A look at the LM150 list—sorted for top performers by client mix, profit centers and regions.
Editor’s note: Not all companies report client mix, profit center and regional data. Dollar amounts were calculated by LM from data reported.
| By Mix | By Profit Center | By Region |
|---|
By Mix
| Commercial | Residential | Government |
|---|
Commercial
| 1 | TruGreen LandCare | $184,500,000 |
| 2 | TruGreen | $168,480,000 |
| 3 | U.S. Lawns | $163,000,000 |
| 4 | Ferrandino & Son | $121,000,000 |
| 5 | Gothic Landscape | $114,000,000 |
| 6 | Yellowstone Landscape Group | $95,688,000 |
| 7 | Ruppert Landscape | $93,500,000 |
| 8 | Merit Service Solutions | $91,301,400 |
| 9 | Mainscape | $75,304,000 |
| 10 | Acres Group | $46,060,000 |
| 11 | Environmental Earthscapes (The Groundskeeper/Greater Texas Landscapes) | $45,228,184 |
| 12 | Lucas Tree Experts | $42,140,000 |
| 13 | Denison Landscaping | $35,400,000 |
| 14 | The Greenery | $34,400,000 |
| 15 | Mission Landscape Cos. | $32,930,180 |
| 16 | Dixie Landscape | $32,678,100 |
| 17 | Girard Environmental Services | $32,233,400 |
| 18 | Rotolo Consultants | $30,400,000 |
| 19 | Christy Webber Landscapes | $30,290,000 |
| 20 | ABM Landscape & Turf Services | $29,400,000 |
| 21 | Gothic Grounds Management | $28,532,016 |
| 22 | Reliable Property Services | $28,179,000 |
| 23 | McFall & Berry Landscape Management | $26,970,913 |
| 24 | Bemus Landscape | $26,248,200 |
| 25 | Clean Scapes | $25,160,189 |
Residential
| 1 | TruGreen | $767,520,000 |
| 2 | Scotts Lawn Service | $310,464,000 |
| 3 | Weed Man | $136,058,198 |
| 4 | Lawn Doctor | $96,214,772 |
| 5 | SavATree | $66,300,000 |
| 6 | Massey Services | $50,156,339 |
| 7 | NaturaLawn of America | $47,987,838 |
| 8 | Meadows Farms | $47,490,500 |
| 9 | Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. | $42,176,430 |
| 10 | Mariani Landscape | $33,893,200 |
| 11 | Chalet | $27,000,000 |
| 12 | Ryan Lawn & Tree | $25,368,666 |
| 13 | Garden Design | $24,360,000 |
| 14 | Scott Byron & Co. | $22,110,300 |
| 15 | McHale Landscape Design | $20,600,000 |
| 16 | Naturescape | $20,068,030 |
| 17 | Lambert’s | $17,553,750 |
| 18 | Southern Botanical | $16,556,920 |
| 19 | Designs By Sundown | $14,250,000 |
| 20 | Southview Design | $14,170,560 |
| 21 | Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care | $14,101,087 |
| 22 | Senske Services | $13,104,000 |
| 23 | Jensen Corp. | $12,800,000 |
| 24 | Heron Lawn & Pest Control | $12,347,257 |
| 25 | Lawn Dawg | $11,819,852 |
Government
| 1 | Marina Landscape | $42,700,000 |
| 2 | Merchants Landscape Services | $21,000,000 |
| 3 | TruGreen LandCare | $20,500,000 |
| 4 | Ruppert Landscape | $16,500,000 |
| 5 | Terracare Associates | $15,584,239 |
| 6 | Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping | $13,965,000 |
| 7 | ABM Landscape & Turf Services | $12,600,000 |
| 8 | Environmental Earthscapes (The Groundskeeper/Greater Texas Landscapes) | $11,307,046 |
| 9 | TBG Landscape | $10,347,000 |
| 10 | Merit Service Solutions | $10,144,600 |
| 11 | Rotolo Consultants | $7,600,000 |
| 12 | Environmental Management (EMI) | $7,000,000 |
| 13 | Christy Webber Landscapes | $6,990,000 |
| 14 | Gachina Landscape Management | $5,023,869 |
| 15 | Denison Landscaping | $4,720,000 |
