As the head of the nation's largest lawn-care company, spring is the beginning of the busy season.

Suits fly against the national lawn-care companies, and interest is kindled in "organic" methods of lawn care.

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Officials at Chemlawn, the nation's largest lawn-care company, would not elaborate.

The alarms are being raised partly in response to the rapid rise in the last decade of commercial lawn-care companies.

Sellers of pesticides and lawn-care companies defend their use.

Mr. Abrams's office has sued Chemlawn, one of the nation's largest lawn-care companies, over the issue.

The settlement comes amid Government criticism of chemical safety claims made by lawn-care companies.

New York has acted to apply an optional state law that requires lawn-care companies to give neighboring property owners 48 hours' notice before applying pesticides.

And Scotts, the lawn-care company, named the group as gardeners of the year.