The ManageMowed franchise focuses on managing commercial landscape maintenance through independent landscaping vendors. For buyers who enjoy sales, customer relationships and coordinating service delivery, the model offers a different ownership role from operating a crew that performs the landscaping itself. The business still requires active account management, reliable vendors and local business development.
How the landscape management model works
ManageMowed Franchising, LLC’s April 1, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document describes recurring commercial services including lawn, bed, tree and shrub care and snow removal. Franchisees retain professional, vetted and insured independent vendors to perform the work. Account managers use branded uniforms and specified vehicles; vendors use branded safety vests and vehicle decals.
The distinction is operational. An owner focuses on customer acquisition, vendor coordination and account service rather than directly providing landscape maintenance. Item 1 requires converting landscaping businesses to adopt this vendor-based approach and divest their equipment. It does not remove the need to monitor work quality or maintain customer relationships.
Origins of the business
Items 1 and 2 trace the concept to Greenpoint Landscape Management, opened in October 2006 by the affiliated business co-founded by Peter Roberts and James Jakobsen. ManageMowed Franchising, LLC was formed in January 2019 and began offering franchises that month. Its headquarters are in Edmonds, Washington.
The account manager’s role
Under Item 15, an approved Account Manager must supervise day-to-day operations on a full-time basis for at least 35 hours per week. At least 20 hours should be dedicated to business development. The Managing Owner may fill this role or employ a qualified Account Manager. The FDD also identifies Managing Owner and Training Director responsibilities, with additional management requirements for certain multi-unit arrangements.
A home office is permitted under Item 1. That can suit a business centered on commercial relationships, but it does not turn the franchise into a passive investment. Evaluate how you will win accounts, maintain vendor capacity and respond when a customer’s service needs change.
Training before opening
Item 11 describes web-based preparation and a three-week pre-training workbook, followed by a week of classroom instruction and a week of on-the-job training in Edmonds or another selected facility. Required personnel must complete the program satisfactorily at least 15 days before opening. There is no tuition fee for the first business’s initial program, while travel, lodging, meals and employee wages remain the franchisee’s responsibility.
Training addresses sales, vendor management, client service, quality control, administration, software and financial management. A designated Training Director oversees staff training; the responsibility for developing employees continues after the launch program.
Technology, marketing and ongoing support
The disclosed systems include Microsoft Office 365, Dialpad, serviceminder and QuickBooks, with required equipment and software maintained at the franchisee’s expense. Item 11 provides operating advice and materials, approved supplier information and a hosted local webpage. Marketing is subject to brand approval, and brand-fund spending is not guaranteed to benefit each franchisee directly or proportionately.
Recurring service agreements create opportunities for continuing customer relationships, but immediate revenue, positive cash flow and protection from recessions should not be assumed. Examine customer payment timing, vendor payments, retention and local competition when evaluating the business.
For a closer look, visit our ManageMowed franchise profile. You can also contact FranchiseTop40 to discuss whether commercial account management fits your ownership goals.
Source: ManageMowed Franchising, LLC, FDD issued April 1, 2026, Items 1, 2, 11 and 15.