Private company

TruGreen

U.S. lawn treatment company

TruGreen, originally known as ChemLawn and later as TruGreen ChemLawn, is the largest lawn care company in the United States. The company was founded in 1969 and provides lawn care and tree and shrub care treatments on a subscription basis (except in New York where it is by contract basis regarding pest control regulations).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded1
  • Industrylandscaping industry1
  • Founded inTroy1
  • Websitewww.trugreen.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
TruGreen Service Van Pittsfield Township Michigan
Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

TruGreen, originally known as ChemLawn and later as TruGreen ChemLawn, is the largest lawn care company in the United States. The company was founded in 1969 and provides lawn care and tree and shrub care treatments on a subscription basis (except in New York where it is by contract basis regarding pest control regulations).2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 28, 1992Acquired Acquired by ServiceMaster1
  2. 1969Founded Founded in Troy1

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