Great Idea: A Reminder of How Hard the Work We Do Is

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.

Great Idea: How to Use Clear Expectations to Reduce Confusion

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.

Great Idea: A Garden is Never Finished

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.

Great Idea: Get A Head Start on Snow Storms With Weather Stations

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.

Great Idea: Trucks and Equipment That Work For You

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.

Great Idea: Do You Have a Site Plan?

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? 🙋

Great Idea: How to Ensure Next Snow Season Goes Smoothly

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.

Great Idea: How to Organize the Plant Yard at a Landscaping Company

Is your roll out a morning circus every day?

Great Idea: Find Time to Reset

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..

Great Idea: What Does Your Schedule Tell You About Sales?

A topic that's coming up weekly in our sales meetings right now is our schedule for August and September. We're looking ahead and we know that we need more work sold now to keep our crews busy this fall. Can you relate?