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No Speed Limit to Growing Business
Slow and steady wins the race, right? Maybe not, according to my sources for ā€œHow To Grow Your Business,ā€ which will be featured in the April issue. Going into this story, I expected to hear reasons landscapers should be cautious about expanding their companies too fast ā€“ such as spreading themselves thin, sacrificing quality, losing [ā€¦]
April 2, 2014
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Spotlight Features
Landscapers shine a new light on a seating area and water fountain.
April 2, 2014
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SWAT Seeks Public Comment on Version 2.2 of Check Valve Protocol
Smart Water Application Technologies (SWAT) released the Sprinkler Head Check Valve Testing Protocol Version 2.2.
April 1, 2014
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How Landscapes Can Help You Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Whether you believe in zombies or not, it can never hurt to learn a little bit more about the landscapes you work in every day.
April 1, 2014
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How To Succeed at Facebook
Have you ever wondered how Facebook chooses what posts to run in its newsfeed? Although they keep their exact formulas a secret, there are a few ways we know increase your odds of being seen. Adding multimedia elements to a post makes it more likely to end up in someoneā€™s feed. Posting videos, photos, links [ā€¦]
March 31, 2014
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Are you really being ā€˜greenā€™?
Everyone knows how to be sustainable and what ā€œgoing greenā€ means, but are you actually following through?
March 28, 2014
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Best plants for privacy screens
Old standbys like viburnum and boxwoods remain popular for creating living screens, but there are many other varieties that add interest, beauty and privacy to the landscape. Consider these new plants and old favorites the next time you need to design a private space.
March 28, 2014
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Proven Winners Names Historic Kentucky Governorā€™s Mansion as Signature Garden
The Kentucky Governorā€™s Mansion was recently named as a Proven Winners Signature Garden. The mansion is one of six designations and joins Mackinac Islandā€™s Hotel Iroquois, Charlotteā€™s Duke Mansion, The Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens in California, Meadow Brook Hall in Michigan and the Governorā€™s Mansion in Illinois.
March 27, 2014
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Why Branding Matters
A big part of every landscaperā€™s job is understanding the market and understanding how to be visible in that market.
March 27, 2014
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How to reduce mower downtime
How the right maintenance, operation and site prep can keep your equipment out of the shop
March 27, 2014
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Turn Water Features Into Free Publicity
Your project photos arenā€™t doing you any good if you leave them on your phone or camera. And seeing pics of your work is one of the best ways to sell potential clients on your services. So, let TLC help with that. Upload your water feature photos on our Photo Contest page, and weā€™ll share [ā€¦]
March 26, 2014
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If Grandmothers Ran Your Business
Iā€™m lucky enough to still have all of my grandparents, and I chat with one of my grandmothers almost every day. While a good bit of our conversations revolve around how to turn on her flip phoneā€™s volume or explaining that her Kindle having too many apps doesnā€™t affect her computerā€™s Internet speed, she has [ā€¦]
March 25, 2014
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Six steps to switch to propane
For landscapers thinking about switching to propane, there can be a lot of ā€œdoā€™sā€ and ā€œdonā€™tsā€ floating around. For those who are considering the switch or even in the process, there are a few things to keep in mind before, during and after the switch.
March 24, 2014
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Become the Steve Jobs of Landscaping
Have you ever talked to someone who has achieved greatness at a young age and felt under-accomplished? I had that times three last week. I interviewed a 30-year-old Birmingham, Alabama, woman who created an international marketing company and published a memoir ā€” all after losing her father and two brothers at a young age. Then, [ā€¦]
March 24, 2014
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[Infographic] How To Fight Drought
The word ā€œdroughtā€ is a feared term in the landscaping industry, and unfortunately, the word has already come to light after California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a Drought State of Emergency for California back in January.
March 21, 2014
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Only Read If You Love Your Business
If your days start early and end late after hours of visiting project sites, talking with clients, bidding on jobs and working on equipment, you obviously care about your companyā€™s success. So, let TLC help with that. Each year, we recognize 12 landscapers from across the country as our Landscaper of the Year finalists. Each [ā€¦]
March 21, 2014
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Happy Spring: It's lawn and landscaping season
The time has finally arrived for landscapers to take a deep breath and hit the ground running. The first day of spring is upon us, which means beautiful flowers, never-ending pollen and the humming of lawn mowers everywhere.
March 20, 2014
Happy Spring
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Connecticut State Lawmakers Considering Stringent Pesticide Restrictions
Connecticut state lawmakers are debating whether or not to expand restrictions on pesticides. The lawmakers are considering whether to expand the restrictions on pesticide use to include more public places like parks, playgrounds and municipal greens, according to the New Haven Register.
March 19, 2014
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On Oct. 1, Fusable will cease production of Total Landscape Care as a stand-alone website and newsletter and will migrate the brandā€™s existing coverage of the landscaping industry to sister brand Equipment World.
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