Results Archives

BrightView Finally Grows, But Margins Shrink

by Greg Herring | May 28, 2026 | BrightView, Business Strategy, Growth, Mindset, Planning, Results

After 30 months of waiting, BrightView’s CEO got to say the words investors and employees want to hear: the company’s land maintenance business grew. Revenue in that segment was up 4.0% in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 — the first year-over-year increase since the...

How High-Performers are Beating the Economy

by Greg Herring | Mar 5, 2026 | Business Strategy, Growth, Leadership, Mindset, Planning, Results

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on February 18th, 2026. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. If you pay attention to the news, you will...

How to Delegate in Five Easy Steps

by Greg Herring | Dec 15, 2025 | Business Strategy, Growth, Leadership, Mindset, People, Planning, Results

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on November 28th, 2025. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. Doing it yourself is a necessity for owners...

Outsourcing for growth: Growing your Green

by Greg Herring | Oct 2, 2025 | Business Strategy, Growth, Labor, Mindset, Planning, Profit, Results

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on March 19th, 2025. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. Because many owner/operators in the landscape...

Three traits of high-performing companies

by Greg Herring | Aug 28, 2025 | Business Strategy, Growth, Leadership, Mindset, Planning, Profit, Results

In my February article for Landscape Management (“The haves and the have-nots”), I analyzed the results of the 11th-annual Herring Group Benchmark Report. I broke down the differences between high performers (those with an operating profit greater than 10 percent) and...

How your income statement can help your business win

by Greg Herring | Mar 16, 2023 | Business Strategy, Growth, Planning, Reports, Results

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on March 2, 2023 as a part of Grow your Green series. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. Sports metaphors...