GROW! 2026

For more than 30 years landscape pros have joined Marty Grunder and The Grow Group for this event focused on helping landscaping companies to grow and succeed. This event is specially designed with you in mind, featuring:

Experienced landscaping industry speakers
A tour of a leading landscaping company's facility
Sessions designed for the members of your leadership team
Networking opportunities to meet fellow professionals and share ideas

We're hard at work finalizing the details for GROW! 2026. In the meantime, here's what GROW! 2025 included so you know what to expect:

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Registration Open 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	Ballroom Opens for Seating 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM	Lessons in Leadership: What the Wins and Losses of 2025 Taught Us 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM	Logistics for the Day 1:40 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM	Break 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	#1 Initiative: How the Complete Landsculpture Team Put Intentionality Around Their Team's Individual Goals and Metrics 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Employment Branding: How to Strengthen Your Talent Message 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM				To Be Announced 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM			Seal the Deal: Proven Tactics for Winning More Landscaping Work 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM			Managing Change: How to make meaningful change in your company stick 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM			How to Create More Value in your Business: Top drivers for Increasing your Valuation 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM			To Be Announced 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM				Beyond the Equipment Purchase: Financing Strategies That Drive Profitable Operations 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM				Mastering Storytelling: 3 Lessons in Brand Storytelling from a Vermeer Marketing Lead 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Break 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Key Hires: When is it Time to Add a Person? 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Bite Size Pieces: The Little Things are the Big Things in your Business 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM				Normalize Your Profit and Loss Statement: How to ensure accruals and depreciation are accurate for your monthly financial presentation 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM			Commercial Maintenance: Managing and Finding More Commercial Accounts 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM			Time Management: The Habits that Make You More Productive 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM			Pit Crew Precision: Leading with Speed, Strengths and Strategy 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM			How to Build and Update Standard Operating Procedures: Tools and Tips to keeping your SOPs evergreen 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM				Having a Prescence: Social Media Strategies for Staying Top of Mind 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM				To Be Announced: Sponsor Session 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:03 PM	Sponsor Spotlight: Vermeer Corporation 4:00 PM - 4:03 PM
4:03 PM - 4:28 PM	Year in Review 4:03 PM - 4:28 PM
4:28 PM - 4:31 PM	Sponsor Spotlight: John Deere 4:28 PM - 4:31 PM
4:31 PM - 4:46 PM	What You'll See at Complete Landsculpture 4:31 PM - 4:46 PM
4:46 PM - 4:49 PM	Sponsor Spotlight: SiteOne 4:46 PM - 4:49 PM
4:49 PM - 4:54 PM	Evening and Next Day Logistics 4:49 PM - 4:54 PM
4:54 PM - 4:57 PM	Sponsor Spotlight: McFarlin Stanford 4:54 PM - 4:57 PM
4:57 PM - 6:00 PM	Cocktail Reception 4:57 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Breakfast Available 6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
7:00 AM - 7:10 AM	Blue Group - Load Buses 7:00 AM - 7:10 AM
7:10 AM - 7:35 AM	Blue Group - Travel to Complete Landsculpture 7:10 AM - 7:35 AM
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM	Green Group - Break 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
7:45 AM - 11:14 AM	Blue Group - Tour Complete Landsculpture 7:45 AM - 11:14 AM
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Help Wanted: Understanding America's Labor Shortage 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM				Sales Execution Playbook: Tactical: How to execute sales initiatives to grow 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM				Cash Flow: How to read and use a cash flow statement in your business 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM					Interviewing Skills: Best practices for successful interviews 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM					1:1 Conversations that Drive Connection and Performance 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM				Are you the problem? Checking yourself as a leader of a growing company 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	Green Group - Break 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Green Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Administration, Finance,and HR 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Green Group - Break 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Green Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Design and Sales 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Lunch 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM	Blue Group - Travel Back to the Hyatt 11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Green Group - Load Buses 11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:45 AM - 1:05 PM	Lunch Available 11:45 AM - 1:05 PM
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM	Green Group - Travel to Complete Landsculpture 11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
12:35 PM - 4:04 PM	Green Group - Tour Complete Landsculpture 12:35 PM - 4:04 PM
1:05 PM - 1:20 PM	Blue Group - Break 1:05 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM	1:1 Conversations that Drive Connection and Performance 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM			Help Wanted: Understanding America's Labor Shortage 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM				Sales Execution Playbook: Tactical: How to execute sales initiatives to grow 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM			Cash Flow: How to read and use a cash flow statement in your business 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM					Interviewing Skills: Best practices for successful interviews 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM				Session to Be Announced: Sponsor Session 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM					Are you the problem? Checking yourself as a leader of a growing company 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM	Blue Group - Break 2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Blue Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Administration, Finance,and HR 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
3:20 PM - 4:05 PM	Blue Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Design and Sales 3:20 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM	Blue Group - Break 4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
4:10 PM - 4:35 PM	Green Group - Travel Back to the Hyatt 4:10 PM - 4:35 PM
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM	Welcome Back 4:50 PM - 5:05 PM
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM	Mary Ellen Graham Award 5:05 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM - 5:13 PM	Sponsor Spotlight 5:10 PM - 5:13 PM
5:13 PM - 5:18 PM	It's a Surprise! 5:13 PM - 5:18 PM
5:18 PM - 5:33 PM	Where We're Headed: GROW! 2027 5:18 PM - 5:33 PM
5:33 PM - 5:36 PM	Sponsor Spotlight: Aspire 5:33 PM - 5:36 PM
5:35 PM - 6:30 PM	Cocktail Reception 5:35 PM - 6:30 PM
7:00 PM - 7:20 PM	Load buses for VIP Dinner 7:00 PM - 7:20 PM
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Dine-Arounds 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM	The VIP Event at Complete Landsculpture Coowner Chris Strempek's Home 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday, February 12, 2026
6:45 AM - 7:45 AM	Breakfast 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM
7:45 AM - 7:48 AM	Welcome Back! 7:45 AM - 7:48 AM
7:48 AM - 8:17 AM	Complete Landsculpture Tour Review 7:48 AM - 8:17 AM
8:17 AM - 8:20 AM	Sponsor Spotlight: Greenius 8:17 AM - 8:20 AM
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM	Break 8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	From Operator to Owner: Building a Team That Succeeds Without You 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM		H-2B Update: Be Informed & Get Engaged 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM				Plant Procurement and Making the Right Choice for You 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM			Q&A with the Complete Landsculpture Team 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM			To Be Announced 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM				To Be Announced: Sponsor Session 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM				Liquidity and Funding: How to ensure you are always in a positive cash position 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM			To Be Announced 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM	Break 9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM	To Be Announced: Building a Leadership Team 9:25 AM - 10:10 AM				There, Their, and They Are: Tips for Writing Professional Communications 9:25 AM - 10:10 AM				Owner-Led Sales to Team-Led Sales: How to Let Go Without Losing Revenue 9:25 AM - 10:10 AM					To Be Announced: Sponsor Session 9:25 AM - 10:10 AM					Streamlining Procurement and Managing Material Organization 9:25 AM - 10:10 AM				To Be Announced: Operations Session 9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	Break 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM	Sponsor Raffles 10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	Built to Grow: Leading with Intention When the Stakes Are High 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Closing Remarks 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

What to Expect: The GROW! Annual Conference