The latest edition of Start Your Own Lawn Care and Landscaping Business introduces readers to the evergreen business of outdoor beautification and maintenance.

A hot industry, lawn care and landscaping business is growing in the following sectors: 65 percent single family residential, 23 percent commercial/industrial, with revenue from services breaking down as follows: 42 percent maintenance, 19 percent design/build, 13 percent lawn care, 6 percent tree care, 6 percent snow removal, and 6 percent irrigation. The fastest growing services were maintenance and design/build. According to the Lawn and Landscape survey, the average company employs 15 people year-round, has $1 million in revenues and has a net profit of 10 percent.