Landscaping Services NAICS 561730

Apr 17, 2025 - Landscaping Firms Weigh in on Battery-Powered Equipment

• At an industry event in April, landscaping professionals shared their real-world experiences using battery-powered lawn and garden equipment, according to OPE+. Adoption of battery-powered equipment among landscapers is low, about 5%, according to equipment manufacturer Kress. Penetration into the consumer market has been similarly weak. Key complaints include long charging times and weak power, which some manufacturers argue are issues the industry has largely solved. However, some landscape professionals said they were disappointed by the performance of some battery-powered products and expressed concerns about adequate charging infrastructure. Others reported that the reduced maintenance needs of battery-powered equipment led to less downtime per worker per day, which improved efficiency.
• Landscapers are optimistic that revenue growth will improve in 2025, according to a recent survey of landscaping professionals by field service management provider Aspire Software. About 42% of landscaping professionals surveyed said their revenue declined in 2024, but 44% expect revenue to increase in 2025. With more than two-thirds of respondents, growing revenue was the top business goal in 2025, followed by customer acquisition (48%), business optimization (40%), and customer retention (40%). Top revenue-enhancing strategies include improved sales and marketing efforts (38%), expanded teams (21%), adding new offices (16%), and technology investments (14%). While most landscaping firms don’t plan to expand their services offerings in 2025, for those that do, the top areas of expansion include commercial and residential bid-build construction services.

• Home builder confidence in the single-family market remained in negative territory in April 2025 amid mounting concerns about tariff threats, higher input costs, and economic uncertainty, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Home builder sentiment, as measured by the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), rose one point to 40 in March from 39 the previous month. Any HMI reading over 50 indicates that more builders see conditions as good than poor. Builders face headwinds, including high materials costs being made worse by trade strife and labor and lot shortages. Trade policy uncertainty is making it difficult for builders to price homes accurately and engage in basic business planning. Home building activity is a key demand driver for landscaping services.
• Providers of lawn care and landscaping – “Green” services - experienced some challenges in 2024, but conditions are expected to improve in 2025, according to a recently released Home Service Economic Report by Jobber, a job tracking and customer management software firm. New work scheduled dipped into negative territory in Q2 2024 as some firms reported an emerging hesitance to pay for landscape work. However, new scheduled work returned to low single-digit, year-over-year growth in the year's second half. Median year-over-year revenue growth followed a similar pattern, dipping to about 2% in Q2 2024 compared to YOY growth of about 13% in 2023. Like the pattern with new work bookings, revenue growth improved in Q3 and Q4. Some firms adjusted pricing to manage weaker demand. While landscaping spending is expected to improve in 2025, attracting and retaining workers remains challenging.