Everyone tends to think their business has good customer service. But what does that mean? Not only do specified customer service representatives need to be exemplary, but every part of your business that interacts with customers. From sales, to service, to your actual website, President Gabriel Curry shares his experience on how to measure...
Today, businesses are growing and moving so quickly, sometimes it’s hard to know what is working and what isn’t. We want to help you take an objective look at your business to help positive growth. While it may be easy to hire outside help, it can be even more useful to examine your business yourself. That’s...
For many people fall is the best season of the year. There are lots of reasons autumn gets so many votes for being the favorite season. A lot of those reasons coincide with why many commercial landscapers think of fall as the best time to be in the landscaping business. Cooler weather, the fresh change...
Most businesses are continually looking for ways to improve and grow but with all the information and data available, how do you choose what to do? After years of experience growing a number of businesses, President of G&S Gabriel Curry want to help you find the areas with the most potential. Here, he discusses a...
Your feedback is incredibly important to us. We at G&S always want to meet your needs, and knowing what they are is immeasurably valuable to making your experience with us positive. That is why we are asking you to be honest and let us know what we should START doing, what we should STOP...
Running around to different drop off sites for material, waiting around for yet another shipment, spending hours scouring nurseries for specific plants…All of these issues (and more) were such a waste of time and energy when owner Gabriel Curry worked as a landscaper that it made him wonder — what if we could get rid...
We’ve all had issues when it comes to working with other companies. We aren’t listened to, we’re given the wrong items, we aren’t offered solutions or apologies…just to name a few. But we believe our customers are the boss and what they say goes. That’s why at G&S Nursery you are treated with the...
We are happy to be introducing Monday Morning Minutes. Every week, owner and president Gabriel Curry will be directly addressing your concerns, and sharing some insight into the nursery and landscaping business (as he knows them from 20+ years of experience). This week he is focusing on your issues. We take feedback from our customers...
Joe Did Xeriscaping, Jim Did Not Joe and Jim both lived in the SouthEast and worked as landscapers. Both were well-known and had established companies. Joe used xeriscaping as a way of saving his clients money in the long-run, but Jim did not. While Jim’s company still maintained clients, Joe’s company expanded because he could...
Welcome to our second edition to Tom’s Tips! With impending rain on the way, learn how to take care of your plants when they have too much water!
My first job is doing landscape installation, I’m making $23,000 a year, I’m getting married, and I’m looking for a way to make more money when… opportunity strikes. My wife’s grandparents give us a wedding present of $1,000. So I take $300 of it and buy 1 gallon pots, dirt and liners and I make...
G&S Nursery is proud to be honored as one of Inc. 5000’s “Fastest Growing Companies” in 2018. (You can view our listing here!) Beginning in 1996 with just 10 employees on a 7 acre plot, G&S Nursery has since grown to 44 employees operating out of our 40 acre Nursery and Distribution Yard in Lake...
G&S Nursery is happy to welcome Bryan Vogt to our ever-growing team. Originally from, and located out of, Charleston, SC, Bryan comes to G&S with over 12 years’ experience in the landscaping industry. Bryan holds an AS degree in Horticulture from Trident State Technical College and has worked as a horticulturist for the South Carolina...
2018 has seen landscapers in many parts of the country dealing with extremely wet weather. We have witnessed first-hand at G&S Nursery how all the rain has affected our customers. It seems every week we notice a landscaping project washed out by downpours. Last week we saw a large drainage line, freshly installed, get uncovered...
As a landscaper, you should know the right questions to ask a commercial landscape nursery. The right questions can save you time and money. At G&S Nursery, we’ve never met one small business owner who couldn’t use more of both. After all most landscapers don’t need any added chaos. Dealing with Mother Nature, keeping...
Welcome to our first edition of Tom’s Quick Tips! Learn how to take care of common plant problems and tips on landscaping from our Nursery Manger and expert himself! This week: see how to get rid of gall in Pittosporum.
We are happy to announce that now you can get our core 3.25″ plant material online! Visit our online shop here to get Asiatic Jasmine, Big Blue Liriope, Mondo and Dwarf Mondo Grass shipped straight to your door! Shipping is available for all Southeast states including Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolinas. 1-day shipping is...
G&S Nursery welcomes Tom Aaron to our growing team of experts as our Nursery Manager. Tom comes to G&S with an extensive background in the horticultural industry. Starting in the field early, Tom created his own lawn maintenance company before leaving for university. After receiving an AS in Ornamental Horticulture and an AS in Landscape...
As a commercial landscaper, you are often faced with the task of creating beautiful spaces for clients that also serve a larger purpose. One of these purposes is often to create safe havens for wildlife. As our towns and cities continue to grow, birds and wildlife are being displaced and have fewer places to...
This week we are featuring Salvia leucantha. Available in 1 Gallon or 3 Gallons, this bloomer is great for borders and adding color to your projects. (Bonus for your customers: great at attracting butterflies and hummingbirds!) Contact us today to get started on your next project! 1 Gallon Salvia leucantha 3 Gallon Salvia leucantha