Gardening Tools Company

4 Gardening Tools Company Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 6th, 2024

Gardening has been touted as a relaxational activity that provides excellent personal rewards and a source of income to commercial gardeners. Whether commercial or just farming for fun, gardeners prefer to use innovative tools to help them tend their gardens.

Therefore, starting a gardening tools business can be a lucrative opportunity. You can either start selling gardening tools or offer them to gardeners on lease terms.

In this list, you'll find real-world gardening tools company success stories and very profitable examples of starting a gardening tools company that makes money.

1. Growers House ($37.2M/year)

Nate Lipton, the founder of GG Growth, a group of cannabis and hemp companies, came up with the idea for his business after working for various cannabis-related companies and recognizing the potential in supplying equipment and services to the industry. With $150k in investments, Nate opened GrowersHouse.com in 2011 and focused on both an e-commerce store and a walk-in store to serve the growing market.

How much money it makes: $37.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $150K
How many people on the team: 50

How We Built $35M Plant Growing Empire GrowersHouse

How Nate Lipton built a $35M plant-growing empire, with an e-commerce store generating $2.9M per month, a cannabis growers forum earning $100k per month, and a YouTube series gaining 100k views per month, all while navigating through regulatory obstacles in the cannabis industry.

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2. RinseKit ($1.8M/year)

Chris Crawford, the founder of RinseKit, came up with the idea for the portable pressurized shower system while he was surfing and needed a way to rinse off before work. After creating a prototype out of PVC pipe and receiving a positive response from others, he started selling the shower systems and eventually grew the business to average over $1.5 million in sales each year.

How much money it makes: $1.8M/year
How many people on the team: 3

How I Designed A $150K/Month Portable Pressurized Shower And Went On Shark Tank

Founder of RinseKit shares how he designed a portable pressurized shower that generates over $1.5M in sales per year and achieved great success with Kickstarter and appearing on Shark Tank, while providing advice on designing, prototyping, and manufacturing your first product.

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3. Rotoshovel ($120K/year)

Rick Goren, the founder of Rotoshovel, came up with the idea for the world's first and only electric shovel when he needed a faster way to dig out dirt while burying a speaker in his yard. After searching online and finding no powered shovel options, he saw it as an incredible opportunity and spared no expense in developing and refining the product. Within 6 months of launching, Rotoshovel has sold over 600 units, been featured on state-wide television and nationally syndicated radio, and secured partnerships with major retailers like The Home Depot and Lowe's.

How much money it makes: $120K/year
How many people on the team: 2

Designing A Patented Innovative Battery-Powered Shovel That Generates $10K/Month

Rotoshovel, the world's first and only electric shovel, has sold over 600 units with minimal marketing in its first 6 months and is in vendor relationships with some of the largest retailers in the US with a sales forecast of $5.56mm (40,000 units) for its Spring 2021 in-store launch.

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4. THE MAXBIT ($12K/year)

Michele Morton came up with the idea for THE MAXBIT while working in her own garden and realizing the need for a better tool. After months of frustration, the idea came to her in church and she quickly began prototyping and seeking a patent. Through perseverance and the help of friends and family, she was able to launch her product at trade shows and gain traction with customers. The MAXBIT saw impressive sales growth, going from $13,000 in sales its first year to over $60,000 in just the second quarter of its second year.

How much money it makes: $12K/year
How much did it cost to start: $15K
How many people on the team: 5

Inventing A Powered Garden Tool And Growing to $10K/Month

Founder Michele Morton invented THE MAXBIT, a garden tool that attaches to a household drill and forms perfect holes every time, which went from a little over $13,000 in sales its first full year to over $60,000 in sales by the end of the second quarter of its second year.

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