| 16 | Coast Landscape Management | $4,556,750 |
| 17 | New Way Landscape & Tree Services | $4,375,000 |
| 18 | CoCal Landscape Co. | $4,127,600 |
| 19 | Clean Scapes | $3,430,935 |
| 20 | Lucas Tree Experts | $3,430,000 |
| 21 | Cagwin & Dorward | $3,380,000 |
| 22 | Jensen Corp. | $3,200,000 |
| 23 | The Grounds Guys | $3,200,000 |
| 24 | Heads Up Landscape Contractors | $2,838,750 |
| 25 | Carol King Landscape Maintenance | $2,704,250 |
By Profit Center
| Mowing + Landscape Maintenance | Turf + Ornamental Care | Design/Build + Installation | Irrigation + Water Management |
|---|
Mowing+Landscape Maintenance
| 1 | TruGreen LandCare | $143,500,000 |
| 2 | Weed Man | $143,219,156 |
| 3 | U.S. Lawns | $114,100,000 |
| 4 | Ruppert Landscape | $59,400,000 |
| 5 | Ferrandino & Son | $48,400,000 |
| 6 | Yellowstone Landscape Group | $47,844,000 |
| 7 | Mainscape | $45,182,400 |
| 8 | Environmental Earthscapes (The Groundskeeper/Greater Texas Landscapes) | $32,225,081 |
| 9 | Gothic Landscape | $30,780,000 |
| 10 | Merit Service Solutions | $30,433,800 |
| 11 | Mission Landscape Cos. | $26,344,144 |
| 12 | Girard Environmental Services | $23,852,716 |
| 13 | ABM Landscape & Turf Services | $23,100,000 |
| 14 | Gothic Grounds Management | $22,943,271 |
| 15 | Mariani Landscape | $20,412,950 |
| 16 | Terracare Associates | $19,310,904 |
| 17 | Acres Group | $18,620,000 |
| 18 | Marina Landscape | $18,300,000 |
| 19 | James River Grounds Management | $18,074,800 |
| 20 | The Grounds Guys | $17,600,000 |
| 21 | Gibbs Landscape Co. | $17,215,590 |
| 22 | The Greenery | $16,340,000 |
| 23 | McFall & Berry Landscape Management | $16,288,140 |
| 24 | Bemus Landscape | $16,236,000 |
| 25 | Gachina Landscape Management | $16,076,382 |
Turf + Ornamental Care
| 1 | TruGreen | $795,600,000 |
| 2 | Scotts Lawn Service | $316,800,000 |
| 3 | Lawn Doctor | $101,278,707 |
| 4 | NaturaLawn of America | $50,008,379 |
| 5 | Massey Services | $49,871,640 |
| 6 | Spring-Green Lawn Care | $43,990,470 |
| 7 | Ryan Lawn & Tree | $18,692,701 |
| 8 | Cagwin & Dorward | $18,590,000 |
| 9 | Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care | $18,535,564 |
| 10 | Naturescape | $16,899,394 |
| 11 | The Greenery | $16,340,000 |
| 12 | SavATree | $14,450,000 |
| 13 | Yellowstone Landscape Group | $14,353,200 |
| 14 | Lawn Dawg | $11,508,803 |
| 15 | Heron Lawn & Pest Control | $10,866,846 |
| 16 | Senske Services | $10,320,000 |
| 17 | Arbor-Nomics Turf | $8,068,213 |
| 18 | Green Lawn Fertilizing | $7,733,300 |
| 19 | ABM Landscape & Turf Services | $6,300,000 |
| 20 | Mainscape | $5,271,280 |
| 21 | U.S. Lawns | $4,890,000 |
| 22 | Lucas Tree Experts | $4,410,000 |
| 23 | Ferrandino & Son | $3,630,000 |
| 24 | Merit Service Solutions | $3,043,380 |
| 25 | Gothic Grounds Management | $2,941,445 |
Design/Build + Installation
| 1 | Gothic Landscape | $83,220,000 |
| 2 | Ruppert Landscape | $44,000,000 |
| 3 | Garden Design | $39,382,000 |
| 4 | Rotolo Consultants | $26,600,000 |
| 5 | Jensen Corp. | $26,000,000 |
| 6 | Christy Webber Landscapes | $24,698,000 |
| 7 | U.S. Lawns | $22,820,000 |
| 8 | Environmental Earthscapes (The Groundskeeper/Greater Texas Landscapes) | $19,787,330 |
| 9 | Southern Botanical | $17,698,777 |
