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You Didn’t Buy Software – You Bought Change
Why buying a tool is the easy part, and building habits is the hard part. When landscape companies sign up for new software, the expectation is simple: flip the switch, and results follow. More visibility. Cleaner reporting. Tighter margins. But here’s the truth: you...
The #1 Budget Line Landscapers Get Wrong
We were reading Lawn & Landscape magazine’s article “Taking the Burden out of Budgeting” when we stumbled across this quote from Brian Lahr of Supreme Lawn and Landscaping: “Even after 33 years it’s always hard to nail down estimating labor hours into a job....
The Missing Metric: Why Better Schedules Drive Smarter Labor Decisions
Most commercial landscapers understand the value of tracking estimated vs. actual labor hours. It’s one of the most common metrics used to measure profitability: did we do the job in the time we thought it would take? But there’s a blind spot in the industry and many...
From Gut Feel to Actionable Insight: How Level Green Is Using Data to Drive Accountability
As shared at the 2025 Lawn & Landscape Tech ConferenceIn landscape operations, gut feel can take you pretty far — especially when you’re small. But as your business grows, the complexity grows with it. Suddenly, you're making high-stakes decisions several steps...
AI, Dashboards, and the Future of Landscaping Operations: Key Takeaways from the Lawn & Landscape Tech Conference 2025
Reflections from the 2025 Lawn & Landscape Tech Conference There’s no shortage of new tech in landscaping — from electrified fleets and AI-powered training assistants to sophisticated dashboards that make your data easier to interpret. But if there was one clear...
Don’t Skip Leg Day: Why Operational Fitness Takes Weekly Discipline
Commercial landscapers have been using BomData for years now to tighten maintenance crew efficiency. With crew rankings and ticket-level analysis, it's easy to spot opportunities—whether it’s fine-tuning schedules for your best crews or identifying coaching moments...
How Top Teams Improve Landscape Enhancement Margins
BomData has historically focused on maintenance crew efficiency—but with the newly added ability to rank leaderboards by property, customers are now uncovering valuable insights from their weekly enhancement jobs as well. Let’s walk through how they’re doing it and...
Where Efficiency Meets Profit: Greenscape’s Renewal Strategy in Action
How a culture of data turned renewals into a competitive advantage After uncovering hidden waste (see Part 1) and building crew accountability through manager-led coaching (see Part 2), Greenscape Inc.—a core brand within the Green Leaf Group—entered renewal season...
How Greenscape Boosted Crew Efficiency by 8%—Without Burning Out Crews
Inside the structured, manager-led routine that drove real results After uncovering a hidden labor leak in Part 1, Greenscape Inc., a proud member of the Green Leaf Group family, faced a pivotal decision: let the insight fade or embed it into the backbone of how they...
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