LM150: Eyes on the prize

June 18, 2020 - By LM Staff

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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

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