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Year: 2025

Meet Jason Walker, 2025’s Outstanding Educator of the Year

The NALP Foundation named Jason Walker, associate professor and undergraduate coordinator for landscape architecture at Mississippi State University, this year’s Outstanding Educator of the Year. Walker earned his undergraduate degree at Mississippi State and attended Virginia Tech for graduate school. He has been teaching at Mississippi State since 2003. As the co-leader of Mississippi State […]

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Innovator Series: Gassib Landscape Design Goes “Full Throttle: Into MX Fuelā„¢ Battery-Powered Equipment To Save Time and Costs on the Job Site

When Ben Gassib entered the construction business more than two decades ago, his motivation was one that a young person of any era could easily relate to. ā€œI was a big skier,ā€ he laughs, ā€œAnd back then, you could take winters off.ā€ Twenty-some years later, Gassib has long abandoned thoughts of open-ended winter skiing vacations. […]

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How I Do It: Boosting Route Density Through Value-Based Door-To-Door Sales

When Green Lawn Fertilizing, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was looking to scale up the business eight years ago, they decided to invest in their residential outside sales team. Now, their door-to-door sales are up 100%+ year over year. Patrik Khosrowabadi, market sales director for Green Lawn Fertilizing’s West Chester branch, says that their outside […]

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Five Reasons to Convince Your Boss You Can’t Miss ELEVATE

ELEVATE, presented by NALP and powered by Cat, isn’t just another conference. It is a catalyst for your own professional growth and can help take your company to the next level. If you don’t want to miss out on the landscape industry’s premier event in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 2-5, share with your boss all the […]

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Francisco Garcia Named Kevin Kehoe Student Leader of the Year

Francisco Garcia, a senior at the College of DuPage majoring in business management with an emphasis in horticulture, was named this year’s Kevin Kehoe Leader of the Year Award recipient at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition. This award recognizes aĀ student who has demonstrated strong leadership within their academic community, has a passion for helping others, […]

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How Manufacturers and Distributors Are Responding to Current Tariffs

While other world events may have pushed the thought of tariffs to the back burner, this doesn’t negate their impact on industry manufacturers and suppliers as they strive to navigate the ever-changing rules. ā€œThe impact of tariffs is top of mind and the situation continues to evolve daily,ā€ says Eric Bjorling, vice president of marketing […]

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Level Up: Employee Training Drives Midwest Landscape Industries’ Success

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Midwest Landscape Industries, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, takes pride in the industry expertise and knowledge they bring to every job. They currently budget over $75,000 for training and certification for their team. ā€œYou are not growing […]

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Diving Into Pool Projects: When to Subcontract Versus Build In-House

Pools are a nuanced feature of landscape projects that call for a particular set of skills. If you want to incorporate them into your designs, you’ll have to decide whether you want to subcontract the work or do it in-house. Both routes come with their own pluses and minuses, and which is a better fit […]

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NALP Foundation’s Roblox Experience Blends Fun and Education, Attracting 100K Unique Visitors

The NALP Foundation launched Landscape Design Empire, an immersive experience on the Roblox platform, last year and it has now reached the milestone of 100,000 unique visitors. Less than 1% of Roblox experiences reach this metric. ā€œWhen we started our initiative with Roblox, we knew it was a great avenue to get in front of […]

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Safety Culture: How to Beat the Heat with Acclimatization Strategies

As we head into the hottest months of the year, it is more important than ever to ensure you have a heat acclimatization program in place to protect new hires. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), nearly three out of four fatalities from heat illness happen during the first week of work. […]

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