Landscaping is starting to consolidate like HVAC

A jump in acquisition approaches suggests a boring local service business can suddenly become a roll-up target

Crazy stat: the percentage of landscaping owners who are approached 6 to 10 times per month about selling their business jumped from 8% in 2025 to 26% in 2026. Landscaping is the next HVAC.

Ranked #16 on backlist 2026-06-26 (26 Jun 2026 UTC) · by @leveredvlad (Ori Eldarov) · view on X ↗

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