We’ve all been there. You’re sitting in a car or an airplane for hours waiting to get to your destination. It’s cramped, you’re bumping into your neighbor, and you desperately want to stretch and walk around. Your turf can face a similar struggle when activities like walking and sports compact the soil and make it …
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Where does training sit on your priority list in the company? Where should it sit? These questions don’t have easy answers. The next question would be are you a growing company and how seasoned are your current employees? These answers help move training on the list. While training is always important growth will make it …
Commercial Landscape Management: “Training is part of growth.” Read More »
As I was counting down the days until my graduation I was in the midst of the ever stressful post graduation job search. After sending out countless applications and attending various interviews I made the final decision to join Commercial Landscape Management as an Associate Client Relations Manager. As I near my first 90 days working with …
I vividly remember the first day of my landscape career; It was a hot June day in 1998 and I had images of stripping amazing lines of turf on a belt-driven walk behind mower. (As that was all we had back then.) The powers that be had other ideas that involved a 5-gallon bucket and …
Is growing your company part of the long-term strategy that your leadership team is pursuing? Most companies have a goal of growth. How much growth and how fast to grow? These questions can be easily answered when doing a budget. X% growth means you need this many people and this much equipment. Filling this is …
We have all got to the end of the day and wondered where the day went and also felt like we didn’t accomplish what we wanted to. The whirlwind of everyday tasks, to-do’s, and meetings can prevent you or your team from attaining their goals. As COO of Commercial Landscape Management, my job is to …
With the threat of frost behind us, we have reached that yearly spring milestone that Gardeners look forward to each year. It is safe to plant those summer annuals and vegetables to enjoy through the summer! What’s next? You get excited and pick up all your favorites for the gardens and pots and plant them …
When looking at the operations of a company there are many things that affect how we process and prepare for the commercial landscaping of a site. Whether it is direct, indirect time or even the type of mower that we use, everything that we do has an effect on how we operate and perform. One …
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To a lot of people, landscape maintenance is a necessary evil—it’s something that everyone needs but can also have a hard time investing in. We get that, but think about it, what is the first thing your subconscious notices about ANY commercial property you go to? It’s the landscape, and specifically how it’s being maintained. You …
Why should you give your tennants or employees Giving employees spaces outside to gather, eat and meet can be a great investment for a building to draw in tenants and lease space. Areas can be identified and created with safety and convenience in mind. Recent studies have suggested that spending time in nature can lead …
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