Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey’s mid-Atlantic region, talks about the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS), green industry trends and his favorite parts of his job.  In this episode we cover:  What is MANTS? (1:05) Green industry trends and home improvement (2:16) Where Lou sources his trees from (3:14) How Lou and Davey decide what trees to order (4:15) Other green industry trends (7:06) Native trees (8:00) Smart irrigation and software trends at MANTS (9:00) Lou on getting to know his clients (10:04) The energy at MANTS (11:35) New introduction trees (13:10) The hardest parts of Lou’s job (15:35) The fun parts of Lou’s job (17:20)   To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company  Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.  Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!