If you're done climbing someone else's ladder, here's a business you lead — not a job you grind — in a category every property already needs.
Franchise with
The Grounds Guys®
Build a home-based, recurring-revenue landscape business with a protected territory, W-2 crews running the routes,
and the software, call center, and national support of Neighborly® behind you.
Why Choose The Grounds Guys?
Scheduled maintenance contracts that stack week over week, season after season.
Lead the business from a laptop and phone while W-2 crews handle the work.
A population-based territory (125K–500K) that's yours, priced by a transparent formula.
Proprietary software, a national call center, and cross-brand referrals.
An Operations Business, Not a Job
Revenue That Stacks, Week After Week
Most of your revenue is recurring grounds-care contracts — weekly, biweekly, and seasonal — for homeowners, property managers, and commercial clients. It stacks week over week in season instead of chasing one-off jobs, inside a fragmented $100B+ category with room to consolidate.
You Lead the Business, Not the Mower
This is built for the operator who wants to run a company, not get stuck in a truck. Trucks roll by 7am, a dispatcher handles routes, and W-2 crews do the work — you run sales, people, and the numbers from a small office or your home.
No landscape experience required — you bring the leadership.
Backed by Neighborly®
As part of Neighborly®, the world's largest home-services franchisor, you get proprietary scheduling, dispatch, and invoicing software, a national call center, MAP-funded marketing, and cross-brand referrals with Mr. Rooter®, Mr. Handyman®, and more — something no standalone landscape brand offers.
A Category That Comes
Back Every Season
Lawns grow, leaves fall, seasons turn. Grounds care is recurring by nature, and scheduled contracts bring customers back week after week, season after season — steady, repeat demand built into the work.
Apply NowUnderstand the Model
— and the Upside
Unlike many franchises, The Grounds Guys® discloses real franchisee revenue. Here's the shape of the opportunity.
1Figures from Item 19 of the 2026 The Grounds Guys® Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD): among 105 franchised businesses open three or more years, average annual Gross Sales were $820,392 and median $533,092, with a high of $3,588,439; 35% met or exceeded the average. 56 businesses open fewer than three years averaged $392,054. The estimated initial investment is $107,650–$252,850, including a $43,750 minimum initial franchise fee (Items 5 & 7). Gross Sales are not profit. For the most accurate and current information, review the latest The Grounds Guys® FDD. A new franchisee's results may differ; these figures are historical, are not a guarantee or projection of future results, and individual results will vary. This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise.
A Home-Based, Asset-Light Model
No retail build-out. You run sales, recruiting, and a team from a small office or your home; The Grounds Guys® and Neighborly® provide the software, marketing, and support.
Home-Based
No retail build-out — run it from a small office or home.
Recurring Contracts
Weekly, biweekly, and seasonal grounds-care revenue.
Protected Territory
Population-based (125K–500K), priced transparently.
W-2 Crews
Your team runs the routes; you run the business.
Software & Call Center
Neighborly® scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, and leads.
Roll-In Program
Convert an existing landscape book into the brand.
You run the operation. Neighborly powers it.
Is This You?
The Grounds Guys looks for leaders who want to run an operation, not swing a trimmer. Owners tend to share the same traits.
You'd rather run a repeatable system than wing it.
You can hire, train, and lead W-2 crews and leads.
You'll run a proven playbook instead of reinventing it.
You build the next commercial relationship before you need it.
You watch routes, retention, and margin, not just bookings.
You see one territory as the start, not the ceiling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need landscaping experience?
No. The Grounds Guys® looks for operators and leaders. You run sales, hire and lead W-2 crews, and manage the numbers; the system handles scheduling, dispatch, and invoicing.
Will I be out mowing lawns myself?
No. The model is built so trucks roll by 7am and crews run the routes, while you run the business from a laptop and phone.
How does the territory work?
You get a protected, population-based territory of 125,000–500,000 residents, priced transparently at $350 per 1,000 residents above the minimum.
How much does it cost to get started?
The estimated initial investment is $107,650–$252,850, including a $43,750 minimum initial franchise fee. See Items 5 & 7 of the current FDD for complete details.
I already run a landscape business — can I convert?
Yes. The Roll-In program (Small, Medium, and Large tiers) lets existing operators bring a $100K–$600K+ book into the brand while protecting legacy work.
What is the Neighborly® advantage?
Proprietary software, a national call center, MAP-funded marketing, and cross-brand referrals across the Neighborly® family — support no standalone landscape brand offers.
Ready to Own a Territory with The Grounds Guys®?
Protected territories across the country are open now. If you're ready to lead a recurring-revenue grounds-care business backed by Neighborly®, your next step is simple.
Apply NowWe'll review your application, schedule a Discovery Call, and walk you through available territories and how to get started.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. Any figures referenced are historical results disclosed in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and are not a guarantee of future performance. For the most accurate and current information, review the latest FDD for The Grounds Guys®. We do not make any representation that you will achieve any particular result.
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