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Steps to bringing a work-heavy life back into balance
Living a work-heavy life can be overwhelming and cause adverse health effects, but it's never too late to take back your life and achieve work-life balance
July 23, 2018
Design-Build
How one small landscaping firm makes the most of their marketing dollars
Marketing for a small landscaper can sometimes feel “like you’re shooting into a black hole,” says Dorene Schuster with Greenleaf Landscaping & Gardens, Greenleaf, Wisconsin, a 2015 Landscaper of the Year finalist. Because of this, Dorene, who owns Greenleaf along with her husband, Ken Schuster, says the couple is not afraid of experimenting. The 45-year-old […]
November 20, 2015
Business
Survey: Landscape architecture firms thriving
ccording to the latest American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey, firm managers reported significantly higher levels of billable hours, hiring and inquiries for new work during the first quarter of 2015.
May 7, 2015
Business
Father and son landscapers receive same award 30 years apart
Rich Cording Jr. has received the Grand Award for Landscaping from the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association (NJNLA) 30 years after his father received the award. Cording Jr. and Sr. are co-owners of CLC Landscape Design. The younger Cording won the NJNLA award for a poolside planting design and installation project he completed in […]
April 15, 2015
Design-Build
Market yourself: Use current projects to attract new customers
On a Landscaper of the Year finalist visit to Virginia years ago, a landscaper laughed as he told me he mowed just about every lawn in a huge neighborhood. Another landscaper, this one in Texas, told me “landscaping is contagious.” It’s true. For a lot of people, having their neighbor’s yard suddenly look fantastic is a […]
April 7, 2015
Business
Water conservation: Talking to your clients about strategies and solutions
Even though it’s National Lawn Care Month, in some areas such as the Southwestern United States, the idea of the wide expanse of lush green lawn is rapidly disappearing. Replaced with xeriscaping and thoughtful placement of native plants by water conscious landscapers, the traditional lawn is changing. Realistically, there’s no reason a similar tactic couldn’t […]
April 7, 2015
Design-Build
5 things landscapers should always avoid
Always saying no This rule goes back to the days of being a small child and having parents always saying the word “no.” Now, there is a difference between being 5-years-old and running a business, so always saying no in every situation is not going to work. Employees and clients need to trust you and […]
January 16, 2015
Business
How to prep your clients’ landscapes for winter
For many landscaping companies, winter is the slowest time of year. If you want to get ahead of the competition, you should make late fall and winter your company’s busiest season. From winter landscaping to marketing and creating new selling points, there are a variety of things you can do to get your clients ready for winter and give your business a head start over the competition.
December 19, 2014
Design-Build
How to avoid holiday burnout
The holidays can be a crazy time, and no, I’m not talking about baking, shopping or welcoming relatives. I’m talking about wrapping up your 2014 business year and looking ahead to 2015.
December 16, 2014
Business
Landscapers say recession no more; business booming moving into 2015
No matter where you go, the question always comes up, “Do you think the recession is over?” Depending on the party you are talking to, that answer will always be different. However, the answer was pretty clear during Total Landscape Care’s roundtable discussion with 12 Landscaper of the Year finalists – the landscaping industry seems to be making a full recovery since the recession initially hit in 2008.
December 12, 2014
Business
Best practices: How to think like your clients
If you want to not just get new landscaping customers, but to keep them over the long haul, one good way to do so is to think like your customer. Putting yourself in your customers’ shoes can help you establish your successful landscaping business. Here are some tips on how to do just that:
November 28, 2014
Business
10 Things landscapers should be thankful for this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is here! Now is the time for landscapers to take a small break, but it is also the time to truly reflect on what to be thankful for this year.
November 27, 2014
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