Landscaping Services NAICS 561730

Feb 17, 2026 - Honda Begins Producing Commercial Electric Mowers in the US

• Honda has begun US production of its battery-powered ProZision zero-turn mowers at its Swepsonville, North Carolina plant, marking the company’s first electric ZTR models for commercial landscapers, according to Turf Magazine. The 54-inch and 60-inch mowers, powered by five 48-volt brushless motors, will be available through specialty dealers starting in February 2026. The launch expands Honda’s power equipment operations at the facility. Honda says the ProZision lineup reflects a broader push to electrify its equipment portfolio as battery-powered tools gain traction among contractors evaluating emissions, operating costs, and jobsite needs.
• Slow existing-home sales could signal weaker demand for lawn and garden equipment, as consumers often buy new equipment after purchasing a home. Sales of existing US homes decreased by 8.4% in January 2026 from December and were down 4.4% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said, "The decrease in sales is disappointing. The below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation this January make it harder than usual to assess the underlying driver of the decrease and determine if this month’s numbers are an aberration. Affordability conditions are improving, with NAR’s Housing Affordability Index showing that housing is the most affordable it’s been since March 2022. This is due to wage gains outpacing home price growth and mortgage rates being lower than a year ago. However, supply has not kept pace and remains quite low."

• Commercial landscaping companies are turning to robotic and autonomous mowers to counter severe labor shortages, rising wages, and the retirement of Baby Boomers, according to Turf Magazine. Remote-controlled slope mowers and app-guided autonomous units can handle dangerous or monotonous work, cut steep terrain in half the time of manual crews, and free skilled employees to focus on higher-value design and maintenance tasks. The technology also opens new revenue streams, allowing firms to take on niche projects such as clearing fire prone vegetation, maintaining drainage basins, and managing large parks or sports fields with greater precision and safety. By reducing dependence on hard to find labor and improving efficiency, automation helps landscapers scale operations, pay top talent more competitively, and offer services that differentiate them in a tight market.
• Providers of lawn care and landscaping – “Green” services – saw conditions improve in the third quarter of 2025 as warmer-than-usual weather kept crews busy in the fall, according to the recently released Home Service Economic Report by Jobber, a job tracking and customer management software firm. The green sector saw a 4% increase in new work bookings in Q3 compared to the same period in 2024. The median revenue of green firms increased 11% in the second quarter compared to the same period a year earlier, and the average invoice size grew by 6% over the same period. The off-season uptick in new work, along with higher invoices and revenue, suggests that green industry firms are bundling services to meet client needs and are enjoying more repeat business. Landscaping services spending helps drive demand for lawn and garden equipment.