Landscaping Business

2 Landscaping Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 6th, 2024

A landscaping business is engaged in maintaining lawns and gardens, trimming trees and shrubs, and providing landscape maintenance and beautification services. Landscaping costs vary depending on the size and location.

For small jobs such as taking care of the lawn and trees, the cost can vary from $50 to $100 per hour. The average wage of a landscape designer is $70,000 to $90,000, and a landscape architect makes around $50,000 to $100,000 per year. For basic maintenance and mowing services, a single person who runs a landscaping business can get started with as little as $5,000 or less. However, a proper landscaping business will require a large investment. The average start-up cost is between $15,000 to $20,000.

Once the type of service is decided, the list of tools and equipment can be purchased. The best way to succeed in a landscaping business is to provide quality service. This will not only retain existing clients but also promote and attract new customers.

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

1. GreenPal ($4.5M/year)

After running a successful landscaping company for 15 years, Bryan Clayton realized the difficulty homeowners faced in finding reliable lawnmowing services. Inspired by Airbnb, he saw an opportunity to create a platform that connected homeowners with local lawn care professionals. Eight years after launching GreenPal, the platform is now live in all 50 states and has over 200,000 weekly users, while generating over $30 million in annual revenue.

How much money it makes: $4.5M/year
How much did it cost to start: $250K
How many people on the team: 47

Uber For Lawn Care: How I Built A $30M Software

GreenPal has bootstrapped their business to over $30 million a year in revenue, after securing an unsecured line of credit for $85,000, and have built the operating system and platform for small lawncare companies to run their entire business through, becoming live in all 50 US states and having 1.2 million homeowners using the platform.

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2. Decoralino ($24K/year)

Javier and Daniel, friends with over 20 years of business experience, started an e-commerce business selling natural garden kits with air plants and other decorative elements. With a fast launch of just 5 weeks and a focus on organic and paid social media marketing, they have achieved break-even and are now aiming to scale the business while maintaining low recruitment costs. Their use of No Code tools and commitment to exceptional customer service sets them apart in the market.

How much money it makes: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $600
How many people on the team: 0

How We Started A $2K/Month Plants Ecommerce Using No Code Tools

Spanish co-founders launch profitable e-commerce business selling natural garden kits with air plants, generating an average monthly revenue of $2K in only 4 months, using only No Code tools, social media, and email campaigns to promote, and planning to scale and expand to new markets.

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