Tag: National Weather Service

Business

Staying safe: Preparing for Safe+Sound Week

Safe+Sound Week is a nationwide event led by OSHA to raise awareness and understanding about safety and health programs in workplaces. Learn more today!

August 13, 2018

Business

Safety watch: Keeping crews safe in a lightning storm

Some believe that being struck by lightning is a non-issue but in the landscaping industry, it is an all too real safety concern. Read more here on TLC.

July 9, 2018

Lawn maintenance

NALP names top 10 “weediest cities” in the US

Are weeds in the forecast for your city? From Atlanta, Georgia, to Seattle, Washington, see where the NALP says weeds will be most problematic this summer.

April 16, 2018

Business

Heat warnings abound as week goes from hot to hotter

We are well into the dog days of summer, but a rather intense heat wave is expected to spread from the central United States to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast by the weekend. This heat dome will reach from Canada to the Gulf Coast on Thursday. A majority of the central states can expect heat indices […]

July 20, 2016

Design-Build

California Agencies Need to Get on Same Page to Deal with Drought

There is no doubt that California is facing one of the fiercest droughts in history. After Gov. Jerry Brown declared a statewide emergency back in January of this year, residents and agencies have been taking shorter showers, doing larger loads of laundry, and of course, backing off on the lawn care.

July 29, 2014

Business

How to keep crews safe from the sun

As the landscaping season rolls on, the workload isn’t the only thing that increases. The amount of hours landscapers and crews put into a day extends throughout the hotter months, but with longer hours comes the inevitable exposure to UV rays.

May 14, 2014

Business

How to prep for the spring rush

Spring fever is in the air, and landscapers are starting to get the itch. With snow melting and green grass appearing, it’s hard to resist the urge to plant, plant, plant.

March 5, 2014