Time tested:Phillips and Sons Landscaping shares some hard-won experiences that helped shape its success

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The only thing that stays the same inlife is change," says Barry Phillips, reflecting on more than 35 years in business at Phillips and Sons Landscaping in Somerset, N.J. In 1978, the company started as a humble outfit - just Phillips and his father working nights and weekends. Phillips remembers fastening a flashlight to their mowers so they could work past sunset to finish jobs.During those early days, Phillips was also working a full-time job in the chemical industry. But that future didn't look so bright.