August 2020 - Page 2 of 2 - The Edge from the National Association of Landscape Professionals

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Month: August 2020

Gachina Landscape Management’s Goat Grazing Gathers Attention

Since Gachina Landscape Management implemented goat grazing as part of its sustainable landscape practices four years ago, interest has grown every year. Customers vary from corporate campuses and HOAs to cities and estates. The size of the job can be from less than half an acre to 200 acres or more. Herds of goats can […]

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How to Handle FFCRA Matters as Kids Go Back to School

In the webinar hosted on Wednesday, Aug. 12, Whitney Brown with Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C., covered some of the employment law-related issues that companies may face as kids go back to school across the country in the midst of COVID-19. To view the full webinar, click here. Please note the guidance provided below […]

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Inspiration and Evolution In Education: Episode 12 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the 12th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape, along with NALP’s Jenn Myers, senior director of workforce development, talked to several faculty representatives from a few of the […]

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Meet Darrell Bley, the Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2020

Darrell Bley, curator and horticulture instructor at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, received more than 16 letters of recommendation from former students, colleagues, and industry leaders for the title of Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2020. In those letters, there were many reoccurring statements, including the fact Bley is the first to arrive […]

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Level Up: Pro Cutters Lawnscapes Executes Everything with Excellence in Mind

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. For Pro Cutters Lawnscapes, Inc. based in Conyers, Georgia, their goal is to have a thriving company, rather than one that is “big” on paper. “While we have always set revenue goals, one thing we have […]

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Business Smarts: What to Consider When Adding a New Service

There are many methods for growing your landscape business and one that should be practiced with careful consideration is adding on a new service offering. If you select a service that is a natural add-on to your current operations, you can increase revenue and meet customer needs. However, if you add an offering without the […]

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Professional Landscapers Weigh in on Pandemic’s Effects on 2020 Trends

No one could have predicted that 2020 has played out the way it has but has the pandemic and related events affected this year’s landscape trends? Many residential landscape companies have reported in a recent survey that their revenues are beating expectations this year. Eighty percent have reported increases in spending on enhancements. “Since they’re […]

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Letting Go to Grow with Marty Grunder: Episode 11 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the 11th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape talked to Marty Grunder, president and CEO of Grunder Landscaping Co. and of The […]

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Member Spotlight: Lucas Melograno, Mariani Landscape

Lucas Melograno is a production coordinator for Mariani Landscape based in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Since he was young, he knew he wanted to be outside, with an early love for construction, machines and being outdoors. “While I was in high school my boss at the time had a part-time lawn mowing service and would ask […]

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HeartLand Shares Story Behind Monumental Growth in 2019

Every year Landscape Management recognizes the top 150 landscape companies ranked by revenue. The top five companies for this year are the same as last year, but just a little bit farther down on the list at No. 14 is HeartLand, whose revenue change from 2018 to 2019 jumped up by 189 percent. HeartLand is […]

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