Franchise opportunities compared

    Lawns 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

    Lawns

    $71,500 – $190,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    $118,898 – $135,176

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Lawns

    $49,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Lawns

    4% · Percentage of Gross Billings; sliding scale, with 7% during noncompliance

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    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.
    • Lawns discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Lawns: 3, Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Lawns

    $71,500 – $190,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    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)

    Lawns

    $49,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

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

    Lawns

    4% · Percentage of Gross Billings; sliding scale, with 7% during noncompliance
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    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)

    Lawns

    $2.00
    Marketing Contribution — Lesser of 2% of Gross Billings or $625 per month
    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)

    Lawns

    208
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

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

    Lawns

    +0
    Calculated: 208 at end of 2023 → 208 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)

    Lawns

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

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

    Lawns

    1986
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

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

    Lawns

    1986
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.

    1977
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Lawns
    Franchised (165 territories) — revenue
    $1,500,018
    mean Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Franchised (165 territories) — costs
    33.8 percent of Gross Sales
    other Expense Percentage
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Franchised (165 territories) — profit
    $309,377
    median Gross Profit
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    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.

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

    Which costs less to open, Lawns or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
    Lawns: $71,500 – $190,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); 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 Lawns. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Lawns and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. royalties compare?
    Lawns: 4% · Percentage of Gross Billings; sliding scale, with 7% during noncompliance (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); 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, Lawns or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
    Lawns: 208 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52); 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 Lawns and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Lawns has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; 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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