| 10 | McHale Landscape Design | $16,480,000 |
| 11 | Caretaker Landscape & Tree Management | $16,249,836 |
| 12 | Mariani Landscape | $15,406,000 |
| 13 | D. Schumacher Landscaping | $15,207,500 |
| 14 | Juniper Landscaping | $15,155,920 |
| 15 | Meadows Farms | $14,997,000 |
| 16 | Southview Design | $14,244,365 |
| 17 | Scott Byron & Co. | $13,964,400 |
| 18 | The Loving Group | $12,719,000 |
| 19 | Acres Group | $12,250,000 |
| 20 | American Civil Constructors | $12,100,000 |
| 21 | Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping | $11,400,000 |
| 22 | Environmental Management (EMI) | $11,250,000 |
| 23 | Heads Up Landscape Contractors | $10,219,500 |
| 24 | TBG Landscape | $10,002,100 |
| 25 | The Bruce Co. of Wisconsin | $9,782,600 |
Irrigation + Water Management
Correction: This chart differs from the print version to correct an editing error that resulted in Massey Services being mistakenly omitted from the Landscape Management LM150 Top 25 listing in the Irrigation + Water Management category. The company reported $7,124,480 in 2014 irrigation and water management revenue, which puts it at No. 4 on the Irrigation + Water Management Top 25 list. The move bumps Terracare Associates to No. 26. The editors regret the error.
| 1 | Marina Landscape | $41,480,000 |
| 2 | TruGreen LandCare | $30,750,000 |
| 3 | Yellowstone Landscape Group | $14,353,200 |
| 4 | Massey Services | $7,124,480 |
| 5 | Cagwin & Dorward | $6,760,000 |
| 6 | U.S. Lawns | $6,520,000 |
| 7 | Juniper Landscaping | $6,422,000 |
| 8 | Mainscape | $5,271,280 |
| 9 | Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping | $5,130,000 |
| 10 | Southern Botanical | $4,567,426 |
| 11 | Clean Scapes | $4,288,669 |
| 12 | ABM Landscape & Turf Services | $4,200,000 |
| 13 | NJ Best Lawns Sprinklers & Fencing | $4,199,294 |
| 14 | LMI Landscapes | $3,756,000 |
| 15 | Earthtones Landscaping | $3,500,000 |
| 16 | Merit Service Solutions | $3,043,380 |
| 17 | Complete Landsculpture | $2,871,550 |
| 18 | Environmental Earthscapes, (The Groundskeeper/Greater Texas Landscapes) | $2,826,762 |
| 19 | Westco Grounds Maintenance Co. | $2,760,000 |
| 20 | Bemus Landscape | $2,706,000 |
| 21 | Ryan Lawn & Tree | $2,670,386 |
| 22 | The Grounds Guys | $2,560,000 |
| 23 | Gachina Landscape Management | $2,511,935 |
| 24 | Ferrandino & Son | $2,420,000 |
| 25 | Dora Landscaping Co. | $2,400,000 |
| 26 | Terracare Associates | $2,371,515 |
By Region
| Northeast | Southeast | Midwest | Southwest | West |
|---|
Northeast
| 1 | Bartlett Tree Experts | $98,700,000 |
| 2 | Scotts Lawn Service | $91,872,000 |
| 3 | SavATree | $62,900,000 |
| 4 | Lawn Doctor | $57,728,863 |
| 5 | Ruppert Landscape | $47,300,000 |
| 6 | Denison Landscaping | $47,200,000 |
| 7 | Merit Service Solutions | $45,650,700 |
| 8 | NaturaLawn of America | $39,400,541 |
| 9 | Ferrandino & Son | $30,250,000 |
| 10 | D. Schumacher Landscaping | $27,097,000 |
| 11 | Weed Man | $21,482,873 |
| 12 | High Tech Landscapes | $20,569,904 |
| 13 | TruGreen LandCare | $20,500,000 |
| 14 | Meadows Farms | $17,496,500 |
| 15 | Sposato Landscape Co. | $16,500,000 |
| 16 | Parker Interior Plantscape | $13,650,000 |
| 17 | John Mini Distinctive Landscapes | $12,877,000 |
