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 this page.
| Growth Rank | Overall Rank | Company | % Change Over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Elite Team Offices | 143% |
| 2 | 35 | Clean Scapes | 119% |
| 3 | 74 | Baytree Landscape Contractors | 60% |
| 4 | 91 | Ecoscape Solutions Group | 58% |
| 5 | 31 | Juniper Landscaping | 40% |
| 75 | The Loving Cos. | 40% | |
| 7 | 24 | The Greenery | 39% |
| 70 | Earth Tones Design | 39% | |
| 9 | 45 | Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping | 37% |
| 10 | 64 | Complete Landscaping Service | 35% |
| 11 | 112 | Pacific Landscape Management | 34% |
| 12 | 2 | TruGreen | 32% |
| 13 | 89 | The Munie Co. | 31% |
| 14 | 22 | Terracare Associates | 30% |
| 15 | 97 | Bland Landscaping Co. | 29% |
| 128 | Coast Landscape Management | 29% | |
| 17 | 132 | GreenScapes Landscape Co. | 28% |
| 138 | Native Land Design | 28% | |
| 19 | 116 | Level Green Landscape | 27% |
| 20 | 53 | Dennis’ 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden Center | 26% |
| 114 | Cutting Edge Landscape | 26% | |
| 22 | 18 | The Grounds Guys | 25% |
| 23 | 122 | Signature Landscapes | 24% |
| 123 | Greenscape | 24% | |
| 25 | 88 | Designs By Sundown | 23% |
| 26 | 134 | The Spencer Co. | 22% |
| 27 | 7 | Ruppert Landscape | 21% |
| 28 | 99 | Andre Landscape Service | 20% |
| 126 | The Joyce Cos. | 20% | |
| 30 | 104 | Complete Landsculpture | 18% |
| 31 | 98 | Southview Design | 18% |
| 92 | Cleary Bros. Landscape | 18% | |
| 33 | 56 | Merchants Landscape Services | 17% |
| 81 | David J. Frank Landscape Contracting | 17% | |
| 140 | Cherrylake (Formerly LegacyScapes) | 17% | |
| 142 | NJ Best Lawns Sprinklers & Fencing | 17% | |
| 9 | Yellowstone Landscape | 17% | |
| 38 | 11 | McGuire & Hester | 15% |
| 47 | Pierre Landscape | 15% | |
| 52 | Environmental Management Services | 15% | |
| 54 | AAA Landscape | 15% | |
| 79 | Russell Landscape Group | 15% | |
| 86 | Harvest Landscape Enterprises | 15% | |
| 130 | Providence Landscape Group | 15% | |
| 135 | LandCare Innovations | 15% | |
| 46 | 55 | Landscape Workshop | 14% |
| 47 | 46 | Somerset Landscape | 13% |
| 119 | Earthworks | 13% | |
| 49 | 41 | Sebert Landscaping | 12% |
| 25 | Garden Design | 12% | |
| 43 | Chapel Valley Landscape Co. | 12% | |
| 62 | Beary Landscaping | 12% | |
| 23 | Denison Landscaping | 12% | |
| 54 | 139 | Crystal Greens Landscape | 11% |
| 55 | 29 | TBG Environmental | 10% |
| 67 | Southern Botanical | 10% | |
| 73 | Naturescape | 10% | |
| 20 | Massey Services | 10% |
Elite Team Offices
The Clovis, Calif.-based company invested time and energy in its people—and it saw huge returns. It enhanced its training programs to improve the knowledge and skill set of each employee. It also worked on team-building exercises to stir up excitement and camaraderie and promote longevity among its team.
Coast Landscape Management
Level Green Landscape
When it comes to finding young talent to train and grow, this Washington, D.C. firm is fighting the good fight along with the rest of the industry. A “keep plugging away” mentality drives the company to find new ways to improve retention, like when it began supplying free uniforms to its hourly employees. This seemingly small change has shown a real improvement in employee retention.
Ruppert Landscape
The Maryland-based company improved its HR systems, starting at the application process, which now features a tracking system that lets potential candidates seamlessly follow up, schedule interviews and receive custom reports. In 2016, staffers were also introduced to RuppertLearns, a system that hosts training content and has record-keeping abilities.
Andre Landscape Service
Increased revenue is a side effect of a focus on self-improvement for this Azusa, Calif.-based company. Founded by a former youth pastor, Andre Landscape Service hired a doctor of psychology in 2016 to work with team members to improve their overall health. The move is part of a larger effort to help employees live happy, healthy and meaningful lives. The company credits the decision as a major factor in its 20 percent growth.
NJ Best Lawns Sprinklers & Fencing
Based in Lakewood, N.J., NJ Best has grown by embracing the modern way to get the word out—social media. In 2016, it began shifting its marketing spend from print to online advertising. The company even hired a social media director at the end of 2016, a move executives say will keep future growth in the double digits.
Landscape Workshop
Crystal Greens Landscape
Previously, account managers were responsible for customer service, managing the labor force, quality assurance and more. Now, since hiring production managers, account managers dedicate their time to client relations and selling extras. Executives at the Clackamas, Ore.-based firm say this move has improved both customer service and production.
