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āWhy do you waste your time?āĀ the lady I sat next to on the plane asked after she inquired what I was going to do in D.C., and I explained about Renewal & RemembranceĀ and Legislative Day with PLANET. āWell ,ā she continued negatively, āitās supposed to be really hot, humid, and donāt forget the time change […]
Are you ready to compete for your credential? PLANETās Student Career DaysāThe National Collegiate Landscape Competition event held in Auburn, Ala., March 7 ā 10, 2013, is described as a āLandscape Olympics.ā Last year, I wrote a blog āGo for the Certification Gold,ā using the summer Olympics in London as my theme. āIn this Olympic […]
As 2012 comes to a close, most green industry professionals would say, āIt hasnāt been a bad year, but it hasnāt been a great one, either.ā Still, the industry is picking up, albeit slowly in some markets, and 2013 promises to bring more good news. Homeowners are once again opening their wallets to enhance their […]
Itās been a busy year around the PLANET office! From planning our annual events that bring PLANET members together, to keeping you informed of the most up-to-date industry information, PLANET staff has been on its toes. Youāre well aware of the products, programs, and services PLANET brings to you. But, you might not know about […]
Ā PLANETās Renewal and Remembrance event in July has become a part of the Kuperus Family and Farmside Landscape summer plans and we always strive to make sure we can fit it in. When we first attended the event, about 10 years ago, we took the family, including our infant son carried on our back, […]
PLANET Student Career Days has come and gone for 2012.Ā Thinking back to a few months ago…it was filled with fun, excitement, intensity, late nights and early mornings but what a great success it was.Ā The Pennsylvania College of Technology team started its 1,161 mile journey to Manhattan, Kansas, two days before the events of […]
As we celebrate our national holiday, I wanted to take this opportunity to share some thoughts with you all ā my green industry colleagues and associates. Ā Over 200 years ago a group of dedicated men and women volunteered to bring freedom for themselves, their families and a new nation that would set the tone […]
“This month letās stand up and show the world all of the great things we do and how we actually are acting as professionally trained, environmental improvement focused good stewards.”
Before the invention of the magnetic compass, people plotted their journey into new territory by dead reckoning or by celestial bodies like the sun or the North Star. Others followed herds of game or their instincts in search of fertile lands. Centuries later, with the introduction of the compass and map charting capabilities, travelers venturing […]
Early in 1970, a few members of the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) (now the Professional Landcare Network or PLANET) gathered together, agreeing that the green industry should become more proactive in determining its future. They believed that if landscape contractors could accurately predict future opportunities and roadblocks, they could plan to maximize opportunities, […]