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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
Angela Howes got into the landscape industry by pure chance. An associate of hers met Craig Ruppert installing a basketball hoop at his house and Ruppert offered him a job in landscaping. Not long afterward, her associate called her to interview for an administrative position. Since then, Howes has spent 17 years with Ruppert Landscape. […]
Editor’s Note: This article was written Dec. 4, 2020 COVID-19 caused major disruptions in the commercial markets with some benefiting and others struggling due to its effects on how companies do business. For lawn care and landscape companies that service commercial clients, paying attention to trends in commercial business sectors now takes on new importance. […]
Tom Brumfield, president and founder of Siteworks Landscape, based in Richmond, California, first got into the landscape industry when a high school friend offered him a job as a groundskeeper at a local retirement community. āWhile working there, I found out another alumni from my high school was pursuing a degree from The Ohio State […]
Itās been a rising trend for years now ā fire features are in and show no sign of stopping. In particular, fire pits have experienced high demand thanks to the increased interest in outdoor entertaining. Fire pits provide a natural gathering space in the landscape and also extend the season of homeownersā outdoor living space, […]
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that employers who have more than 50 full-time employees provide their staff health care benefits, but what if youāre a company with a smaller team? Offering health benefits as a smaller company can give you a competitive edge against other businesses your size, who donāt provide them. According to […]
In the 34th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape talk with Leigh McGonagle, owner of Poplar Point Studio, a small boutique fine gardening […]
Sponsored Content Daniel Currin, CEO of Greenscape based in Raleigh, North Carolina, first became interested in SiteRecon when he realized the software offered to fully automate the measuring process of job sites. Since adding SiteRecon, Greenscape has freed up 300 hours of sales time in two months. Previously, Currin had to create a full-time internal […]
Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Aspire Acquires Crew Control Aspire Software Company has acquired Crew Control, a scheduling software application built for smaller lawn care and landscaping companies. The application simplified the scheduling process for these contractors. Aspire says they decided to acquire Crew Control because their company mission […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Ever since Alex Romo was a kid, he wanted to start his own company. He is now the president and general manager of his company Green & Clean Landscaping, Inc. based in Greensboro, North Carolina. āIn […]
John Buechner died on Dec. 22, 2020, after battling cancer for a year. He was 68 years old. Buechner was a longtime agronomist and director of technical support for Lawn Doctor. He also was the president of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America (PLCAA, a legacy organization of NALP) in 1996. Buechner earned his […]
