Resources for Starting a Lawn Care and Landscaping Business

Trade and Industry Associations

• American Nursery and Landscape Association http://www.anla.org/
• Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America http://www.nlae.org/
• California Landscape Contractors Association http://www.clca.org/
• Southern Nursery Association http://www.sna.org/
• Association of Professional Landscape Designers http://www.apld.com/
• Professional Landcare Network http://www.landcarenetwork.org (previously Professional Lawn Care Association of America)
• Ohio Lawn Care Association  http://www.ohiolawncare.org
• Mid-America Green Industry Council http://www.magicouncil.org/ 
• International Association of Lighting Design http://www.iald.org/
• Professional Grounds Management Society http://www.pgms.org/
• American Society of Landscape Architects http://www.asla.org/

Trade Shows

• Green Industry Show and Conference http://www.greenindustryshow.com/
• CLCA Annual Convention http://www.clca.us/convention/
• Southern Nursery Association Annual Research Conference and Trade Show http://www.sna.org/snaforum2008.cfm
• Heartland Green Industry Expo http://www.hagcsa.org/commonground.htm

Books

Here are some resources and books to help you learn more about the lawn care business:

• Start Your Own Lawn Care Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)   by Eileen Sandlin
• How to Make Big Money Mowing Small Lawns  by Robert A. Welcome
• The Lawn Bible: How to Keep It Green, Groomed, and Growing Every Season of the Year   by David R. Mellor

Trade Publications