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People on the Move: Hirings and promotions at the NALP, Simpro Group, Davey Tree and more

The latest hirings and promotions from green industry companies including Davey Tree, the NALP, Landscape Workshop and more.

Drost Landscape titled this project “Million-Dollar Sunsets,” and with views like this over the lake, it’s pretty clear to see why. (Photo: Chris Major)

Exploring Drost Landscape’s award-winning residential makeover

Drost Landscape won a gold award from the 2024 NALP’s Awards of Excellence program for this project.

1. Past the main entrance at Springline, the campus is filled with apartments, a pool, courtyards, a shopping center and businesses, all with their own trees, flower beds, raised planters and turf areas to maintain. (Photo: Chelsea Aiello)

Inside an award-winning landscape: The secrets to Gachina’s Springline project

Gachina has managed the busy property with an eye for being eco-friendly and radiant in its design, earning the company a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ 2024 Awards of Excellence program for this project.

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How Weed Man’s franchises give back

Company franchises across the U.S. and Canada make giving back a part of their day-to-day operations.

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People on the Move: Hirings and promotions at Kress, Davey Tree, the NALP and more

The latest hirings and promotions from green industry companies including Davey Tree, the NALP, Ruppert Landscape and more.

Cornell says maintenance is done by the same crew of four every Monday. He says crew leader Valente Lopez and production manager Javier Belmontes deserve a massive shoutout for their proactive work and detailing on-site. (Photo: Monarch Landscape Management)

How Monarch Landscape Management transformed Belfiore condominiums

Monarch Landscape Management earned a 2024 NALP Gold Award for their landscaping efforts on this project.

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Landscape industry gives back at Renewal & Remembrance

Service projects at Arlington National Cemetery and FDR Memorial highlight efforts at NALP’s 29th annual event

The parking area was updated for larger, modern cars and use. LoBello says the car in the driveway was loaned for this special photoshoot. (Photo: Tony Soluri)

Mariani Landscape’s award-winning restoration of a Frank Lloyd Wright residence

Mariani Landscape modernized a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home and won a 2024 NALP Gold Award

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Trading FaceTime for face time in the landscape industry

Despite working remotely in a hands-on industry, Hollister finds value in attending industry events and connecting personally with professionals.

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Three lessons in residential landscaping

Landing a big client or project can be just as risky as it is rewarding.

Majerus says he’d been playing with large scale concept lines and other geometric shapes on other projects, and he wanted to try out a Fibonacci spiral-inspired design. This project was the perfect opportunity. (Photo: Sirna Productions and Patrick Hughes)

Hardscape Solutions: Redefining lakeside luxury

Landmark Landscapes won a gold award from the NALP’s 2024 Awards of Excellence program for this project.

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SpringGreen participates in Renewal & Remembrance event at Arlington National Cemetery

SpringGreen contributed to this year’s efforts, which included large-scale landscaping projects at Arlington National Cemetery and the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.

Behringer says it’s inevitable that some plants won’t survive the winter, but thanks to many years of managing the wall and diligent monitoring, they can accurately predict how much will need replacing. (Photo: John Mini Distinctive Landscapes)

The Big One: Wall-to-wall excellence

John Mini won a gold award from the NALP’s 2024 Awards of Excellence program for this project.

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Applications open for NALP’s Safety Recognition Awards

To apply, provide your 2024 safety data, including the number of vehicle accidents, injuries/illnesses and days away from work, to the NALP online submission form.

Lighting played a large part of the design, especially at night, and the usage is subtle to not take away from the lake views. (Photo: David J. Frank Landscape Contracting)

Hardscape Solutions: Expect the unexpected

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting turned a challenging sloped yard into an award-winning lakeside sanctuary

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NALP’s Renewal and Remembrance unites landscape pros in Washington, D.C.

For nearly 30 years, Renewal and Remembrance has seen landscapers donate their time, skills and equipment to honor America’s veterans and public servants.

1. The stadium surrounds its sitting areas and walkways with vivid annuals, bountiful perennials, formal hedges and shaded tree canopies to encourage a fun and pristine aesthetic. (Photo: Ruppert Landscape)

The Big One: Maintaining a top tennis venue

Learn how Ruppert Landscape maintains Credit One Stadium, home to the largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America.

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Participation opens for 2025 NALP Financial Benchmark Survey

The deadline to participate is June 20, 2025, and interested participants can take the survey on the NALP's website.

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NALP opens registration for Elevate 2025 with discounted price

Registration for Elevate is now open, with the best prices available through June 30.

Smith had to remove the existing river birch trees in the atrium and replace them with new ones. Clara hawthorn, variegated flax lilies, sandy leaf fig for ground cover, Lily of the Nile and more rounded out the rest of the vegetation used. (Photos: Bryan Malloch Photography)

Hardscape Solutions: Confined construction

After two months of excavating, planting, installing and more, LMC won a silver award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this hardscape project.

Windhauser says a weekly two- to three-man crew provides full- service maintenance on-site. Windhauser personally visits the property two to three times a month and will typically walk the site with the client during one of these visits.

The Big One: JMA wins gold from NALP Awards of Excellence

This multi-layered masterpiece won a gold award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program

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NALP announces 2025 Field Trip event location

This upcoming event offers a behind-the-scenes experience at McHale Landscape Design in Upper Marlboro, Md., from Sept. 23–24, 2025.

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NALP’s Elevate Expo named one of the fastest-growing trade shows

Elevate Expo recently earned top honors across multiple categories from Trade Show Executive magazine, a leading authority in the exhibition industry.

Winkelmann says the vegetation was designed to highlight and focus attention on certain features of the property, such as the mature fastigiate spruce trees surrounding the fountain space. (Photo: Ron Ruscio)

How one hardscape home is turning heads in Denver

DBS won a gold award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.

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