What an odd season. Late start to the summer, rainy, and cooler temperatures. Now I hear people talking about an early fall. Well, I hope…
Winter was harsh for the landscape. A lot of bushes were damaged or died. Trees were left full of dead branches. Maintenance work, normally done…
As entrepreneurs almost always are, contractors everywhere are optimistic for the 2014 season. Many have told me their quoting and job sales activity has been…
The landscape world is fully awake and off to the field. The long cold snowy winter meant work that typically gets done throughout the winter…
Golf Courses in 2013 had their challenges. Of biggest impact were poor weather conditions, especially compared to the wonderful weather of 2012. We all knew play…
The publisher, George Schmok, of Landscape Contractor Magazine wrote an interesting commentary called “Greening Naturally.” George offers his opinions about the social movement to be…
Brrrrr! It was -3 degrees when I drove to work this morning. Appears we are paying the price for our non-winter of 2012. Hang in…
It was a shock when I read the Lawn & Landscape State of the Industry report and was reminded it was September of 2008 when…
Construction Spending is a mixed bag of information. June has always been a growth month for construction spending. But since the recession the numbers have…
The Baby Boomer generation will be a minority of the work force in 5 years. Most will be in retirement. Retired Boomers are already changing…
