Landscape What landscape contractor can honestly say they didn’t start cleaning up leaves with the rake? Even today, if you are starting out, especially on a tight budget, chances are you would begin by using a rake.    More

Landscape Quality pays-its an essential business credo. Most business people recognize that cutting corners by using shoddy materials or providing mediocre service is not a good business practice.    More

Landscape Have you ever heard of that psychiatric mental/visual association technique that involves a person saying a word and you respond with the first image that comes to mind?   More

Landscape Like many small business owners, Keith Thykeson wears a number of professional hats. For many years, Thykeson wore only two hats—golf pro and golf instructor. But fate had other plans for Thykeson, who admits to an exacting passion for perfection.    More

Landscape Looking for a trailer? It’s a wide, wide world out there, with a dizzying array of options. There is a price point for every wallet, and an abundance of vendors on the market.    More

Landscape Painting the landscape with colorful flowers may seem easy enough, but bedding plants can present some problems, too. Theres nothing attractive about a bunch of wilted plants on a hot summer afternoon.    More

Landscape Remember when Mom used to yell at you for gobbling down your food and guzzling your beverage? We heard arguments as kids that this kind of eating and drinking, in addition to not being very attractive, was not a healthy way to live.    More

Landscape Most contractors in the business have a fairly lengthy wish list. Some guys want a few more hours in the day; others want to close more sales or boost their business volume. Some folks want to look more professional;    More

Landscape Running your own business is the American dream. A well run, profitable business puts you on top of the world.And it looks so easy. Lets follow John as he learns what it takes to own a successful business...   More

Landscape Imagine sitting in your favorite lounge chair on a flagstone patio. Its a cool, starlit evening. . . . Youre enjoying the warmth of a fireplace and the trickling sound of a fountain or small waterfall while a couple of filets grill on the barbeque.    More