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For Father’s Day, as part of our #NALPStories series, Kelly Dowell writes about what she’s learned by working with her father, Maurice Dowell, at Dowco Enterprises Inc. in Chesterfield, MO. Growing up I was always observing the business. I remember living in a small trailer home when we just had a couple of trucks with magnetic […]
For Father’s Day, as part of our #NALPStories series, we talked to Brett Lemke about what he’s learned by working with his father, Rick Lemke, at R.M. Landscape, Inc. in Hilton, N.Y. What have you learned about business from your dad? Work ethic first and foremost. From a young age it started with “Don’t say […]
Through the National Association of Landscape Professionals Trailblazer business mentor program, Deborah Wade of Wade’s Lawn Service of Goodlettsville, Tenn. spent a day with Jim McCutcheon of Highgrove Partners in Austell, Ga. Deborah describes her visit as remarkable. Take a look at what else she had to say about her visit … Deborah says she […]
Lambert Landscape Company, of Dallas, won two of the three Judges Awards last year in the National Association of Landscape Professionals Awards of Excellence program. Judson Griggs, Lambert’s director of sales and marketing explains how winning national awards benefits the company. Great Publicity Winning two Judges Awards in one year is unusual, but […]
Even in the age of the smartphone and T.V. show binge watching, the love affair with the American yard is not over, and we for one are not surprised! According to our online survey conducted by Harris Poll in May 2015, Americans made it clear that they think it […]
During the next month or so, we can expect an increased level of discussion about pollinators. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-NY) succinctly summarized the debate around pollinator health during yesterday’s hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Subcommittee Chairman Davis said that the parasitic Varroa mite is one of many factors that […]
Here are a few things you should know. 1. Get hands-on experience Even if you’ve been mowing lawns since you were a teen, you’ll need a good deal of know-how to turn a hobby into a full-fledged company, says Shayne Newman, president of YardApes Inc., a lawn care company based in New Milford, Connecticut, that […]
Every year we promote National Lawn Care Month in April. We love to share the benefits of a well-cared for lawn with consumers, and this year, lots of landscape professionals joined in and made our grassroots #lawncaremonth campaign a success. There were 1,025 posts using the #lawncaremonth hashtag on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with 1.3 million […]
As our new board of directors starts its term and we begin a new fiscal year, I wanted to give you an update about the exciting initiatives the association is pursuing your behalf. We have undergone an incredible transition in the last year with a new identity and a new strategic vision, and we did […]
Sometimes advocacy efforts are about debating big policy. Sometimes meetings with our elected officials and their staff are about building recognition of our industry and the many environmental, economic, and health benefits we provide society. Sometimes however, these meetings are more serious, more real. April 15’s #SaveH2B fly-in was very much the latter. It’s April, […]