Hiring Employees Committed to Customer Service

I've been given some great business advice over the years. One piece resonates and that is success in any venture requires a certain mindset or attitude that's consistently conveyed by the employee to the customer. Yes, we'd all agree servicing t...

By Robert Powers

How is Your Washing Machine

A few weeks back I was moderating a panel discussion at the Carolinas GCSA Conference & Show. This was no ordinary panel: some of the leading supers in the region and a couple of Yankees they'd invited down had agreed to have a candid discussi...

By Pat Jones

Save Money and Time with These Tank Mixing Techniques

Improper pesticide tank mixing can cause problems ranging from mere nuisances to major mishaps, not to mention further straining budgets and labor. Applicators need to follow pesticide label directions precisely to make sure they're applying the r...

By Kyle Miller

Skunks Are Making Many Lawns Stink This Fall

Have you ever awoken on a crisp fall morning, pulled back the curtains to gaze upon your lawn, and thought for a second that somebody must have vandalized your turf with a shovel? I suspect you probably received a visit from a neighborhood skunk ...

The Meaning of Christmas

The Connelly's Perspective My brother, Patrick and I are now proud fathers. Patrick for the first time this year, a son, and my wife and I were richly blessed for the second time with a son earlier in 2013. Both of our new arrivals aren't even ...

By Kevin Connelly