LM StaffAug 15, 2023
As Project EverGreen's GreenCare for Troops program enters its ninth year, the organization launched its first ever National GreenCare for Troops Awareness Week April 19-25. GreenCare for Troops, supported by The Toro Co., is a nationwide outreach program designed to connect…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) opened registration for its annual Day of Service, held on Earth Day, April 22. As PLANET puts it, “Day of Service unites the landscape industry for a day of giving back that demonstrates the passion landscape…
Sarah PfleddererNov 3, 2023
The story “Gaining ground on a cure” from the October 2014 issue of LM hits on how three landscaping companies raise funds for cancer research. Here’s how one of those companies, Lyon Landscape Architects, expands its “social consciousness” beyond cancer…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) held the fourth annual PLANET Gives Back project on Oct. 22, during the Green Industry Conference in Louisville, Ky. A group of approximately 75 PLANET member volunteers focused their efforts this year on Meyzeek Middle School, a public school.…
LM StaffAug 14, 2023
In hand with its commitment to revitalize Pigtown, a community in Southwest Baltimore, 500 Ruppert Landscape employees provided 5,000 man-hours and nearly $180,000 worth of landscape renovations to Carroll Park on Oct. 10. The project included demolition, excavation and grading…
Sixty Ruppert Landscape employees installed a sensory garden for students and faculty of the Southwest Baltimore Charter School (SBCS) Sept. 18. In total, nearly 300-production hours and $32,000 worth of time and materials was donated toward the project, which included…
Sarah PfleddererSep 4, 2014
At 10 years old, Keith Boyd personifies the meaning of “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” A native to Tulsa, Okla., Boyd can’t talk or stand. He communicates with his eyes via a device called a Tobii. Still, Boyd’s…
Emily SchappacherNov 9, 2023
A Texas company’s focus on partnerships inspires growth and goodwill in the communities it serves. To Rick Onstott, president of The Landscape Partners, a company is a lot like a three-legged stool. “If one of the three legs is broken,…
Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
Grasshopper Lawns in Larksville, Pa., has been participating in the Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET's) Renewal & Remembrance event for 18 years -- since the inaugural year. The event, which took place July 28 this year, is a beautification effort in…
Marisa PalmieriJun 11, 2014
The Statue of Liberty is famously green, with her oxidized copper patina. But one part of Liberty Island, where the monument sits, was in need of a green up, due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. On…
More than 400 volunteers from the Green Industry visited Washington D.C. on July 22 to donate time, materials and the use of their equipment to spruce up Arlington National Cemetery during the Professional Landcare Network’s 17th annual Renewal & Remembrance…
Marisa PalmieriJul 24, 2013
I was proud to join the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) in honoring the winners of its Community Stewardship Award earlier this week in Washington D.C. at the banquet held in conjunction with the Renewal & Remembrance and Legislative Day on…
Casey PaytonNov 9, 2023
PLANET Community Stewardship Award Winner Category: State Association Chapter Volunteer efforts are ingrained in ALCC’s culture. In its 50 years, the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC) has established a long history of supporting communities, sponsoring and leading projects throughout…
Stan CraigNov 9, 2023
Why companies are pitching in to support charities and their communities. A full-page ad in a Sunday edition of The New York Times stated boldly that $60 million was received in 2012—more than $1 million a week—by a variety of…
Here are some more shots of Hemlock Landscapes and the 135th Company of Ohio National Guard in action during Day of Service yesterday. Nicely done! —Beth Geraci .
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