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Here are a few things you should know. 1. Get hands-on experience Even if youāve been mowing lawns since you were a teen, youāll need a good deal of know-how to turn a hobby into a full-fledged company, says Shayne Newman, president of YardApes Inc., a lawn care company based in New Milford, Connecticut, that […]
Every year we promote National Lawn Care Month in April.Ā We love to share the benefits of a well-cared for lawn with consumers, and this year, lots of landscape professionals joined in and made our grassroots #lawncaremonth campaign a success. There were 1,025 posts using the #lawncaremonth hashtag on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with 1.3 million […]
As our new board of directors starts its term and we begin a new fiscal year, I wanted to give you an update about the exciting initiatives the association is pursuing your behalf. We have undergone an incredible transition in the last year with a new identity and a new strategic vision, and we did […]
Sometimes advocacy efforts are about debating big policy. Sometimes meetings with our elected officials and their staff are about building recognition of our industry and the many environmental, economic, and health benefits we provide society. Sometimes however, these meetings are more serious, more real.Ā April 15ās #SaveH2B fly-in was very much the latter. Itās April, […]
PLANET (soon to be the National Association of Landscape Professionals), is a member of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC), and supports the cause to create a guest worker program to strengthen not only our industry, but also the economy. Recently, the EWIC released a statement on immigration reform and a guest worker program. For […]
Another successful Student Career Days is in the books, but we want to keep the energy of the event going! Remember these top five takeaways from the event as we settle back into our routines. We can’t wait to see you at association events all year, and back at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition next […]
In response to last weekās respective decisions by the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS), the landscape sector represented by the undersigned organizations is calling for the immediate resumption of H-2B visa application processing. Many small businesses in the landscape sector, including dealers, distributors, and contractors, rely on the program as a […]
Why did you get out of bed this morning? Chances are, you didn’t get up with the intention of changing the world. But that’s exactly what you, as a landscape professional, are doing. Just a day into Student Career Days 2015, and that has already been the most repeated message. At the Academic Excellence Foundation […]
Our industry takes its role as environmental stewards very seriously and is committed to educating others on helping protect pollinators, with a special focus on bee health. We understand that research points to multiple factors affecting pollinator health, including pests and parasites, microbial diseases, nutrition problems, loss of habitat and forage, and climate change. Recently, […]
Guest blogger Jim Campanella, past-president of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America, PLCAA, shares his perspective on the change in branding from PLANET to the National Association of Landscape Professionals. As you all know by now, we are The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP). There has been some controversy and questions as to […]
