What’s One Thing You Thought Would Be Simple When Starting Your Landscaping Business… But Wasn’t?

We’ve all underestimated something. For me? I thought scaling in landscaping would be easy.

I’ve scaled other companies before, so I figured a “simple” industry would mean smooth growth curves. I was dead wrong.

We expanded into two states within our first six months… and honestly, we had no idea what we were doing in one, let alone two. We struggled to find quality people and burned over $1,000,000 trying to keep the second location afloat.

What I learned? Scaling in landscaping isn’t just about systems — it’s about people, and finding great ones is hard. Really hard.

So I’m curious:

What’s something you thought would be easy when starting out… but wasn’t? Whether it’s pricing, hiring, scheduling, or just getting leads — drop it below. Let’s share some lessons the textbooks never teach.

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