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From AI to Autonomous Mowing: What to See at ELEVATE Expo

ELEVATE Expo isn’t your typical trade show floor. It is designed to be your one-stop shop for solutions when it comes to managing labor, boosting productivity and protecting profit margins. Attendees are able to have meaningful conversations with exhibitors and discover which products make sense for their operations. ā€œI always tell people there’s nothing that […]

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How to Speed Up Your Landscape Sales Process with Technology

In the age of instant gratification, the longer it takes you to get a bid out to a client, the more likely it is they’ve already gone with someone who was faster. The problem is whether you’re a lawn care or a landscape company, the estimating portion of sales can be a time-consuming process where […]

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Beyond the Basics: Exploring Programmable Holiday Lighting

Holiday lighting has come a long way from standard string lights along rooflines. While traditional lighting remains popular, utilizing programmable lighting technology allows contractors to stand out from the competition and offer something more dynamic for clients looking to take their displays to the next level. Kirk Brown, owner of Dynamic Celebration Lighting, based in […]

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How I Do It: Leveraging AI for Real-Time Driver Coaching

Typically, when a team member is flagged for unsafe driving practices, it’s something you can only coach them on after the fact. However, Timberline Landscaping’s fleet receives coaching in real-time, thanks to Motive’s AI cameras. This technology can detect unsafe behaviors in the vehicle and then provide immediate feedback to the driver. ā€œThis software will […]

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Stay Current, Work Faster: Maximize Your Investment in Landscape Design Software

Landscape design software is a major investment, but its true value varies depending on how well your team utilizes it. Becoming proficient with the software is only half the battle. It is equally important to have a strategy in place to stay aware of updates as they are released. ā€œDesigners tend to develop a workflow […]

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Beyond the Basics: Unlocking More from Your Landscape Design Software

Landscape design software is an excellent tool for speeding up your overall creation process, but if you’ve become comfortable in your routine with the system, chances are you are overlooking some key quality-of-life features that have been added over the years. ā€œOnce you build out a workflow and you don’t have a necessary reason to […]

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Trust, But Verify: Creating Responsible AI Guardrails

If you’ve decided it’s time for your team to go all in on AI, it’s important to approach this technology with a clear understanding of its capabilities, where guardrails are needed and how to message your usage to customers. Avoid Creating AI Slop One of the major complaints against AI is the belief that all […]

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Determining The Smartest Places to Leverage AI in Your Landscape Business

In the field, almost everyone operates at the same speed. A solid crew will build the same size patio in the same amount of time, regardless of the company they work for. ā€œThe real separation between struggling and thriving happens back at the office, in how well the work gets managed and how well knowledge […]

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Stop Being the Bottleneck: How AI Helps Multiply Your Expertise

When you started your landscape business, chances are you didn’t create it because you loved working on spreadsheets at 9 p.m. It’s because you wanted to be outdoors, running equipment and creating beautiful spaces for customers while providing for your family and your employees’ families. Yet night after night you’re still creating estimates and responding […]

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From Chaos to Clarity: Why Process Is the Real Driver of Efficiency

Does this sound familiar? You invest in a new software tool that promises to make your team more efficient and provide better visibility into your operations. Yet once the tech is rolled out, you’re confronted with inconsistent usage, bad data and a frustrated team. This disconnect is because it is processes, not new platforms, that […]

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