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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
If you want to change what happens on a property, you have to change what the person standing on the property is focused on and rewarded for. This is where front-line incentive programs come in. āBase pay buys the job,ā says Joe Socolof, COO of Landscape Workshop. āIncentives don’t buy effort; they direct attention. A […]
When deciding where to invest money in the business, are you taking the time to calculate the cost of capital or going off gut instincts alone? While you may be able to afford the monthly payment on a new piece of equipment, you also need to ask if it is the best use of your […]
Itās common for a forensics team to be called in to investigate the questionable death of a person, but are you taking the time to conduct a forensic analysis when a tree dies on your customerās property? āConducting forensic analysis on dead, dying or failed trees can give a plethora of information and insight into […]
When you started your landscape business, chances are you didnāt create it because you loved working on spreadsheets at 9 p.m. Itās because you wanted to be outdoors, running equipment and creating beautiful spaces for customers while providing for your family and your employeesā families. Yet night after night youāre still creating estimates and responding […]
If you want to reach the next generation of landscape professionals, you canāt just wait until students are graduating from college to begin sharing the numerous career paths the industry has to offer. To build a sustainable talent pipeline, you need to build relationships with every stage of education so students are aware of […]
Heat safety is an essential aspect of working in the landscape industry and should not be taken lightly. The U.S. Department of Laborās Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that between 2021 and 2024, exposure to environmental heat resulted in an average of 48 fatalities per year, but this does not capture the number of heat-related […]
Itās Monday morning, and three of your crew members are no-shows. Itās a headache you donāt need but can occur quite often if you donāt have the proper policies in place. Rampant absenteeism can create a negative ripple effect in your landscape company that results in crews operating shorthanded, longer work days, missed production goals […]
If your business has reached the point where you have multiple branches operating throughout your service area, one of the keys to success is ensuring that these various locations are operating to your set standards. While an office may look great on a P&L, itās a good practice to visit your branches on a regular […]
If you want to go behind the scenes with a landscape company that has grown rapidly from a single-location landscape construction provider to a multi-site operation offering landscape maintenance, you donāt want to miss On Tour held during ELEVATE, presented by NALP and powered by Cat. This exclusive facility tour with Sunrise Landscape, based in Tampa, […]
Landscape professionals traveled from near and far to attend the 30th Renewal & Remembrance, presented by NALP and powered by Hustler and DeWalt, held on July 20, 2026. More than 280 volunteers spread across the 639 acres of Arlington National Cemetery, which stands as a testament to our nationās history of service and sacrifice. This yearās […]
