Seventy-seven firms on the LM150 list grew by 10 percent or more in 2019. Here are some of the initiatives they used to hit those numbers. To learn more about the companies in bold, scroll to the bottom of this page.
| Growth Rank | Overall Rank | Company | % Change Over 2019 | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | HeartLand | 189% | $155,000,000 |
| 2 | 39 | Teufel Landscape | 49% | $54,399,438 |
| 3 | 33 | Loving | 42% | $63,219,307 |
| 4 | 123 | Service Direct Landscape | 35% | $18,980,000 |
| 5 | 118 | Timberline Landscaping | 33% | $20,496,949 |
| 130 | Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions | 33% | $17,954,000 | |
| 7 | 20 | Juniper | 32% | $85,808,718 |
| 96 | Yard-Nique | 32% | $25,500,000 | |
| 129 | Brilar | 32% | $18,200,000 | |
| 10 | 52 | Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping | 31% | $41,114,147 |
| 11 | 74 | Environmental Designs | 27% | $29,900,000 |
| 66 | Impact Landscaping & Irrigation | 27% | $35,500,000 | |
| 13 | 53 | Beary Landscaping | 25% | $41,000,000 |
| 85 | McHale Landscape Design | 25% | $28,000,000 | |
| 102 | LMI Landscapes | 25% | $24,500,000 | |
| 149 | Greenview Partners | 25% | $12,377,643 | |
| 72 | Superscapes | 25% | $30,000,000 | |
| 18 | 101 | The Munie Co. | 23% | $24,823,090 |
| 105 | John Mini Distinctive Landscapes | 23% | $63,219,307 | |
| 20 | 18 | LandOpt^ | 22% | $101,920,500 |
| 112 | Mountain View Landscape | 22% | $21,400,000 | |
| 22 | 57 | Complete Landscaping Service | 21% | $38,982,537 |
| 98 | DJ’s Landscape Management | 21% | $25,111,000 | |
| 109 | Level Green Landscape | 21% | $23,166,000 | |
| 144 | Heritage Professional Landscaping | 21% | $14,000,000 | |
| 26 | 132 | Lifescape Colorado | 20% | $17,579,413 |
| 46 | Pierre Landscape | 20% | $45,000,000 | |
| 95 | Great Oaks Landscape Associates | 20% | $25,600,000 | |
| 126 | Schultz Industries | 20% | $18,542,278 | |
| 30 | 43 | Christy Webber & Co. | 19% | $46,700,000 |
| 75 | M. Neves | 19% | $29,879,575 | |
| 111 | American Landscape Systems | 19% | $21,851,952 | |
| 119 | Art by Nature | 19% | $20,307,121 | |
| 107 | Unlimited Landscaping & Turf Management^ | 19% | $23,465,764 | |
| 35 | 38 | Clean Scapes | 18% | $55,160,547 |
| 68 | Xquisite Landscaping | 18% | $34,544,838 | |
| 150 | Borst Landscape & Design | 18% | $12,034,794 | |
| 38 | 13 | SavATree | 17% | $162,000,000 |
| 61 | Russell Landscape Group | 17% | $37,700,000 | |
| 40 | 84 | Pacific Landscape Management | 16% | $28,408,851 |
| 97 | Gibson Landscape Services | 16% | $25,357,100 | |
| 94 | Southview Design | 16% | $25,745,476 | |
| 43 | 19 | Landscape Development | 15% | $100,300,000 |
| 110 | Cutting Edge Property Maintenance | 15% | $22,000,000 | |
| 127 | Crawford Landscaping | 15% | $18,500,000 | |
| 46 | 22 | Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services | 14% | $81,900,000 |
| 7 | Ruppert Landscape | 14% | $209,918,054 | |
| 141 | ASI Landscape Management | 14% | $14,500,000 | |
| 81 | Perfect Cuts of Austin | 14% | $28,800,000 | |
| 50 | 5 | Yellowstone Landscape | 13% | $268,000,000 |
| 40 | Mariani Landscape | 13% | $54,100,100 | |
| 50 | R.P. Marzilli & Co. | 13% | $41,700,000 | |
| 54 | AAA Landscape | 13% | $40,100,000 | |
| 65 | SiteWorks | 13% | $36,280,393 | |
| 55 | 36 | Sebert Landscape* | 12% | $56,000,000 |
| 63 | Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping & Garden Centers | 12% | $37,146,819 | |
| 100 | Earthworks | 12% | $24,950,000 | |
| 106 | WLE | 12% | $23,500,000 | |
| 115 | Santa Rita Landscaping | 12% | $20,741,000 | |
