LM StaffAug 14, 2023
Logo: Landscape Management The Landscape Management Industry Pulse survey is open for responses. Each year, LM surveys its audience and interviews readers to generate a…
Dillon StewartNov 10, 2023
We look at what was hot in equipment at the industry’s largest trade show. The 2016 GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America, held Oct. 19-21 in…
Gregg RobertsonNov 3, 2023
A look at how the new administration could affect the landscape industry. Despite the predictions of pollsters and pundits to the contrary, Donald Trump upset…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
Landscape professionals report stability and growth in 2016. Methodology For the 2016 Industry Pulse report, LM surveyed subscribers online in October and November garnering 422…
Jeffrey ScottNov 3, 2023
The profit you earn on each of your services is driven by a few factors: The marketplace, how it’s priced and sold, how efficiently it’s…
For most landscape companies, hiring and retaining workers is their top growth challenge. What one word would you use to describe your company’s No. 1…
Landscape professionals are having a good year—and they expect 2016 to be even better. The numbers are in: It was a good year for the…
Lower fuel prices help companies keep costs under control. Most is quiet on the expenses front for landscape professionals. Although industry members expect an overall…
Consumer confidence indicators are good, although the election year brings uncertainty. Despite some concern about the impending election year affecting consumer confidence, most landscape industry…
Phil HarwoodNov 3, 2023
The year-end bonus is a staple at many companies. Unfortunately, what’s meant to be a positive thing often turns into a negative experience. Year-end bonuses…
Buyers of landscape services in both the commercial and residential markets are opening their wallets again—and prices reflect that demand. The LM Industry Pulse research…
The LM Industry Pulse report reveals 2014 was a win—with strong profits and an average growth rate of 17 percent. The word is, clients can’t…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
A look at the 2014 headlines that could have a lasting impact on the green industry. TruGreen: On its own and preparing to grow ServiceMaster…
Marisa PalmieriAug 14, 2023
The landscape industry has received some interesting outsider attention over the past week. For starters is The Financial Times article about a potential merger between…
Dan AriensAug 15, 2023
Every recession teaches us familiar lessons, and the past few years were no exception. As business owners, we are again smarter for having gone through…
Marisa PalmieriAug 15, 2023
The Green Industry benefits as residential customers become more comfortable with their finances. Green Industry companies that serve the residential market are upbeat about the…
Pricing is still a concern on the commercial side of the business, but the tide may be starting to turn. Landscape professionals on the commercial…
Landscape companies seek savings as they plan for cost increases in many areas of their businesses. Controlling costs is a major focus of most successful…
LM StaffAug 15, 2023
We asked Green Industry pros what’s on their minds right now. Chris Casselberry Owner GreenSeasons Baton Rouge, La. 2013 projected revenue: $7.1 million Service mix:…
Marisa PalmieriAug 16, 2023
As the labor market tightens, landscape contractors continue to struggle to fill key positions. GreenSeasons, a full-service landscape company in Baton Rouge, La., “just cannot…
Sarah PfleddererAug 15, 2023
Green Industry buyers and sellers aren’t making many moves just yet. The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market has been the equivalent of an ever-long chess…
Landscape industry professionals are feeling positive. Despite challenges, the industry is out front of other small businesses when it comes to optimism. Optimism among landscape…
Loving the industry used to be enough. Now more than ever, ‘you have to have business sense, too.’ Where does the landscape marketplace fall…
While applicants abound, contractors learn to hire smarter, control costs and build their management teams. In Landscape Management’s survey results and contractor interviews, there…
