LM150: Top 25 in 2015

June 11, 2015 - By LM Staff

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

[Back to top]

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

Your behavior appears to be a little unusual. Please verify that you are not a bot.

LM150: Top 25 in 2015