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The Devil’s In the Details: The Value of Job Sequencing

Imagine you’re trying to bake a cake, but you decide to pour the batter in the pan, and then you try to grease the pan. It’s an unmitigated disaster, obviously, and you’d never do something like this because it’s out of the proper order of operations. Yet many landscape crews are out completing jobs in […]

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Technically Speaking: Pruning Shrubs and Young Trees in Winter

Winter pruning is a great way to extend the maintenance season and provide additional work for your employees. Not only that, but It also helps your clients improve their landscape for the upcoming year. Shrubs Many shrubs benefit from winter pruning, and this guide from the Morten Arboretum shares the right timing and pruning method […]

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Cultivating Quality: How Myatt Landscaping’s Horticulture Team Sets Them Apart

What started as a specific hire to help with a unique project in 2022 has evolved into the development of a new horticulture team for Myatt Landscaping & Construction, based in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. When Myatt Landscaping was hired to install landscape architect Max Cohen’s design at Raleigh Iron Works, they brought on Kate Watts […]

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Protect Sensitive Plants This Winter with Anti-Desiccants

Winter can be a dry time for your skin, and it can dry out plants, too. With less humidity in the air, plants can lose moisture from their leaves faster than they can replace it. ā€œPlants that lose too much water can die, and anti-desiccants create a protective film on the plants to reduce the […]

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Level Up: Blue Marble Landscape’s Strong Client Retention Drives Long-Term Success

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. At Blue Marble Landscape, based in Mesa, Arizona, large-scale HOAs are their bread and butter. Not only do they provide a wide range of services to this commercial property type, including landscape and turf management, water […]

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Landscapes of the Month: Cultivating a French Garden

For over a decade, this French-style home in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been complimented by elegant gardens. In the front yard, a parterre garden sets a formal look that continues around the home and reflects the owners’ unique desires. Myatt Landscaping and Construction, based in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, has grown and enhanced this landscape since […]

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Conquering Challenges: Overcoming Varying Weather Dilemmas at The Domain

The trendy city of Austin, Texas, is home to a variety of attractions, including a shopping center called The Domain. This property features everything from tourist sites and stores to residential space, giving locals and visitors a chance to enjoy the vibrant culture of Austin. It’s also home to several luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton […]

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Keep Recurring Revenue Flowing with Contract Renewals

When you start offering services that can provide your company with recurring revenue, you can’t assume all your cash flow problems will go away instantly. After securing clients in maintenance contracts, it’s important to make sure they continue to renew regularly. Otherwise, you’ll still be in the cycle of constantly replacing the revenue you lost. Length […]

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Landscapes of the Month: Giving Life to an Urban Wall

This unique hotel sticks out among the concrete jungle of New York City, New York. For seven years, John Mini Distinctive Landscapes, based in Congers, New York, has maintained the stunning ivy wall that greets visitors, leading them to win a 2024 Gold Award of Excellence. Two members of the John Mini team share the […]

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Takeaways from On Tour with Smith Grounds Management

Smith Grounds Management, based in Indian Trail, North Carolina, provides lawn and landscape services to hundreds of commercial properties and HOAs. Chip Smith started the company in 1988. The company has around 120 employees during the peak season and currently earns $13 million in annual revenue. Smith Grounds Management hosted landscape professionals at their headquarters […]

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