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Level Up: Saluda Hill Landscapes Blossoms Through Builder Partnerships

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Saluda Hill Landscapes, based in Lexington, South Carolina, has carved out a niche for themselves by primarily serving homebuilders. The company has experienced steady, but fast growth since starting in 1991. ā€œBuilder landscaping remains our most […]

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Owner of Piedmont Landscape Management Recognized as Georgia’s Small Business Person of the Year

Small business owners demonstrate hard work, ingenuity and dedication daily. Often, they are striving to become industry leaders while facing failures and wins along the way. ā€œI believe it’s important to celebrate the wins,ā€ says Patrick Wells, president of Piedmont Landscape Management, based in Augusta, Georgia. ā€œToo often, we focus on the setbacks.ā€ As part […]

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Level Up: Peak Landscape Builds Their Success by Fostering Trust

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Peak Landscape, based in Hillsboro, Oregon, has the ability to take older landscapes that have seen better days and revitalize them into a sustainable, beautiful space that their customers can appreciate. Mark Pyrah, president of Peak […]

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Level Up: Father Nature’s Focus on Livable Landscapes Drives Their Growth

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. At Father Nature Landscapes, based in Birmingham, Alabama, their whole design philosophy is about creating livable landscapes. ā€œWe feel these wins when people have weddings in their garden spaces, when they have birthday parties in their […]

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A Look Inside Green Lawn Fertilizing’s People-First Leadership Philosophy

For 21 years, Green Lawn Fertilizing, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, has held the leadership philosophy of putting their people first and it has been a major factor in their success. Founder/CEO Matt Jesson says he learned his people-first mindset from many individuals, including his parents, high school and college football coaches, and his previous […]

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Level Up: Creativity Fuels Drost Landscape’s Success

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Drost Landscape, based in Petoskey, Michigan, is passionate about creating custom spaces for their clients and pushing the boundaries of innovative landscape designs. Bob Drost, founder and president of Drost Landscape, started out working for a […]

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Level Up: GreenWeaver Landscapes’ Commitment to Sustainability Fuels Their Growth

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Since 2008, GreenWeaver Landscapes, based in Media, Pennsylvania, has had the mission of creating and maintaining beautiful, useful, and healthy landscapes for people and the planet. Jennifer Nichols, president of GreenWeaver Landscapes, says she grew up […]

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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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Talking with Titans: Brian Helgoe

Brian Helgoe is the CEO, founder and a member of the board of Monarch Landscape Companies. Before founding his company, Helgoe was the senior vice president of ValleyCrest, where he managed landscape maintenance and construction operations nationwide. Monarch Landscape Companies was founded in 2015 and continues to grow by merging with long-standing businesses in the […]

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Level Up: Specialization Fuels ALPHA Landscapes’ Success

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. ALPHA Landscapes, based in Johnston, Iowa, has been growing at a rapid pace, going from four employees in 2019 to 45 people on staff now. Riley Marvin, president of ALPHA, started out like many others in […]

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