by Tony Bass | Jun 13, 2025 | News, News & Press, Press
If you’re like most of the good folks I meet in the lawn and landscape industry, you probably think these kids today ain’t worth the dirt on their boots. You say they don’t wanna work. Don’t wanna sweat. Don’t wanna show up on time. And Lord knows, they don’t wanna...
by Perry Swanson | Jun 6, 2025 | News, News & Press, Press
Let me tell y’all a true story that might just change the way you think about hiring. We had a birthday party this week. Not just any party, mind you—this was at a newly opened, sit-down, full-service restaurant. One of those joints that opens its doors and...
by Tony Bass | May 29, 2025 | News, News & Press, Press
Let’s talk football. The coaching staff at the University of Georgia led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. That ain’t luck. That’s recruiting. Every single year, the football team loses players. They graduate. They go pro. Some...
by Tony Bass | May 25, 2025 | News, News & Press, Press
It’s Memorial Day weekend. Time to grill meat, salute the flag, thank a veteran, watch a race and maybe even kick your boots up for a minute. But let me ask you a serious question that might just smack you in the face like a wet fish (yep, Maxx & I are fishing all...
by Tony Bass | May 16, 2025 | News, News & Press, Press
Let me be real blunt. If you’ve been in the lawn or landscape business for more than a week, chances are you’ve got at least one good story about an employee who made you want to pull your hair out, close up shop, and go sell boiled peanuts on the side of the highway....
by Tony Bass | May 9, 2025 | News, News & Press, Press
Let’s just say it out loud… Some folks who apply for jobs today shouldn’t be trusted to change a lightbulb, much less represent your lawn or landscaping business out in the field. You know the type. The lazy. The clueless. The kind who say they’re “hard workers” but...
