The end of the season for the landscape industry in the Mid-West brings about contemplation about the season and planning for 2015. 2014 was challenging…
The end of the 2014 season is approaching. Believe it or not. Now is time to start thinking for next year. Paramount in most contractors’ mind is what…
The Golf Industry is still working hard to regain lost business. (more…)
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…
At the end of 2012 we surveyed contractors about educational needs. For years we have provided a series of classes in the off-season on a…
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…
