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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
Sometimes, there are certain aspects of your lawn care business you have in place because thatās simply how you operated when you first got started. One of those can be how you sell and offer your services. Depending on your core customer base, your current sales model may not be the most effective method anymore. […]
āI think every treeās life matters, honestly,ā says Dennise Vidosh, founder and CEO of RE-TREE. āOur ultimate mission at RE-TREE is to preserve and protect as many existing mature trees as possible.ā Too often, mature trees are cut down to make way for a new project. Vidosh created her company when she saw an opportunity […]
Artificial intelligence may seem like a tool that landscape professionals canāt take advantage of, but this technology provides multiple opportunities to business owners. āThere are a ton of tools that can help you with marketing, that can help you with daily tasks, being able to automate those so that you can give more time to […]
Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Focal Pointe Acquires Three Landscape Companies Focal Pointe Holdings, LLC, based in Caseyville, Illinois, has acquired three landscape companies: Landworks in Kansas City, Kansas; Rite-A-Way Lawn Care in Cottleville, Missouri; and Signature Landscape in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. These acquisitions are expected to contribute 39% […]
In the constant battle for talent, one aspect to examine is the current benefits you offer employees and their family members. Some companies in the industry have found investing in their employeesā higher education helpful when it comes to retention. The Davey Tree Expert Company, based in Kent, Ohio, has had The Davey Tree Family […]
This year marks Project EverGreenās 20th anniversary, and the nonprofit has made a significant impact in communities across the country. āThe goal was to encourage lawn and landscape clients, as well as our colleagues at all levels in the green industry to recognize and promote the economic, environmental and lifestyle benefits of green spaces,ā says […]
Tired of dealing with customers simply interested in your pricing and feeling like itās a race to the bottom against your competitors? Duane Cashin, founder and CEO of Cashin Sales, says the key to overcoming this is selling your company’s value during the discovery phase of the sales process. āIt lays the foundation for the […]
If you have clients seeking a more naturalistic landscape or there is a need to blend a formal garden transitioning to the nearby countryside, matrix plantings can provide this native aesthetic along with a number of benefits. While the phrase āmatrix plantingā may be an unfamiliar one, it boils down to the accepted concept of […]
Whether you work on the landscape maintenance or landscape construction side of the business, estimating and site measurement is a time-consuming task. If you arenāt taking advantage of the software and services available to speed up this necessary process, you could be sacrificing efficiency. āEstimators spend anywhere from 40-70% of their time on measuring sites,ā […]
If youāre looking for a way to augment your current landscape operationās safety training, consider enrolling your employees in the 10-Hour OSHA Construction Safety Course for the Landscape Industry. This 10-hour course is designed to cover the safety hazards that landscapers in different regions have to deal with and the typical equipment used, including zero-turn […]
