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Landscapers’ trade group praises WOTUS injunction

The landscapers’ association is pushing Congress to permanently block EPA from enforcing its new Waters of the United States rule in at least 13 states.

August 31, 2015

Business

Landscapers’ foundation receives $50,000 in pledges

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) recently announced two new “ambassadors” to the Foundation. The two have each pledged $25,000 in scholarships for students attending two-year or four-year colleges who are studying landscape contracting or horticulture. Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape based in Hilton, New York, and Phil Sexton of WIT Companies in Albany, […]

August 28, 2015

Business

Landscapes 2015 introduces specialty-focused day

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) will have a day devoted to specialties during Landscapes 2015 (formerly the Green Industry Conference) in Louisville, Kentucky. The Oct. 22 event is part of GIE+EXPO, which is scheduled for Oct. 21-23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The specialty-track day will include educational sessions on four specialties: Design/build/installation […]

August 21, 2015

Design-Build

Landscapers’ trade group keeps eye on honeybee health

Since 2013 the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), other associations, government agencies, legislators and academics have focused heightened attention on the plight of pollinators, particularly honeybees. Bees are used to pollinate more than 130 food crops, in addition to 16 percent of flowering plants, yet an increasing number of studies have illustrated a significant […]

August 18, 2015

Business

Landscaping association plans design-build-install symposium

Regardless of whether you’re headed to Boston for the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ design-build-install (DBI) symposium next week, you can get a preview of the expert advice to be shared at the event. Each night this week beginning at 7 EDT, Landscape Live talk radio will chat with one of the principal speakers on […]

August 4, 2015

Business

NALP: June is the time to reinforce emphasis on safety

The landscaping industry is made up of nearly 400,000 businesses and has one of the highest OSHA-identified hazard rates in the United States. Clearly, the industry needs to focus on improving its safety standards. To move forward and truly become safer, an industry-wide commitment to a culture of safety is key. Fortunately, there are a number […]

May 27, 2015

Business

NALP lures new members with offer of free training

To attract new members, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP, formerly PLANET) will help landscaping companies get their new technicians “up and running in no more than 15 training days, while promoting professionalism and growing their knowledge base,” a news release from the organization says. NALP says its new Lawn Care Technician Training Program, […]

May 8, 2015

Business

Scott Lindley joins NALP as VP of sales and marketing

The National Association of Landscape Professionals has named Scott Lindley vice president of sales and marketing. He was previously VP of marketing for IMN Solutions.

May 4, 2015

Business

Scott Jamieson named new NALP board president; new officers, directors take seats on board

The National Association of Landscape Professionals announced this week that Scott Jamieson became president of the board of directors on May 1, 2015.

May 1, 2015

Business

Landscaper’s Day of Service project born of emotional connection to church

In April of last year, an F-3 tornado ripped through Tupelo, Mississippi, devastating parts of the city and requiring a huge cleanup effort. Today, a local landscaper celebrated the National Association of Landscape Professional’s Day of Service by landscaping a church affected by the tornado. Brad McCully of Sportsman Lawn and Landscape, a full-service landscaping […]

April 22, 2015

Business

Working with water restrictions

What you need to know, no matter where you live As drought conditions worsen and population centers grow, ordinances limiting water use are increasingly common. “Water restrictions are the new normal,” says Warren Gorowitz, vice president of sustainability with Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply in Phoenix. “Our industry has an opportunity to be part of […]

April 20, 2015

Business

PLANET will change name, logo to National Association of Landscape Professionals in April

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) will be rebranded to the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) in April. According to PLANET CEO Sabeena Hickman, PLANET no longer reflects “the unity and breadth of our membership and our industry.” Other than a new name and logo, there won’t be many changes to the organization. NALP will […]

February 27, 2015