Ask the Expert: 16 Tips for Effectively Capturing & Closing Landscape Lighting Deals

As we head into the fall and the sun goes down earlier, we are seeing more and more homeowners looking to add lighting to their outdoor spaces. Now is an excellent time to capture more landscape lighting deals and increase your sales. That’s why we’ve connected with…

Goal Setting + Business Planning: 5 Areas to Focus on for 2021

As we move towards the end of a challenging year, it’s time to finalize planning for Q3 and Q4, as well as begin planning for the upcoming new year. Being proactive with your planning can help you keep your priorities on track and take your business to…

Ask the Expert: 5 Key Steps for Renovation & Overseeding

Fall is the best time to renovate cool-season turf grass lawns, and early spring is the best time for warm-season grass lawns. The reason is straight forward, these are the periods when the greatest amount of root growth is taking place. Whether you are providing a ‘maintenance’…

Ask the Expert: 3 Tips for Commercial Irrigation Project Preparation & Inventory Management

As we approach the end of summer and early fall, we normally see the season start to wind down—especially on the residential irrigation side. This year however, has thrown us a curveball or two including a late start to the season, manufacturer supply-chain issues, and in many…

Ask the Expert: Outdoor Lighting Blueprint for Success

Earlier this year we discussed outdoor living trends for the year and key areas to focus on now that homeowners are spending more time at home. We’ve learned that outdoor audio has seen a huge spike in popularity this year especially now that more people are at…

3 Ways to Leverage Surge in Online & Big Box Store Sales

Home has never been more important for Americans. As we’ve mentioned in previous articles, we have seen a trend of cocooning in the past four decades from homeowners in the US but the pandemic has accelerated this trend. In the past few weeks, big box stores like…

Ask the Expert: 5 Tips for Overcoming Commercial Irrigation Challenges

From Dave Shane: Commercial irrigation contracting has always been a fast-paced world of bidding, deadlines, safety regulations, coordination with other trades, and construction and payment delays. Over the last several decades, commercial projects have changed. They are now more complex. Whether that be larger in scope and…

The 2020 Seed Report: What You Need to Know for This Year’s Overseeding Season

2020 has been an unpredictable year with many curveballs thrown our way. Coronavirus pushed the season’s start later than normal and we’ve been playing catchup ever since. Beyond that, consumers are staying home more than normal and not taking vacations, which means we’ve all been busier than…

3 Tips for Marketing Automation & Email Personalization

We’re well into the summer season looking toward fall. This year people are still spending more time at home and online than before. With that in mind, now is the time to improve your Marketing Automation & Email Personalization. Marketing automation is a time-saving and effective process…

Ask the Expert: Warm-Season Turfgrass Control Solutions

During summer months, we often see an uptick of surface and subsurface insects. We can also see an increase of various fungus depending on how dry or rainy our season is. This year, we’re seeing a lot of both. Controlling these issues is not always straight forward….