Alien Encounters of the Landscape Kind

September 7, 2011

Overcoming Client Disbelief Have you experienced a challenging encounter with a customer while presenting and selling your vision? No matter what you say, show or illustrate, the client is at a complete loss to grasp your design vision. This kind of disbelieving reaction makes you question if your customer sees you as a green alien [...]

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Drought, Fines, and Death of American Icon

August 30, 2011

Burger King has removed their famous icon from the throne. Steve Jobs steps down at Apple. What’s Next? What about another American symbol close to home.  Some states are ready to say sayonara to our longstanding icons of home life that includes turf grass. In Texas, the situation is especially problematic. $2,000 Ticket for Watering [...]

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4 Reasons to Attend Landscape Trade Shows

August 5, 2011

Elvis, Pink Mowers, and Walking Fruit…Oh MY! Landscape professionals can get captivated by the sights and activities that are involved in a good trade show. For example, a pink Gravely mower, an Elvis sighting or grown men dressed as fruit.  Oh…the sights and stories of a landscape show! If you are keen to your business [...]

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Tranquility Sold at Creekside Gardens

July 29, 2011

Garden Passion that Leaves Customers Wet From the minute you walk through the doors of the Creekside Garden’s retail store, you understand owner Bob Meinke has a passion for water gardens. Bob and his wife Melanie own and operate this family landscape and garden center business. It’s presently the largest garden center in their area. Service [...]

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3 Groups that Could Change your Landscape Business

July 26, 2011

Can happy hour be beneficial to your business?  Yes it can!  Kicking back with friends after a long day at work is sometimes required to reset the body and mind.  The stories, laughs and the million dollar ideas that are thrown around between friends are invaluable.    Rarely does the chatter over last night’s beer result [...]

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Cheerleader Brings Pep to Project!

July 17, 2011

Finding Motivation to Finish Strong Every project has a tendency to lose some excitement after a while. Wouldn’t it be nice to call upon a cheerleader to provide  instant motivation and to pep up your team so you can keep their energy going strong through the finish line? Since calling upon a cheerleader may not be appropriate for [...]

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“Easy as Apple Pie” Landscape Designs?

June 2, 2011

Site conditions, client’s request, your vision…mix them togther! It is always a mystery as to how the initial request calling upon your design services will ultimately unfold.  Every landscape project site is unique no matter it’s size and every client holds high expectations and unexpected requests. Landscape Design Projects are rarely  as “easy as apple [...]

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Top 7 Reasons to Choose EARTHSCAPES

January 15, 2011

#1 We make your life easier (and make you the hero) We give you all the tools you need to create your own professional landscape designs, and above all, we enable you to get it done quickly and easily. The EARTHSCAPES software easily pays for itself many times over. You will find that your return [...]

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