Spring 2023 Newsletter

In This Issue:

Here we go Spring 2023 – a Letter from our Owner!

March is here and we are excited to see all of you soon. As we put another great season behind us we look forward to providing the best service possible and embracing the changes and challenges ahead in 2023.

Spring is just around the corner and lots of planning is taking place to get ready. Employee training and equipment checks have begun and it won’t be long before we are on site to service your automatic sprinkler system. Water is a precious commodity and we are all concerned about the role it will play in sustaining your landscape and how efficiently we can provide that for you.

I want to encourage everyone to ask about water conservation ideas during Spring Activations or on the phone scheduling service. We are excited that more than 30% of you have upgraded your timer to save up to 50% on your watering bill and encourage all of you that have not yet done so, to inquire about this equipment and if it would be a good fit for your site. The Hydrawise controllers have been amazing and we offer full support and monitoring to assist with your water saving equipment.

All branches (Central, Northern, Metrowest, Southshore, Boston) will be opening by March 25th (weather permitting) to begin activating your systems for the season. Please read below for some great tips and important information about how you can keep your landscape better than ever and what’s new for 2023.

Take a Moment to Celebrate National Employee Appreciation Day with Us!

This year, Employee Appreciation Day lands on March 3rd, and every year it feels more important than the year before. On a company level, our staff strive to be valued, appreciated and connected to their coworkers and the customers they work for. Being a family business, we are constantly striving to support them and that elusive sense of being seen, heard and valued. Appreciation here is not a one-and-done event that comes around once a year that we can then check off for the next 364 days. We have always and will always believe that our employees are our greatest asset at Wilde Companies. We could not do what we do on a daily basis without a staff like ours! Thank you both to our dedicated employees and customers.

Follow our Social Media pages for monthly Employee Spotlights and to get to know our staff a little bit better!

PREPAYS SUSPENDED:

After many years we have decided to suspend our PREPAY program in order to help streamline the process and allow customers to pay for service after service has been provided. All customers will still receive the same scheduling and effort to meet everyone’s timing and service needs as we work hard to pre schedule regular Spring Activation services. Electronic notices for service turn on dates will begin going out by March 20th in preparation for Spring 2023 openings.

Pricing continues to be our biggest challenge to hang on to. As we are all well aware, we are continuing to see fuel, labor burden and product costs increasing. We will need to adjust some sites based on size of systems to accommodate the extra time needed to offer the best service. If you have questions about your pricing please feel free to call the office and discuss it with someone from our team.

LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE? YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE MARCH 10th!

Everyone is hiring – but we are looking for individuals who are looking to completely change their career paths! Know someone in the restaurant industry that is looking for a way out? Or a friend that wants to spend more of their life outdoors rather than stuck behind the closing-in-walls of that gray cubicle? We want the opportunity to be their new beginning! Our current team consists of 20 of the best men and women out there – each with their own personality and set of strengths. Every company wants to grow and continue to get greater – and we want your help in being a part of that growth, in being the difference maker. Our technicians are trained and thorough in the service and installation of state of the art irrigation and landscape lighting equipment. If you know someone looking for a change in career and a willingness to work outside, interact with great customers and work on some amazing properties please ask them to reach out.

We will be hosting an open house on March 10th at our headquarters in Holden MA from 10am-2pm .. come see what it would be like to work outside in an atmosphere where quality is important and you are responsible to complete tasks while improving and maintaining lawns, plants and beautiful landscapes. We all know at least one person that may need a change or need a chance to prove themselves. I recommend you to help them reach out and see if a career in the Green Industry might be the right fit with The Wilde Companies. Part time and full time positions are available in our Irrigation Division, Drip Container Division, Lighting Division and Office Administration.

REPLACE YOUR EXISTING CONTROLLER WITH A HYDRAWISE SMART CONTROLLER

Once again we are calling for any customer that has not yet taken advantage of upgrading their existing controllers to the Hydrawise Smart Controller prior to the start of the Spring Season! Hydrawise offers complete control over your system from anywhere when using their app or web browser and connected to WIFI, and adjusts itself based on the forecasted weather to care for your lawn properly, without wasting water.

Micro Drip Containers Raised Beds for Small Herbs and Garden Veggies

Thanks to our amazing clients who have already upgraded their controllers to Hydrawise, we continue to be the leader in Massachusetts when it comes to saving our customer’s money efficiently and easily. Call our office today to find out how you can save water and money by upgrading your old controller to Hydrawise!

Become a FIVE-STAR member TODAY!

Our Five-Star members enjoy FIVE prescheduled visits throughout the season – a Spring Turn-on and Fall Winterization as well as three additional site visits throughout the summer to ensure the system is consistently working in tip-top condition.

Sound like the right fit for you and your landscape? Call our office and ask to become a Five-Star member today!

IRRIGATION PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT –

Micro Drip Containers Raised Beds for Small Herbs and Garden Veggies

Micro irrigation, also called drip irrigation or low-volume irrigation, delivers water directly to the root zone of the plant. There are many parts to a typical drip system, but a Micro irrigation system offers users the most value, including better control and water savings. For subsurface drip irrigation, Hunter’s Eco-Wrap and Eco-Mat provide unmatchable distribution uniformity in a world where conserving water is of the highest value.

Interested in adding Micro Drip to a raised garden bed in your yard or roofdeck? Contact our Office to schedule an estimate with one of our Hunter Certified Designers (508) 829-9453

LIGHTING PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT –

My Design Software