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2023 Judges’ Award: Crafting A Multi-Level Outdoor Living Space

This property, located in the lakeview district of Chicago, Illinois, was surrounded by a harsh urban environment. The homeowners decided to remodel the property, leaving the surrounding area devoid of any landscaping. Desiring a degree of separation from the city and space for more experiences at their home, the client turned to Mariani Landscape, thanks […]

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Meet Mike Rorie, 2023 Lifetime Leadership Award Winner

Mike Rorie has influenced thousands in the landscape industry with his wisdom and his work on software systems like GIS Dynamics and GoiLawn.com. For his contributions to the industry, he was named the 2023 Lifetime Leadership Award winner at ELEVATE. “It’s a great honor to be recognized by an industry you spent your whole life […]

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Team Building: Ways to Express Appreciation to Your Team

You know you wouldn’t be where you are today without your team, but do they know you feel this way? It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and assume your staff understands how much you appreciate the hard work they put in every day. However, leaders with strong company cultures will tell you […]

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Boosting Your Business: Leveraging Awards to Attract and Retain Clients

The NALP Awards of Excellence provide an opportunity to recognize your team’s outstanding work on a national level and set your company apart from the competition. “There is a sense of company and individual pride that goes along with awards,” says Danny Stawowczyk, design sales associate for Live Green Landscape Associates, based in Reisterstown, Maryland. […]

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Talking with Titans: Mike Bogan

Mike Bogan is the CEO of LandCare. He began his career in the design/build division of a regional company in the Mid-Atlantic states. He spent 23 years with The Brickman Group and then went on to create Monterey Pine Advisors, a consultancy serving the green industry. He assumed leadership of LandCare at the end of […]

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Meet LeAnn Ostheimer, the 2023 Woman Leader of the Year

LeAnn Ostheimer, COO of Lifescape Colorado, based in Denver, Colorado, has built an exemplary career in the landscape industry and is known for her professionalism, confidence and talent in landscape design. Ostheimer was named the Woman Leader of the Year for 2023 during ELEVATE in Dallas, Texas. “It’s definitely unexpected,” Ostheimer says. “I come to […]

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The Agronomist: Advocacy Is Just Selling Yourself To a Different Audience

This month, I am going to discuss a coin with two sides. I can hear you saying, “Bob, coins always have two sides!” Yeah, I know that. I think. Maybe. When I run into people that I haven’t seen in a while and they ask about how my job at NALP is going, some will […]

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Meet Jenny Girard, the 2023 Young Professional of the Year

Jenny Girard, area manager for R.M. Landscape, based in Hilton, New York, has developed several successful training programs at her company, manages all corporate strategic coordination and development and is growing her new branch. Her accomplishments have earned her the 2023 Young Professional of the Year Award, which was presented during ELEVATE in Dallas, Texas. […]

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What Accelerate Adds to the Landscaping Business Management Universe

Sponsored Content By Shiva Dhawan, CEO, Co-founder, Attentive.ai Complex problems in the landscaping industry don’t necessarily need complex solutions. And with Accelerate, we’ve worked to fulfill that. As your landscaping business scales, it deserves a software that aligns with how you work and fills the key gaps in your business management process, leaving no blind […]

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Faces of the Industry: Julie Hayes

Julie Hayes didn’t plan on working in the landscape industry. In fact, she worked as a community association manager for over 20 years before making a career change. She mentioned her boredom with her current career to Joel Sullivan, vice president of Sullivan’s Landscaping & Maintenance, based in Milford, Delaware, while waiting for a community […]

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