LM 100 -- An overview

LM's
Big 50 Chart

These companies are the largest for a reason: they deliver quality service
at a fair price year after year. Because of them — and thousands
of other smaller landscape, grounds maintenance and lawn care companies — all of us
can enjoy the feel of soft green grass under our feet, the scent of blooming
roses, the quiet murmur of a backyard pond. These companies are as unique
as their services.

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10 from the
big 50

Here are 10 of the companies in LM's Top 50 companies. How'd they get
so big? Hear it from the horse's mouth.

• Chapel Valley Landscape Company, Woodbine, MD
• Clintar Groundskeeping Services, Toronto, Ontario
• Davey Tree Expert Co., Kent, OH
• Dora Landscaping, Apopka, FL
• DuBrow's Nurseries, Livingston, NJ
• Greenspace Services, LTD, Toronto, Ontario
• Landscape Concepts, Grayslake, IL
• Lipinski Landscape and Irrigation Contractors, Marlton, NJ
• LMI Landscapes Inc., Carrollton, TX
• Western DuPage Landscaping Incorporated, Naperville, IL

10
great medium-sized companies

These growing operations are the innovative companies that give each
market its distinctive personality.

• Clearwater Landscaping Company, Sun Valley, ID
• Gardeners' Guild, San Rafael, CA
• Landscape Images LTD, Jefferson, LA
• McFall and Berry Landscape Management, McLean, VA
• James River Grounds Management, Glen Allen, VA
• Lambert Landscape Company, Dallas, TX
• Lieds Nursery, Sussex, WI
• R.A.R. Landscaping Co., Baltimore, MD
• Gibbs Landscape co., Smyrna, GA
• Central Coast Landscaping and Maintenance, Capitola, CA

10 quality small
companies

Because of their size, these owner/operators can provide fast, customer-focused
service.

• Cole Landscaping & Irrigation, Inc., Peabody, MA
• D. Foley Landscape, Inc., Walpole, MA
• Kinnucan Company, Lake Bluff, IL
• LanArc, Inc., Raleigh, NC
• Lifestyle Landscaping Inc., North Ridgeville, OH
• Mountaineer Lawn Care, Inc., Morgantown, WV
• Oakley's Inc., Oklahoma City, OK
• Spring Green, Lacey, WA
• Turf's Up Lawn Service, Lee's Summit, MO
• Wayne's Lawn Service, Louisville, KY

10 tough industry
issues

Challenges? Here's a list of some familiar ones and a few that are coming
our way.

• Spray drift
• Caught in the smog
• It's for the kids
• Noise over noise
• Prenotification
• We need some rain
• The Canada mess
• Let them work
• Water quality
• Where will it stop? (Healthcare premiums)

10 niche service
ideas

• Putting green installation
• Xmas light installation
• Asphalt maintenance
• Train-scaping installation
• Microinjection
• Nightscaping installation
• Handyman services
• Powerwashing services
• Concrete resurfacing
• Grass art

10 grounds pros
who make a difference

Thank these dedicated grounds managers for the beautiful and safe turfgrass
and landscapes at our schools, athletic fields and community parks.

• Donald Bottger, CLP, Engineering Supervisor, San Diego Convention
  Center, CA
• Rob Carson, Grounds/General Maintenance Supervisor, Birmingham Public
  Schools, MI
• Gus Guthrie, Manager, Farison Sports Turf, Louisville, KY
• Joe Jackson, CGM, Assistant Director of Facility Management, Duke
  University, NC
• Vicki Killian, CGM, Horticulturalist, The Patterson Club, Fairfield,
  CT
• Michael Loftus, Director of Facilities, University of Delaware, DE
• Raymond Mirizzi, Campus Environment Manager, Cincinnati State, OH
• Ellen Newell, Landscape Manager, Utah State University, UT
• Mike O'Grady, Director of Grounds Management, Illinoins State University,
  IL
• G.C. Trivett, Athletic Director, Granite Falls Middle School, NC