Business Management

If there’s one silver lining from the pandemic, it’s that growth has come more easily for many lawn and landscaping companies. However, the recruiting...

Editor's Letter: March Madness Like some of you, I live in a seasonal climate of winter days that are short on sun, but long on...

With a U.S. workforce of nearly one million and more than 600,000 businesses, the nation’s landscaping industry is showing strong growth in 2021, reporting...

Depending on which part of the country you’re in, landscaping can be a very seasonal business. When colder temps arrive and landscaping work slows...

To grow your business, you need the right equipment. Maybe it’s a new mower, a skid steer, or plow. While the need for new...

At the end of each landscaping season most owners are either raising their glasses or scratching their heads. Yet time and again, those in...

Editor's Letter: Raise Your Glass "At the end of each landscaping season most owners are either raising their glasses or scratching their heads,” writes Josh...

Whatever the season, lawn care and landscape pros are busy with one aspect or another of business and operations. This past summer, Turf spoke...

Creating better and more accurate landscape bids should be a top priority of your sales team. Accurate and timely bids based on precise job...

Editor's Letter: Winter Is Coming Right now there’s a squirrel causing a ruckus outside. Last night I could hear the crickets. It’s that lovely, fleeting...

Business insurance is a requirement to operations, and as such every business owner seeks out an insurance policy to protect stakeholders in the business....

In this increasingly post-COVID age of opportunities, you may be thinking: How can I maintain my landscape and turf management business while also growing...

Editor's Letter: Good, Better, Best In the Turf Summer 2021 issue, we focus on Sustainability & Going Green—a topic close to my heart. In my...

Going green. Eco-friendly practices. Organics. Battery-powered equipment. Water conservation. Permeable pavers. Planting natives. As many areas battle extremes like drought, wildfire, record heat, excessive...

Increasing productivity increases profits, and scheduling and route optimization are two key areas where landscaping companies can see significant productivity gains with small investments....

This article is presented in conjunction with “H-2B: The Basics” and “H-2B: The FEWA Perspective.” Finding employees has become one of the biggest issues in...

This article is presented in conjunction with “H-2B: An Employer Perspective.” The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952, as amended, designates categories of foreign...

Compiled from OSHA.gov During the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA generally recommends that employers encourage workers to wear cloth face coverings at work to help reduce the...

After a hectic and decidedly unexpected 2020, looking ahead toward spring 2021 brings two key questions: How will COVID-19 affect lawn care pricing? Should...

How do you use the potentially slow time between December through February? If you have a snow removal service, you’re busy with the white...