Japanese beetles can damage a landscape during two different stages of their lifecycle: Adult beetles emerge from late spring through midsummer. They feed above ground, chewing rose blossoms and the soft tissue between leaf veins until the foliage appears thin, lacy, or skeletonized. Japanese beetle grubs live below ground. They feed on grass roots during late summer and fall, move deeper into the soil for winter, and return near the surface to feed again in early spring. Watch for irregular brown patches, thinning grass, spongy turf, or sod that lifts easily from the soil. Knowing which stage is causing the damage—and when it is active—can help you respond at the right time. 🌱

We’re so glad to have our new members here. This community is a place to strengthen your landscape sales, design, communication, and leadership skills while connecting with other professionals who understand the industry. As a welcome gift, we’re sharing this free Japanese-style garden coloring page! Now we would love to learn more about you: What is your favorite style of garden? Japanese, English cottage, tropical, Alpine, Xeric, Mediterranean, modern, formal—or something completely different? Tell us in the comments! 🌱

Welcome to Landscape Sales Academy! 🌱 Hey! Glad you’re here. This community is built for landscape company owners and reps who want to sell more, close faster, and build a sales process that doesn’t rely on luck. ❌🍀 👋🏼 A little about me: I’ve spent over 5 years in the field managing hundreds of installs and closing over $10M in landscape/lighting deals. 👋🏼 I currently own and manage a landscape lighting company in SC🔥 👋🏼 You are learning from someone who's built a business from the ground up. ⚡️ Landscape Sales Academy exists to hand you the exact frameworks I use for hiring reps, ramping them up fast, and knowing when to keep or cut someone who isn’t performing. ✏️📚 Quick intro! drop a comment with: - Your name & where you’re located - What you do (owner, sales rep, both?) - Your #1 sales challenge right now (leads, closing, hiring, follow-up?) What to expect here: 👀 ✅ Real proposal breakdowns and scripts you can steal ✅ Sales hiring & ramp-up frameworks ✅ Weekly tips on quoting, objection handling, and closing ✅ A place to ask questions and get direct feedback: NO FLUFF 🛑❌ Reply below and let’s get to know each other. The more active this community is, the more value we all get out of it. 🙌 🚀⚡️ NOTE: THIS COMMUNITY IS BRAND NEW SO I WILL BE DROPPING CONTENT WEEKLY‼️ STAY TUNED 👀

Welcome to Landscape Sales Academy 🌿 🎯 Who This Is For: Landscapers and contractors who are good at the work and want to become elite closers. This will take your sales game from good to unstoppable. 👤 Who I Am: I've been in the landscape industry for ten years. I started in the dirt just like many of you. After years of doing landscape maintenance and working as a crew leader, I was laid off in December 2020. I had a choice to make. I had to feed my family. I was hired at a different company two days later to start in turf care. They mentioned sales to me. Told me I had to be hungry. I told them I was starving. Fast forward five years later, I've closed $10 million-plus in landscape projects and have overseen the process from lead to five-star review. I can teach you absolutely everything you need to know about landscape sales. Not generic Sandler sales training fluff. Real lessons and mistakes you won't have to make. I put in years of blood, sweat, and tears so you can have a shortcut. This community will transform you from an average landscaper to an elite closer. When I realized just how good I was, that's when I quit. I also started my own landscape lighting company since December 2024. You are learning from someone who does this daily. I promise to teach you everything I know, and I'm committed to making you better. Enjoy the community. Let's grow and learn together. ⚒️ What's Inside: The full 9-module Landscape Sales System is live, the complete A-Z framework I used to close $10M in real projects. Inside you'll get: - 💰 The complete landscape sales process, start to finish - 📋 Examples of scripts, frameworks & consultation strategies - 💵 How to price with confidence and stop undercharging - 🤝 Objection handling & closing techniques that actually work - 📊 Quote building that wins jobs, not just paperwork - 🎥 Training videos & templates you can use immediately 🔄 What's Coming: This isn't a one-and-done course. I'll be adding new content and updates weekly: new scripts, new breakdowns, new lessons pulled straight from live deals as they happen. You're getting in at the ground floor of something that keeps growing.