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NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIF) (“Griffin”) announced that its landscape nursery business, Imperial Nurseries, Inc. (“Imperial”), has entered into an agreement for the lease of, and grant of an option to purchase, Imperial’s Quincy, Florida production nursery to Tri-B Nursery, Inc. (“Tri-B Nursery”), a member of the Berry family of nurseries. A preliminary agreement for this transaction was announced several weeks ago. The agreement with Tri-B Nursery provides for a six-year lease of the Florida facility and grants Tri-B Nursery an option to purchase the facility at any time during the lease … Read more

– Company-wide sales increase 9%; up 16% in Global Consumer segment – Consumer purchases in the U.S. increase 19% in third quarter – Company-wide adjusted gross margin rate improves 210 basis points – Company re-affirms full year adjusted EPS guidance of $2.35 to $2.45 MARYSVILLE, Ohio, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world’s leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, announced strong third quarter results driven by a high level of consumer engagement in nearly all aspects of the lawn and garden category. Company-wide sales for the quarter ended June 27 were $1.28 … Read more

ATLANTA, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL), a premier North American consumer and commercial services company, today reported unaudited financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Revenues for the second quarter of 2009 were flat at $284.6 million, compared to $284.5 million for the second quarter of 2008. The negative impact of the Canadian dollar on second quarter revenues was partially offset by the Company’s recent acquisition of Crane Pest Control. Net income increased 12.1% to $25.5 million or $0.26 per diluted share for the second quarter compared to $22.7 million or $0.23 per diluted … Read more

From Lawn & Landscape PONTIAC, Mich. — Yesterday, The Brickman Group announced that it formed a partnership with Pontiac-based Torre & Bruglio, one of the largest landscape contractors in the state of Michigan. Brickman serves commercial clients in 29 states, providing maintenance, landscape architecture and construction services. Torre & Bruglio has a 20-year history providing landscape installation and horticultural maintenance services on commercial properties for more than 20 years. Torre & Bruglio President and CEO Frank Torre said: “Becoming partners will present on-going career growth for both teams and enhance our service to clients with the strength, experience and resources of a national leader.” We have … Read more

(NOBLESVILLE, IN)….Custom Touch Irrigation, a Noblesville-based irrigation and landscape lighting company established in 1978, has acquired Indianapolis irrigation company Perfect Property Services. The combined operations will be headquartered at Custom Touch Irrigation’s facility located in the Noblesville Business Park at 9675 E. 148th Street. Custom Touch Irrigation plans to expand their 20 plus strong staff by three due to the acquisition and increase their customer base by 10 percent. Dana Hird, owner of Custom Touch Irrigation, started the business with a couple of part time employees and has grown it into the award winning company it is today, having won … Read more