Clara RichterNov 3, 2023
Moore Landscapes has been maintaining the landscaping and property at Navy Pier in Chicago for a little more than 10 years.
Sarah WebbNov 3, 2023
Company: Native Land Design Location: Austin, Texas With 800 luxury residential units, 120 stand-alone landscape containers, 100 high-end retail stores and two acres of turf, The Domain poses several maintenance challenges. Based in Cedar Park, Texas, Native Land Design is…
Location: San Antonio Company: Clean Scapes A call out of the blue was what it took for Clean Scapes, a landscape firm in San Antonio, to win the maintenance contract for the Blue Skies of Texas retirement community in 2009.…
Location: El Segundo, Calif. Company: LandCare, Culver City Originally a strawberry patch, Pacific Corporate Towers (PCT) is a Class A commercial office space, located between the Los Angeles International Airport and the Pacific Ocean. The LEED Gold property is home…
LM StaffAug 14, 2023
The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) will welcome 200 students on Nov. 2 and 3 for its second annual Ohio High School Landscape Olympics, a competition at The Ohio State University Agriculture Technical Institute (OSU ATI) in Wooster, Ohio. Educators…
Dillon StewartAug 14, 2023
BrightView purchased the landscape maintenance division of Marina Landscape, a landscape maintenance company located in Anaheim, Calif. Terms of the deal, which was finalized on Jan. 1, were not disclosed. Marina is No. 20 on the LM150 list of top-generating firms with $64 million in…
LM SponsorAug 2, 2018
Go iLawn is the green industry’s go-to resource for fast, precise online property measurement. Go iLawn combines high resolution property photos and measuring tools in one easy-to-use application. Use Go iLawn to measure commercial and residential properties for maintenance, chemical…
LM StaffAug 6, 2018
The process of digging a trench takes a significant toll on a trencher’s digging system, or its chain, teeth and sprockets, said Chapman Hancock, Ditch Witch product manager of CTS, service parts and telematics. So, this area requires a little…
Ben GandyNov 3, 2023
Learning to deal effectively with people is one of the keys to success. Whether in leadership, sales, service or supervision, your ability to persuade, win confidence, gain respect and motivate others will largely determine your level of success. The challenge…
Ken ThomasNov 3, 2023
So they finally said yes, and you have a new landscape maintenance client. You or your salesperson probably spent hours, days or even years cultivating the relationship to finally get the opportunity to bid, and you finally won the job.…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
This post is part four of LM's "5 ways to improve your cash flow" series. Read on to part four, “Understand basic accounting,” here. “Bill as you go” is the default invoicing method for many landscape companies. Problems with this tactic…
Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
In seventh grade Bill Dysert wrote an essay about what he wanted to be when he grew up. His dream? It wasn’t to be a pro athlete, doctor or teacher, like a typical kid. He wanted to own an excavating…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
At Inside Out Design, a design/build and maintenance firm based in Frankfort, Ky., efficiency has improved since the company implemented a bring-your-lunch-to-work policy. Co-owner Andrea Wilson Mueller estimates it saves nearly a man-hour per day, in addition to other benefits.…
Ben GandyNov 9, 2023
Productivity is important in any business, and there are several ways to measure it. But the best way is to keep it simple, clear and actionable. For the green industry, that means measuring the hours—the ratio of budgeted hours to…
Jody ShilanNov 3, 2023
Q: We do a lot of maintenance work for homeowner associations (HOAs). Do you have any design advice on how to generate more revenue beyond mulching and adding seasonal color, maybe even some design/build work? A: Good timing with your…
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