Increase Productivity: Replace Fiddling Around with Craft Time
Stop and consider just how much wasted time fills most of your and your employees' workdays.
Why H-2B is Like “Groundhog Day”
If you’re a fan of the movie “Groundhog Day” like I am, you may see some dark humor in what is going with the...
Gardens With the Wonderful Power to Heal
How the gardens you design and install can boost nature's life-affirming benefits.
The Climate is Changing; It’s Always Changing
The weather affects what landscape contractors do on a daily basis: their job.
Do What You Love: How the “Tiny House Builders” Brothers Measure Success
Are you having fun and doing exactly what you love to do? The Diedricksen brothers of "Tiny House Builders" share how they measure success.
We Must Address Workplace Violence — STAT
Shortly before 7 a.m. on a sunny, pleasantly warm recent Thursday morning at B&L Landscape Company in Jacksonville, Florida, a 24-year-old employee there reportedly...
TruGreen/Scotts LawnService Deal a Win-Win-Win
Everyone in the green industry knows by now that TruGreen has merged with Scotts LawnService. Also, almost every lawn care business owner who competes...
Lawn Doctor Goes Quirky with 50 New Ads
Humor is a great way to engage and remind consumers of your brand. A short, tightly focused and amusing message attracts positive attention. Who...
Judge Says TruGreen Can Keep Callin’
I just won another 3-day, 2-night vacation to the Bahamas. I think it’s the fourth or fifth such vacation I’ve won these past three...
The Unappreciated Difference Between Labor and Employees
I’ve always been an employee and never an employer. I’ve worked for small family-owned businesses and within large national corporations. I feel confident that...