Be known! Grant Cardone says you must be known to do well and uses Starbucks as an example. Starbucks doesn’t […]
A new landscape foreman: green and naive!
Fired! I fired so and so last week is not something I enjoy hearing from a new landscape foreman. Here’s […]
The day I made a Karen cry!
Another first It’s getting harder to achieve new “firsts” after twenty five seasons in the landscape but it still happens. […]
On life as Red Seal journeyman
KPU flashback While searching for my seminar room this morning at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Langley, British Columbia, I […]
How did you fail this week?
Big idea I read about this failure question today in the Sunday New York Times. The author’s father would ask […]
Can “No Seal” landscapers do a good job?
Red Seal vs. No Seal This all started with a company WhatsApp message where the boss showed pictures of a […]
Red Seal Vas’ tarp boat to the rescue
Don’t panic, we train Sometimes my reports from the field sound like fiction. Picture what is allegedly an experienced landscaper […]
Suspected pedophile for one day
A pandemic story Let me tell you a true story from early 2020, just as COVID-19 lockdown started. At the […]
Hate from haters out of nowhere!
Hate out of nowhere I hate to say it but as a Red Seal journeyman horticulturist and landscape manager, I […]
Why you need autonomy to enjoy your landscaping job
3 key ingredients There are three keys you must have if you want to enjoy your job. One is the […]
