The foundation of our company is a basic ethic—the knowledge partner ethic. The knowledge partner ethic we embrace dictates that we bring together green industry and technology knowledge and expertise as the foundation for the tools and solutions we develop. With our green industry knowledge, we ensure that our tools are real-world solutions to the […]
Founded in 1995 to provide CD-based content to the green industry, PlantAmerica has evolved as technology has evolved to become the leading provider of web-based tools and knowledge to green industry professionals. Today, PlantAmerica builds partnerships, collects and delivers content, and develops applications whose goal is to help green industry professionals—landscape professionals, garden center professionals, […]
PlantAmerica offers affordable, effective online learning 24 hours a day, seven days a week through its partnership with national online training leader, Click2Learn. Choose from an ever-expanding range of courses designed for your key employees. These are the same high quality courses used by many Fortune 500 companies–now made available to you via the Web. […]
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Just like a well-designed P&L statement, a customer survey should provide managers with decision-making information. In today’s world of consolidations, roll-ups, beachheads and tuck-ins, it makes good business sense to use every tool at your disposal to secure customer relationships. A survey can provide you with valuable customer information if you create it based on […]
Workman’s compensation claims can put a company out of business if not taken seriously. While prevention is the preferred method of dealing with potential employee injuries, unfortunately, such injuries do occur and must be dealt with in some fashion. Getting injured employees proper, timely medical care, so that they can return to work quickly, is […]
OneSource Landscape & Golf Services, Inc. Summer Landscape Internship Program at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida OneSource Landscape & Golf Services, Inc. hosted seven bright college interns from across the country and across the ocean this past summer at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida. OneSource has maintained the beautiful landscapes there for a remarkable 26 years. Seasonal […]
Most everyone knows the construction industry is suffering a labor crunch. Companies in many areas of the country are clamoring for all types of personnel from electricians, to roofers, to project managers, to superintendents, to accounting staff. This labor crunch has had a dramatic effect on the cost of this labor, i.e., salaries, hourly wages, […]
Minor back strains and sprains, usually associated with lifting or handling tasks, occur often to workers. These injuries usually manifest as upper or lower back pain. Low back pain is second only to the common cold as the most frequent cause of absence from work. Most low back pain incidents abate quickly, and generally allow […]
Welcome to the lawn and landscape industry’s best new knowledge resource. Click on a “topic” for a description of the subject matter and to view previous questions and answers. Click on an “expert” for more information about the featured expert. Click “Ask a question” to direct a question to the expert. You will be notified […]
ALCA, the nations leading trade association for the landscape service provider, and PlantAmerica, have teamed up to create a powerful service for the landscape service provider that will efficiently connect providers of landscape services to appropriate and interested buyers. It’s called “Landscape Finder.” The Landscape Finder, which will include providers of landscaping services along with […]
Clint Albin, managing director of the Garden Center Management Group (gcmgroup) and former director of marketing and retail services with the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA), has joined PlantAmerica… Release Date: 8/5/2000
ALCA provides its members with a good business foundation to help them evaluate, plan and better manage their businesses. Member firms have direct access to marketing tools, industry specific business publications and business experts who can assist companies in becoming more profitable. ALCA members are a unique blend of landscape maintenance, installation, design/build contractors and interior landscape firms. […]
Richard C. Webel, Chairman PLANTAMERICA founder and managing partner, Innocenti & Webel-Landscape Architects, Architects, and Strategic Planners Edward Bennett Tax and compensation partner, Evans, Carter, Kunes & Bennett, and legal advisor to Kelso & Company Peter Kirsch Executive director, Kimsey Foundation and former executive vice president, American Society of Landscape Architects Thomas McPartland Board member, […]
