Emily Lindley

We've had an exceptionally wet summer here in Southwest Ohio: we had almost 9 inches of rain in August when normal for us is about 3. This summer has been marked by flash flooding, not drought.

A few weeks ago I talked about my own garden and how it's changed over the time I've lived in my home. While I'm making over my yard to fit my lifestyle, my three daughters are all doing the same for their yards. Their lifestyles look a little different from mine: all three have young children now. I offer to help.

When a snowstorm is bearing down, our clients are already juggling school cancellations and childcare plans, business opening schedules, and whether the roads are even drivable for their team to make it in. We don't want the status of their property to be one more thing on their mind, so at Grunder Landscaping Co. we.

Think about the last time you needed to hire a contractor for something at your house. You either asked around or you Googled it. And when you looked at the online search results, which one did you click? Probably the first or second one, because most of us don't scroll much further than that.

My friends, it's March. As we begin the third month of the year, we celebrate that although spring doesn't technically begin for a few more weeks, we're already into our spring season of work. And, perhaps more importantly, our clients are in their spring mindset. NOW is the time to be rallying your sales team and.

This year Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC) celebrates 40 years in business. It's a big milestone: only 30% of small businesses survive their first 10 years in business according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Owning and running a small business is not an easy career choice. While it's immensely gratifying, it can.

The winter months are a great time for landscape pros to work on their businesses instead of in their businesses, and this is true for owners as well as for every team member on the org chart. I want to be clear: even in a northern climate, we don't take the winter off. I know many of you reading this in the South.

GROW! 2024 is over, and what a week it was in Des Moines, IA. We had fantastic sessions, an absolutely incredible tour of RJ Lawn & Landscape, and so much fun seeing everyone who attended in person again this year. The fun didn't end when the event did, and it was great seeing so many of you in the Des Moines airport.

Our Grow Group team is busy getting every last duck in a row in Des Moines before GROW! 2024 kicks off on Tuesday afternoon. For all those ambitious landscape pros who've signed up to join us, we've got a truly amazing event in store for you. Don't despair, if you aren't with us in person this week you can still join.

In case you haven't already picked up on this I have a lot of ideas on how to make landscaping businesses, including my own, better. But what I've learned over the years is that every idea and every project can't be a priority. If you have too many priorities and projects at once, none of them can be done well. Years.