Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
When D.J. Vander Slik was mowing lawns in Grand Rapids, Mich., at age 12, a customer asked him for a receipt. He didn’t have any,…
Beth GeraciNov 3, 2023
Conservation-minded landscape professionals are turning to rainwater harvesting and graywater systems to recycle water. With the heat wave that engulfed the country this month, no…
Dan JacobsNov 3, 2023
Snowplows sat idle, gathering dust instead of snow. Temperatures blinked to late spring levels in February before alternating between record heat and below freezing for…
It’s raining in Lower Manhattan. It’s a cold rain, the kind that makes you want to stay in bed. Yet at the 9/11 Memorial, visitors…
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) Pilot Program has a certain obstacle course-like excitement to it. It’s like the Amazing Race of the landscape world, without the race.…
Dan JacobsNov 9, 2023
Jim Campanella has a simple goal. He wants to be the dominant lawn care provider in his region. “The Northeast, that’s our footprint right now,”…
Even when the economy is good, contractors are looking for ways to do more with less. The current economic conditions have simply reinforced the need…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Commercial cutters are warming to the COST SAVINGS and environmental benefits offered by alternative fuels. Tall and outgoing, Eric Hansen’s youthful enthusiasm keeps him investigating…
LM StaffAug 26, 2024
While having a discussion about water, Andy Smith is, ironically, pumping gas. The external affairs director of the Irrigation Association is driving 250 miles to…
Patricia Carmody steers her white Subaru Outback wagon along the bumpy dirt and gravel road that winds its way through the 77-acre Riverside Cemetery, Denver’s…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
Nobody knows the exact age of an ancient and mysterious Native American mound located at the summit of a wooded ridgeline in central Ohio. Most…
By: Nicole Wisniewski Sure, discounts and add-ons can get customers in the door. But a growing number of clients aren’t basing their purchasing decisions solely…
LM StaffAug 27, 2024
During tough economic times, it’s not unusual for companies to make cuts. But how company executives should do this isn’t always spelled out. Should managers…
Your Hispanic employees’ attitudes and approaches to work can create some on-the-job challenges. Picture yourself in this situation: You have an all-Hispanic or nearly all-Hispanic…
When Rick Kier turned 16 and was finally old enough to get his driver’s license, he took the money he had saved from a paper…
Industry insiders say its ‘grow or go’ time for slouches and grouches — employees who under perform or have bad attitudes. They called him “toothless…
Ryan DezemberAug 26, 2024
In 1976, Robert Craft was looking for ways to expand his small sod farm business in Foley, AL. A builder in nearby Mobile hired him…
LM Staff and LM StaffMay 18, 2015
From handheld equipment to large machinery, theft in the landscaping industry is on the rise. Get some practical advice on how to stop it, once and for all
