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Often, when owners step away from the business, what theyāve built fades away after being acquired. Legacy Lawns, based in Gainesville, Georgia, was formed to preserve and strengthen the heritage of lawn care companies that join them. āFor years weāve seen incredible independent operators building great businesses, but weāve also seen the increasing complexity of […]
In September 2025, Olive Branch, Mississippi-based Michael Hatcher & Associates and Raleigh, North Carolina-based GreenView Partners came together to form the new Hatcher Landscape Partners. This landscape platform was created out of a desire to offer a new breed of commercial landscape company that blends operational excellence with authentic stewardship. āCommercial landscaping has too often […]
Turf Masters Brands, based in Roswell, Georgia, has completed 19 acquisitions and 12 in the last year alone. Andy Kadrich, founder of Turf Masters Lawncare LLC, senior advisor and board member to Turf Masters Brands, says he formed Turf Masters Brands along with All Turf Holdings, LLC and Green Group Holdings in 2022 with the […]
If you hadnāt heard of the company Ethoscapes five years ago, that would be understandable, as the business was created in 2023. However, since then, they have soared into the spotlight with their rapid M&A and organic growth. In 2024, the business was the second-fastest growing company out of Landscape Managementās Top 150, with 203% […]
For some lawn and landscape companies, mergers and acquisitions are only considered once private equity is involved. Senske Services, based in Kennewick, Washington, completed between 17 and 20 lawn care and plant health acquisitions well before partnering with private equity firm GTCR. āMany of these acquisitions were smaller companies that approached us because their owners […]
This series features companies that are growing through M&As. When most landscape companies sell to a private equity firm, they understand the business will be grown and sold to another private equity firm later down the road. This isnāt the case for owners who sell to Chenmark, which sometimes gets labeled as a permanent equity […]
Most landscape companies spend years fine-tuning their business before diving into M&As or attracting the attention of a private equity firm. In HeartLandās case, acquisitions and private equity have been part of the business from the very beginning. Founded in April 2016, Ed Schatz Jr., founder & CEO of HeartLand, partnered with Great Range Capital […]
If you keep an eye on industry news, chances are youāve read a press release about one of Landscape Workshopās recent acquisitions. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Landscape Workshop is one of the larger commercial landscaping companies in the U.S. They have also doubled their size in the past five years through organic and acquisitive growth. […]
āItās only crazy if it doesnāt workā is an attitude that entrepreneurs who are looking to disrupt their markets should have. The only way you can go about challenging the status quo and introducing innovative approaches to your business is to be willing to try things that others have dismissed or thought to be impossible. […]
When youāre designing a landscape for your client, it may be easy for you to picture what you have in mind for them. However, your client may have a hard time understanding your vision if you are only using 2D plans. Utilizing different design software and tools can help bring your project design to life […]
