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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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How I Do It: Becoming A Public Benefit Corporation

Klausing Group, PBC, based in Lexington, Kentucky, has always believed that businesses can be a force for good. They decided to take that belief one step further by becoming a Certified B Corporation. CEO Roscoe Klausing announced his company’s decision to pursue B Corp certification at Leaders Forum in 2023 as part of their strategy […]

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Business Smarts: How To Respond to Inconvenient Growth

Guest post by Bob Williamson, pest & lawn director for Cetane Associates We all like convenience in every aspect of our lives. No one likes to wait, and it’s easy to become frustrated when things aren’t resolved promptly or when we don’t get what we want right away. Growing your business means being ready to […]

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