. By 1912 he and his sons Parker and Stanley established A.M. Leonard & Sons as a nursery/landscaping service. The business was further developed in 1928 when A. M. and his youngest son John started a wholesale horticultural tool and supply company serving nursery and landscape customers. In 1941, following the death of A. M. Leonard, John became the President of the company. John’s forte was customer service. He mailed out 7,500 pocket-sized catalogs per year and monitored the purchases of each customer. John kept impeccable notes. When an order was not received from a customer within a year, John would contact the customer personally to ask how his organization might be of better service. The call usually resulted in a sale. Since only the finest quality tools were offered, customers always knew that when they bought something from the Piqua based company, they would receive the highest quality.

Howard Kyle became a partner with John Leonard in February 1964. Like the Leonard’s, Howard had a strong background in the nursery and mail order businesses. His family owned Springhill Nursery in Tipp City, Ohio. Howard quickly learned the A. M. Leonard operation. Ill health caused John Leonard to retire early, and Howard took over as sole owner inheriting a staff of 8. Howard and the staff expanded the catalog and merchandising operations emphasizing customer service, product dependability, and fast order response serving growers, landscapers, foresters, arborists, contractors, golf courses, resorts, grounds management and gardeners. In 1979 continuous growth caused the company to move again to a 20,000 square foot facility with 15 employees. Fourteen years later, in November of 1993, the company made a major commitment to its customers and the community by constructing a new 50,000 square foot facility.

In 1996, A.M. Leonard produced its first Retail Catalog to reach the serious home gardener. In 2005, as this segment of the business continued to grow, A.M. Leonard re-introduced the Retail publication as A.M. Leonard’s Gardeners Edge, offering gardeners the quality and selection they couldn’t find locally.

In 1999, A.M. Leonard introduced an industry exclusive Corporate Account Program. This service provides their professional customers with a dedicated Account Manager (single point of contact) who is truly devoted to learning and understanding their business and is invested in their continued success. Their goal will always be to meet or exceed your needs and expectations.

Also in 1999, A.M. Leonard introduced its line of A.M. Leonard Brand Tools. The A.M. Leonard line of tools offers the quality and features that most manufacturers aren’t willing to make –– all at a price that saves money and helps produce results you can stand behind.

The Internet has added another exciting dimension to the daily business activity at A.M. Leonard as their presence there continues to grow with two company web sites and sales through Amazon.com.

A.M. Leonard keeps in close touch with local customers through their Counter Sales in the company Showroom. Here professionals and homeowners enjoy picking up their product on the spot and getting right back to the job. In May 2005 Howard Kyle passed away at the age of 94 while still working six days a week. Today, under the leadership of Gregory Stephens, grandson of Howard Kyle, A.M. Leonard’s state-of-the-art Distribution facility has expanded to over 100,000 square feet with more than 100 dedicated employees. A. M. Leonard, Inc. continues today as a leader in the horticultural tool and supply business with emphasis on doing business the “old fashioned way”. They offer quality products, superior customer service and a selection of over 7,000 items. A.M. Leonard understands customers have a choice on where to shop and pledges to continue its tradition of exceptional products and service.

Website Address
Phone Number
(800) 543-8955
Fax Number
(800) 433-0633
Physical Address
241 Fox Drive
Piqua, OH 45356
Address
45356
AMVAC Chemical Corporation
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AMVAC serves a healthy, demand-driven global agricultural market. In a world that requires ever-increasing quantities of agricultural products for human food, animal feed, natural fibers and alternative fuels, the key to success is enhanced productivity. From planting to harvest, AMVAC’s products help meet that critical need by providing effective and diverse crop enhancement products. In addition, AMVAC produces and markets products that protect public and animal health, safeguard property from damaging pests and enhance the quality of the environment where we live and work.

AMVAC is a lean, focused company comprised of some of the most talented, ambitious professionals in the industry. Executive, manufacturing and support staff, specialists and a national and international sales force dedicate their attention and energy to make AMVAC a dynamic and effective company.

Phone Number
323-264-3910
Fax Number
323-268-1028
Physical Address
4100 East Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Address
90023
JRK Seed Co
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JRK Seed Co. has roots that reach back many years in the turf establishment and growing industry. In more recent years, JRK Seed Co. has drawn from its historic past in developing its branded heritage cloth bag, recognized as one of the most authentic and genuine packages in the marketplace. With a logo image that reflects our Midwest farming legacy, the reliable seed content in our grass seed blends and mixes have been formulated with the deepest understanding of successfully sowing grass seed to create a dense, established, lush yard and turf.

