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Tag: Keeping It Green
What Will Smaller Lawns Mean for You?
Houses have been getting larger in recent years and at the same time, yard size is shrinking. What will this change in smaller lawns mean for landscape and lawn services?
Promote the Benefits of Drip Irrigation
Tom Kundrat, a smart irrigation expert for NDS, Inc., shares some updates on trends and new technologies with drip irrigation.
Green Helps Revitalize Town’s Rundown Areas
My small town on Lake Erie’s southern shore in northwest Ohio is struggling to maintain its economic dignity. The loss of manufacturing and well-paying...
How Will We Embrace the New Industrial Revolution?
We are living in a digital revolution that is creating a ripple in the way businesses learn to adapt to change and communicate with their customers.
What it Means to Customers When You’re Certified
Ideal customers recognize that value is more important than price, so business owners who are a certified specialist will attract the best type of clients.
H-2B Petitioning Continues for 2017
Industry gets more time to petition the House Appropriations Committee for H-2B returning worker relief.
6 Ways to Decrease Workplace Violence
Do you have clear policies to deal with incidents of workplace violence within your company? Is everybody in your company aware of them?
Two shocking...
Seizing Opportunities After Your ‘100 Days of Hell’
Congratulations, you made it through yet another “100 Days of Hell.” Those of you doing both snow and spring services know what I mean....
Educate Your Team on Skin Cancer Risks
Invasive melanoma is the most virulent form of skin cancer. It will kill more 10,000 Americans this year. That’s one death every 52 minutes....
Industry Skeptical of the New Overtime Regulations
The Department of Labor has changed overtime laws to require employers to pay time and a half for over 40 hours, even if employees are salaried.
One Jump Ahead of Trump
David Crow recently spoke at the 2016 TOCA annual meeting in Omaha.
Employee Pay Not as Important as You May Think
The hourly rate or salary you offer and pay to an employee is very important, but is just one of many factors that prospects consider.
Increase Productivity: Replace Fiddling Around with Craft Time
Stop and consider just how much wasted time fills most of your and your employees' workdays.
Why H-2B is Like “Groundhog Day”
If you’re a fan of the movie “Groundhog Day” like I am, you may see some dark humor in what is going with the...
Gardens With the Wonderful Power to Heal
How the gardens you design and install can boost nature's life-affirming benefits.
The Climate is Changing; It’s Always Changing
The weather affects what landscape contractors do on a daily basis: their job.
Do What You Love: How the “Tiny House Builders” Brothers Measure Success
Are you having fun and doing exactly what you love to do? The Diedricksen brothers of "Tiny House Builders" share how they measure success.
We Must Address Workplace Violence — STAT
Shortly before 7 a.m. on a sunny, pleasantly warm recent Thursday morning at B&L Landscape Company in Jacksonville, Florida, a 24-year-old employee there reportedly...
TruGreen/Scotts LawnService Deal a Win-Win-Win
Everyone in the green industry knows by now that TruGreen has merged with Scotts LawnService. Also, almost every lawn care business owner who competes...
Lawn Doctor Goes Quirky with 50 New Ads
Humor is a great way to engage and remind consumers of your brand. A short, tightly focused and amusing message attracts positive attention. Who...
Firewise Landscaping
Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
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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