How much does a Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise cost?
Opening a Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise takes a total initial investment of $117,543 to $134,342, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales per franchised business of $886,680 across 71 outlets.
Spring-Green Lawn Care franchises Franchised Businesses. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $117,543 to $134,342. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Initial Marketing Campaign Fee ($35,000), Initial Property Data Fee ($16,500), and Miscellaneous Opening Costs (incl. licenses, insurance, professional services, and other prepaid expenses) ($1,550 to $13,168). Together they make up about 48% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $45,000, about 38% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Production Vehicles, Equipment and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $5,519 | $5,519 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Technology Equipment and Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $3,450 | $3,850 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,543 | $2,543 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Marketing Campaign Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Property Data Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $16,500 | $16,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $1,835 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs (incl. licenses, insurance, professional services, and other prepaid expenses)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,550 | $13,168 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $7,981 | $10,927 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $117,543 | $134,342 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
Source Spring-Green Lawn Care, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Spring-Green Lawn Care franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales Per Franchised Business
$886,680
Spring-Green Lawn Care's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024. Basis: Independent franchise owners; franchised businesses in operation for 1 full calendar year or more.
Sample size: 71 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales per franchised business of $1,093,544. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Table A excludes 5 Franchised Businesses because the franchisor did not receive sufficient information from their franchisees.
- Table B covers 71 Franchised Businesses that operated for 1 full calendar year or more as of December 31, 2024.
- Table C excludes 5 Franchised Businesses because the franchisor did not receive sufficient information from the franchisees that owned them.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Spring-Green Lawn Care outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Spring-Green Lawn Care, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45-52, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Spring-Green Lawn Care outlets there are, and how many closed
Spring-Green Lawn Care ended 2024 with 126 franchised outlets and 30 company-owned outlets. In that year 4 franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Spring-Green Lawn Care opened 8 franchised outlets and 8 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated, 2 were not renewed, and 4 were bought back by the franchisor.
On average, about 2.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 47.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 57 |
| 2023 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 57 |
| 2022 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 57 |
Source Spring-Green Lawn Care, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 55-57, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Spring-Green Lawn Care compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Spring-Green Lawn Care's estimated range is $125,943. It costs less to open than 73% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.1% for Spring-Green Lawn Care. That is lower than 84% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Spring-Green Lawn Care's franchised system grew 0.0%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 6.6%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Spring-Green Lawn Care is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Home Services franchise side by side.
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