LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Every experienced landscaper will tell you a story of the wrong fuel being used in a piece of equipment. There are two possible outcomes—both bad:…
Emily SchappacherNov 3, 2023
As drip irrigation technology evolves, pros embrace the benefits beyond saving water. In April, California’s governor officially declared the state’s nearly five-year-long drought to be…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
The 2017 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects sheds light on what homeowners want. The top five elements…
Location: Collingswood, N.J. Company: Ledden Palimeno Landscape Co., Sewell, N.J. The clients wanted a small plunge pool to take on the feel of a pond,…
Dallas-based lawn maintenance company Robin looks to the future with robotic mowers. While flipping through an issue of Wired, Justin Crandall came across an article…
Dillon StewartNov 3, 2023
Chris Lambton Owner/President, E. Lambton Landscaping Dennis, Mass. Education Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Yarmouth, Mass. Class of 1995 Providence College Providence, R.I. Math and chemistry…
Jon Georgio CEO, Gothic Landscape No. 12 Since 1984, Jon Georgio and his brothers have taken the company their mother and father started from $500,000…
Kory Ballard CEO, Perficut No. 124 This might be the most common trope in the landscape industry. A teenager with a mower cuts some lawns…
Casey PaytonNov 3, 2023
With its towable event trailer, one landscape company’s staff can entertain clients anywhere. Having seen event trailers in action at some Arizona Cardinals football games,…
A great business book can serve as the philosophy by which a business owner molds his or her company. Most company executives read many business…
[lm150fix] LM’s listing of the industry’s top 150 revenue-generating firms includes individual company figures. Legend NR = Not reported * Indicates estimate, based on projected…
Origin stories from a few LM150 firms. As told to Dillon Stewart Think back to your humble beginnings. The starry-eyed days where you had nothing…
J.T. Price CEO, Landscape Workshop No. 55 Landscape Workshop is not J.T. Price’s invention. Joey Dobbs started the mostly commercial maintenance company in 1984. By…
Kelly Solomon CEO, Coast Landscape Management No. 128 Kelly Solomon got her start as a salesperson at TruGreen after it bought LandCare USA, which had…
Lebo Newman CEO, Signature Landscapes No. 122 Long before Lebo Newman was the CEO of Signature Landscapes, a $14.7 million firm company in Reno, Nev.,…
Jeffrey ScottNov 3, 2023
Salespeople misrepresent how much time they spend with clients. According to a Wall Street Journal story, account managers spent only a third of their time…
A look at the 2017 LM150 list—sorted for top performers by regions. Editor’s note: Not all companies report regional data. Dollar amounts were calculated by LM…
There were 58 companies with double-digit growth in the 2017 LM150 list. To learn more about the companies in bold, scroll to the bottom of…
A look at the 2017 LM150 list—sorted for top performers by client mix and profit centers. Editor’s note: Not all companies report client mix and profit…
Lauren DowdleNov 3, 2023
How to limit lawn care return visits. As surely as weeds grow, there will be callbacks. But figuring out exactly how much a callback costs…
LM StaffNov 7, 2023
Small and midsize landscape companies can outcompete larger firms by________. Landscape Professionals Richard Bare Arbor-Nomics Turf Norcross, Ga. “Outsmart, outorganize, outstrategize, outservice. If you can't…
There’s always a corporate crisis du jour in the headlines, whether it’s a social media gaffe (#McDStories), physical altercation (United Airlines) or unpopular decision (Mylan…
Phil HarwoodNov 3, 2023
Imagine being able to attract and retain the best people—frontline workers, managers, salespeople and others. How different would your life be not worrying about selling…
Ken ThomasNov 3, 2023
Are leadership and management different? Management guru Peter Drucker is credited with saying, “Leaders do the right things and managers do things right.” Let’s tear…
