A few months ago word hit the street about a proposed Commonwealth of Kentucky low voltage regulation soon to be implemented. It would require anyone who touched low…
How nice to see the sun and mild temperatures!! A new landscape season is happening. Contractors seem to be optimistic and why would they not?…
By this time every year a multitude of economists have offered their opinion of what the year should bring. Even the economists will agree that…
The acquisition of new customers can be a very expensive endeavor. Running ads, keeping a website up to date, blogging, mailers, or anything else you…
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…
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…
