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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
When you consider all of the data at your fingertips that come from running a lawn or landscape company, it can be truly overwhelming. However, you shouldnāt let analysis paralysis keep your business from digging into these valuable insights. These numbers can tell a significant story about your business and help you make more informed […]
To buy or not to buyā¦that is the question. Or perhaps the question is to buy, to lease, or to rent? When it comes to your fleet and the equipment needed to get the job done, the decision to buy, lease or rent will vary greatly based on various factors Below are some of the […]
Winter can be a dry time for your skin, and it can dry out plants, too. With less humidity in the air, plants can lose moisture from their leaves faster than they can replace it. āPlants that lose too much water can die, and anti-desiccants create a protective film on the plants to reduce the […]
Jack Ingels, a former professor at SUNY Cobleskill, passed away earlier this fall. Ingels earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University, followed by a Master of Science from Rutgers, and continued post-graduate studies at Ball State University and College of St. Rose. He started teaching at SUNY Cobleskill at age 24 in 1966 […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. At Blue Marble Landscape, based in Mesa, Arizona, large-scale HOAs are their bread and butter. Not only do they provide a wide range of services to this commercial property type, including landscape and turf management, water […]
The consequences of being too late for various things in life will vary. Miss the bus? Thatās okay; you can wait for the next one. However, when it comes to exit planning, being too late to build your business into something buyers are interested in can result in the destruction of the value of your […]
Itās that time of the year when people are excited to see the past 12 months summarized in stats and graphics. Even if you donāt share your landscape companyās accomplishments with a wider audience, it is a good idea to take stock of your successes and positive changes youāve made. Josh Wise, CEO of GrassRoots Tree […]
With growth comes the essential need for delegation. You simply cannot do everything by yourself, which is why it is critical to have a set of leaders who can nurture your company culture. If you donāt have strong leaders in place, they can drive away other good employees with their poor management and stifle feedback […]
This information came from a session during the 2024 ELEVATE conference and expo. Donāt miss ELEVATE in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 2-5, 2025. With the rapid pace of new technology being introduced, it can be easy to get caught up in the desire to be at the cutting edge of everything. However, before you begin investing in […]
As adding GPS tracking to landscape fleets becomes more commonplace, an additional piece of hardware that is rising in popularity are dashcams. These cameras can have road-facing and/or in-cab lenses to capture what your crews are encountering as they drive between job sites. Seth Kehne, president of Lawn Butler, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, says they started putting […]