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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
The search for skilled labor is a constant concern, but one promising pool is military veterans. Each year the military discharges 270,000 service members and 80 percent wonāt have a job lined up. āIt makes good business sense to hire veterans,ā says Elly Zemetra, senior director of talent management for BrightView, based in Blue Bell, […]
You typically hear about battery-power equipment being implemented in landscape maintenance operations, but Alfredoās Lawn and Landscape, based in Austin, Kentucky, has been able to incorporate some battery-powered tools in their hardscaping jobs. Alfredo Aubone, owner of Alfredoās Lawn and Landscape, says theyāve been using battery-powered blowers for a long time because theyāre easy and […]
In season 3, episode 25 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, host Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape talks to Phill Sexton, founder and managing partner of WIT Advisers. WIT Advisers administers the Sustainable Winter Management (SWiMĀ®) system and certifications. Sexton is a professor at the Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the […]
If you are an executive in the landscape industry, you donāt want to miss this yearās Leaders Forum and keynote speaker from Feb. 1-4, 2023, in Maui, Hawaii. Not only will you have the opportunity to network with your peers, but Paul Epstein, chief purpose advisor for the WHY Institute, will also lead two sessions […]
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 […]
