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Women in Landscape

Building a Better Uniform: Practical Steps to Improve Workwear for Women

Your uniforms are a reflection of your company, so naturally, you want all your team members to feel comfortable and professional in them. Unfortunately, while more women have joined the landscape industry, the availability of workwear designed specifically for women has lagged behind. ā€œMany solutions historically focused on adapting men’s products rather than addressing the […]

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The Workwear Gap: How Landscape Companies Are Addressing Women’s Workwear Needs

Think about the last time you had to wear an ill-fitting piece of clothing. It could have been too baggy, too tight, or caused some other form of discomfort. Now imagine having to tackle landscaping tasks in those uncomfortable clothes. For many women working out in the field, this is frequently a reality for them, […]

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Faces of the Industry: Angelica Negrete

When Angelica Negrete left Colombia with her husband due to safety concerns, she had to start over from scratch in the U.S., including learning a new language, building new connections, and adapting to a new system. With her background in business, she knew she had transferable skills and saw the landscape industry as a blank […]

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Faces of the Industry: Yenni Rivas

Yenni Rivas was working as a janitor for a tech company when she first saw a woman taking care of the plants in the building. Curious, she asked if there were open positions for a similar role. The plant technician told her yes, and so Rivas applied. She landed the job with Ambius, a company […]

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Faces of the Industry: Emilie Steinauer

In college, Emilie Steinauer was undecided about her major until she took a landscape appreciation course to fulfill a core credit requirement. Before taking the class, she had no idea the landscape industry existed as a career path. ā€œThat class opened my eyes to the world of horticulture, and I quickly realized my passion for […]

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The Win-Win of Supporting College Networking Events

Is your company taking advantage of career-focused networking events hosted by your local colleges? Not only do these events provide additional recruiting channels, but it is also a time for landscape professionals to invest in students and enhance the future of the profession. ā€œCompanies can better support our department and departments like us around the […]

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Faces of the Industry: Meray Elofson

Getting into the landscape industry was a happy accident for Meray Elofson. ā€œI’ve always been drawn to companies that are working towards something that’s bigger than themselves,ā€ Elofson says. ā€œI think that’s a big reason why I stayed in tech as long as I did, even though it’s crazy. I think as humans, we innately […]

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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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Faces of the Industry: Sierra Smith

From a young age, Sierra Smith was interested in construction. ā€œI had no idea how to really get into it, but I knew I wanted to create, I wanted to design, I wanted to build, and I had very little knowledge and exposure to it,ā€ Smith says. Her interests expanded into the landscape industry after […]

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Meet Brigitte Orrick, the 2024 Woman Leader of the Year

Brigitte Orrick, director of talent development for The Davey Tree Expert Company, based in Kent, Ohio, is an inspiration to women in the landscape, lawn care and tree care industries. She is passionate about promoting the wide range of careers in the industry offers to everyone. Her willingness to lead and create a field that […]

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