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Discover How McHale Landscape Design Develops Clients for Life at Field Trip

Want to build stronger relationships with your clients and team members? Discover how McHale Landscape Design, Inc., empowers people and has crafted a company culture rooted in success at NALP’s Field Trip in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Sept. 23-24, 2025. McHale is a high-end residential landscape design, build and estate gardening firm. With an annual revenue […]

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Sneak a Peek at This Year’s Welcome Reception and ELEVATE Bash Venues

One memorable aspect of ELEVATE, presented by NALP and powered by Cat, is its selection of fun and engaging locations for its networking events. Last year, the ELEVATE Bash closed out at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, where attendees had the chance to race each other in a simulator, learn the […]

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In Memoriam: Jim Huston

Jim Huston passed away on April 2, 2025, at the age of 75. Huston was the founder and president of J.R. Huston Consulting, Inc., which provided consulting services, software solutions and educational workshops and seminars to the green industry.Ā  Huston held positions in finance, aviation supply inventory management and procurement while serving in the U.S. […]

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Level Up Your Team: NALP Now Offers Free Online Training for Members

To continue to raise professionalism in the industry, NALP contractor members now have free access to comprehensive online training as part of their membership. ā€œNALP’s role as the trade association for the industry is to really help the industry grow,ā€ says Britt Wood, CEO of NALP. ā€œBy providing training as part of membership, we’re enabling […]

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In Memoriam: Chuy Medrano

Chuy Medrano passed away on March 14, 2025, at the age of 70. Medrano was the co-founder and owner of CoCal Landscape, based in Denver, Colorado. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Medrano was the oldest of eight siblings and only finished the third grade before he began working to help support his family. He took whatever […]

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Brigham Young University – Provo Picks Up Consecutive Win at 49thĀ National Collegiate Landscape Competition

Students continued to bring the energy during the closing ceremony of the 49th National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC), presented by NALP and powered by STIHL, on March 22, 2025. NALP CEO Britt Wood told the 770 participants how impressed he was with them and thanked the host school, Colorado State University. He recognized CSU faculty members Chris Tragakes, […]

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Students’ Communication Skills Shine During the 49th National Collegiate Landscape Competition

Communication is a pillar of the industry, and students were able to practice this skill throughout the 30 different competitive events held during the 49th National Collegiate Landscape Competition, presented by NALP and powered byĀ STIHL. Across the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins, 770 students from 56 schools demonstrated both their hard and soft […]

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Industry Professionals Open Students’ Eyes to Endless Opportunities at 49th NCLC Career Fair

At the 49th National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC), presented by NALP and powered byĀ STIHL,Ā 770 students from 56 schools had the opportunity to discover a welcoming industry with a multitude of opportunities available to them. Hosted at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, 83 students from 44 different schools were recognized at the Foundation Scholarship […]

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How to Future-Proof Your Landscape Business in an Era of Fast Ideas

Futurist Jim Carroll challenged lawn and landscape company leaders to consider where the industry is headed on Jan. 31 during Leaders Forum, presented by NALP and powered by Aspire,Ā at Guanacaste, Costa Rica. He pointed out that the future favors those who are fast, so it is important to understand what are the greatest challenges that […]

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Inside Leaders Forum 2025: Trends, Challenges, and Leadership Advice

Attendees received powerful insights on the next few years ahead as well as leadership advice atĀ Leaders Forum, presented by NALP and powered by Aspire,Ā at Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Jan. 30. One major aspect highlighted throughout the different presentations was the importance of people and the need to be nimble in the near future. Regulatory Updates […]

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