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Level Up: Burns Landscape & Snow Management Hones Their Focus

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Burns Landscape & Snow Management, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, has experienced significant growth over the past two years. They are currently on track to do $7 million in annual revenue this year but anticipate finishing with […]

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How I Do It: Breaking the Mold of the Average Tree Operation

Like many other companies in the industry, Limbwalker, based in Louisville, Kentucky, had humble beginnings. Cory Petry and Chris O’Bryan started the business with a truck, an old chipper, some chainsaws and climbing equipment in 2004. Now 18 years later, they have 45 employees and more ISA Certified Arborists on staff than any other company […]

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Sun Valley Landscaping Implements Navigator Program to Support Team Members

Last year, Sun Valley Landscaping, based in Omaha, Nebraska, struggled with employee turnover. These employees cited overwhelming personal circumstances that caused many of them to quit. Yet Paul Fraynd, LIC, co-owner of Sun Valley, says he felt like he was failing. “We don’t have a lot of people that leave to go work at the […]

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Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: Season 3: Episode 7 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 7 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk with each other. In this podcast, our hosts reflect back on the last six months and look forward to the next six months and how you get through those moments. […]

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Heat Officers Utilize Landscaping to Help Cool Cities

Cities have been warming at twice the global average due to the urban heat island effect, which is caused by buildings and pavement trapping heat. In response to this issue, several cities have created the position of ‘chief heat officer’ to be responsible for developing heat mitigation strategies. Phoenix, Los Angeles and Miami-Dade County are […]

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Team Building: Creating a Talent Acquisition Team

You’ve probably heard the slogan ‘Always be recruiting’ before. But how do you make that motto a reality? For Brilar, based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, they decide to create a dedicated talent acquisition team six months ago. There are five people on the team currently, with two talent acquisition specialists, one talent acquisition associate, a […]

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NALP Members in the News: RC Mowers, Ruppert Landscape, Davey Tree and LandOpt

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. RC Mowers Adds Slate of New Hires RC Mowers hired several new employees as the demand for their remote-controlled robotic mowers has grown. The company has also added dealers throughout the country. Along with several new production, operations, purchasing and marketing team members, RC […]

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Landscapes of the Month: Creating an Oasis at the EXO Apartments

The EXO at Excelsior Parc is a 16-story residential development located in Reston, Virginia, that includes 457 apartments accompanied by 646 parking spaces. The project intended to provide residents with a well-appointed oasis amidst the lively urban environment Reston presents. Ruppert Landscape, based in Laytonsville, Maryland, was employed to take on this project. The project […]

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Managing to Win Despite Challenges

Life will always challenge you in different ways. What matters is how you deal with the challenge of change. If you want to learn how to manage to win despite the circumstances, don’t miss the closing general session at ELEVATE on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Entrepreneur, former Super-Bowl winning NFL quarterback, and NFL analyst Joe […]

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LandCare Creates Scholarship Program for First-Generation College Attendees

LandCare, based in Frederick, Maryland, has launched the new LandCare Scholarship Program, under its non-profit LEAF (LandCare Education Assistance Foundation). This program will provide financial assistance for tuition, books and other related expenses of post-secondary education for the children of team members who will be the first generation in their family to attend college. First-generation […]

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