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Know where you plan to grow in order to get the right setup for your operation. (Photo: Graham Spray Equipment)

What to think about before buying tanks, nozzles or hoses

Donny Pitts, general manager of Graham Spray Equipment, offers his advice on what to look for when buying tanks, nozzles and hoses for spray trucks.

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Business Insider: 10 ways to build a stronger, better company

Jeffrey Scott shares 10 inspiring steps that you can use to build a stronger and better operation that will allow your business to grow as a result.

Training on technical and soft skills is a huge focus for C. Caramanico & Sons in 2023. (Photo: LM Staff)

How C. Caramanico & Sons prepared for 2023

After 52 percent growth from 2020 to 2021, the team from Upland, Pa., sees employee training and customer relationships as the key to continued growth.

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Grow your Green: The opportunity presented by 10 percent operating profit margin

Greg Herring breaks down The Herring Group's Landscape Industry Benchmark Report, which shows most companies can be a lot more profitable than they are.

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Experts help weigh the risks and benefits of price increases

At the 2022 Equip Expo show, panelists advised that though raising prices isn’t easy, there are good reasons to take the risk for your business.

Justin Lingo (right) and Tyler Entz (left) have grown GreenShade Trees from 15 to 125 employees in five years. (Photo: LM Staff)

How former members of the gridiron became major landscape players

Learn about how GreenShade Trees has grown from solely a tree planting operation to a major player changing Oklahoma’s landscape.

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Grow with Grunder: Nearly 40 years in, we focus on these 4 areas

With nearly 40 years in the business, Marty Grunder shares the most important lessons he's learned and how he applies those lessons in his own operation.

Lawns of Dallas President Madison Gardner credits his team’s focus on continuous improvement as a key part of his company’s growth. (Photo: Lawns of Dallas)

Lawns of Dallas continues to push the envelope in the name of growth

Lawns of Dallas celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022 and following 44 percent revenue growth from 2020 to 2021, it continues to grow.

Jones braved the elements for this selfie with GreenShade Trees’ Justin Lingo (center) and Tyler Entz (right). (Photo: LM Staff)

Seth’s Cut: Know the Lingo, Amigo

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones discusses his end to 2022 which included braving the elements for a trip to Oklahoma City for a tour of GreenShade Trees.

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Get the inside scoop on the American Green Zone Alliance

Daniel Mabe, president of AGZA, shares how his organization helps green industry businesses transition to battery-powered equipment.

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5 Questions: Mike Morin

LM's Seth Jones chats with Mike Morin of Morin Turf about his time in the industry, expectations for 2023, his most memorable day at work and more.

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The Big One: Major upgrades

An up close look at the project that earned LandCare an award from the 2021 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program.

Skid-steer attachments, like a trencher attachment, allow pros to quickly switch between multiple tools. (Photo: Vermeer)

The attachments that you need to help do the heavy lifting

Learn about the trencher attachments that help Southern Classic Landscape Management perform jobs quickly and more efficiently.

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Get the inside scoop on the benefits of biochar for turf

Experts share the best practices for using biochar, a captured carbon produced from agricultural waste, in your lawn care operation to boost soil quality.

Experts say the most common mistake pros make with a new software is not fully buying into it. (Photo: Aspire)

Why 2023 may be the year to incorporate new software into your business

As challenges continue to emerge for landscape design/build and installation pros 2023 may be the ideal time to add new software to your business.

Survey results share what pros see in the future with battery-powered equipment

Respondents to our State of the Industry survey sound off on their interest in incorporating battery-powered equipment into their operations.

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The inside scoop on compact equipment attachments

Learn the advantages of several compact equipment attachments for design/build projects and what other tools to have in your arsenal.

Dallisgrass is commonly mistaken for crabgrass. An easy way to tell the difference is the weed’s height, with dallisgrass being taller of the two. (Photo courtesy of PBI Gordon Corp.)

Successful strategies to win the battle against dallisgrass

Industry pros share some keys to success which will allow you to gain the upper hand on this aggressive warm-season weed.

California-based K&D Landscaping uses its quarterly planning session as a way to ensure its employees are properly trained. (Photo: K&D Landscaping)

Safety Watch: How one company raises the bar for safety

Justin White, CEO of K&D Landscaping in Santa Cruz, Calif and his team give employees interactive training at an event he calls Raise the Bar.

AGZA recommends letting the crew test three different brands of electric equipment. Their feedback is invaluable, and they are the people putting the equipment to work each day. (Photo: American Green Zone Alliance)

Why infrastructure is the latest buzzword in battery-powered equipment

Converting to battery-powered equipment isn’t exactly simple and we asked experts what landscape operations should know about its power structure and needs.

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Get the 411 on pressure-regulated spray bodies

As many states mandate the use of pressure-regulated sprinkler bodies, experts from Hunter and Rain Bird share what you need to know.

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Marketing Mojo: Enhance your company’s value with these strategic moves

Jeff Korhan says instead of planning for the market conditions your company expects for 2023, you can proactively influence them to favor your strengths.

While it’s not a turf pest, the spotted lanternfly is a major nuisance to ornamental plantings experts say. (Photo: arlutz73/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Before the new year, get to know these emerging insects and weeds

With a new year and a new growing season quickly approaching, get the scoop on some different weeds and insects that are on the move.

Landscape pros should consider their options with digital payments according to Abheek Dhawan, vice president of business operations for Jobber. (Photo: monkeybusinessimages/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Tips to get the most out of software in 2023

Business software offers landscape professionals a bevy of options and LM gathered tips on how to make the most of your business software in the new year.

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