Landscaping training library
Landscaping crew training that starts with safety
Four ready-made courses cover safety and equipment, lawn care, irrigation systems, and planting, pruning and bed maintenance. Assign them to new crew members, edit them to your standards and track who has finished.
4 courses · 16 lessons · 38 tools covered · quizzes, XP, certificates and team tracking included
What's inside
- Beginnerabout 40 min
Landscape Field Basics: Safety and Equipment
Protective gear, safe use of mowers, trimmers and blowers, calling before you dig, heat safety, fueling and loading the trailer.
- Protective gear and heat safety
- Mowers, trimmers and blowers
- Call before you dig, fueling and loading
- Working near roads, power lines and trees
- Beginnerabout 45 min
Lawn Care: Mowing, Feeding and Weeds
Cool- and warm-season grasses, how and when to mow, fertilizer basics, weed control and the seasonal lawn calendar.
- Know the grass
- Mowing the right way
- Fertilizer, soil and watering
- Weeds, thatch and renovation
- Intermediateabout 45 min
Irrigation Systems: Operation and Troubleshooting
How a sprinkler system works, how to set a schedule and check coverage, how to find and fix common problems, and how to winterize safely.
- How a sprinkler system works
- Scheduling and checking coverage
- Finding and fixing common problems
- Winterizing and starting up
- Intermediateabout 40 min
Planting, Pruning and Bed Maintenance
How to plant a tree or shrub correctly, mulch beds, prune safely, spot plant stress and know when to call an arborist.
- Planting a tree or shrub
- Mulch and bed care
- Pruning basics
- Plant health and when to escalate
Built for
- Landscaping and lawn care companies training seasonal crews
- Crew leaders who want everyone mowing, trimming and loading the same safe way
- Owners who need training records for new hires
What you get
- New crew members learn equipment and heat safety before their first day on a mower
- Everyone follows the same mowing, fertilizing and edging standards
- Irrigation basics and troubleshooting are taught the same way each time
How it works
- 1
Add courses
Pick from the library in one click, then edit them to match your company.
- 2
Assign by role
Make a course required for a job role, or assign it to individuals, with due dates.
- 3
People learn
Short lessons, a quiz, XP, levels and streaks keep the crew engaged, on any phone.
- 4
You track it
See who passed, who is overdue, download results, and email reminders go out automatically.
Tools covered in the lessons
- Safety glasses
- Ear protection
- Work boots
- Gloves
- High-visibility vest
- Water cooler
- Operator manual
- Spare blades
- Spark plug wrench
- 811 ticket
- Approved fuel can
- Ratchet straps
- Loading ramps
- Wheel chocks
- Mower
- String trimmer
- Edger
- Blower
- Blade sharpener
- Spreader
- Soil probe
- Rain gauge
- Valve key
- Multimeter
- Pressure gauge
- Spare heads
- Replacement heads and nozzles
- PVC cutter and fittings
- Shovel
- Pruners
- Tape measure
- Hose
- Mulch
- Hand pruners
- Loppers
- Pruning saw
- Pole pruner
- Rubbing alcohol for tools
Questions
Does this cover pesticide and herbicide application?
It explains why licensing matters and the basics of weed control, but many states require a license to apply pesticides for hire. Use SOPpal to record your own licensed procedures, and follow the label and your state's rules.
Can seasonal workers take courses on their phones?
Yes. SOPpal works in a phone browser, so a crew member can finish a lesson on the way to the job or on a break.
Can I add my own procedures?
Yes. Edit any lesson or record your own guide, then require it for the right job roles.
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