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Scott’s Thoughts: Spring training for landscape pros

As MLB teams prepare for the 2025 season with spring training, landscaping pros similarly geared up for their busy season by attending events like Weathermatic's SmartCon 2025 and Marty Grunder's GROW! 2025.

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The leadership to-do list to grow your business

Ben Gandy shares a leadership to-do list, including the importance of culture, vision, strategy and more.

While the COVID-fueled pool boom may have slowed in recent years, pool installers say there’s still a strong market ripe for landscape contractors to take. (Photo: Hidden Creek Landscaping)

Becoming successful with pool installations

Two experts identify why they’ve been successful at selling pool installations.

Eastern Land Management (ELM) works across the four-campus site with a full-time crew. The university adheres to high standards for sustainability and aesthetics as part of its master plan. (Photo: Eastern Land Management)

The Big One: The heart of it all

Eastern Land Management's award-winning maintenance of Sacred Heart University.

Give it a go: Plant growth regulators are an underutilized tool for lawn care operators looking to manage turf growth. (Photo: Nufarm)

Plant growth regulators: 2025’s MVP

Plant growth regulators are versatile tools to lean on in 2025 to overcome labor shortages, maximize on-site productivity, reduce costs and improve overall turf health.

The design of the house is a nod to classic estates, and Haugsjaa says the company still does weekly maintenance with mowing, plant health care, seasonal color, pruning and/or other tasks. (Photo: Rachel Bires and Goldberg and Rodler, Inc.)

Hardscape Solutions: King of the hill

LOCATION: Old Westbury, N.Y. COMPANY: Goldberg and Rodler DETAILS: It’s more than a dream house; it’s a dream home, and that’s exactly what Goldberg and…

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Business Boosters: How to utilize irrigation audits

Irrigation audits offer a means for clients to save water and money while creating a valuable revenue stream for landscape contractors.

The larvae munch on the roots of the turf, causing significant damage. (Photo: Doug Richmond)

Turf School: The battle with billbugs

Everything to know about controlling these crawling critters.

First choice String trimmers are a great first battery-powered tool to get familiar with the technology. (Photo: Husqvarna)

Power through 2025: Expert opinions on battery-powered handhelds for 2025

Experts share their opinions on battery-powered handhelds and what to expect for 2025.

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Time for some good news: Healing through landscaping

A South Florida LandCare branch chips in to help brighten the grounds of a local organization assisting children in need.

Brett Brennan, CEO of Urban Habitat, credits the experience of his staff for the company’s rapid growth. (Photo: Urban Habitat)

Self-sufficiency pays big dividends for Urban Habitat

Headquartered in Palm Desert, Calif., Urban Habitat offers commercial landscape design/build and maintenance services. It has a second branch office in Rancho Cucamonga, allowing the team to provide landscape-related development projects throughout Southern California, says Brett Brennan, CEO of Urban Habitat.

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Connecting the Dots: Highlights from the 2024 LM Growth Summit

The 2024 LM Growth Summit brought together lawn care operators and industry partners for an event that inspired, informed and forged stronger relationships.

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Grow with Grunder: Use your systems to reach your full potential

Good managers make good decisions with good information. We need the information to be accurate, and we need the information in our software systems to be readily available so we can make decisions on the future of our business.

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Preparing landscapes for the use of effluent irrigation

Due to heightened sustainability expectations, strict water-use restrictions and rising water costs, many retail water providers and their customers are turning to effluent or recycled water as an alternative source.

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Grow your Green: The haves and the have-nots

Greg Herring examines the differences in landscape company haves and have-nots based on his recent Herring Group Benchmark Report.

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Editorial Advisory Board: February 2025

What is your opinion on the state of the landscape/green industry in 2025? Landscape Professionals Mike GiesePerfecturf LawncareMt. Pleasant, Wisc. “The market has experienced steady…

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Five Questions: Richard Ogawa

LM's Seth Jones chats with green industry's Richard Ogawa about his motivation to co-found a company, landscape companies in California and more.

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Scott’s Thoughts: If you can’t beat ’em…

The LM Growth Summit is an annual event that brings together lawn care application professionals and leading suppliers in the landscaping industry for two days of networking, education and one-on-one meetings designed to improve business operations and build relationships within the industry.

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Grow with Grunder: What makes a company culture great

My favorite part about hosting our GROW! Annual Conference each year is getting the chance to highlight landscaping companies that are doing amazing things in…

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Seven trends to track in 2025

Here are seven long-term industry trends from 2024 to keep front and center as we move into 2025.

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Becoming an employer of choice in 2025

Tito Caceres shares tips to help improve your company’s retention efforts.

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Show up to show out in 2025

Jeff Korhan gives insights on what showing up looks like and holding your marketing accountable.

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Ask McFarlin Stanford: Making the most of your downtime

Question: What are the best ways to stay productive and focused during the offseason? The offseason presents a unique opportunity for landscape business owners. While…

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An outsider’s green industry journey

New columnist Bryan Christiansen from Mariani Premier Group shares his journey into the green industry and what he looks forward to in his future columns.

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