National Association of Landscape Professionals

When every estimate, client email, or technical question has to run through you, you can quickly end up being what’s holding the business’s growth back. Yet AI tools can take your experience and clone it. Click the link in the comments to learn how to implement AI in a way that allows you get the business out of your head and reclaim your time.

Congratulations to Keven Stratton Jr. for earning the Advocate of the Year Award! Click the link in the comments to learn more about his efforts to defend the H-2B program and how you can become more involved in advocacy.

Congratulations to Josh Canfield for earning the Young Professional of the Year Award! Click the link in the comments to learn more about how he has scaled his business up to $6 million in annual revenue over the past six years and his goals for the future.

Congratulations to Nada Duna for earning the Woman Leader of the Year Award! Click the link in the comments to learn more about her career journey and the lessons that she has learned as a leader.  

Congratulations to Bob Grover for earning the Lifetime Leader of the Year Award! Click the link in the comments to learn more about his selfless support of the industry and how his organization provides growth opportunities to their team members.

While OSHA’s heat regulations are tied to specific heat index thresholds, even if temperatures have not hit these specific triggers, it doesn’t necessarily mean heat stress will not occur. Click the link in the comments to read how to protect your crews and mitigate heat-related illness risks.

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Sunshine Protection Act in a 308–117 vote, taking a major step toward making Daylight Saving Time permanent. However, this bill still faces Senate approval. Click the link in the comments to read more about this legislation and vote on whether you support this time change.

What happens when you bring landscape and lawn care pros from across the country together in one place? You start comparing notes. How are other companies handling hiring? What's working in sales? Where are they using AI? What are they doing differently in operations? At ELEVATE, you get to hear what others are trying, learn from what's working, and talk with people dealing with many of the same challenges you are. You'll find plenty of ideas in the education sessions and on the Expo floor. But don't be surprised if one of your best takeaways comes from a conversation between sessions. Join us in Tampa, November 8-11, for NALP's ELEVATE Conference & Expo, powered by Caterpillar Inc. Learn more - link in comments. #landscapeprofessionals #landscapeindustryeducation #nalpelevate #nalpeducates

When team members call out or show up late, the ripple effect hits fast: remaining crews are overworked, production goals slip, and morale takes a hit. Building a reliable workforce starts with clear expectations, accountability, and celebrating the team members who consistently show up. Click the link in the comments to see how other companies tackle absenteeism.

Want to peek under the hood of a landscape business that successfully scaled from a single construction outfit to a multi-site maintenance powerhouse? Then you don’t want to miss going On Tour with Sunrise Landscape at the conclusion of ELEVATE on Nov. 11. Click the link in the comments to read more about what attendees will learn while On Tour. #landscapeprofessionals #nalpelevate #landscapeindustryeducation