LM StaffNov 9, 2023
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) named members of the 2014/2015 PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) board of directors. They are as follows. Officers: President—Tom…
The North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week is held May 4–10, and the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pointing the Green Industry toward…
The 2014-2015 board of directors for the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) began its fiscal year May 1. Installation of the new board took place during…
Workshops and related events have been solidified for the 2014 GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America (HNA), scheduled for October 23-24 at the Kentucky Exposition Center…
Sarah PfleddererNov 9, 2023
To some, Earth Day might mark an obligation to give back to the environment and community. For the Green Industry, there’s an added layer with…
Type #PLANETDOS into your Facebook or Twitter search bar and you’ll see evidence the Green Industry was busy on Earth Day, April 22. Off screen,…
Marisa PalmieriAug 15, 2023
In honor of the Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET's) Day of Service, which is celebrated every Earth Day, yours truly and two of my Landscape Management…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Academic Excellence Foundation (AEF) tagged Zachary Johnson as the recipient of its 2014 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award. Developed…
Sarah PfleddererNov 10, 2023
The Green Industry is by no means mum on its efforts to attract younger generations to the business, especially in regard to convincing them there…
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…
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…
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…
