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Industry Updates
PLANET Survey Says Landscape Spending on the Rise
National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
A third of adults with a lawn or landscape have hired professionals, and consumer spending on both maintenance and design/build services is slightly increasing.
Lighting
Kichler Plots Out Landscape Lighting Training Seminars
Kichler’s series of two-day certified landscaping lighting seminars taking place at its world headquarters in Cleveland, starting April 23 and running through the end of 2013.
Ron Carter, Kichler's corporate trainer and conductor of the landscape lighting training classes.
Mowing & Maintenance
7 Things Great Crew Leaders Do Every Property Visit
Advice from two great landscape companies
Randy Sharpe, maintenance manager at Reinhart Grounds Maintenance in Bloomington, IL.
Mowing & Maintenance
How to Build a Budget
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Industry Updates
Watch Your Personal Stock Soar Through Certification
National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
Becoming certified puts you in top 1% of landscaping pros.
Becoming Landscape Industry Certified can put you in the top 1% of landscaping professionals, which can be a valuable point of differentiation for your company in the eyes of many potential clients. Visit landcarenetwork.org for more information.
Lawn Care
The Sun Is Definitely Rising for Sunset Landscape Services
Dallas-area contractor talks client education, organic-based lawn care, and the importance of closely managing your equipment fleet for profit leaks.
Sunset Landscape Services has long participated in the State Fair of Texas. They won 'most unique bed design' in 2012, greeting fairgoers with a warm Texas 'howdy.'
Mowing & Maintenance
Sustainability System Certifies Four More Landscape Projects
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) has announced four new landscape projects that have achieved national sustainability certification.
The Taylor Residence
Industry Updates
Student Career Days a Hit at Auburn University
National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
Now in its 37th year, PLANET’s Student Career Days brings the nation’s most promising landscape industry students together to showcase skills, search for jobs, and meeting with leading Green Industry suppliers.
Student Career Days 2013 Tree Care
Mowing & Maintenance
Commercial Landscape Maintenance Bidding Tips
Gary Goldman talks about five critical components to bidding commercial landscape maintenance: fact finding, site take-offs, understanding your numbers, preparing your formal bid, and follow-up.
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Industry Updates
Eye on Regulations
Environmental Protective Agency (EPA)
Leading Green Industry voices offer insight into key regulations that could affect small business in 2013 and beyond.
Kris Kiser, an attorney, is president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) and the OPEI Education and Research Foundation. OPEI is an 84-member international trade association representing the engine, utility vehicle and outdoor power equipment manufacturing industry.
Mowing & Maintenance
Sizing Up Compact Track Loaders
The number of compact track loaders on the market has exploded over the past several years. Here are some tips to help you pick the right model for your needs.
Plantings can be sped up greatly by utilizing attachments such as power augers and tree spades.
Lighting
Peer Networking, New Technologies Are Key to Growing Sales
Networking and new lighting and irrigation technologies have helped Ken Hennebert quickly establish his third landscape company in as many states.
Ken Hennebert with wife Sarah and daughter Kenna.
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