Omaha’s Loveland Lawns was founded by Joe and Ada McDermott over 50 years ago. Joe McDermott, a smart and savvy marketer, developed a unique business persona and played it to the hilt. Current owner Mike McDermott, who started his own sod farm in Kansas City, the Grass Pad, reports he has built on his father’s legacy to encompass multiple marketing venues that didn’t exist in those early days, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Vimeo.


“Who we are!” on their website, www. grasspad.com gives the overview. Grass Pad is a retail and wholesale distributor of premium quality turf sod, turf seed, fertilizer, lawn chemicals, mulch, soils and nursery stock. With 50 years of experience in the professional turf industry, Grass Pad is a pioneer in sod production and an active member of Turfgrass Producers International. As a major supplier of turf seed and fertilizer to premier sod producers in the Midwest, Grass Pad gives homeowners access to the same quality turf products the professionals demand. Sod farms don't buy seed and fertilizer for turf production at a box store or hardware store, why should you?


Te website “Tell the Story” section captures the persona. “Te first Kansas City Grass Pad opened as a sod farm on 700 acres in Farley, Missouri. No telephone, no running water, just two light bulbs, one outdoor privy, and an old dairy barn. People drove for miles to find a gravel road, the old barn, and the 700 acres of lush green sod.


TPI Turf News January/February 2018


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