Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
Retired senior vice president of government affairs and industry relations for TruGreen Who’s your mentor? A guy by the name of Charlie Hromada. He was…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
With a 13-inch turf root, Indianapolis–based Total Lawn Care (TLC) won Holganix’s Roots for You competition. As the winner, TLC received a $500 cash prize…
Sarah PfleddererNov 9, 2023
Their wardrobes wavered from business casual to school spirit fanatical, which perhaps was a reflection of the students’ differing outlooks on the event—one being that…
In accordance with National Lawn Care Month, held in April, the Professional Landcare Network made available resources for landscape professionals to promote the celebration to…
Some clients told them to design a landscape that incorporated trees made of cotton candy. Others customers insisted on having an area where they could…
“In the pre-dawn glow of the security lights on Monterrey’s Ocampo Street, the hopefuls arrive, lugging duffel bags and pulling small suitcases behind them. Many…
Jesus "Chuy" Medrano, founding member and immediate past president of the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA), was selected as one of 20 winners of the 2014 Hispanicize Positive…
With some signs in Congress that immigration reform may happen this year, Landscape Management and the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) partnered on an immigration sentiments…
What makes the difference between you and your competitors? You may think you know, and you may have an answer you give to customers and prospects…
Emily SchappacherNov 9, 2023
Company owners protect their assets with noncompete agreements. When Dennis Topo discovered a former employee of Allison Lawn & Landscape Service was trying to recruit…
LM StaffAug 15, 2023
The Professional Landcare Network Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) promoted four companies from the title of ambassador to platinum ambassador of the foundation. The companies…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) presented its Lifetime Leadership Award and Association Leadership Award to Norman Goldenberg and the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA),…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) welcomed new companies as PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) ambassadors due to their pledging $25,000 to the foundation. PLANET…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) bestowed an accreditation status to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Additionally, Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Ore.…
Despite frigid temperatures and some travel difficulties courtesy of Winter Storm Leon, the show went on in Nashville, Tenn., where about about 200 lawn care…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) created a supplier advisory council, which will provide guidance to the PLANET board of directors about important issues facing the…
As winter lingers in parts of the U.S.—and will remain to for the coming weeks—some lawn care company owners are in prime positions to make…
Happy hump day, LM readers! Here's this week's line-up of helpful articles for your reading pleasure. "Occupational Outlook Handbook: Grounds Maintenance Workers" BLS.gov A PLANET…
Learn how to effectively price your landscape projects in today’s economy. One of the nation’s most highly regarded landscape industry consultants, Frank Ross, provides hands-on…
LM StaffNov 10, 2023
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) 38th annual Student Career Days is slated to take place March 20–23 at Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins,…
Certification. Does the word make you turn up your nose in disgust or proudly eye those letters following your name on your business card? The…
David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Glenn Jacobsen, LIC, president of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), were…
The H-2B community has won an appeal against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the H-2B wage rule, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) reported.…
Meet Jason New, vice president of garden management at Southern Botanical in Dallas. Who is your mentor? It’s hard to learn all you need to know…