| 18 | Lawn Dawg | $12,441,949 |
| 19 | Hoffman Landscapes | $11,550,000 |
| 20 | C. Caramanico & Sons | $10,889,245 |
| 21 | Joyce Landscaping | $10,735,000 |
| 22 | McHale Landscape Design | $10,300,000 |
| 23 | Canete Landscape & Snow Management | $9,500,000 |
| 24 | Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care & Landscape | $9,445,000 |
| 25 | Eastern Land Management | $9,300,000 |
Southeast
| 1 | Scotts Lawn Service | $95,040,000 |
| 2 | Yellowstone Landscape Group | $64,110,960 |
| 3 | TruGreen LandCare | $61,500,000 |
| 4 | Ruppert Landscape | $56,100,000 |
| 5 | Massey Services | $53,975,060 |
| 6 | Mainscape | $44,429,360 |
| 7 | Bartlett Tree Experts | $44,100,000 |
| 8 | The Greenery | $43,000,000 |
| 9 | Rotolo Consultants | $38,000,000 |
| 10 | Dixie Landscape | $34,398,000 |
| 11 | Meadows Farms | $32,493,500 |
| 12 | Girard Environmental Services | $32,233,400 |
| 13 | Juniper Landscaping | $25,688,000 |
| 14 | James River Grounds Management | $24,760,000 |
| 15 | ABM Landscape & Turf Services | $23,520,000 |
| 16 | Lawn Doctor | $22,281,316 |
| 17 | Ferrandino & Son | $21,780,000 |
| 18 | Weed Man | $21,482,873 |
| 19 | Landscape Workshop | $20,493,602 |
| 20 | Merit Service Solutions | $20,289,200 |
| 21 | Yard-Nique | $19,675,000 |
| 22 | HighGrove Partners | $17,900,000 |
| 23 | ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design | $17,000,000 |
| 24 | Greenscapes | $16,200,000 |
| 25 | The Loving Group | $16,100,000 |
Midwest
| 1 | Scotts Lawn Service | $91,872,000 |
| 2 | Acres Group | $49,000,000 |
| 3 | Christy Webber Landscapes | $46,600,000 |
| 4 | Mariani Landscape | $38,515,000 |
| 5 | Spring-Green Lawn Care | $30,838,680 |
| 6 | Reliable Property Services | $30,300,000 |
| 7 | Landscape Concepts Management | $28,100,000 |
| 8 | Chalet | $27,000,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Lawn & Tree | $25,101,627 |
| 10 | Environmental Management (EMI) | $25,000,000 |
| 11 | The Bruce Co. of Wisconsin | $24,456,500 |
| 12 | Ferrandino & Son | $24,200,000 |
| 13 | Scott Byron & Co. | $23,274,000 |
| 14 | Weed Man | $21,482,873 |
| 15 | Naturescape | $20,490,515 |
| 16 | David J. Frank Landscape Contracting | $19,460,000 |
| 17 | Bartlett Tree Experts | $18,900,000 |
| 18 | Clarence Davids & Co. | $18,500,000 |
| 19 | Mainscape | $18,072,960 |
| 20 | SavATree | $17,000,000 |
| 21 | Perficut Cos. | $15,800,000 |
| 22 | Hittle Landscaping | $15,510,000 |
| 23 | Merit Service Solutions | $15,216,900 |
| 24 | Southview Design | $14,761,000 |
| 25 | Engledow Group | $14,000,000 |
Southwest
| 1 | Environmental Earthscapes (The Groundskeeper/Greater Texas Landscapes) | $52,577,764 |
| 2 | Garden Design | $40,600,000 |
| 3 | Yellowstone Landscape Group | $31,577,040 |
| 4 | TruGreen LandCare | $30,750,000 |
| 5 | Clean Scapes | $28,591,124 |
| 6 | Southern Botanical | $28,546,414 |
| 7 | Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping | $27,930,000 |
| 8 | Caretaker Landscape & Tree Management | $23,550,487 |
| 9 | Scotts Lawn Service | $22,176,000 |
| 10 | DLC Resources | $20,100,000 |
| 11 | Ferrandino & Son | $19,360,000 |
| 12 | Heads Up Landscape Contractors | $18,925,000 |
| 13 | Lambert’s | $18,875,000 |
| 14 | Integrated Landscape Management | $16,244,515 |
