7 Steps For Trimming Risk With New Employees
If you own a landscaping company, simply finding new employees these days is likely to keep you awake at night. The job market is...
Better Turfgrass Management: Four Key Areas
Turfgrass covers 40 million acres in the U.S., or nearly 2% of the land, and is the U.S.’s number one irrigated crop (yes, the...
Thinking Of Selling? 5 Ways To Prep Your Landscape Business
Selling or transitioning ownership of your lawn care of landscaping business is a big decision, to put it lightly. Some owner-operators have a solid...
Landscape Business Owner & Statesman Offers Six Steps For Political Involvement
Every industry has to deal with the ups and downs of government regulation and landscape professionals are no different. The legislation passed on Capitol...
Will The OR Drought Affect Turf Seed Supply?
The 2021 grass seed crop is going to be very interesting as inventory stocks on many turf, forage, and cover crop seed species are...
Don’t Cut Down! Some Texas Oaks Still In Recovery From Uri
Are you a Texas landscaper? Do you have clients whose oaks aren't leafing out? After last winter's devastation, many trees appear as healthy and...
Being Active In a Trade Association Makes Us A Better Contractor
Have you heard the expression, “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” It’s a loaded question that usually leads nowhere. Eight...
Latest On Supplemental H-2B Visas From NALP
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) has been working closely with Capitol Hill to get the H-2B supplemental 22,000 visa rule published as...
Neighborhood Influences On Water Conservation
Did you know "peer pressure" can affect lawn watering habits and conservation? University of Florida researcher Laura Warner studies the social behaviors that lead...
Update From NALP: 22,000 Supplemental H-2B Visas Expected
A total of 22,000 supplemental H-2B visas are expected to be offered in the coming months. In late April, the Department of Homeland...