Landscape Services Market in the U.S.

Content

• Chapter 1: Executive Summary
  • Scope of This Report
  • Methodology
  • Classifications and Definitions
  • Government Classifications
  • Industry Classifications of Landscaping Establishments
  • Landscaping Industry Practitioner Hierarchy
  • Landscape Architects - Scope of Work
  • Landscape Architects - Training and Certification
  • Landscape Designers - Scope of Work
  • Landscape Designers - Training and Certification
  • Landscape Contractors - Scope of Work
  • Landscape Contractors - Training and Certification
  • Landscape Maintenance - Scope of Work
  • Market Size
• List of Tables
  • Table 1-1: U.S. Market for Landscaping Design and Installation Services 2004-2008 (establishments in units; revenues in thousands of dollars)
• International Aspects
• Factors Contributing to Growth
• Near-term Outlook
• Five-Year Outlook
• List of Tables
  • Table 1-2: Forecast of U.S. Market for Landscaping Design and Installation Services, 2009-2013 (establishments in units; revenues in thousands of dollars)
• Factors That Affect the Landscaping Industry
• Major Trends in the Landscaping Industry
• Features of Outdoor Design
• Environmental/Green Issues
• Xeriscaping - Natural Landscaping
• Green Means Green
• Outlook
• Competitive Landscape
• Marketing & Distribution
• Building Business Through the Industry
• Associations are the Backbone of Landscaping
• Partnerships with Allied Professionals
  • Figure 1-1: Landscape Architects' Sources of Business 2002 (percent)
• Partnerships with Associated Enterprises
• Partnerships with Government Agencies
  • Exhibits and Demonstrations to Entertain and Educate
• Television Has a Channel for Everything
• Magazines
• Books
• Consumers' Purchase Decisions
• Seasonality
• Range of End Users
• Residential vs. Non-Residential End Users
  • Figure 1-2: Landscape Architects' Revenues by Market Segment, 2002 (percent)
• The Residential Market
  • Figure 1-3: Role of Landscaping in Choice of Residence, 2006 (thousand units)
• List of Tables
  • Table 1-3: U.S. Adults Who Bought an Outdoor Deck, Porch or Patio or Lawn/Porch/Patio Furniture in the Past 12 Months, 2006-2008 (percent of adults)
• Money Matters
  • Figure 1-4: Luxury Amenities in Affluent Households (percent)
• Home Values are Important
  • Figure 1-5: Index of U.S. Adults Who Bought an Outdoor Deck or Porch/Patio or Lawn/Porch/Patio Furniture in Past 12 Months (by value of residence)
• Landscaping For All Ages
• The House is Home
  • Figure 1-6: Priority Remodeling Projects for U.S. Homeowners, 2005 (percent)
• Regionality
• Chapter 2: The Market
  • Scope of This Report
  • Methodology
  • History of Landscaping
  • Modern Landscaping
  • Landscaping Before the Industrial Revolution
  • Classifications and Definitions
  • Government Classifications
  • Industry Classifications of Landscaping Establishments
  • Landscaping Industry Practitioner Hierarchy
  • Landscape Architects - Scope of Work
  • Landscape Architects - Training and Certification
  • Figure 2-1: Membership in American Society of Landscape Architects, 2004-2007
  • Figure 2-2: Billable Hours of Landscape Architects Compared to Previous Quarter Quarterly, Q3 2007-Q3 2008 (percent of firms responding)
  • Figure 2-3: New Inquiries for Landscape Architects Compared to Previous Quarter Quarterly, Q3 2007-Q3 2008 (percent of firms responding)
  • Figure 2-4: Next Quarter Hiring Plans by Landscape Architecture Firms Quarterly, Q3 2007-Q3 2008 (percent of firms responding)
  • Landscape Architects - Compensation
  • List of Tables
    • Table 2-1: Employment and Annual Earnings of Landscape Architects, 2004-2008 (in dollars, except employment, which are actual figures)
  • Landscape Architects - Clientele
  • Landscape Designers - Scope of Work
  • Landscape Designers - Training and Certification
  • Landscape Designers - Compensation
  • Landscape Designers - Clientele
  • Landscape Contractors - Scope of Work
  • Landscape Contractors - Training and Certification
  • Landscape Contractors - Compensation
  • Landscape Contractors - Clientele
  • Landscape Maintenance - Scope of Work
  • Market Size
  • List of Tables
    • Table 2-2: U.S. Market for Landscaping Design and Installation Services, 2004-2008 (establishments in units; revenues in thousands of dollars)
    • Figure 2-5: U.S. Landscaping Architect and Landscaping Services Establishments, 2004-2008 (thousand units)
    • Figure 2-6: U.S. Landscaping Architect and Landscaping Services Revenues, 2004-2008 (in billions of dollars)
  • International Aspects
    • Figure 2-7: U.S. Imports and Exports of Architectural, Engineering, and Other
  • Technical Services, 2004-2008 (in billions of dollars)
  • Market Forecast
  • Factors Contributing to Growth
  • Near-term Outlook
  • Five-Year Outlook
  • List of Tables
