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.

One subject that came up over and over again at GROW! 2019, from both our presenters and our attendees, is transparency. At The Grow Group, we believe in being HOT—in leaders and their teams being Honest, Open, and Transparent with each other. When you’re HOT, all conversations are on the table and the organization.

At Grunder Landscaping Co., we rely on a whole team of subcontractors—from masons and electricians to plumbers and the folks at Bartlett Tree Experts—to deliver the results our clients seek. And for many of our clients, there is no meaningful distinction between a GLC team member and a subcontractor whom we’ve sent to.

We just wrapped up GROW! 2019 in Denver last Friday—it was a busy three days of education, entertainment, and inspiration with more than 350 landscape pros from all around the country. I learned so much from so many; as Malena Rogers of JR’s Landscape Services in Groveland, Illinois, put it: “Our minds are swirling.

The Grow Group team is busy making its way to Denver to ensure we’ve got every last duck in a row before GROW! 2019 kicks off Wednesday afternoon. For all those ambitious landscape pros who’ve signed up and are traveling from near and far, we’ve got a truly amazing program in store for you. But if you aren’t able to.