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People are creatures of habit and typically avoid change when they can. However, sometimes it may be necessary to take a hard look at your current business model and shift your focus. In the case of The Plant Concierge LLC, based in Dallas, Texas, the company has actually changed its model several times. The first […]
While I’m optimistic about the remainder of 2021 and in-person events happening again, I have been frustrated and upset that weāve gone more than a year without having NALPās Legislative Days in-person and in Washington D.C. Unfortunately, bringing all of our tireless advocates onto Capitol Hill this summer will not be possible. But we wonāt […]
Lawn diseases are unsightly and unwanted in any customerās yard. They can also be a challenge to identify properly as drought and pest-damaged lawns can look like diseased turf. Fungal pathogens are the culprit behind lawn diseases and for a lawn disease to truly take hold the right conditions, a vulnerable grass plant, and a […]
Gabriel Marquez Jr. has been in the industry ever since he was a child. His father was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. as a teenager. He started Gabrielās Landscaping, Inc. in 1984. Now, Marquez is the president of Gabrielās Companies, Inc., based in Palatine, Illinois. āI realized it was more than […]
Cathie Lavis, Ph.D., professor and extension specialist of landscape management for Kansas State University has been named the Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2021. Lavis has been teaching at Kansas State since 1990, starting as a graduate student. She has been described as passionate, driven and persistent. Lavis is always incorporating new teaching strategies […]
With the onset of 2021, I have now been around the safety and health management field for 55 years! I know I am giving away my age to our readers, but it all began with safe tractor driving programs for my high school agriculture/horticulture students and FFA club members in 1966. Today, I continue spreading […]
You put a lot of effort into recruiting and hiring new employees for your team, but the hard work shouldnāt stop there once theyāve signed on. Onboarding is a crucial step that sets new hires up for success. Proper onboarding can also help reduce high turnover rates. For instance, when LandCare restructured several years ago, […]
Itās commonly said that if you donāt ask, youāll never know. This is one reason why customer surveys are helpful as they give you a snapshot of what youāre doing right and where you can improve. āItās a very valuable tool because you might think youāre doing great, but then you talk to some clients […]
Heather Menjivar is the president of Hidden Lane Residential Landscapes based in Oak Hill, Virginia. She grew up on a dairy farm in upstate New York and started mowing her familyās yard at nine years old.āAs a teenager, after my barn chores were done, Iād spend summer days creating landscaped beds in the hard-to-mow sections […]
Professionally monitored security systems are nothing new but in recent years a new form of security has grown in popularity: consumer surveillance cameras. Systems like Ring, first introduced in 2013, Blink (2014) and Nest Cam (2015) have all allowed homeowners to take on monitoring what goes on outside their homes. While most stories involving these […]
