I’ve got a wide-ranging list of links for you this week, including advice on how to prepare for Obamacare, insight on the booming (again) housing market and, for you botany nerds, a list of terrible names for wild pansies. Enjoy!

• Are you a good boss or an amazing boss? (via Chris Heiler)
• Home prices are up in many markets. Again.
• Terrible names for wild pansies.
• Advice on Obamacare.
• How to give a great speech.
• The loneliness epidemic.
• Above: Seth Godin’s start-up school podcast.

Check out our latest installment on the Lawn Care Radio Network: Dive into aquatics.

When it comes to weeds, water is just like turf, only wetter. I caught up with Jason Fausey recently to talk about water and weeds. Fausey, Valent Professional Products’ field market development manager for Midwest, has spent years in the aquatics business. Here, he outlines what LCOs need to know about this profitable service.

And if you haven’t, get every new episode delivered right to your mobile device.

We’re happy to report that we’ve launched a new podcast series – The Lawn Care Radio Network – to help make your windshield time more productive.

It’s designed to bring you the same business insight and industry information you expect from L&L, but in a more portable format. You can subscribe in iTunes or listen on our website.

The series, which we’ll update throughout the month, is brought to you by Valent Professional Products, Agrium Advanced Technologies and Exmark.

So check it out, take a listen and let us know what you think!

Here’s our weekly collection of stuff you should know about. Enjoy, and have a great three-day weekend.

• Homebuilders are more confident.
• Why trees matter.
• What you can do with two hours a day.
• A control freak’s guide to delegating. (via @jasoncupp)
• Listen in to my conversation with Chris Heiler on the GetSocial! Radio Show.
• Above: Our latest podcast – selling color with windowboxes.

Later this week, I’ll be on Chris Heiler’s new podcast, the GetSocial Radio Show.

We’ll be talking about the trends in the industry, some of my favorite stories from the past few years and our latest Top 100 Report that comes out this month.

We get started at 8 p.m. EST Thursday. You can listen live on Chris’ site, or subscribe in iTunes.

Hope to see you there! Tell your friends!