We've had an exceptionally wet summer here in Southwest Ohio: we had almost 9 inches of rain in August when normal for us is about 3. This summer has been marked by flash flooding, not drought.

A few weeks ago I talked about my own garden and how it's changed over the time I've lived in my home. While I'm making over my yard to fit my lifestyle, my three daughters are all doing the same for their yards. Their lifestyles look a little different from mine: all three have young children now. I offer to help.

When a snowstorm is bearing down, our clients are already juggling school cancellations and childcare plans, business opening schedules, and whether the roads are even drivable for their team to make it in. We don't want the status of their property to be one more thing on their mind, so at Grunder Landscaping Co. we.

Let me quickly dispel a myth: yes, I really am a landscaper. To prove it, I took to my own yard to show off a garden bed I'm particularly proud of and talk through what's in it. When Lisa and I moved into our home 20+ years ago the yard was almost entirely full sun and we had four kids in grade school. Today, the.

It might seem early to talk about snow when most of us are still in the thick of the mowing season. But getting prepared now is how you succeed later. This week I want to share one of the tools our snow and ice team relies on to stay ahead of every storm: our weather stations. We have six of them spread across the.

I'll be the first one to tell you that I'm not an equipment junkie. I don't get excited about new trucks or mowers, but I do get excited about what it can do for our business when we approach our equipment as tools to improve efficiency, reduce burnout, and increase profitability. As soon as I could, I worked to.

Who has ever pulled up to a jobsite and found that the crew started in the front and blew all the leaves towards the back of the fence instead of towards the truck, parked out front? 🙋

Temperatures were in the 90s last week in Dayton, Ohio and I found myself simultaneously reminding my team to stay hydrated while working in the heat and talking to my sales team about what we need to be looking for in new snow contracts for the 2026-2027 season. It's funny how that happens.

Is your roll out a morning circus every day?

I've been lucky this month to have a lot of family time on the calendar. All four of my kids, their significant others, and their kids were in town for Father's Day. We had a full house here in Dayton, and my two oldest grandchildren loved playing in the sprinkler and hopping along the stepping stones in the backyard..