I was on my way to an appointment early one day last week when I drove by a McDonald’s and saw in their parking lot a whole slew of trucks from other landscaping companies. Now this is not an uncommon sight at 8 in the morning, but it never ceases to surprise me. Why? Because to any owner with an eye on the bottom.

I spent time out west this past week, where two of our ACE Peer Groups met to work on their businesses, focus intently on the challenges they’re facing, and put our heads together to find solutions. It’s inspiring to see so much ambition and camaraderie in one room and for owners to know they’re not alone. Here are my.

Do you have a set process for capturing all the information and details on a sales call that you need to create an accurate proposal? If you have a dedicated sales person or team, do they have a set process they all follow? Or are you leaving it to memory and chance and hoping for the best? At Grunder Landscaping Co.,.

With flowers in bloom and grass growing fast, many of us are running around at breakneck speed right now trying to get done all that we need to do. We’re going nonstop from early in the morning until late in the evening, with barely time to eat. The pace is unrelenting but, we tell ourselves, we just have to get.

Many landscape pros—myself included—went into this industry in part because we can’t bear to sit behind a desk all day and because we love the great outdoors. But that love also means our businesses can depend on the whim of the weather, and when rain hits like it did for my company at the end of this week in.

One lesson we’ve learned over the years at Grunder Landscaping Co. is just how much poor communication can get in the way of great performance. No matter how much energy and effort you devote to installing and maintaining landscapes, if your team members aren’t communicating with each other and with your clients,.

We just wrapped up two great ACE Peer Group meetings in New Orleans, where ambitious owners of landscaping companies came together to discuss the challenges they’re facing and share solutions that work. Not surprisingly, labor came up again and again. As we all know, most everyone in our industry is struggling with.

As we all know, our prospects and clients have a lot of landscaping companies to choose from—some 505,643 to be exact, according to the most recent IBISWorld Report on the state of our industry in the US. So how do you distinguish yourself from so many competitors? How do you stand out in a sea of sameness? In my.

This past week my team at Grunder Landscaping Co. and I headed out to Colorado State University for the National Collegiate Landscape Competition. Organized by NALP, this annual event brings together landscape and horticulture students from around the country to demonstrate their skills in real-world competitions. And.

This week it sure felt like spring here in Dayton, Ohio, and at Grunder Landscaping Co. our season is off to a strong start. We’re working hard now to make sure we have the team members we need to have a successful 2019, as I know you are too. As we interview candidates for our production crews, we’re looking for.