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While the landscape industry was deemed essential early on during the pandemic, companies still had to pivot and change some of their operations to continue doing business safely. One aspect of that is meeting with clients virtually to go over their landscape designs. Josh Robinson, design and sales manager for Toddās Services Inc., based in […]
In the 40th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, and Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench chat with each other. In this podcast, our hosts dive deep and get real about finding balance in your life.Ā Discussion points include: what does a healthy balance […]
Youāve probably had to fire at least one bad employee over the years, but have you ever had to say goodbye to a particularly bad client? Just like how a bad employee is a drain on your business, bad clients can be just as detrimental, so it is important to know how to identify them […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. When Balanced Environments, Inc. (BEI) based in Old Mill Creek, Illinois, first started Bruce Church and Tom Kelly set a goal of reaching $7 million in 10 years. However, the company hit this goal in year […]
When R&S Property Services, based in Spring City, Pennsylvania, first started in 2009, they solely did residential hardscapes and pond installations. Now R&S is a full-service landscape company that does business with corporate campuses, industrial and business complexes, homeowners associations, retail shopping centers, new housing developments and more. President Ryan Shrum started his company while […]
If your employeesā performances have been mediocre you might think conducting annual performance reviews will help. Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench.com, argues annual performance reviews shouldnāt be conducted at all. He instead encourages companies to conduct weekly coaching sessions with their employees. āDo you really think a one-hour conversation can impact a yearās worth […]
In the 39th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape, talk with Jason Becker, LIC, a marketing manager for Caterpillar. Born and raised in a small town in Iowa, Becker graduated with a […]
Itās that time of the year again. Time to treat customersā properties with preemergence herbicides before weeds like crabgrass can rear their ugly heads. But do you understand the science behind this practice? Dr. Tina Bond, technical service manager with FMC Professional Solutions, shares some insight into preemergence herbicides and how to use them effectively. […]
The three-story property on a corner lot overlooking Washington Park in Denver, Colorado, offered Lifescape Colorado a number of maintenance challenges. Lifescape has been maintaining this property since 2018 and their work earned them a Silver Award in the 2020 Awards of Excellence for residential landscape management. Dan DeGrush, senior landscape architect for Lifescape Colorado, […]
Kevin Shackleford, CEO of Shackleford Landscape Group, based in Bear, Delaware, first started mowing lawns when he was 11 years old so he could earn enough money to buy a Microsoft Zune. While he didnāt make enough cutting lawns, he did finally earn enough money from shoveling snow to buy his MP3 player. After that, […]
