Marisa PalmieriJul 8, 2014
What do you know now that you wish you knew then? “I would have hired managers from outside the industry earlier.” –Keith Rotolo, senior vice president/owner, Rotolo…
Marisa PalmieriAug 14, 2023
No. 113 Lawn Dawg Nashua, N.H. Seventeen years ago, Jim Campanella was ready to branch out on his own after working for various lawn care…
Sarah PfleddererAug 14, 2023
No. 64 McHale Landscape Design Upper Marlboro, Md. A self-defined “design/build snob,” Kevin McHale didn’t focus on bolstering a maintenance division when he and his brother…
No. 22 NaturaLawn of America Frederick, Md. With 64 branches and sales nearing $46 million, the NaturaLawn of America franchise system has a thing or…
No. 100 Engledow Group Carmel, Ind. It’s common for company marketing efforts to go in fits and starts, especially when there’s multiple people manning the…
No. 149 Emerald Isle Landscaping Denver On track to hit near $10 million in 2014, Emerald Isle Landscaping credits its success to the systems and…
Sarah PfleddererAug 2, 2018
No. 131 Carol King Landscape Maintenance Orlando, Fla. Founded by Bill and Carol King 54 years ago, Carol King Landscape Maintenance primarily caters to commercial…
Delegate day-to-day operations. No. 95 Cleary Bros. Landscape Danville, Calif. Cleary Bros. Landscape has served the San Francisco area for 27 years, specializing in commercial…
Casey PaytonNov 3, 2023
Michael Bedell made good on a bad situation when the Great Recession hit hard in Michigan, particularly his service area in Milford, Mich. Instead of…
LM StaffJun 11, 2015
The mission: Flip a post-war residence’s overgrown, sloping yard into a private oasis. When this post-World War II tract house in Bethesda, Md., built on…
It’s been said many times that there are no shortcuts to success. Yet, it’s graduation season, a time when universities and high schools (heck, even…
Jeff HarknessAug 15, 2023
Right now your phone probably is ringing with every “business broker” and “deal guy” saying they have a deal for you. Sound familiar? Are you…
Bruce WilsonNov 3, 2023
The Brickman Group/ValleyCrest Landscape Cos. merger is on everyone’s mind. Is this a game changer, I’m asked? Or, as in the past with LandCare USA…
Marisa PalmieriMar 19, 2021
Houzz unveiled findings from its third Houzz & Home Survey, including homeowners are optimistic about the housing market, which is driving renovations. The annual study…
Emily SchappacherMar 19, 2021
The first graywater systems installed by EarthCare Landscaping in Cupertino, Calif., were complex, messy projects. A decade ago in California, graywater—the wastewater generated from a…
Jonathan KatzJul 31, 2015
A Texas company takes a measured approach to growth as it targets muni contracts. Tony Conley found a niche for his landscaping business after several years…
Sarah PfleddererAug 16, 2023
LM surveyed chemical manufacturers to provide a breakdown of the pesticide products slated for release in the lawn care industry. Click on the photo above…
Business development manager, commercial maintenance Pierre Landscape, Simi Valley, Calif. Who’s your mentor? The first guy I worked for in the landscape industry, Mark Jordan. That…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
Landscape Management’s listing of the industry’s top 150 revenue-generating firms includes individual company figures. Check out an analysis of this data, the top 25 leaders…
Marisa PalmieriAug 15, 2023
A look at the numbers behind the largest 150 firms in the landscape and lawn care industry. The Green Industry’s largest 150 firms, ranked by…
LM StaffAug 2, 2018
The LM150’s leaders in client mix, service segment and geographical regions. Editor's note: Not all companies reported customer mix, service segment and regional data. Dollar…
LM StaffJul 2, 2014
Seventy-five LM150 companies grew 10 percent or more, up from 58 on last year’s list. Here’s what factors are contributing to a few of these…
No. 98 Earthtones Landscaping Midlothian, Texas Justin Crocker, president of Earthtones Landscaping, dropped the habit of scratching his head once he picked up the practice…
