Going to Arlington National Cemetery is like coming home for the landscape professionals who volunteer each year at Renewal and Remembrance. Now in its 20th year, the National Association of Landscape Professionals event has evolved into a family reunion of sorts, where people from all across the industry come to pay their respects, donate their…
Most American homeowners are possessive and protective of their lawns, but they are less picky about who maintains them: One in three Americans who have lawns say they hired landscapers to maintain their yards in the past year. The national obsession with manicured lawns has helped propel landscaping into a $76-billion industry that has grown…
James Martin Associates has awarded more than $24,000 in scholarships to students who have expressed a strong interest in pursuing careers in the landscape and horticulture industry. As a member of The National Association of Landscape Professionals, James Martin Associates has always enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with the foundation and help enrich the…
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) has new suite of materials, called the Root of Happiness, was developed by NALP’s Public Affairs Advisory Council to promote the value of healthy lawns and landscapes and the pros that take care of them. All the materials are available to everyone in the industry – not just…
HERNDON, Va. – The water crisis facing California is serious and carries imminent environmental, financial and human impacts. Cash incentives are being used in some areas to get homeowners to voluntarily give up their lawns. Before ripping out a customer’s lawn, the National Association of Landscape Professionals offers the following tips to help your customers…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Heads Up Landscape Contractors has announced that its CEO, Gary Mallory, has been named a Professional Landcare Network (PLANET, now called the National Association of Landscape Professionals – NALP) Academic Excellence Foundation Ambassador. Ambassadors contribute time and resources to endow AEF scholarships for students enrolled in landscape contracting and/or horticulture programs at…
FAIRFAX, Va. — Missy Henriksen will be taking over as vice president of public affairs for the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), forrmerly known as PLANET. Henriksen previously served as executive director of the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), which she resigned from last Thursday, April 16. PPMA is the consumer education arm…
The month of April is designated as National Lawn Care Month and The Lawn Institute and the National Association of Landscape Professionals want to heighten public awareness regarding the many environmental and health benefits of natural grass. The Lawn Institute has estimated there is more than 31 million acres of managed grass in the…
