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Year: 2021

Learn Your Leadership Style and Encourage Your Employees to Have a Voice

Do you know what your leadership style is? Furthermore, do you know the leadership styles of others in your organization and how effective they are? Sean Martin, Donald & Lauren Morel Associate Professor of Management at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business will be presenting on how leadership styles impact followers during Leaders […]

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Celebrating Your Career Wins: Season 2, Episode 28 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 28 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape, talk about the different career wins they have had over the last few months. In this podcast, they discuss the […]

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members in the news

NALP Members in the News: SavATree, Ruppert, Sperber

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. SavATree Merges with Urban Tree Service SavATree has merged with New Hampshire-based tree care company, Urban Tree Service. This expands SavATreeā€™s presence in the New England area, serving customers throughout New Hampshire, Maine and Northeastern Massachusetts. ā€œWe are excited to partner with a company […]

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Business Smarts: Setting Your Digital Marketing Up for Success

There are a multitude of marketing methods, both traditional and digital, readily available for lawn care and landscape companies to take advantage of. However, it can be overwhelming deciding where your marketing dollars are best spent. ā€œMost landscaping companies do not have proper digital marketing strategies and execution in place ā€” itā€™s just a fact,ā€ […]

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Landscapes of the Month: Bringing Biodiversity to Mirror Lake

When The Ohio State University decided to transform Mirror Lake from a brick-bottom, man-made pond into a marsh wetland that resembled the original spring-fed pond from the 1890s, they knew to turn to Environmental Management Services, Inc., (EMI) based in Plain City, Ohio. The university has worked with EMI on many construction projects prior to […]

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5 Ways Texting Can Boost Your Landscaping Business

Guest Content As the owner of a landscaping business, chances are strong that youā€™re having an increasingly difficult time reaching customers by phone and email. Theyā€™re busy with other things, and that broken communication is an ever-present threat keeping you from getting paid and retaining customers. So what can you do? You need to grab […]

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Tree Care: Proper Pruning Practices for Professionals

As we head into the dormant season, you may start getting phone calls from clients as this is can be a prime time for pruning trees. Pruning is an important practice that removes dead and dying branches, allowing for new growth while protecting people below. While it may seem like a straightforward task, make sure […]

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Happy Thanksgiving: Season 2, Episode 27 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 27 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, reflect on what they are thankful for this year and wanted to wish all our listeners a very Happy […]

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How I Do It: Creating a Leadership Development Program

As your lawn care or landscape company grows, youā€™ll need leaders to step up and fill new roles. Naturally, you want to reward your team members who have been with you on the front lines, but some of them may need some fine-tuning before theyā€™re ready for a management position. Often you are faced with […]

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Level Up: Thrive Outdoor Is Growing to Provide Opportunities

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Lee Buffington, LIC, originally wanted to become a doctor but along the way, he found another career path in landscaping. What had started as a summertime job to earn money for college turned into a full-fledged […]

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