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Is Landscaping An “Essential Business” In Your Region? Updated March 31

Updated: March 31, 2020 In this time of COVID-19 crisis, can you still be operating your lawn or landscape business? This seemingly simple question has...
COVID-19 crisis

How Is Your Company Helping During The COVID-19 Crisis?

For over 30 years, Turf has received support from lawn care professionals, and manufacturers and service providers to the lawn care and landscape...
Turf Spring 2020

Turf Spring 2020 Issue

Editor's Letter: Where Will You Grow This Year? Keeping customer lawns and landscapes green and healthy keeps your business in “the green” and healthy, too....
training

New Online Training Series For Landscape Workers

Penn State Extension, working with the landscape industry, is offering a new online workforce training series aimed at new and seasonal landscape industry employees. The...
landscape construction

Ruppert Landscape Recognizes Employees With Annual Awards

Employees of Maryland-based Ruppert Landscape were honored recently as the company presented its annual awards at a banquet held at the Bethesda North Marriott...
equipment financing

Podcast: Make Equipment Financing Work For Your Business This Spring

The spring season is here, and if you’re a lawn care or landscape business owner planning to add or upgrade new equipment to your...
workforce development

Secretary Of Labor Talks Workforce Development At STIHL Facility

  STIHL Inc. hosted U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, the Hampton Roads Chamber, and local business leaders earlier this month for a roundtable discussion...
curb appeal

Curb Appeal Now Has A Number Value

  Landscapers and realtors have always known there is true economic value—not just aesthetic value—in curb appeal. But unlike other home improvements (according to a...
Harvest Group

Harvest Group Offers Account Manager Online Training

Harvest Group, a landscape consulting firm, has introduced an Account Manager Online Training Program. The online video course offers valuable, easy-to-plug-in tips and tactics...
two inch snowfall

The Curious Case Of The Less than Two-Inch Snowfall

Does this sound familiar? Doug Delano, owner of Level Green Landscaping in Maryland, outlines his firm’s snowfall tracking procedures and practices with snow manager...
GPS tracking

GPS Tracking Provides Owner View Into Vehicle Usage

When landscape company and lawn maintenance work crews drive service vehicles from job to job throughout the day, how much can unauthorized long lunches,...
landscape business

Business Incubator Program From LMN Launches With 10 Participants

LMN Inc., a provider of B2B landscape business management software, has launched its new #LMNVIP program. Based in Markham, Ontario, the company has chosen...

Winter Weather Protection

It’s a job that’s usually done in the worst of conditions — total darkness, or blinding snow, or a coating of ice, or all...
Turf Winter 2019

Turf Winter 2019 Issue

Turf Winter 2019 Issue Table of Contents Winter Weather Protection | Minimize your exposure to liability when planning and performing snow and ice management work. Staffing In...
Lawnbot

Lawnbot Hires Erik Alburg as Chief Technical Officer

Lawnbot.biz, a sales & payment platform for lawn care professionals, has welcomed Erik Alburg as the company’s first Chief Technical Officer (CTO). With more...
cub cadet dealers

Cub Cadet Names 2019 National Retailers of the Year

At its annual dealer convention in Nashville, TN, Cub Cadet named two dealers for its 2019 National Retailer of the Year award — one...
Toro

GIE+EXPO Report: Toro Emphasizes Efficiency In Product & Process

Toro's presence at the GIE+EXPO last week included energizing videos of new products and features. While the pages of Turf's Fall magazine showcased two...
business tips for lawn care pros

Six Essential Tips To Grow Your Lawn Care Business

Although providing high quality work is a must, any lawn care business owner can attest that delivering great work and staying on budget is...
referrals

Maximizing Customer Referrals

Most landscape maintenance and lawn care company owners will tell you that the best marketing campaign is word-of-mouth advertising. It’s free and easy to...
buying insurance

Buying Insurance For Your Business

When it comes to protecting your landscape business with the right insurance coverage, you might be feeling overwhelmed. The complexities of the landscape industry—as...
Firewise Landscaping

Firewise Landscaping

Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
Unilock Scholarship

Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry

Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.

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Looking for uniform solutions for your large team? An unmatched inventory and versatile looks are just a few reasons why companies trust Dickies®.
Capital One Center, Ruppert Landscape

A Capital Idea

Ruppert Landscape meets multiple challenges to transform a live-work-play idea into reality at the Capital One Center.
Desert Foothills Landscape

Desert Decadence In An Arizona Landscape Design

Even in the extreme heat conditions of Southern Arizona, Desert Foothills Landscape designed and installed a stunning, functional landscape while also being water and climate conscious.
snow removal, insurance coverage

Is Your Insurance Snow Blind?

Unique risks involved with snow and ice removal mean that adequate insurance coverage is critical to protecting your business.
snowstorms

Compact Cleanup Solutions

In the wake of snowstorms and natural disasters, it's essential to be prepared with versatile equipment to support restoration efforts.