JRK Seed Co. uses top quality seed with tested and validated high germination rates to ensure peak performance for the professional sod grower, landscape and lawn maintenance company, property management firm and residential home owner. Our formulators take into consideration the turf application, sun exposure, soil types and conditions, as well as the means of maintaining turf. So we blend and package an array of recipes in order to match the right performance to the right location or application.

We invite you to look at our recipes-- formulated specifically for the weather and soil conditions of the upper U.S. Midwest region.

Website Address
Phone Number
(651) 361-8500
Fax Number
(651) 361-8511
Physical Address
1980 Seneca Road
Eagan, MN 55122
Address
55122
Knox Fertilizer Company
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Knox Fertilizer has been a family owned business since 1950. Started by Robert and Georgia Shaw, the company is still owned and operated by their lineage today.

Knox Fertilizer has been in the specialty end of the plant food business since its inception over 50 years ago. With the base of operations located in Northwest Indiana, Knox is geographically located in the center of most large metropolitan markets west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains population centers.

Being on the outskirts of a world trade center allows large quantity purchases and warehousing opportunities for low cost inputs that can be passed on to customers for optimized economic advantages.

Knox Fertilizer is poised for the next half century as continuing investments in innovative production processes; product quality, structural management, and environmental stewardship have prepared the company to meet all current and future market and environmental requirements. This philosophy of reinvestment into the company has helped us reach an elevated position in our industry in terms of perception and reliability.

Products produced at Knox are solely for the home maintenance and improvement needs of the consumer. They are sold through professional and end use distribution.

Website Address
Phone Number
574.772.6275
Fax Number
574.772.5878
Physical Address
2660 E 100S
Knox, IN 46534
Address
46534
Newsom
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Newsom is your one-stop shop for Maryland wholesale grass selections. Purchased in 1998 from J. Strickland Newsom by Allen and Carrie Bohrer, we have continued to deliver the same quality service and wholesale grass seed in MD. We carry a large selection of grass seed mixtures that include bentgrass, bermudagrass and perennial ryegrass. Even with our large selections of bulk grass seed in Maryland, we recognize that many of our wholesale customers require their own analysis. That is why we offer custom blends of grass seed and fertilizer that meet the individual needs of our customers.

Here at Newsom Seed, our Maryland wholesale grass seeds use only the finest equipment, which is used to clean and mix the seed components. We are one of the largest seed blending facilities located on the East Coast and the bulk of our business comes from our wholesale customers that take advantage of our 50-lb. to 1,000-lb. bulk bags. In addition to our bulk grass seed in Maryland, we also carry a full line of Maryland wholesale fertilizer. Similar to our grass seed mixtures, our fertilizer selections can be custom blended depending on your specifications.

We are proud to offer a comprehensive line of Maryland wholesale pesticides as well, with a wide variety of name brand and generic selections. We have extended our pesticide products to include many generic products, which are economical without compromising quality. In fact, many of our generic wholesale pesticides in Maryland are expected to be of better quality than some name brand alternatives. To keep consistent with our full range of products, we also offer hydroseeding supplies, erosion control blankets, turface and hybrid bluegrass, a great solution for heat tolerance.

Website Address
Phone Number
800-553-2719
Fax Number
240-554-0366
Physical Address
11788 Scaggsville Road
Fulton, Maryland 20759
Address
20759
Professional Turf Services Inc
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Our company motto is “Quality turf through science.” Our sales consultants are the most knowledgeable in our industry. We are the best in the business at understanding the soil water and physical properties of your turf. This translates to our customer not wasting valuable resources on products that are not needed or could even do more harm than good. This is why we perform quality soil testing.

Our company policy of thoroughly testing new products before offering them to our customers ensures that we are not wasting your resources on products that cannot deliver what’s promised.

We truly appreciate your interest in our business and will work hard to help you achieve the quality that you are expecting.
The following is only a small sample of the products and services that we can offer you.

Advan Products (to control both fungal and insect pests)
Barenbrug Grass Seed featuring industry leading RPR Ryegrass and HGT Kentucky Bluegrass,
Floratine Turf Products,
Grow Power Organic Fertilizers
Lebanon Turf Products Grass Seed and Fertilizers
Prince Minerals
Nutrite Fertilizers
Silico Turf
Soil Life
Solu-cal
Turf Screen
& Many More!

