We recently updated our Privacy Policy. By continuing to use this website, you acknowledge that our revised Privacy Policy applies.
Inflation isnāt just affecting the price of materials and employeesā wages. It is also predicted to impact workersā comp costs as rising expenses are impacting it on several different levels. āInsurance carriers are having to offset that potential cost into their premium so we think by 2023 we’ll start to see the impacts from those […]
In season 2, episode 40 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with R.M. Landscape and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk to Drew Garcia, vice president of the landscape group with Rancho Mesa and Greg Garcia, account executive with Rancho Mesa. Drew Garcia started off as a professional baseball player. Drew […]
DāAnna Wade was her parentsā first employee when they started Wadeās Lawn Service, based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. After studying public affairs and public administration, she worked for an international NGO focused on womenās health and rights while also getting her feet wet in consulting, working on her parentsā business to get their business systems in […]
In season 2, episode 39 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Jenn Myers, senior director of workforce development with NALP and Kim McCrossen, education manager with NALP, talk with Luke Wixo, maintenance business development manager with Weller Brothers. Wixoās love for the outdoors and lawn maintenance inspired him to pursue and obtain […]
For Nina Williams, getting into the landscape industry was by chance. Her previous jobs in the medical field required her to travel a lot and work long hours. āI had been working in the medical field for a long time, and I was just wanting a change and so I was out looking for jobs […]
In season 2, episode 38 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, host, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape talks with Jarrett Herold, co-founder and COO of Electric Sheep Robotics. As COO at Electric Sheep Robotics, Herold heads up sales and operations for their autonomous mowing efforts. The opportunity to work with autonomous technologies […]
Depending on your lawn or landscape companyās location, how seasonal the business is will vary but no matter where youāre located being able to secure recurring revenue over 12 months is always ideal. It may sound like a no-brainer to implement budget billing for your landscape company to improve cash flow, but planning and certain […]
At NALP’s Leaders Forum event in January 2022, industry CEOs and experts shared their strategies to create impactful and resilient cultures. Panelists included Phil Allen, Ph.D., professor of landscape management, Brigham Young University; Mike Bogan, CEO, LandCare; Pam Dooley, owner, Plants Creative Landscape; Paul Fraynd, CEO, Sun Valley Landscaping; and Doug McDuff, president & co-owner, […]
If youāve been considering looking into hiring individuals with a past in substance abuse or criminal charges, you may be concerned about the drawbacks or your decision backfiring in some way. While there are some aspects that will be out of your control, there are some methods to set these second-chance hires up for success. […]
Aspen Grove Landscape Companies services a number of commercial clients across the U.S. through their family of regional landscape companies located in various markets. They have also consistently earned the āBest of the Bestā award in the NALP Safety Recognition Awards. This distinction is earned by companies who have maintained the Overall Safety Achievement Award […]
