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Mowing & Maintenance

Secrets to Building a More Valuable Landscape Company

Whether looking to sell out or not, company owners should be focusing on these things that make their companies stronger, more competitive and more valuable.

Building Hardscape Paver Patio 10837502

Mowing & Maintenance

Quick Primer on Sustainable Landscaping

Landscaping's role in LEED, an update on SITES, and tips from real-life landscape contractors you can use yourself.

At Victoria Garden Mews in Santa Barbara, CA, the shared vegetable garden and 30 fruit trees provide fresh produce to the residents, along with a place for social interaction.

Design & Installation

National Park Service Collaborates with the American Society of Landscape Architects

The National Park Service and the ASLA are helping communities create environments that encourage daily exercise, provide clean air and water, and supply nutritious food.

Industry Updates

The Future of Lawn Care Pesticides

The focus of pesticide regulators has shifted from people to environment in recent years, making for a potentially bumpier road ahead for lawn care contractors.

Weed Man Tech Echo Sprayer 10854469

John Deere Eyes $50 Billion in 2018

Recently published report sheds light on John’s Deere’s vision for the future.

John Deere Dealership

Irrigation & Water Management

WeatherTrak Smart-Irrigation Controllers Earn EPA WaterSense Label

HydroPoint Data Systems

WeatherTrak ET Pro2 and WeatherTrak LC weather-based irrigation controllers have been proven by 25 independent studies to help save water.

Weather Trak Et Pro2 Smart Water Manager Hydropoint 2012

Industry Updates

LandOpt Network Expands to Dallas, New Hampshire Markets

Baldi Gardens of Arlington, TX, and Belknap Landscape Company of Gilford, NH, have joined the LandOpt Contractor Network in hopes of utilizing LandOpt systems and work processes to improve internal operations and customer service.

Mowing & Maintenance

ValleyCrest Earns Five Environmental Improvement Awards

PLANET recognizes ValleyCrest with three grand awards, one merit award and one recognition award.

Norman Goldenberg, TruGreen executive and PLANET president (right), presents Greg Harbison of ValleyCrest with one of their five Environmental Improvement awards.

Mowing & Maintenance

6 Game-Changing Trends

Even though the industry has stalled, growth is coming sooner than later. If you don’t wrap your head around these six game-changers, you could get left behind.

The aging population will likely create a burgeoning market for lawn maintenance services.

Industry Updates

The Real Secret to Sales Growth Is Innovation

Giving customers more for less will not lead to the kind of long-term sales growth you're looking for. The secret to growth in any market, especially a flat one, is increasing market share—and that requires innovative thinking.

Tom Oyler

Mowing & Maintenance

Working Smarter Tip #4: Financial Reporting

Using technology to help stay on the numbers.

Proper Salt Storage Makes Financial – and Environmental – Sense

ClearSpan Fabric Structures

Avoid higher prices, control run-off, and protect your stockpile from season to season.

A fabric structure provides a better solution because the salt pile remains completely out of the elements. Due to the height of the structures, equipment can enter and maneuver completely under cover.

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