I have been in this business for over seven years. I saw it when I was little and I have seen it grow exponentially! According to various sources, the landscaping industry has had an incredible 1000% increase in growth over the past 10 years! In addition, residential homeowners and business and professional business owners spend over a billion dollars each season on this service and its associated products. And since the landscaping industry is so versatile, this may well be the perfect ‘add-on’ service to your current business. It is also the perfect business that you can earn enough in 8 months so that you can take the rest of the year off or run another seasonal business for the other 4 months of the year.

As a general rule, the landscaping season begins in the spring with a focus primarily on commercial properties. This is when you will start looking for potential clients and start your work. The season ends in mid to late fall when the grass stops growing in the homes and businesses of its customers.

Landscaping businesses can earn over $500 per day per crew during the season. Well-organized installation crews can earn over $1,000 per day. It’s also not common for landscapers to earn more than $1500 in a single day when doing larger residential and commercial jobs. I recently managed to get a landscaping contract with a local church. The quote I gave was for $1300. My equipment costs were minimal and I paid my 2 employees $120 each. Do the math. By the end of the job, I had a cash win of over $1000 in my back pocket and a big smile on my face!

A smaller landscaping business can easily expect to make over $20,000 in its first year, provided it has a solid business plan. Try to start with the end in mind. I know many mid-sized landscaping companies that make $100-150K every year, spring through fall! There is a lot of money to be made in this industry. You are providing an essential service that people will use month after month and year after year.

The landscaping industry is the perfect fit for seasonal businesses such as Christmas light installers, construction workers, window washers, junk removal services, painters, roofers, and framers. The main thing that attracted me to this industry is the fact that this business is extremely low risk. I have been able to use my current customer database to create leads and win contracts. In the winter, I run a Christmas light installation business and have been able to keep my employees through this season, whereas in years past I have had to lay them off and often never come back because they found another job! This business changed that!

The landscaping industry is one of the fastest growing service industries in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom! Every year, the demand for this service increases. For whatever reason, everyone wants to have a better lawn than their neighbors. In a recent study, it was shown that the thing people despise most about owning a home is the pain of lawn care. People want a property that looks beautiful without the hassle of mowing their own lawn. This is where you come in and get paid!

This wonderful business opportunity is now more popular than ever and you are a part of it! The biggest benefit you have is that you are starting now. It’s here and you entered the ground floor at the beginning. That means there’s plenty of room for growth. There is also room for small business owners, like you, to make a lot of money in a short amount of time. It’s going to be a bit of work, but once you get rolling, you’ll look back and think that taking the first step was the best decision you could have made.