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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Villani Landshapers, Inc., based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is not Gino Villaniās first business, but it is his first time entering the landscape industry. While he always has had an entrepreneurial spirit, his background is in […]
Studies have shown that employee trust directly correlates to improved employee performance. In workplaces where employees have a culture of fear, they are less likely to act innovatively, share ideas or take initiative. This can also inhibit a companyās growth as team members wonāt lean in and collaborate with one another. Having an ‘everyone for […]
Ground Works Land Design, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has a strict uniform policy, as first impressions are very important to owner Tony Nasrallah. The company provides their employees with luxury apparel as it helps boost employee morale and the quality of their work. Recently, the company has taken this a step further by creating a […]
In this replay episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, and Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, talk to Zech Strauser, founder and owner of Strauser Natureās Helpers. Strauser has a strong passion for the outdoors and being […]
If youāre an experienced landscape professional, itās easy to think once youāve mastered a technique like pruning, thereās no need to revisit the matter. However, this mindset can cause you to hold on to obsolete pruning practices. āWeāre working with living plants, which are dynamic organisms,ā says Jen Kettell, owner of Radiant Leaf Consulting and […]
The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) had a plan in place when news of Hurricane Ianās landfall was announced. The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa as a category four hurricane on Sept. 28 and impacted areas like Fort Myers. Hurricane Ian is tied for the fifth-strongest hurricane to make landfall in the […]
As cleaning, maintaining and repairing equipment is a normal part of a lawn or landscape companyās operations, itās important to practice lockout/tagout procedures during these tasks. Lockout means placing a lock on a machine to prevent it from unexpectedly starting or energizing during service or repair. A lock might also prevent stored energy from being […]
In season 3, episode 23 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke of RM Landscape and Macey Robinson at LandCare talk with Elizabeth Bonadonna, president of Busy Beaver Lawn and Garden, based in Buffalo, New York. Bonadonna started this business with her two partners in 2014 and has continued to grow […]
Are you currently evaluating your companyās compensation and benefits package? See how you compare to other companies in the industry with NALPās 2022 Compensation & Benefits Report, presented in partnership with Aspire, A ServiceTitan Company. This detailed report (based on 2021 data) provides analysis of key compensation and benefits-related statistics for landscape and lawn care […]
This information came from a session during the 2022 ELEVATE conference and expo. Donāt miss the 2023 ELEVATE in Dallas on Sept. 10-13. The average cost of hiring an employee is around $4,000. With this much money or more on the line, it should be a given that you want to do everything in your power to […]
