April is National Lawn and Garden Month, a reminder that spring is here and it’s time to focus on lawn care and planting. It provides an opportunity to explore resources and evaluate your landscaping business to ensure workflow efficiency and maximized profits. Whether it’s dusting off the zero-turn mower, networking with a new supplier, or investing in new cloud-based software, your business needs a spring cleaning. 

In an era where most contractors are just realizing they must digitize to stay competitive and relevant in their trade, Breckenridge Landscape has been ahead of the curve. Breckenridge’s President Eric Weishaar has been in the landscaping industry for over 27 years – in the field, design, sales, and finally, as a business owner. He started Breckenridge Landscape as a remote-first company in 2009 during the recession, a time when he knew operating costs must be kept under control to survive. 

Eric started the business lean, but always had an efficiency mindset. He says, “In general, I think the landscaping industry is a little behind the curve in adopting technology. I knew I didn’t need 10 people to do a job when I can find a piece of software to do it quickly and more efficiently.” Enter STACK. 

Eric had experienced all walks of takeoffs and estimating, from pen and paper to spreadsheets to other software. He found the manual methods to be cumbersome and inefficient, making his business vulnerable to mistakes and errors. When he tried other software, it was either catered to the GC and too clunky, or didn’t offer the custom presentation he needed for his commercial and residential customers.  

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