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Business

Young landscaper builds successful company by staying positive

After Rudy Larson was named Total Landscape Care’s Landscaper of the Year in 2015, he wasted no time in garnering even more recognition of his dedication to the industry.

March 29, 2016

Design-Build

More than most industries, landscapers build future together

The National Association of Landscape Professionals is an exceptional organization, and the National Collegiate Landscape Competition is just one example.

March 21, 2016

Design-Build

Winners announced as landscaping competition comes to a close

After a long and exciting three days of all things landscaping, students from the 62 schools participating in the 40th National Collegiate Landscape Competition gathered Saturday morning at McCarthy Gymnasium on Mississippi State University’s campus for the closing ceremony.

March 19, 2016

Business

STIHL executive says green industry is working hard on its image

Stihl executive Rogers Phelps, board member of the NALP foundation, knows that attracting bright young people into the green industry is imperative to success.

March 17, 2016

Business

Challenge of motivating hourly employees may soon swell

The goal of keeping hourly landscaping employees motivated takes a backseat to a more immediate challenge: finding enough of them to fill the 300,000 available jobs.

March 10, 2016

Business

National Collegiate Landscape Competition returns next week

65 colleges across the country will converge on Starkville, Mississippi, next week for the National Collegiate Landscape Competition at Mississippi State University.

March 9, 2016

Business

LoveYourLandscape.org reflects NALP effort to grow the industry

NALP says its new website is the cornerstone of the national consumer outreach program, which is driven in turn by the association’s Industry Growth Initiative (IGI).

March 8, 2016

Business

Landscape contractors’ account managers focus of webinar

Account managers take a backseat in the landscaping industry, but a new National Association of Landscape Professionals webinar will bring them to the forefront.

March 2, 2016

Business

How does your company stand out from the crowd?

One of the main ways, says the National Association of Landscape Professionals, is by participating in awards programs to earn special recognition for your work. NALP outlines the numerous benefits of becoming an award-winning landscape contractor in this infographic:

February 23, 2016

Business

Green industry comes together to support classic lawns

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) is partnering with the Irrigation Association and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) to promote National Lawn Care Month in April, joining Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), which last year became the first association to partner with NALP on the project. In April, with the return of the growing […]

February 12, 2016

Business

NALP to recognize nation’s safest landscape contractors

Landscapers interested in entering in the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Safety Recognition Awards Program have until May 2, 2016.

January 28, 2016

Business

As expected, Obama quashes attempts to scuttle water rule

The National Association of Landscape Professionals is among numerous groups fighting the WOTUS rule, which outlines EPA’s authority over small bodies of water.

January 20, 2016