Spring is the time when, after months of being confined to the interior of your home, your living space opens up to include your yard as well as amenities like patios and decks. Spring-Green Lawn Care has long been in the business of maximizing outdoor spaces, so we can share... Continue reading

Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the joy that mothers bring to our lives – and here at Spring-Green, we want to acknowledge the mothers on our team who add tremendous value not only to the work we do, but also to our daily lives. Gillian Hrycyk, Consumer Marketing... Continue reading

This week, we are excited to spotlight a member of our team whose drive and dedication fueled her rise to head of our national call center operations. Gwen Pothier-Ward, Marketing Support and Call Center Supervisor, first joined Spring-Green in 2009 as a seasonal employee, but due to her work ethic,... Continue reading

Arbor Day is this Friday, April 26, marking the beginning of spring and the return of the planting season. The holiday itself celebrates planting and caring for trees – but on a larger scale, it recognizes the importance of taking care of the environment and giving back to nature. Here... Continue reading

Here at Spring-Green, one of the most common things we hear from our franchisees is how much they love the corporate support staff. From initial training to ongoing consultation and company conferences, everyone’s taken care of at Spring-Green. This week, we’d like to introduce you to RJ Krone, who’s been... Continue reading

As temperatures across the country begin to rise, Spring-Green owners and other green industry professionals are starting their first jobs of the season, from spring clean-ups to mowing and early fertilization. Many of the same people may also be wondering how they are going to have time to keep up... Continue reading

Here at Spring-Green HQ, we’re in what is hopefully the last cold front of the winter, which means warmer temperatures and greener lawns are around the corner. They might not be here in time for our Easter Sunday, but if spring has already sprung in your neck of the woods... Continue reading

Spring is finally here—well, at least for the parts of the country where it’s not still snowing. Here at the Spring-Green support center, we still have below average temperatures and snow on the ground. But even if the weather doesn’t match the calendar, the first official day of spring is... Continue reading

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. In addition to being a great way to let loose and celebrate the onset of spring, our greenest holiday is also the perfect time to remember the importance of being environmentally responsible. Spring-Green Lawn Care is committed to developing sustainable lawn care... Continue reading

Winning a college basketball championship requires a lot of planning and execution. As NCAA teams across the country prepare for March Madness, Spring-Green Lawn Care is also preparing for our busiest season. Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise owners use a tried-and-true system of business planning and marketing to prepare for the... Continue reading

Spring-Green Lawn Care has been working with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees for several years, and they have renewed that commitment in 2013. Spring-Green has participated in the Arbor Day Foundation’s initiative to increase awareness of tree care programs for three years, planting at least 10,000 trees each... Continue reading

I want to share a great story about successful family businesses in the current issue of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine, which included the Holker family, some of our best Spring-Green franchise owners. Matt and Greg Holker joined Spring-Green in 2006 as single-unit franchise owners. Over the last six years, two more... Continue reading

The Spring-Green Lawn Care marketing committee gathered at our corporate support center last week to discuss strategies to help grow our businesses. The conversation focused heavily on customer service, customer retention and (obviously) marketing. These meetings are a great way to foster collaboration between our franchise owners and the corporate... Continue reading

When the groundhog emerged from its burrow on Febuary 2, there was no shadow, indicating an early spring. If Punxsutawney Phil is right, homeowners need to start thinking about their lawn care plans for this year (if they haven't already!). Our existing customers know they are set. They can count... Continue reading

If you've been following Spring-Green, you may have seen we held a webinar about the Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise opportunity last week. The webinar provided valuable information on a variety of topics for potential franchise owners interested in a lawn care franchise. Russ Jacque, strategic business development manager at Spring-Green,... Continue reading

Spring-Green Lawn Care’s marketing reinvestment programs make a Spring-Green franchise an excellent investment opportunity for existing green industry business owners and employees. The proprietary marketing tools and support structure make Spring-Green a great complement to any existing green industry business. The Spring-Green business model is recession proof and will create... Continue reading

Spring-Green Lawn Care hosted our popular manager training seminar last week at the corporate support center. The seminar, which takes place over three days, is designed to help train new or recently promoted supervisors and managers. We focus on the skills and thought processes that will help them be more... Continue reading

Spring-Green Lawn Care’s newest franchisee opened his business this month in Clarksville, Tenn. Howard Graber is a great addition to the Spring-Green family, and we want to congratulate him on his opening and wish him the best of luck with his new business. Howard will service middle Tennessee from Clarksville... Continue reading

Every year around the holidays, the employees at the corporate support center spend some time volunteering. Last month we returned to the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva, Ill., where we helped package bread and cereal. Two groups of employees went over two days last month. Offering employees the opportunity... Continue reading

Happy New Year from Spring-Green Lawn Care! On behalf of the entire Spring-Green Lawn Care corporate support center, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. We hope you all enjoyed the holidays and time with family and friends as much as we did. With the New Year comes... Continue reading

As the holidays approach, most of our Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise owners are in the middle of planning for 2013. The Spring-Green support center offers, and encourages, business and marketing planning sessions each year during the off-season. Most of the franchise system takes advantage of this program. Business and marketing... Continue reading

We pride ourselves on the start-up support we provide new franchise owners to help them get off to a successful beginning. Kent Fisher recently converted the lawn care portion of his business to Spring-Green Lawn Care, and over the past few weeks he has learned a lot from the corporate... Continue reading

Family, friends and a balanced lifestyle are critical to happiness. We all want successful careers but not at the expense of those things that matter most in life. Spring-Green Lawn Care prides itself on providing a balanced lifestyle for our lawn care franchise owners. Starting a new business requires a... Continue reading

The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans was 9.7 percent in September, which is higher than any other group of veterans, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With more and more service men and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, traditional job prospects can be slim which is why more... Continue reading

You’ve probably never met anyone who loves lawn care as much as Harold Enger, Spring-Green Lawn Care’s director of education. Harold’s worked in the green industry for more than 30 years, and as our resident lawn care expert, has been instrumental in the development of the business. He helped create... Continue reading