| 15 | LMI Landscapes | $15,493,500 |
| 16 | Merit Service Solutions | $15,216,900 |
| 17 | ISS Grounds Control | $15,000,000 |
| 18 | Earthworks | $14,100,000 |
| 19 | Earthtones Landscaping | $14,000,000 |
| 20 | Westco Grounds Maintenance Co. | $13,800,000 |
| 21 | Bartlett Tree Experts | $12,600,000 |
| 22 | Complete Landsculpture | $12,485,000 |
| 23 | Native Land Design | $10,605,777 |
| 24 | The Spencer Co. | $10,114,806 |
| 25 | ABM Landscape & Turf Services | $8,400,000 |
West
| 1 | TruGreen LandCare | $92,250,000 |
| 2 | Marina Landscape | $61,000,000 |
| 3 | Jensen Corp. | $40,000,000 |
| 4 | Cagwin & Dorward | $33,800,000 |
| 5 | Mission Landscape Cos. | $32,930,180 |
| 6 | Terracare Associates | $30,490,902 |
| 7 | Bemus Landscape | $27,060,000 |
| 8 | Ferrandino & Son | $25,410,000 |
| 9 | Gachina Landscape Management | $25,119,347 |
| 10 | Gothic Grounds Management | $22,060,838 |
| 11 | Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care | $21,046,399 |
| 12 | Merchants Landscape Services | $21,000,000 |
| 13 | Dennis’ 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden Centers | $19,832,000 |
| 14 | Senske Services | $18,720,000 |
| 15 | Benchmark Landscape | $18,258,000 |
| 16 | Stay Green | $17,853,162 |
| 17 | New Way Landscape & Tree Services | $17,500,000 |
| 18 | Scotts Lawn Service | $15,840,000 |
| 19 | Designs By Sundown | $15,000,000 |
| 20 | Cleary Bros. Landscape | $14,800,000 |
| 21 | Bartlett Tree Experts | $14,700,000 |
| 22 | Andre Landscape Service | $13,204,373 |
| 23 | Santa Rita Landscaping | $12,600,000 |
| 24 | American Civil Constructors | $12,100,000 |
| 25 | Pacific Landscape Management | $11,300,000 |
Words of Wisdom
Advice and insight from LM150 list leaders.
“Don’t be afraid to let go and be willing to change as a person and a culture.”
—Brian DuMont, president/CEO
, Yard-Nique, No. 74
“The most difficult hurdle is getting to the point of removing yourself from actually performing the physical work required. Once you can reach the point where you have two or more crews generating enough revenue to sustain the business, it’s critical that you act as an owner and manage the business. Once past that point, the basics of providing superior service at competitive pricing and surrounding yourself with solid employees who have the same values as you do
can lead to growth and success.”
—Keith Rotolo, president
, Rotolo Consultants, No. 34
“Do it right the first time.”
—Phil Berry, controller
, Designs By Sundown, No. 96
“Maintain a positive, open and even fun
environment for employees, who in turn provide better customer service and look for ways to improve the company. We have 35 employees who have been with us more than five years. It does make a difference for us.”
—Stewart Hanson, president
, Arteka Cos., No. 109
“Smaller sometimes really is better;
it’s not the size of the company but
its ROI that really matters.”
—David Hartzell, general manager,
NJ Best Lawns, Sprinklers & Fencing, No. 139
“Make sure you’re accounting for
replacement costs for your equipment,
pay yourself a fair market price (or what it would cost to replace you) and make sure you do a good job in job costing.”
—Rory Lamberton, president/CEO,
Emerald Isle Landscaping, No. 138
