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The 47th National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) returned to its birthplace this year at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, kicking off on March 16. As the Newell-Grissom building filled with nearly 600 students from the 47 competing schools, the energy was palpable throughout the opening ceremony. Because NCLC is the first step in a […]
The lawn and landscape industry has traditionally been a male-dominated workforce. As that changes, there are numerous facets of the workforce that need to be considered to create a more welcoming place for women employees. The best way to improve is to seek feedback from your female employees and learn where your company can enhance […]
When Emily Seely first started working for Farmside Landscape & Design, based in Wantage, New Jersey, she was looking for some short-term office work as she was completing her associate degree and was unsure of her next steps. She admits because she didnāt have a background in landscaping, she was a little intimidated to learn […]
Biophilia is the intrinsic human desire to interact with nature. Biophilic designs increase occupant connectivity to the natural environment through the use of direct nature, indirect nature, and space and place conditions. This concept has been around since ancient times, but the term was more recently coined in the 1980s. The popularity of biophilic designs […]
Itās common for college students to seek a summer job between semesters and this was the case for Brennan Wood, a student at the University of Arizona. Wood also happens to be NALPās CEO, Britt Woodās son, so he was encouraged to pursue a job in the landscape industry. Wood ended up working a summer […]
Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. The Integra Group Adds to BOSS Software Client Success Team The Integra Group, the force behind BOSS software, has hired Katie Heck as an implementation specialist with the BOSS Client Success team. Heck will work with companies in the landscape and snow removal industries […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Landscapes Unlimited, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, was started in 2008. Founder Chris Holmgren had worked in the landscape industry for 15 years before creating his own company with the goal of building the biggest and […]
So you joined as an NALP member. Now what? Past president Bob Grover, LIC, owner of Pacific Landscape Management, can easily tell you the next step is to lean in. āI have gotten so much out of everything I participate in, whether it be NALP, my local Chamber of Commerce or any charitable organizations I […]
Seasonal color services are something that you can use to set your landscape company apart from others in the commercial landscape maintenance space. Offering a program that provides eye-catching displays throughout the seasons helps enhance your properties and increase customer satisfaction. Because seasonal color is cyclical, you can run the risk of falling into a […]
If you are still busy handling the day-to-day aspects of your company, you probably donāt have the bandwidth to dedicate as much time to recruiting as youād like. Chris Winkler, Coastal Scapes based in Port Aransas, Texas, says their company doesnāt have a full-time recruiting arm to the business, and partnering with a professional recruiter […]
