• Denny Deakins with his wife, Dawna, and their son, Sean
    November 1, 2023

    Denny Deakins with his wife, Dawna, and their son, Sean. The trio run TreeHugger Complete Tree Care as a team and a family. All photos courtesy of Dawna Deakins. Dawna Deakins, whose husband, Denny, and son, Sean, co-own TreeHugger Complete [...]

  • Promoting successful culture
    November 1, 2023

    "I had worked very hard to create and promote our successful culture. But how would I mesh ours with a different culture that had been around for almost half a century?" All photos courtesy of the author. Having started out [...]

  • Efforts to reduce wood waste
    November 1, 2023

    Scott Turner, president of Truetimber Arborists, an accredited, 20-year TCIA member company based in Richmond, Virginia, has many goals for his business, one of which is to reduce wood waste to zero. As it is for many tree care companies, [...]

  • WOOD-WASTE UTILIZATION equipment
    November 1, 2023

    Tree care operators who run wood-waste recycling operations are glad to have the chance to make a positive impact on the environment, but most will admit that is not the reason they got into the business. “We want to be [...]

  • Permission, and document conditions before entering neighbor’s yard to gain access
    October 1, 2023

    As an insurance advisor to the tree care and landscape industries, I often receive calls from my clients in regard to using a neighbor’s yard to access their client’s property. Unfortunately, the call is usually reactive and a little too [...]