Pennsylvania Bluestone has been around for an estimated 345 Million years! So why is it hard to come by these days? We checked in with Dennis Garneau, Director of Hardscapes, in this article to discuss current supply issues, pricing, practicality along with a suitable alternative we know…
The winter months are all about preparing for the upcoming season. This includes purchasing and pricing strategies, marketing planning, and learning about new products. In addition, now is the time to focus on training your team; whether it’s refreshing your team on material/systems they already know or…
Landscape, Irrigation, Lawn Care, Hardscape, whatever type of contractor you may be, you are probably overlooking a service that every client has a need for…drainage! Providing drainage solutions can easily be added to your services list to enhance your job proposals and set you apart from the…
January is a new beginning for the contractors we serve and partner with at Central Turf. The previous years activities and goals are now in the books and the focus shifts to what the new year will bring. While many of you already have established those goals…
We touched base with Glen Nyhuis, our National Lighting Director, to provide you with some of the best resources and certification opportunities to help light your customers properties for the year ahead of us. Let 2024 be your best year for lighting properties yet! Below you will…
Many landscape contractors see a lull in business during the winter months. This has the benefit of allowing more time to focus on training and other resources for your team. There are many irrigation resources available from manufacturers, industry associations, and Central to help you prep for…
Do you want 2024 to be the year you and your team become the most skilled turf professionals in your region? Central’s Turf Category Business Director, Austin Marsteller, helps you understand the importance of utilizing the winter months including 5 of the most useful turf training resources…
In Part One of this series “How To Expand Beyond Your Typical Four-Fixture Routine” Central’s Director of Lighting, Glen Nyhuis gave solutions for getting ahead in the lighting industry and detailed some tips on how you can expand your offerings to include second story and niche lighting….
Back to Basics: Marketing’s Core Aspects With 2023 in full swing, it is important to keep one question in mind: “What can I improve in my marketing strategies to make sure that I take advantage of new opportunities in 2023?” This is also the perfect time to…
Back in the day, we in the professional landscape industry referred to January as “The Off Season.” We talked about down-time and getting some rest to recover from another grueling season. But the industry has changed dramatically and today’s landscape professional looks much different from the guys…