| 142 | Summit Landscape Group* | 12% | $14,336,000 | |
| 3 | The Davey Tree Expert Co. | 12% | $1,140,000,000 | |
| 62 | 69 | Senske Services^ | 11% | $33,200,000 |
| 87 | Kline Bros. | 11% | $27,533,000 | |
| 114 | Hittle Landscaping^ | 11% | $20,835,309 | |
| 65 | 55 | Gachina Landscape Management | 10% | $39,171,119 |
| 146 | Saluda Hill Landscapes | 10% | $13,013,000 | |
| 10 | LandCare | 10% | $186,000,000 | |
| 49 | Greenscape* | 10% | $41,800,000 | |
| 56 | Creative Environments Design & Landscape | 10% | $39,000,000 | |
| 71 | Designscapes Colorado | 10% | $30,307,000 | |
| 90 | DLC Resources | 10% | $26,600,000 | |
| 99 | Designs By Sundown | 10% | $25,000,000 | |
| 124 | The Joyce Cos. | 10% | $18,745,000 | |
| 137 | ProQual Landscaping | 10% | $15,646,000 | |
| 21 | The Grounds Guys | 10% | $84,268,809 | |
| 4 | Bartlett Tree Experts | 10% | $326,000,000 | |
| 16 | Lawn Doctor^ | 10% | $129,060,000 |
HeartLand
The Kansas City company attributes its immense growth in 2019 to ongoing training and employee development programs and expanding the use of employee referral programs to attract more local labor. Its advice to other companies is to take care of people first because they are the ones taking care of your customers.
Art by Nature
Learn more about how Art by Nature in Granite Falls, Wash., relied on relationships in order to achieve 19 percent growth over the course of one year. Read the full story now: 2020 LM150: The art of relationships
Santa Rita Landscaping
After adding a water truck to its fleet, the Tucson, Ariz., company now has a new watering services revenue stream. The firm also implemented self-study training guides that allow field staff to increase their knowledge and skills and move up in rank. This is helping with employee retention and finding the “diamonds in the rough.”
Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions
The Caseyville, Ill., company reports that it has doubled in size over the last 3 years. Its top business obstacles are centered on growing people. By providing the necessary attention and employee training, the company is reducing turnover of frontline workers and creating positive energy throughout the organization. According to Focal Pointe, team members are seeing the opportunities available to them, and they are recruiting family and friends to be a part of it.
Brilar
In 2019, Brilar, No. 129 on the 2020 LM150 list, grew by leaps and bounds because of the career-centered culture it had established. Read the full story now: 2020 LM150: Building a career-centered culture
Greenview Partners
Greenview Partners is investing in people the way it does in sales and marketing. The Raleigh, N.C., operation is hiring a bilingual recruiter, which it considers a “sales and marketing rep” for its recruiting and retention efforts.
LandOpt
The Pittsburgh company holds steady at No. 18 on the LM150 for the second year in a row, though it has upped year-over-year growth from 14 percent in 2018 to 22 percent in 2019. The firm is managing its growth through improving systems and processes and developing talent.
Hittle Landscaping
Hittle Landscaping, No. 114 on the 2020 LM150 list, combines discipline and thankfulness as a recipe for its continued success. Read the full story now: 2020 LM150: Hittle Landscaping is on a mission
Read more:
- LM150: 2020 rankings
- LM150: 2020 Top 25
- LM150: 2020 list by region
- 2020 LM150: Biggest year ever
- Seth’s Cut: Looking back and looking ahead
- VIDEO: Celebrating the LM150 with Vermeer
To view the complete list, breakdowns and company profiles, check out a PDF version here.
