To improve the sustainability of suburban landscaping practices to positively impact the health of landscape workers and the environment.

Lessons to build a strong collaborative partnership:

• Communicate often and frequently.
• Include a third-party impartial facilitator.
• Create an environment where all members can share their views freely and without judgement.

Lessons to advance local sustainability goals:

• Be strategic and narrow the focus on where to make progress.
• Recognize that even small steps represent progress.
• It is important to build getting to know each other into the beginning of all processes. Project partners need time to get to know each other and build that partnership.
• It is very challenging to build relationships during online meetings.