NJLCA: Heat Stress Tools, Ridgewood Water Restrictions, NJLCA to Testify, Keeping Pond Water Clean, Where to Embrace AI and Automation, Marketing Tools Make Selling Easier, Educate Clients for Snow

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NJLCA Stresses the Danger of Heat Stress
Ridgewood Water Urges Water Conservation
NJLCA to Testify at Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Statewide Blower Ban Bill
The Truth About Keeping Pond Water Clean
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Where to Embrace AI and Automation in the Lawn and Landscape Industry
5 Marketing Tools That Make Selling Easier
6 Topics You Must Educate Your Clients on Before Snow Season
*Updated* Coming Events

NJLCA Stresses the Danger of Heat Stress

The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) takes safety seriously and Heat Stress Illnesses are so important for all outdoor workers, including landscaping, hardscaping, nursery, greenhouse, garden center and agricultural workers. We recommend the following resources to avoid heat stress illness and injury for you and your employees.

Ridgewood Water Urges Water Conservation to Avoid Stage III Restrictions

(Courtesy of Ridgewood, NJ)

Ridgewood Water requests all customers to please STOP ALL LAWN WATERING and turn off their automatic sprinklers until the end of the week.

Water storage tank levels are at a critically low level. Any lower, and fire protection systems will be in jeopardy and a boil water advisory may need to be issued.

Help them avoid Stage III restrictions, or more severe consequences, by not watering lawns this week.

NJLCA to Testify at Senate Environment & Energy Committee Meeting on Thursday - Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Bill

If you missed our most recent eblast, the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) will be alongside the NJ Green Industry Council (NJGIC) and the NJ Nursery & Landscape Association (NJNLA) at the Senate Environment & Energy Committee meeting this Thursday.

The bill that proposes to ban the use of Gas Leaf Blowers is on the agenda (click HERE for the proposed bill). There are amendments that will be discussed before, during and after the meeting and rest assured that the associations that represent the landscape & green industry will be advocating on your behalf for a bill that is equitable, fair and considerate to the landscape community.

Be on the lookout for an action alert tomorrow on how you can help to insure that these critical amendments are accepted.

The Truth About Keeping Pond Water Clean

(Courtesy of Aquascape)

Most water gardeners are aware of the importance that water quality plays in a pond habitat. Not knowing how to get or maintain pond water quality can sometimes prove challenging. Follow our seven tips to enjoy a truly low-maintenance pond this summer!

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Contact Bob (908) 419-4446 or Rich (732) 558-4994 7AM - 5PM

Contractor looking for space in or near Clifton to park an Isuzu dump truck. Contact Liza at 203-952-4852.

Where to Embrace AI and Automation in the Lawn and Landscape Industry

(Courtesy of NALP)

Lawn care and landscaping are very hands-on tasks, but there are still ways to take advantage of tech innovations like AI and automation.

Colin Bemus, president of Bemus Landscape Inc., based in San Clemente, California, says it’s short-sighted to assume AI and automation don’t apply to the landscape industry.

Sales success: 5 marketing tools that make selling landscaping and lawn care easier

(Courtesy of Total Landscape Care)

Whether you struggle to generate leads for your lawn or landscape company or if you have so many you don’t know how to handle them, the last thing you want to see is wasted sales opportunities.

When working with our clients at Landscape Leadership, I often see companies making big improvements with lead generation but realize that they may not be closing enough deals.

Six topics you must educate your clients on before next winter

(Courtesy of ASCA)

I live in a condo community and serve on my HOA board. At a recent board meeting, we were reviewing the invoices from the snow contractor who services our property. A discussion broke out between a few members about billing for salting and whether ice melt was necessary on some of the dates in the contractor’s report. As you can imagine, it didn’t take long for accusations of overapplication and excessive billing to surface. It didn’t help that we were at the end of our three-year agreement, and the contract was up for renewal.

Luckily for my HOA board, they had someone who’s been covering the industry for nearly 20 years.