Big news from GIE Media, our parent company, this month.

We’ve just launched a new GIE Media horticulture news app for iPhones and iPads that will channel breaking news, industry updates, great new feature stories, the latest products and the hottest videos from our market and all of the other ornamental and turf markets we serve into one place.

It’s the first of its kind in the industry, and a great way to stay on top of the tremendous amount of news we’re covering every day.

If you have a iPhone or iPad and you want to stay connected, download it now. Look for the Droid version soon.

Warning: This is a bit of shameless self-promotion.

When I first got my iPad, I felt like I’d been visited by the ghost of Christmas future. Not only was it shiny and new – it made a lot of the things I read and write a lot easier and more interesting.

If you haven’t already, please check out the Lawn & Landscape app. It works for Apple devices and brings our print edition content together with our breaking news feeds so you have all the best industry news all the time.

And my favorite part? It’s all free.

Thousands of landscapers have already downloaded it. You can find it here.