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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
No one wants to experience them, but bad quarters will happen as you operate your lawn care or landscape business. Sometimes a bad quarter is due to external factors utterly out of your control, like Mother Nature not delivering the snow you expected for the winter season. Other times, internal factors like poor marketing strategies […]
On June 13 and 14, nearly 130 landscape professionals from at least 25 states gathered at the nationās capital to meet with their representatives to lobby for the permanent worker exclusion for the H-2B program. āI think if landscape professionals want to change policy and impact policy, they have to be able to show up […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. It was the beautiful stripes professional mowing services created that first attracted Taylor Milliken to the landscape industry. He started out mowing lawns with his friend at 15 years old. āI always knew I wanted to […]
Imagine trying to go about your day constantly holding your breath or only being able to breathe through a straw? Not the most pleasant living conditions, right? Likewise, your customersā lawns could be experiencing something similar if the soil lacks healthy oxygen levels. Signs of Poor Soil Health A number of factors can impact soil […]
When a building becomes dilapidated, itās often torn down to make way for the new. This is not the case for Raleigh Iron Works, located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This historic space has been reclaimed and transformed into a mixed-use development. In 2021, Jamestown & Grubb Ventures Services broke ground on Raleigh Iron Works and […]
Russell Landscape Group has achieved 20 percent annual organic growth over the last eight years. How they achieved this, as well as how they plan to continue to grow, is one of the aspects attendees of the seventh annual NALP Field Trip were able to discover on June 6-7. This $62 million-dollar company headquartered in […]
Electrocution is the sixth leading cause of occupational fatalities in the United States, according to the CDC. In the landscape industry, these deaths be a result of coming into contact with underground or overhead electrical lines. Fatalities also stem from the use of power tools and portable generators or installing and maintaining the electrical components […]
If you talk to almost any lawn care or landscape company owner about their successful recruiting methods, nine times out of 10 theyāll mention having an employee referral program. This method is popular because your employees are more likely to recommend individuals they would want to work with. It also helps boost employee engagement and […]
If you have your residential clients often asking if you know a handyman or provide home services, you may be considering taking on these services yourself. This was the case for Krisjan Berzins, founder of Kingstowne Lawn & Landscape, based in Alexandria, Virginia. He started offering painting services for his clients over 10 years ago. āI […]
Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Weller Brothers Landscape Professionals Expand to Des Moines, Iowa Weller Brothers Landscape Professionals have announced their plans to expand their operations to Des Moines, Iowa, in August 2023. This is their 22nd year of business in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, area and their […]
