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How to promote safety with employees
Keeping safety in the forefront of your employees’ minds is key to preventing accidents and injuries. But how do you keep this topic as a top concern? Here are 4 ideas for making safety a priority for your crews. 1. Visual elements During one of my Landscaper of the Year visits, I met with a […]
October 1, 2014
Business
Unlikely Suspect Steals Landscaper’s Lunch
A Colorado landscape crew came in contact with a lunch-stealing bear — and his name wasn’t Yogi. While a Front Range Arborists crew was working, a bear climbed through the open window of their truck and ate two of their turkey sandwiches. “That’s kinda the running joke around the shop is that he ate your […]
August 27, 2014
Business
Man Stabs Landscaper Over Grass Clippings
A 70-year-old man is accused of stabbing a 19-year-old landscaper because he got grass clippings on his truck.
August 25, 2014
Business
Nine ways to deal with unhappy clients
No matter what the source of your client’s discontent, it’s vital to your company’s future to listen, decipher and solve the problem without taking it personally.
August 13, 2014
Design-Build
How Landscaper Brought In 200 Job Applications
Many of you liked the article we posted last week about a landscaper who stood on the street corner with a cardboard sign to bring in employees. But what came of his efforts? Here’s the full story: Lance Forsee started Colonial Lawn & Garden in Yakima, Washington, in 1985, and the company offers weed and […]
June 18, 2014
Design-Build
4 things every manager should do
Being in charge of employees can be difficult, especially for owners who lack management experience. But, it’s important to be a leader your crews enjoy working for. Here are four things good managers should do: 1. Trust your employees. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving your employees in charge, why did you hire them to […]
April 15, 2014
Lawn maintenance
No. 3 Story from 2013
Tick Bite Means Trouble Landscapers should be on the lookout for one insect this summer that is causing quite the stir. The black-legged deer tick may seem harmless on the outside, but one bite could be life threatening. The tick can carry Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is […]
December 30, 2013
Landscaping equipment
No. 6 Story from 2013
Mowing After Hours Could be Costly A lawn maintenance crewmember is cutting the grass in a drainage ditch at 10:45 p.m. with limited visibility because of the darkness. The ground is at a 45-degree angle. While mowing, he hits the concrete drain tile. The mower flips over, lands on the operator and crushes him. He […]
December 30, 2013
Design-Build
Concrete Equipment Goes Wild
A spinning buffer throws this crew for a loop in a laugh-worthy video.
December 4, 2013
Business
Should You Hire New Employees?
Small business owners across the country deal with many problems, but one that always seems to come back to the table is the question of hiring new employees.
July 3, 2013
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