Scott Hollister

2 weeks ago | landscapemanagement.net | Seth Jones |Scott Hollister

Lawn and Landscape Solutions Bucyrus, Kan. When Lawn and Landscape Solutions landed the job of reinventing the backyard of a high-end residence in the Kansas City suburb of Mission Hills, Kan., the job came with several challenging elements. As Sean Baxter, the founder and president of Lawn and Landscape Solutions, describes it, the project to renovate a 40-year-old pool and surrounding hardscape area had to factor in strict setback restrictions, screening concerns and grading issues.

2 weeks ago | landscapemanagement.net | Scott Hollister

This month marks my one-year anniversary with Landscape Management. And if you had asked me before my first day on the job to predict where I’d be 12 months into my new journey, I’m pretty sure my answer would have been about as accurate as my picks were for March Madness (translation: not accurate at all). Now, don’t read any negativity or pessimism into that statement.

2 weeks ago | landscapemanagement.net | Scott Hollister

Every movement needs its early adopters. And there has been no shortage of those kinds of evangelists in the landscape industry as it gradually continues its embrace of battery-powered and autonomous equipment. That much was clear last week as a broad selection of leaders from some of the country’s most prominent landscaping and lawn care companies gathered in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains for the Kress NEXT Summit, hosted at The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colo.

1 month ago | landscapemanagement.net | Scott Hollister

Arian Kambakhsh is no stranger to the world of dealmaking and number crunching. Before becoming the owner of Greenspace Landscaping in Bozeman, Mont., last summer, Kambakhsh’s professional pursuits were in the world of finance and the stock market. His day-to-day was filled with plenty of buying and selling, analyzing the markets and deciding which deals were the right ones for his clients.

1 month ago | landscapemanagement.net | Scott Hollister

In 2017, Weathermatic found itself at a corporate crossroads. As president Lex Mason described it, “We had a phenomenal product, the beginnings of a world-class team, and all the desire, grit and ambition in the world, but we were not seeing a lot of growth. Something was missing.”But as Mason and the team at Weathermatic put their heads down and worked on charting a way forward, they resisted the urge to lean into quick fixes and instead focused on more sustainable solutions.