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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
If you keep an eye on industry news, chances are youāve read a press release about one of Landscape Workshopās recent acquisitions. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Landscape Workshop is one of the larger commercial landscaping companies in the U.S. They have also doubled their size in the past five years through organic and acquisitive growth. […]
Phil Key is the CEO of Ruppert Landscape. He recently assumed this role in June 2023 after serving as Ruppertās president since 2013. He has been working for the company for over 24 years and has over 30 years in the industry. When you first started as an intern at Ruppert, did you ever think […]
āYeah, why not?ā was Eddie Ramirezās response to Mark Chaffin when he suggested Ramirez join him as he started his own landscaping company. That was in 1979, when the two were working together at a restaurant. Chaffin left the restaurant industry and started EarthWorks, Inc., based in Lillian, Texas. Ramirez started as a laborer, then […]
Looking for an additional service line that doesnāt call for a lot of upfront investment and has the potential to make money with existing and new customers? Mosquito control might be an offering to consider. Weed Man added mosquito control services in 2019 and launched the brand Mosquito Hero in 2020. In the U.S., Weed […]
While there are numerous considerations to be mindful of when designing rooftop gardens, with a creative mindset, the skyās the limit to what can be installed in these spaces. āRooftop gardens will present challenges when utilizing specific design elements, but these are just bumps in the road,ā says Samantha Barrett, design manager for John Mini […]
Not sure what 2024 will bring in terms of recession and consumer confidence levels, laws and regulations that impact that industry or even extreme weather? Our experts read the tea leaves to help you prepare. The Economy You only have to skim recent headlines to see the constant coverage of an impending slowdown or a […]
Automation may sound like something reserved for manufacturing lines, but it can help improve your lawn or landscape companyās efficiency by condensing time-consuming processes. Lawson Thalmann, chief technology officer for Chalet, based in Wilmette, Illinois, says they have been using email automation for six years. It started with their e-commerce efforts, which was a natural […]
Glenn Jacobsen passed away on Jan. 8, 2024, at the age of 65, after a battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. Jacobsen founded Jacobsen Landscape Design & Construction in 1979 and was president of NALP in 2013. Like many others in the industry, Jacobsen got his start mowing neighborhood lawns. He built his Midland Park, New […]
If you mainly use your social media accounts to promote your landscape companyās service offerings, you could be missing out on a whole other genre of posts. Social media is intended to foster a sense of community and isnāt just another channel for traditional marketing efforts. Featuring your employeesā stories on your social media accounts […]
Insurance is one of those necessary overhead costs and, like many other business expenses, is expected to continue to increase due to a number of factors. Drew Garcia, vice president of Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, anticipates auto insurance will continue to rise, budget anywhere from 10% to 15%. Garcia says the workersā comp market will […]
