Landscape Operations focuses on the management, methods, and materials necessary to establish a solid business.

Features:

• Provides new appendices with weights and measures, conversion tables, and more
• Includes technical information about lawn establishment
• Details landscape design and installation
• Discusses important business topics as they apply to landscaping

Contents

1. The Nursery Business
2. The Mechanics of Lawn Establishment
3. Landscaping Construction
4. The Mechanics of Landscaping
5. Installation of Automatic Irrigation Systems
6. Plant Materials: Use and Handling
7. Lawn and Landscape Maintenance
8. Selling the Products and Services
9. Hiring, Training, and Retaining Employees
10. Supervising Employees
11. Work Scheduling
12. Planning for Profit
13. Labor Analysis and Pricing
14. Labor Analysis/Problem Solving
15. Pricing Materials
16. Bidding and Estimating
17. Starting a Landscape Operation

Index

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