Aug 31, 2026 · 36 min · 10 segments
In this episode, Brandon discusses the challenges and adaptations in the landscaping industry, including leaner business models, the impact of economic shifts, and upcoming industry events like the…
And we want to talk about the landscape industry, maybe going towards smaller crews and maybe a leaner business, just because our economy isn't running too hot up here.
So let's maybe start off with our big landscape crews becoming a thing of the past.
Because in my opinion, these big, big jobs are just not dropping like they used to even in the last five years.
10 years it seems like um i started this whole thing kind of in the middle to start a covid so it's a little bit interesting getting going uh but i mean guys that were already operating their business five or six years prior to covid they were knocking out of the park with these 20 30 50 000 projects uh they seemed to it seemed to be throw your price out there and you're getting the job but That has not kept going, obviously.
And now the jobs aren't coming in, which sucks totally, right? And I mean, for us, yeah, we had me and Tyler and had the two other boys helping and even Isaiah was helping.
august september so had to lay them off unfortunately and that is not something that's fun to do uh and then it felt like we took a bit of a step back this year with just the two of us trying to make it all happen and we have but oh it's been a little chaotic but uh
I don't know, in our
little world, that's what we kind of did to help with the economy tightening up a bit.
But what do you guys think? Like, it's so much energy carrying these massive companies.
So once you build something like that, you got to keep feeding the beast, right? and I mean after the winter we had this year I've talked to a few guys around town and the winter was tough this year with salt shortages then the salt companies jacking up their prices which obviously they have to there's a shortage but If you have a contract for the whole year and your salt goes up three times, well, guess who's paying that? Unfortunately, the contractor is paying that.
You guys who do snow are animals, and to work that hard and service all of these lots on the daily basis and to lose money after, that's just a shot in the leg.
And we want to talk about the landscape industry, maybe going towards smaller crews and maybe a leaner business, just because our economy isn't running too hot up here.
So let's maybe start off with our big landscape crews becoming a thing of the past.
Because in my opinion, these big, big jobs are just not dropping like they used to even in the last five years.
10 years it seems like um i started this whole thing kind of in the middle to start a covid so it's a little bit interesting getting going uh but i mean guys that were already operating their business five or six years prior to covid they were knocking out of the park with these 20 30 50 000 projects uh they seemed to it seemed to be throw your price out there and you're getting the job but That has not kept going, obviously.
And now the jobs aren't coming in, which sucks totally, right? And I mean, for us, yeah, we had me and Tyler and had the two other boys helping and even Isaiah was helping.
august september so had to lay them off unfortunately and that is not something that's fun to do uh and then it felt like we took a bit of a step back this year with just the two of us trying to make it all happen and we have but oh it's been a little chaotic but uh
I don't know, in our
little world, that's what we kind of did to help with the economy tightening up a bit.
But what do you guys think? Like, it's so much energy carrying these massive companies.
So once you build something like that, you got to keep feeding the beast, right? and I mean after the winter we had this year I've talked to a few guys around town and the winter was tough this year with salt shortages then the salt companies jacking up their prices which obviously they have to there's a shortage but If you have a contract for the whole year and your salt goes up three times, well, guess who's paying that? Unfortunately, the contractor is paying that.
You guys who do snow are animals, and to work that hard and service all of these lots on the daily basis and to lose money after, that's just a shot in the leg.
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