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The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) is the trade association for the landscape industry, representing the voice of more than 100,000 landscape professionals. Through their awards programs, NALP strives to recognize professionalism and enhance public perceptions of the landscape industry and its professionals. The Award of Excellence recognizes a company’s commitment to improve the environment by enhancing the world’s landscape, and we…

Landscape Workshop had a colorful morning today… as M&M’s! Each year, Children’s of Alabama’s Child Life Department hosts a Halloween Parade for hospitalized children and their families. Unlike your typical trick-or-treating routine, this candy-free event allows children to dress up and to go around visiting tables (hosted by supporters such and our LW crew) to pick up small trinkets, including…

Landscape Workshop was presented with an opportunity to lend a helping hand for the city of Birmingham, and of course, we were more than willing and excited to participate! If you’re not familiar with REV Birmingham (REV), you need to be! REV Birmingham is dedicated to revitalizing places, energizing business, and ensuring communities are economically and socially efficient to create vibrancy in the city…

Landscape Workshop is excited to announce the addition of our new Birmingham Business Development Manager, Cynthia Hobson. Cynthia will play a large role in Landscape Workshop’s continued commitment to customer service and growth throughout the Central Alabama footprint. Cynthia joins LW after nine years of experience in sales and marketing specializing in B2B sales, customer acquisition and retention, and account management. She…

Members of the freshman class of The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Honors Program had a hands-on learning experience with Landscape Workshop this past weekend! The student volunteers met our crew bright and early at Railroad Park in Birmingham on Saturday, August 22nd, with their waders (high waterproof boots) in hand ready to take on the water. You may…

If you or someone you know would be interested in taking a new career opportunity in landscaping, near the Foley area, come by and visit us next week! We will be hosting a job fair at Alabama’s Career Center, located at 200 West Michigan Avenue. We will have some of our LW team there to interview candidates on Monday, July 27, from 10am-1pm and Tuesday, July…

Landscape Workshop would like to welcome Andy Dickerson as the company’s Controller. In this role, he will be responsible for the day to day management of the Corporate Accounting department. His proven experience will be instrumental in the execution of the Landscape Workshop business strategy. Andy received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Summer provides various challenges for gardeners. One of the most frustrating is that constant sun exposure and heat make it very easy for plants to dry out. And while it is no surprise that the summer’s extensive heat and dryness can test the lifespan of many plants, you may be surprised by the simple solution to that problem.  Mulch. Mulch…

We would like to welcome Don DeMetz to Landscape Workshop as Vice President of Finance. In this role, Don will be responsible for the accounting operations of the company. This will include the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the…

Landscape Workshop ranked 75 on the 2015 Lawn & Landscape Top 100 list, which was published in May and sponsored by Toro. “Our Top 100 list includes some of the best and brightest leaders in the landscape industry,” says Lawn & Landscape Editor and Associate Publisher Chuck Bowen. “These companies have achieved a level of growth that very few others…