LM StaffNov 9, 2023
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…
Sarah PfleddererNov 9, 2023
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…
Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
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…
Dan JacobsNov 9, 2023
Periods of stagnation are common in business. Here’s how to reach the next level. Good businesses grow naturally, until they don’t. Many landscape company owners…
The Professional Landcare Network Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) raised more than $170,000 at this year’s Green Industry Conference (GIC) at the GIE+EXPO in Louisville,…
In partnership with Landscape Management Network and Caterpillar, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is bringing two-day landscape business workshops to five locations nationwide this winter.…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) released its “Safety Program for Green Industry Companies” CD in Spanish. The version was made possible with support from CNA…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) again paired up to cohost the national Lawn Care Summit, which is scheduled…
The 2013 GIE+EXPO brought more bustle to the Kentucky Exposition Center than years past—12 percent more, to be exact. “We’re busting out of the rafters…
It couldn’t be more fitting than the week of GIE+EXPO to dust off the pages of a story about the show from 10 years ago.…
As part of the third annual PLANET Gives Back, held Wednesday in line with the Green Industry Conference (GIC), nearly 75 volunteers revived the grounds…
The Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET) Green Industry Conference (GIC) commenced Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., in hand with the GIE+EXPO. Along with the PLANET Gives Back…
Meet Glenn Jacobsen, president, Jacobsen Landscape Design & Construction, Midland Park, N.J. How’d you get your start? I get asked that all the time. I…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) released the list of winners for the 2013 National Landscape Awards of Excellence, formerly the Environmental Improvement Awards. The awards…
Norman Goldenberg will retire from TruGreen, as senior vice president of government affairs and industry relations, by the end of the year. “Norm has been…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) tagged Greg Schwem as the keynote speaker for the Green Industry Conference (GIC). Proclaimed as the “king of the hill…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) released its updated Safety Benchmark Report. The 2013 report analyzes safety data from 2010 to 2012. It provides analysis of…
Gregg RobertsonNov 9, 2023
Many landscape contractors don’t recognize the acronym “MS4,” but they should. It’s a federal program that could have a very positive impact on our industry.…
