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    NaturaLawn of America vs WOW Windowboxes

    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.

    NaturaLawn of America2026 FDDWOW Windowboxes2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    NaturaLawn of America

    $77,500 – $250,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    WOW Windowboxes

    $137,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    NaturaLawn of America

    Not available

    WOW Windowboxes

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    NaturaLawn of America

    Not available

    WOW Windowboxes

    7%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (NaturaLawn of America: 3, WOW Windowboxes: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    NaturaLawn of America

    $77,500 – $250,000
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    WOW Windowboxes

    $137,500
    Total single-territory investment — $137,500–$252,700
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    NaturaLawn of America

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    WOW Windowboxes

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

    NaturaLawn of America

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    WOW Windowboxes

    7%
    Royalty — greater of 7% or scheduled minimum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    NaturaLawn of America

    1% of percentage of gross sales
    Advertising Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    WOW Windowboxes

    2%
    Brand fund — beginning month 13 — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    NaturaLawn of America

    93
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38

    WOW Windowboxes

    1
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 33
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    NaturaLawn of America

    −7
    Calculated: 100 at end of 2023 → 93 at end of 2025

    WOW Windowboxes

    +0
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2022 → 1 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    NaturaLawn of America

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    WOW Windowboxes

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

    NaturaLawn of America

    1989
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    WOW Windowboxes

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    NaturaLawn of America

    1987
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    WOW Windowboxes

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    NaturaLawn of America
    Franchised (38 locations) — revenue
    $30,927,089
    mean Annual Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Company-owned (6 locations) — revenue
    $1,748,331
    mean Annual Gross Sales Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    59.3 – 2,025 percent
    range Gross Profit Margin
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    WOW Windowboxes
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $530,404
    other Table 1
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 30

    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.

    NaturaLawn of America vs WOW Windowboxes: common questions

    Which costs less to open, NaturaLawn of America or WOW Windowboxes?
    NaturaLawn of America: $77,500 – $250,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14); WOW Windowboxes: $137,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for NaturaLawn of America. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, NaturaLawn of America or WOW Windowboxes?
    NaturaLawn of America: 93 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38); WOW Windowboxes: 1 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 33). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do NaturaLawn of America and WOW Windowboxes disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    NaturaLawn of America has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; WOW Windowboxes has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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