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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
Want to build stronger relationships with your clients and team members? Discover how McHale Landscape Design, Inc., empowers people and has crafted a company culture rooted in success at NALPās Field Trip in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Sept. 23-24, 2025. McHale is a high-end residential landscape design, build and estate gardening firm. With an annual revenue […]
Ever wished you had a collection of subject matter experts to consult for various business concerns related to safety, legal issues, lawn care regulations or government affairs? As an NALP member, you have access to our specialty advisors, free of charge. āNALP advisors are an invaluable resource and membersā benefit,ā says Sam Steel, NALPās safety […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Saluda Hill Landscapes, based in Lexington, South Carolina, has carved out a niche for themselves by primarily serving homebuilders. The company has experienced steady, but fast growth since starting in 1991. āBuilder landscaping remains our most […]
Tree risk assessments are ideal for long-term client relationships and can help with preserving your customersā trees. If you are considering offering tree risk assessments as a service, make sure that you or someone on your staff has the proper certifications, like the International Society of Arboricultureās Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) program, which […]
Small business owners demonstrate hard work, ingenuity and dedication daily. Often, they are striving to become industry leaders while facing failures and wins along the way. āI believe itās important to celebrate the wins,ā says Patrick Wells, president of Piedmont Landscape Management, based in Augusta, Georgia. āToo often, we focus on the setbacks.ā As part […]
Choosing to provide organic services for your clients is not something that should be tacked on at a whim. Executing an organic lawn care program profitably requires a focus on soil health, thoughtful logistics, and effective consumer education. Building Your Organic Lawn Care Program Depending on whether you are opting to create an organic program […]
Like many other landscape companies starting out, Bret Achtenhagenās Seasonal Services, based in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, initially worked with anyone and everyone. Bret Achtenhagen, president and CEO of the company, says in the beginning, they served middle-class clients and starter homes. Now their reputation has taken them to higher-end clientele. āIt’s very referral-based, but I think […]
Burnout can be a real threat to both your team and yourself if you are not taking care of your mental health. āMental health is such a wide sweeping topic with a million and a half definitions ā one for about every individual talking about it,ā says Brandon Sheppard, a Weed Man franchisor in the Mid-Atlantic. āAt […]
As the terms ānaturalā and āorganicā become more common in grocery stores, it is also sparking consumer interest in finding organic lawn care services as well. However, does that interest translate into actual profits? Dive into some of the reasons to consider creating organic lawn care, as well as the customer education required to be […]
As a leader, establishing effective routines can play a major role in your overall excellence as an organization. It takes discipline to both develop good habits and eliminate those that no longer serve you. Below are some of the habits that have positively impacted leaders in the landscape industry as well as practices they decided […]
