Jamie KeyesNov 3, 2023
Landscape professionals share the different approaches they take to plant warranties. After a long day of installing plants, including junipers and barberry shrubs, the gloves…
Beth GeraciFeb 3, 2024
With herbicide resistance a reality in agriculture and golf, lawn care could be next. Lee Kral, lawn care manager at Mountain High Tree, Lawn &…
Jonathan KatzNov 3, 2023
Liquid Technologies uses everything from drones to detailed irrigation audits to sell its water management services. Chris Husband wanted a new toy. And not just…
Emily SchappacherNov 9, 2023
A Texas company’s focus on partnerships inspires growth and goodwill in the communities it serves. To Rick Onstott, president of The Landscape Partners, a company…
Emily SchappacherNov 3, 2023
Through the Billion Gallon Project, groups are working together to save water in Idaho with smart irrigation systems. John Balint is by no means a…
To create happy, long-term clients, Noon Turf Care restructured its lawn tech compensation model. Noon Turf Care’s lawn care technicians used to get paid by…
How one family-owned business keeps pace with change on a fast-growing Hawaiian island. No Ka Oi Landscape Services has come a long way since it…
For 36 years, Grasshopper Lawns operated out of what Michael Kravitsky IV refers to as “the dungeon.” The basement of his grandparents’ home, which was…
A firm develops a research report to spur new customer leads. In the years following the Great Recession, many building managers have kept a tight…
Smart irrigation proponents advocate for Smart Irrigation Month in 2014 and beyond. Jeremy Hunt was an early proponent of water conservation. As a student at…
An outdoor kitchen expert shares some basics of tapping into this ever-popular field. After years of frustration trying to source outdoor kitchen products, Carl Peterson…
Marisa PalmieriMar 19, 2021
Houzz unveiled findings from its third Houzz & Home Survey, including homeowners are optimistic about the housing market, which is driving renovations. The annual study…
Emily SchappacherMar 19, 2021
The first graywater systems installed by EarthCare Landscaping in Cupertino, Calif., were complex, messy projects. A decade ago in California, graywater—the wastewater generated from a…
Jonathan KatzJul 31, 2015
A Texas company takes a measured approach to growth as it targets muni contracts. Tony Conley found a niche for his landscaping business after several years…
Sarah PfleddererNov 3, 2023
A look at how companies approach irrigation service pricing—with a flat rate or charging on time and materials—and why they favor their method. If only…
Thanks to a total revamp of his company’s marketing strategy, Rick Longnecker now knows his ideal clients are family-oriented homeowners in their late 30s to…
Independent landscape design firms fill the role of staff designers for a fraction of the cost. Last June Patrick DuChene (left) quit his full-time landscape…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
Brickman’s Joe Ketterer shares five pointers for lawn care applicators to increase efficiency with landscape bed weed control. When it comes to effective and efficient…
Brian Marcus started his career as a biology teacher. So it’s no surprise the owner of Morning Glory Lawncare & Design in Holbrook, N.Y., considers…
Relationship building: The driving force behind Michael Lancaster’s success as a businessman in the Green Industry. "Everybody can mow grass,” says Michael Lancaster, president of…
A Texas irrigation company makes water conservation its top priority. The drought that hit Texas in 2006 was a wake-up call for Patty Sipe, co-owner…
A Michigan landscape company uses drones to capture aerial images of large-scale projects. It was a conundrum that long plagued Tom VerHage, owner of Grand…
Company owners protect their assets with noncompete agreements. When Dennis Topo discovered a former employee of Allison Lawn & Landscape Service was trying to recruit…
Sarah PfleddererMar 19, 2021
Jerry McKay sheds light on how hiring a lighting service tech freed his team from the burden of service calls. When eight landscape lighting professionals…
