Great Idea: Community Makes A Difference

When I first started Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC) as a teenager, I was lucky that a few successful business people in my local community took my under their wing and mentored me. They taught me good etiquette for networking lunches, let me learn new skills working on their properties, and instilled in me some of the.

Great Idea: What Landscape Pros Are Thinking About This Spring

If you're like most of the landscape business owners I talk to right now, you've got a lot on your mind heading into spring. Across our 19 ACE Peer Groups and 250+ members, three themes keep coming up over and over and I think they're worth talking about: leadership, financial knowledge, and whether you're actually.

Great Idea: Is SEO Helping Customers Find You?

Think about the last time you needed to hire a contractor for something at your house. You either asked around or you Googled it. And when you looked at the online search results, which one did you click? Probably the first or second one, because most of us don't scroll much further than that.

Great Idea: What We Learned at GROW

I always struggle to put into words exactly what our GROW! event is like to people who weren't there with us. But a friend of mine couldn't join us last-minute, and the text he sent me summed it up well. He said "Just being around 1,000 other motivated landscapers does something to you no matter who you are! I've been.

Great Idea: Follow Along This Week

The countdown is officially on! Our team is in Dallas this weekend, putting the final touches on GROW! 2026. We're setting up breakout rooms, coordinating with speakers, and making sure every detail is ready before we welcome landscape professionals from across the country on Monday afternoon.

Great Idea: A Sneak Peek at GROW 2026

The Grow Group team is finishing up the final preparations for GROW! 2026 in Dallas, TX on February 10-12, 2026. I'm excited: our tour hosts, Complete Landsculpture, have done so much preparation and careful consideration as they've created the content for our tour of their facility, our breakout sessions are ready to.

Great Idea: Work Better As a Team

I started Grunder Landscaping Co. when I was just a kid and my brother, Rich, and I were the only two "employees." As the company grew, we hit milestones along the way where I had to bring on more team members to do work I was doing myself. First it was having crews working without my direct supervision, then having.

Great Idea: SOPs, SOPs, and More SOPs

If you've been following me for a while or have visited my company in Dayton, you probably already know that I'm a nut for a good system. Grunder Landscaping Co. has long been known for doing high-quality work consistently and the best way to ensure that happens is by having established standard operating procedures.

Great Idea: Why the Value of Your Business Matters

Great Idea: Without Measuring Progress, Goals Are Just Guesses

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday season with your family and friends.