2025 State of the Green Industry: Q+As with Industry Experts

Industry representatives lay it all out when it comes to the current state of the landscape industry.

February 27, 2025

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Check out the Q+As with industry representatives who lay it all out when it comes to the current state of the landscape industry, the headwinds it faces, where the industry is going and more.

Envu: Mark Schneid
SiteOne Landscape Supply: Brian Rowan
Briggs & Stratton: Jon Matson
Oregon Tool: Carissa Gingras
Bobcat Co.: Lee Smith
Mecalac: Peter Bigwood
Ditch Witch: Brant Kukuk
Pierre Bridger: Vibrant Outdoors
Gary Garvin: J&G Landscaping
Scott H***: Acme NLS
Kirk Brown: Outdoor Splendor

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: Envu

Mark Schneid, head of commercial operations for Envu in North America, discusses what’s trending in the green industry, what’s to come and more.

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State of the Industry Q+A: Vibrant Outdoors

Pierre Bridger, director of operations for vibrant outdoors, sheds light on how the past year has gone for the landscape industry, obstacles the industry has faced and more.

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State of the Industry Q+A: Acme NLS

Scott Horoszewski, owner of Acme NLS in Swanson, Ohio, discusses his perception of the landscape industry, the headwinds his company has faced in the last several years and more.

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: J&G Landscaping

Gary Garvin, president of J&G Landscaping, lays out the challenges he's experienced in the industry, how his company has contended with those challenges and more.

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: SiteOne Landscape Supply

Brian Rowan, vice president, category management for SiteOne Landscape Supply, discusses his take on the current state of the landscape industry, expectations for 2025 and more.

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: Briggs & Stratton

Jon Matson, vice president, sales and marketing, Briggs & Stratton, offers his view of the state of the landscape industry, where the industry is headed and more.

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: Bobcat Co.

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: Oregon Tool

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: Mecalac

Peter Bigwood, general manager, Mecalac North America, digs into challenges in the landscape industry, what's trending and more.

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2025 State of the Industry Q+A: Ditch Witch

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