Franchise opportunities compared

    Heroes Lawn Care vs Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Heroes Lawn Care

    $96,290 – $176,686

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    $118,898 – $135,176

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Heroes Lawn Care

    $15,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Heroes Lawn Care

    $1,800 Monthly (Year 1 $1,800, Year 2 $2,100, Years 3-5 $2,400)

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Heroes Lawn Care: 1, Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    $96,290 – $176,686
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    $118,898 – $135,176
    Total Estimated Initial Investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    $15,000
    The fee is the greater of $15,000 or $100 per 1,000 general population in the Protected Territories.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    $1,800 Monthly (Year 1 $1,800, Year 2 $2,100, Years 3-5 $2,400)
    Monthly Franchise Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    $2,500
    Brand Marketing Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    2% of percentage of gross sales of the franchised business
    Advertising Fund Contributions
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    62
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    156
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    +42
    Calculated: 20 at end of 2022 → 62 at end of 2025

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    +4
    Calculated: 152 at end of 2023 → 156 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    24
    Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 36.4% of outlets at start of year
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    March 2022
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    1977
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Heroes Lawn Care

    Organized on October 1, 2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    1977
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Heroes Lawn Care
    Franchised (11 businesses) — revenue
    $241,895
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
    Franchised (62 businesses) — costs and revenue and profit
    31.6 percentage of Gross Sales
    mean Cost of Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Franchised (72 locations) — revenue
    $1,120,124
    mean Gross Sales Per Franchised Business
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Franchised (72 businesses) — revenue
    $585 per customer
    mean Revenue Per Customer
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    +2 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Heroes Lawn Care vs Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Heroes Lawn Care or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
    Heroes Lawn Care: $96,290 – $176,686 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: $118,898 – $135,176 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Heroes Lawn Care. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Heroes Lawn Care and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. royalties compare?
    Heroes Lawn Care: $1,800 Monthly (Year 1 $1,800, Year 2 $2,100, Years 3-5 $2,400) (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Heroes Lawn Care or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
    Heroes Lawn Care: 62 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 156 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Heroes Lawn Care and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Heroes Lawn Care has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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