June 2022 - Page 3 of 3 - The Edge from the National Association of Landscape Professionals

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Month: June 2022

Exponential Growth Through The Third Door: How to Think Differently, Transform Your Business, and Achieve Your Most Important Goals

What do icons like Maya Angelou, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall and Pitbull have in common? They are all individuals that author Alex Banayan has interviewed during his seven-year quest to discover the high-performance habits of successful people. He distilled these mindsets and tools into his book, The Third Door. During the opening general session at […]

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Know Your Limitations with Jan Johnsen: Season 3, Episode 3 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 3 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape, Luke Melegrano with Mariani Landscape and Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench talk with Jan Johnsen, principal with Johnsen Landscapes & Pools. Johnsen and her husband ran a design/build firm for over 30 years and today it is […]

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Landscape Professionals Lobby for Change During H-2B Fly-In

On June 8, 80 landscape professionals from 18 different states headed to Capitol Hill to carry the H-2B reform message and share their stories. This fly-in was hosted by NALP in collaboration with Seasonal Employment Alliance, the Federation of Employers and Workers of America and AmericanHort to push for H-2B reform this summer as there […]

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Adapting to California Water Restrictions

Earlier this year, the State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously to implement a statewide ban on the watering of nonfunctional turf in the commercial, industrial and institutional sectors in California that runs for one year. The board also put regulations in place requiring local agencies to implement water use restrictions as water supplies may […]

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NALP Members in the News: Scythe Robotics, Project EverGreen, SiteRecon, Davey and More

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Scythe Robotics Expands Team Scythe Robotics, a manufacturer of commercial-grade autonomous solutions, has brought on two employees to head manufacturing and talent acquisition as the company scales to meet surging demand. Brian Merkel has been brought on as head of manufacturing and Jen Mongeois […]

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Level Up: Hursthouse Landscape Architects Grows Around Key Team Members

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Hursthouse Landscape Architects, based in Bolingbrook, Illinois, was started 32 years ago after Bob Hursthouse left the landscaping company he had spent a decade working at. He was interviewing with other landscaping companies when his former […]

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Business Smarts: Choosing an Exit Plan Strategy

When you start a business, probably the last thing on your mind is what youā€™re going to do with it when you retire. However, this is exactly what landscape company owners should be thinking about, according to Kurt Bland, president of Bland Landscaping Company, based in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He says the sooner an […]

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Project EverGreen Revitalizes Community Gardens Throughout New York City

Project EverGreenā€™s GreenCare for Communities initiative has been working to revitalize community green spaces since 2008. One of their focuses has been partnering with NYC Parks GreenThumb to restore various community gardens throughout New York City and five boroughs that are in need of renovation. ā€œProject EverGreenā€™s goal is to increase the healthy greenspace footprint […]

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Branching Models with Pam Dooley: Season 3, Episode 2 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 2 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk with Pam Dooley, owner of Plants Creative Landscape. Dooley grew up as an athlete and plant lover and earned the nickname “Plants” from her teammates during her collegiate volleyball years. […]

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