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First impressions can be everything, especially in the job market. Thatās why a job ad needs to be memorable, in a good way. As youāre filling new roles, tailor the ads to provide relevant details about the position and share why they should join your team. Generic postings are often filled with fluffy language. āPhrases […]
The LandCare Education Assistance Foundation (LEAF) has awarded scholarships to 22 new students for the 2026-2027 academic year, continuing its investment in first-generation college students whose parents are LandCare team members. Combined with returning recipients, the program will support 53 students as they pursue higher education and career goals. The 2026 scholarship recipients represent a […]
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 […]
For years, Americans have debated whether it is time to end the twice-yearly ritual of “springing forward” and “falling back.” This month, Congress took another significant step toward that goal as the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act, legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent nationwide. The bill now awaits […]
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 […]
Guest post by Noah Sipes, co-founder of Live Oak, a boutique recruiting firm working exclusively in the green industry at the leadership level. You scheduled him for 10. He showed up at 9:45, which you noticed and forgot about by noon. The interview went well. Better than well, actually. You walked him out to the […]
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, […]
