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Avoid Permitting Pitfalls: Streamlining Your Project Approval Process

Permitting isn’t an exciting aspect of landscape design/build work, but it is a necessary element. How it’s handled can greatly impact your project’s timeline and overall customer satisfaction. Setting Realistic Timelines and Expediting the Permitting Process ā€œWhen can we get started?ā€ is one of the most pressing questions your clients will have, and it’s important […]

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From Gutters to Gardens: Rainwater Harvesting 101

As sustainable water use becomes more top of mind for customers, one option you can present is incorporating rainwater harvesting to supplement their irrigation usage. Rainwater collection can help reduce stormwater runoff and has fewer contaminants compared to surface and ground waters. How much water a client can expect to collect and be able to […]

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NALP Educates EPA Officials During Advocacy Field Trip

Federal regulators from the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Office of Pest Management Programs at the USDA all attended the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ annual Advocacy Field Trip on Sept. 9, 2025. This event serves as an opportunity to educate and expand regulators’ perspectives on pesticides. […]

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How to Create a Culture of Heroes at Every Level

A hero is often described as an ordinary person who does extraordinary things. However, if this is the case, it means you’d have to believe that you are ordinary. ā€œI don’t think there’s anybody walking this planet that was put here to be ordinary,ā€ says Kevin Brown, author of The Hero Effect. ā€œI don’t think […]

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Level Up: Timberline Landscaping Grows As They Expand Their Services

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Timberline Landscaping, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has an annual revenue of $30 million and is always in a growth mindset. Josh Pool, COO of Timberline Landscaping, says they never want to settle and become stagnant. […]

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Permitting 101: Tips to Keep Projects Compliant and On Schedule

If you’re looking to branch into design/build work, a critical element to master is navigating the permitting process so your projects can be approved in a timely manner. ā€œI think people can underestimate the permitting process in general,ā€ says Hayden LaForge, operations manager forĀ Landscape Creations of RI, based in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. ā€œIt’s easy to […]

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Healthy Green Spaces Coalition Provides Science-Backed Guidance on Water-Efficient Landscapes

In response to drought conditions, many municipalities have rolled out water restrictions that result in tree deaths and increase the heat island effect as they label turfgrass and green spaces as part of the problem. Recognizing this challenge for the irrigation and landscape industry, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, Scotts Miracle-Gro, Hunter Industries, Rain […]

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Making Your Marketing Dollars Count: How To Spend Smarter

Marketing is an important line item in your budget, but you can easily end up wasting your money if you aren’t regularly measuring and adapting your methods to changes in the market. Setting Your Budget It can be tempting to not increase your marketing budget as you grow to limit your expenses, but it’s best […]

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Turning Data into Action: How to Move from Data Overload to Data Mastery

As you implement more technology in your landscape business, you can easily become overwhelmed by the amount of data at your fingertips.   ā€œParalysis by analysis is a real malady today because you’ve got so much stuff that you’re just inundated with on a daily basis, and you get a lot of disparate data that’s […]

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Landscapes of the Month: Delivering Elegance to a Historic Neighborhood

Among the busy streets of Washington, D.C., is a historic home with an elegant landscape. Not long ago, the owners purchased two properties to add a guest house to the main home. The family also wanted to renovate the existing landscape to match the beauty of the surrounding neighborhood. They brought in McHale Landscape Design, […]

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