Quality grass seed!

Professional Turn Services, Inc also provides agronomic testing such as soil and water analysis, physical characteristics of soil and more for our Buffalo, NY customers.

We understand the different needs of turfgrass from Golf course greens to Football, Soccer, Baseball or your home lawn better than anyone else in this industry.

Give us a call to set up a consultation to begin or improve your turfgrass management program.

Phone Number
(585) 599-3118
Fax Number
(585) 599-3119
Physical Address
8704 Brickhouse Road
Corfu, NY 14036
Address
14036
Progressive Turf
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Progressive Turf is a 12 year industry leader in fertility technology, including advanced rsearch with liquid turf aplications on PGA courses, and studies done by multiple universities such as University of Florida and Clemson University. Progressive Turf features manufacturing and distributing specialized fertility and nutrition products primarily for premium turf care applications such as golf couse greens and tees, as well as professional sports turf.

Progressive Turf utilizes a unique proprietary technology as a basis for its turf nutrition products. The products are acclaimed within the industry for their utility, superior turf response, and ease of use.

We at Progressive Turf are so convinced of the performance of our Turf Products, that we unconditionally guarantee your complete satisfaction. We simply ask that you apply the product at the recommended application rate for four (4) weeks. Having done that, if you are not satisfied with the product for any reason we will pick up any unused containers and provide you with a full refund, on your first initial order.

As a superintendent or a distributor to golf courses you know the demand for superior results on every tee, every green, and every fairway. Progressive Turf has the sustainable solution for you!

We offer proprietary organically based, technologically advanced, liquid foliar fertilizers designed to improve turf grass color without promoting excessive top growth.

Progressive Turf started out in the golf course fertilizer industry and specifically tailored our Turf Foundation TM (10-3-5) and Greater Green TM (5-0-7) to meet the needs of high caliber courses situated in the most demanding climates. Our proprietary organic compound approach reduces the dependence on N-P-K as the primary source of nutrition and minerals unlike traditional fertilizers. Our products also contain all major, secondary, and minor mineral elements available in chelated form, a balanced nitrogen complex, and high levels of soluble carbohydrates, to enrich the soil profile and encourage microbe based mineral nutrient availability and uptake.

Our product offering decreases the heavy carbohydrate demand by turf grass to support top growth, which allows for the allocation of the carbohydrate reserve to encourage lateral growth, tillering, and other processes that contribute to improved color density, vigor, and improved root system development – even during cooler growing conditions.

Progressive Turf fertilizer can be mixed with other technical materials so that you can spray less often, and save time, labor and fuel. Progressive Turf’s superior formulations offer focused delivery of nutrients, and dramatically reduces leaching, volatilization, and other waste.

Website Address
Phone Number
888-982-2220
Physical Address
5360 Ball Ground Hwy,
Ball Ground, GA 30107
Address
30107
Redox Turf
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The mission of Redox began in 1992. In many ways, it begins again every new season. Our roots are firmly embedded in the agriculture industry, the reason our knowledge and passion run so deep. The result is a collection of products and experts that help customers grow beyond what’s expected.

The focus of Redox is in four main areas—soil chemistry, plant nutrition, water & salinity management, and root strength. With this being the foundation of all we create, growers are discovering healthy plants and high crop yields with an environmentally responsible approach.

Through proprietary nutrient complexing and chelation, and a production process incorporating both chemistry and biotechnology, we offer solutions that are the most efficient in the industry. Each grower has unique requirements due to water and soil conditions, nutritional needs of a particular plant, and variations in climate. For this reason, we have developed an exceptional technical service system that derives the fertilization recommendations from highly advanced analysis of the soil, the plant, and careful follow-up during the growing cycle. With this information, our team provides site-specific solutions so our customers can grow beyond expectations.

Website Address
Phone Number
208.678.2610
Physical Address
130 South 100 West
Burley, Idaho 83318
Address
83318
Turf trade
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With over 21 years of experience, Turf Trade provides products and services for the turf industry. Our main facility, located in Mullica Hill, service the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland (Eastern Shore and Baltimore vicinity) areas.

We carry a variety of products (fertilizers, wetting agents, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, seeds and soils) and equipment (sprayers, spreaders, irrigation, etc.) to cover all of your turf needs.

And if you have a custom need or unique problem, contact any of our sales associates. They will work with you to determine an appropriate solution.

Website Address
Phone Number
856-478-6704
Physical Address
517 Franklinville Road
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
Address
08062