Lush Lawn franchise
2025 filing · April 15, 2025Shares sales figures
Lush Lawn at a glance
A lawn care business offering fertilization, weed and disease control, organic lawn care and mole control. At the end of 2024 there were 5 Lush Lawn locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Waterford, Michigan
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $167K–$322K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $38,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 8%
- 8% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 3% to 5% to the brand development fund and at least 3% on local marketing
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 3% to 5% of gross sales, paid with the royalty
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 10% of our then- current Franchise Fee.
- Agreement length
- 7 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 5
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 5
- States
- 1
- Most in Michigan
From Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Lush Lawn among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Lush Lawn | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $244,250 | Costs less than 63% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $38,000 | Lower than 59% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 8% | Higher than 85% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 5 | Fewer than 71% of franchises |
How much a Lush Lawn franchise costs
Opening one Lush Lawn costs an estimated $167,000 to $321,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 21
Lush Lawn franchise fee
The franchise fee is $38,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 3% to 5% to the brand development fund and at least 3% on local marketing. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 3% to 5% of gross sales, paid with the royalty. |
| Renewal Fee | 10% of our then- current Franchise Fee. |
| Ongoing Training | Up to $400 per training session |
| Minimum Local Advertising and Advertising Cooperative | 3% of Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from pages 13–15. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Lush Lawn publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 56
How Lush Lawn compares
Of the 30 lawn care franchises on this site, Lush Lawn is the 28th cheapest to open and the 23rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Lush Lawn | Typical lawn care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $167K | $117K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $322K | $186K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $38K | $49K | $40K |
| Royalty | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 5 | 30 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 26 of 30 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 30 brands in lawn care franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 5 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 58
Where Lush Lawn locations are
At the end of 2024, Lush Lawn had locations in 1 state. The most are in Michigan.
- Michigan5
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Source: Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 59
Who owns Lush Lawn?
Lush Lawn franchises are sold by Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 12, bankruptcy on page 12
Lush Lawn filings
The figures on this page come from Lush Lawn Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 15, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 15, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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