    • Table 2-3: Forecast of U.S. Market for Landscaping Design and Installation Services, 2009-2013 (establishments in units; revenues in thousands of dollars)
• Chapter 3: Trends and Dynamics
  • Factors That Affect the Landscaping Industry
  • The Economy Drives Everything
  • Income/Disposable Income
  • Figure 3-1: U.S. Personal Income and Personal Disposable Income, 2004-3rd Quarter 2008 (in billions of dollars)
  • Figure 3-2: Percent Increase in Personal Income and Personal Disposable Income, 2004-3rd Quarter 2008
  • Consumer/Small Business Confidence
  • Figure 3-3: U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index, June 2003-October 2008
  • Figure 3-4: U.S. Small Business Optimism Index, June 2003-October 2008
  • Housing Markets
  • Figure 3-5: U.S. Housing Starts and Completions, 2003-September 2008 (in thousands of units)
  • Figure 3-6: U.S. New and Existing Single Family Home Sales, 2004-September 2008 (in thousands of units)
  • Figure 3-7: U.S. Median and Average Square Feet of Floor Area in Detached New One-Family Houses, 2003-2007 (in thousands of units)
  • Figure 3-8: U.S. Median and Average Sales Prices of New Single Family Homes, 2004-September 2008 (in thousands of dollars)
  • Figure 3-9: U.S. Median and Average Sales Prices of Existing Single Family Homes, 2004-September 2008 (in thousands of dollars)
  • Non-Residential Real Estate and Construction
  • Figure 3-10: U.S. Public and Private Construction, 2003-September 2008 (in billions of dollars)
• List of Tables
  • Table 3-1: U.S. Construction by Sector, 2003-2008 (in millions of dollars)
  • The Labor Market
  • Utility Costs
  • Industry Regulations Are Wide-Ranging from Restrictive to Opportune
  • Licensing
  • Business Issues
  • Water/Watering
  • Pesticides/Chemicals/Fertilizers
  • Zoning/Building Codes
  • Landscape design
  • Competition
  • Demand for Services Increasing
    • Figure 3-11: Billable Hours of Landscape Architects 2nd Quarter 2008 vs. 2nd Quarter 2007 (percentage of firms reporting)
    • Figure 3-12: Landscape Architect Firms' Hiring Plans for the 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 2008 (percentage of firms reporting)
    • Figure 3-13: Landscape Architect Firms Reporting New Inquiries, 2nd Quarter 2008 (percentage of firms)
  • Building the Business
  • List of Tables
    • Table 3-2: Characteristics of Landscaping Companies Offered for Sale
  • Technology as a Differentiator
  • Major Trends In the Landscaping Industry
  • Expansion into the Outdoor Room
  • Features of Outdoor Design
  • Building on Water
    • Figure 3-14: Client Demand for Water Features 2nd Quarter 2008 (percent of firms reporting clients with interest)
  • Fire - A Basic Element
  • Lighting the Way
  • Landscaping for Security
  • Environmental/Green Issues
  • Water Conservation
    • Figure 3-15: Client Interest in Water-Saving/Energy Efficient Design Elements, 2nd Quarter 2008 (percentage of firms reporting clients with interest)
  • List of Tables
    • Table 3-3: U.S. Drought Conditions Scale
    • Table 3-4: U.S. Drought Conditions (contiguous 48 states), 2002-2008 (in percent area)
    • Table 3-5: U.S. Drought Impacts
  • Xeriscaping - Natural Landscaping
  • List of Tables
    • Table 3-6: Principles of Xeriscaping
  • Are Natural Gardens Xeriscapes?
  • Green Means Green
  • Even Buildings Can be Green
  • Outlook
• Chapter 4: Competitive Profiles
  • Diversification
  • Rankings
  • Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd.
  • Corporate Background
  • Service Portfolio
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-1: Belt Collins Services Offered by Project Type
• News
• The Brickman Group Ltd
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-2: Brickman Company Service Portfolio
• Performance
  • Figure 4-1: The Brickman Group Revenues, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars)
  • Figure 4-2: The Brickman Group Net Income, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars)
  • Figure 4-3: The Brickman Group Landscape Design/Build Service Revenues, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars)
• News
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-3: The Brickman Group Acquisitions
• Chapel Valley Landscape Company
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• Performance
  • Figure 4-4: Chapel Valley Revenues, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars, estimated)
  • Figure 4-5: Chapel Valley Design/Build Revenues, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars, estimated)
• The Davey Tree Expert Co.
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-4: The Davey Tree Expert Company, Services Offered
• EDAW, Inc
• Corporate Background
• Product and Brand Portfolio
• EDSA
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• Sasaki Associates
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• Stantec Inc.
