April 2024 - The Edge from the National Association of Landscape Professionals

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Month: April 2024

Exploring Different Landscape Companies’ Training Models

Training is critical to your landscape company’s overall success, but it is often a task that falls by the wayside during the busy season. Thankfully, there’s no one right way to train your team. What works for your operations may not be a good fit for another landscape business, but you can always gain inspiration […]

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Enhancing Cities with Urban Green Spaces

Adding urban green spaces to cities can greatly improve their sustainability and boost the quality of life for residents. As cities continue to grow, green spaces can shrink but it’s critical to fight for these areas and increase their presence in urban areas. Why Urban Green Spaces Matter Urban green spaces have been dubbed the […]

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From Petals to Profits: Keys to a Flourishing Seasonal Color Program

If you provide commercial landscape maintenance, one area of untapped potential is a seasonal color program. Even if you currently have a seasonal color program, you can take this offering to the next level. Melissa Dorsey, vice president of sales for Woodlawns Landscape Company, Inc., based in Mundelein, Illinois, says a lot of landscape companies […]

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Landscapes of the Month: Restoring Athletic Fields to Peak Condition

For many years, the athletic fields at Strake Jesuit in Houston, Texas, had been neglected, leading to injuries and poor turf conditions for students. With the problems adding up, the school decided to renovate the fields and make them top-tier athletic grounds. They turned to Lawn Management Company, based in Houston, to make this project […]

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The Benefits of Trees in Urban Environments

When you think of trees, the first place you’d expect to encounter them is a forest or wilderness area. However, trees belong in urban spaces just as much as rural ones. This Arbor Day, as you talk to your clients about the value of trees, share with them the endless benefits they can provide cities. […]

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Four Keys to Empowering Employees in Your Lawn and Landscape Business

People are your greatest resource at your lawn or landscape company. Many business owners credit their success to the team members they surround themselves with. You can tap into this support system as well if you take the time to empower your employees properly. Provide Training and Resources One main reason employees may not be […]

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Utilizing AI and Maintaining a Personal Touch with Clients

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic, and rightfully so. This groundbreaking technology is evolving and improving on a regular basis and many landscape companies are starting to find ways they can take advantage of this tool in their day-to-day work. Jay Rotonnelli, vice president of business development for Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service, based in […]

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Early Identification of Spring Tree Diseases

Spring is lauded for blooming flowers, but it has a downside, too. As the weather warms, insects proliferate while bacteria and viruses can flourish. Spring rains make fungi, well, mushroom, and the season’s lovely breezes spread the fungi spores. So you’re more apt to encounter tree diseases in spring. Early identification can mitigate damage to […]

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Celebrate Earth Day by Protecting Biodiversity in the Landscape

Landscape professionals are stewards of the environment but just like anything else in life, there is always room for improvement. As we celebrate another Earth Day, one facet of sustainability you can examine in your operations is your efforts to increase biodiversity in your clients’ properties. Biodiversity is the number and variety of species in […]

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Unleashing the Power of Data-Driven Water Management

When monitoring your client’s water usage on their property, are you going by gut feelings and guesstimates or do you have hard data to help drive your adjustment to their irrigation system? Justin White, owner of K&D Landscaping, Inc., based in Watsonville, California, compares not utilizing data-driven water management to if you had a credit card […]

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