TAG: Spring-Green

Company stable but uncertain after Baton Rouge flood

September 13, 2016By

From Aug. 8-14, 6.9 trillion gallons of rain pummeled Louisiana’s Baton Rouge area. One month after the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy, one local landscape company is still treading water. Chris Casselberry owns GreenSeasons and a Spring-Green franchise in Central, La., which borders Baton Rouge and falls in East Baton Rouge Parish. Despite the companies’ headquarters taking in 8 feet of water, they are almost fully operational, though the administrative... read more

Spring-Green unveils new headquarters

December 3, 2015By

Spring-Green, a national lawn care franchise, unveiled its new headquarters in Naperville, Ill., Nov. 24. “The need to expand was part of our growth plan, but now that it is here we can take a moment to celebrate this accomplishment,” said James Young, president of Spring-Green. Located one mile from its national support center campus in Plainfield, the new office... read more

2014 Lawn Care Forum: LCOs offer cash flow tips

March 1, 2015By

Landscape professionals at Landscape Management‘s 2014 Lawn Care Forum share advice for maintaining a steady cash flow. You’ll hear from the following lawn care operators: • Christopher Noon, Noon Turf Care • Matthew Noon, Noon Turf Care • Kevin Jardine, NexGreen • David Hartzell, New Jersey Best Lawns, Sprinklers and Fencing • Charlie Marshall, Spring-Green • Michael Rogers, Kathleen’s Lawn... read more

Spring-Green welcomes Missouri franchisee

December 31, 2014By

Jason Vahle, owner of Green Thumb Lawncare N’ Landscape in St. Charles, Mo., joined the Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise system. Vahle entered the green industry directly out of college, working as an operations manager for TruGreen Lawn Care, supervising 21 lawn account managers and servicing around 5,500 homes. Approaching a decade in business, Vahle has grown Green Thumb Lawncare N’ Landscape into a... read more

Spring-Green debuts mobile app for franchisees

June 2, 2014By

Spring-Green Lawn Care introduced a mobile application designed for its franchise owners and managers nationwide. Tools within the app include Measure It, a Google Map interface allowing users to plot different points of a customer’s lawn for accurate estimates; property evaluations; customer information, including photos of customers’ lawns and landscapes, irrigation system inspections and evaluations; and new customer expectations surveys.... read more

Spring-Green recognizes franchisee for excellence

August 21, 2013By

Spring-Green honored Virginia-based franchisee Charlie Marshall at the company’s National Training Conference in Bloomingdale, Ill., earlier this month. Selected from a national network of franchise owners, Marshall was presented with the Founders Award, the highest receivable recognition for a member of the Spring-Green franchise system. “Spring-Green created a Founders Award many years ago to recognize the characteristics, values and efforts... read more