If predictions hold true, water will become an ever scarcer resource as the climate becomes drier for many people. For landscape businesses, offering drought tolerate solutions makes sense regardless of how climate predictions pan out. After all, most people want their yards and businesses to look great without having to …
While you don’t need a certification to be an outstanding landscaper, having a certification can be of huge benefit. Not only does certification provide you with education and a basis for making great landscape decisions, it offers a credential that consumers can appreciate as well as access to insider resources …
Old and aging landscape areas can be a major eyesore for homeowners and businesses. Often, people have tried to do the rehab work themselves and have found it too demanding of both their time and energy. The results are overgrown beds, rampant weeds, and deteriorating curb appeal. Fortunately, good landscapers …
Back yards are increasingly becoming extensions of indoor living spaces. Homeowners are more than willing to invest in, indeed indulge in, a sumptuous outdoor living space so long as it is eco-friendly. In fact, the average deck addition now costs more than $10,000. For garden centers and nurseries, this turn …
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) understands that the landscaping business can be a challenge. Not only does landscaping require physical stamina, it requires good business sense, a grasp of marketing, and the ability to relate directly to customers. To help newcomers to the industry, the NALP has started …
The proverbial slow season, which varies in length depending on geography, can be downright difficult for tree service companies to survive. While it is possible to do enough work during the busy season to make ends meet year round, such an approach doesn’t make for a good work-life balance. The …
Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, was instrumental in bringing about a nationwide ban on DDT and sparked the environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). New science, however, has demonstrated that many of the claims made in Silent Spring were either exaggerated or …
Many western states are prone to wildfires. Unfortunately, wildfires often spread to involve rural, suburban, and even urban communities. Landscaping, however, can play a huge role in reducing the threat that wildfires pose to a structure. It may involve moving trees, shrubs and plants as well as choosing plants that …
If you operate a nursery or tree farm, you probably–hopefully–are visited by many customers during peak seasons. Like any business, you have to be concerned about safety risks for your customers, however, and how to minimize them. From the sharp edges of landscaping equipment to the endless stretches of hose …
Landscape and Nursery equipment can increase efficiency and productivity while improving safety and product quality. Machinery can also bleed you dry if you make poor choices and don’t track expenses. Understanding how equipment produces a return can help nurseries and landscape professionals improve margins, minimize losses, reduce labor costs, and …