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-5: Stantec Practice Groups
  • Figure 4-6: Stantec Revenue by Practice Group, First 6 Months of 2008 (percent)
• Performance
  • Figure 4-7: Stantec Revenue and Income from Operations, 2003-2007 (in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  • Figure 4-8: Stantec Revenue By Practice Area, 2005-2007 (in millions of Canadian dollars)
  • Figure 4-9: Stantec's Urban Land Practice Area Revenue, 2005-2007 (in thousands of Canadian dollars)
• News
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-6: Recent Stantec Urban Land Practice Area Acquisitions
• TBG Partners
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• The TruGreen Companies
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• Performance
  • Figure 4-10: TruGreen LandCare Revenues, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars)
• News
• ValleyCrest Companies, Inc.
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-7: ValleyCrest Companies' Divisions
  • Table 4-8: ValleyCrest Design Group Studios
• Performance
  • Figure 4-11: ValleyCrest Company Revenues, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars)
• News
• Vila & Son Landscaping
• Corporate Background
• Service Portfolio
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-9: Vila & Son Services
• Performance
  • Figure 4-12: Vila & Son Revenues, 2003-2007 (in millions of dollars)
• Chapter 5: Marketing & Distribution
  • Building Business Through the Industry
  • Associations are the Backbone of Landscaping
  • Figure 5-1: American Society of Landscape Architects' Membership, 2004-2008
  • Partnerships with Allied Professionals
  • Figure 5-2: Landscape Architects' Sources of Business, 2002 (percent)
  • Partnerships with Associated Enterprises
  • Partnerships with Government Agencies
  • Advertising and Public Relations to Raise Awareness
  • Exhibits and Demonstrations to Entertain and Educate
  • Television Has a Channel for Everything
  • Figure 5-3: HGTV Household Penetration, 1994-2008
  • Magazines
  • Consumers' Purchase Decisions
  • Building Brand Awareness
  • Start at the Job Site
  • The Many Sides of the Internet
  • Seasonality
• Chapter 6: The End User
  • Scope of End Users
• List of Tables
  • Table 6-1: Sectors and Uses of Landscaping Services
• Residential vs. Non-Residential End Users
  • Figure 6-1: Landscape Architects' Revenues by Market Segment, 2002
• (percent)
  • Figure 6-2: U.S. Landscaping Services, 2003-2007 (in billions of dollars)
• The Residential Market - Lots of Lots
  • Figure 6-3: Lot Sizes for 1-Unit U.S. Suburban Structures, 2007 (thousand units)
  • Figure 6-4: Lot Sizes for 1-Unit U.S. Suburban Structures, 2007 (percent)
  • Figure 6-5: Role of Landscaping in Choice of Residence, 2006 (thousand units)
  • Figure 6-6: Median Square Feet of New Homes, 2003-2008
  • Figure 6-7: U.S. New and Existing Home Sales, 2003-2008 (thousand units)
  • Figure 6-8: U.S. New and Existing Home Prices, 2003-2008 (in dollars) Simmons Survey Findings on End User Behavior
• List of Tables
  • Table 6-2: U.S. Adults Who Bought an Outdoor Deck, Porch or Patio or Lawn/Porch/Patio Furniture in the Past 12 Months, 2006-2008 (percentage of adults)
• Money Matters
  • Figure 6-9: Monthly Income of U.S. Homeowners, 2003-2007 (in dollars)
  • Figure 6-10: Households With Annual Money Income Over $100,000, 2003-2008
  • Figure 6-11: Luxury Amenities in Affluent Households (percent)
  • Figure 6-12: Index of U.S. Adults Who Bought an Outdoor Deck or Porch/Patio or Lawn/Porch/Patio Furniture in Past 12 Months (by household income)
• Home Values are Important
  • Figure 6-13: Index of U.S. Adults Who Bought an Outdoor Deck or Porch/Patio or Lawn/Porch/Patio Furniture in Past 12 Months (by value of residence)
• Landscaping For All Ages
  • Figure 6-14: Index of Deck, Porch/Patio, and Lawn/Porch/Patio Furniture Purchasers in Past 12 Months by Age
  • Figure 6-15: U.S. Population by Age Group 2006 and 2010 (in thousands)
• The House is Home
  • Figure 6-16: Priority Remodeling Projects for U.S. Homeowners, 2005 (percent)
• Non-Residential End Users - Large-Scale Projects
• List of Tables
  • Table 6-3: Selected U.S. Sectors and Uses of Landscaping Services
• Regionality
  • Figure 6-17: U.S. Landscape Services Establishments by State, 2002 (percent)
  • Figure 6-18: U.S. Landscape Architecture Establishments by State, 2002 (percent)
  • Figure 6-19: U.S. Landscaping Establishments by Region (Estimated), 2008 (percent)
  • Appendix: Addresses
    • Companies
    • Associations