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'''TruGreen''', originally known as '''ChemLawn''' and later as '''TruGreen ChemLawn''', is the largest [[lawn care]] company in the United States.{{Cite web |url=https://www.trugreen.com/|title=TruGreen (official website) |website=TruGreen |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.puregreenllc.com/blog/trugreen-chemlawn-what-happened/ |title=TruGreen/ChemLawn: What Happened? |date=October 23, 2017 |website=Pure Green |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.weed-pro.com/blog/lawn-care-company-chemlawn |title=What Ever Happened To ChemLawn? |first=Robert |last=Palmer |website=Weed Pro |access-date=February 18, 2023}} The company was founded in 1969 and provides lawn care and tree and shrub care treatments on a [[subscription]] basis (except in [[New York (state)|New York]] where it is by [[contract]] basis regarding pest control regulations).{{cite web | url=https://www.aol.com/2010/06/08/landscaper-trugreens-sales-billing-tactics-deceptive-new-yo/ | title=Landscaper TruGreen's sales, billing tactics 'deceptive,' New York AG says | date=June 8, 2010 }} The treatments and services include [[herbicide|weed killing]], [[Moss#Growth inhibition|moss suppression]], [[pesticide]]s, insect control, disease management, [[lawn aeration|aeration]], [[Lawn#Planting and seeding|overseeding]], and [[fertilizer|fertilizing]]. The company neither offers [[lawn mowing]] service or [[landscaping]] as a sellable service. Tree and shrub services as well as several insect control programs are offered by TruGreen.

'''TruGreen''', originally known as '''ChemLawn''' and later as '''TruGreen ChemLawn''', is the largest [[lawn care]] company in the United States.{{Cite web |url=https://www.trugreen.com/|title=TruGreen (official website) |website=TruGreen |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.puregreenllc.com/blog/trugreen-chemlawn-what-happened/ |title=TruGreen/ChemLawn: What Happened? |date=October 23, 2017 |website=Pure Green |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.weed-pro.com/blog/lawn-care-company-chemlawn |title=What Ever Happened To ChemLawn? |first=Robert |last=Palmer |website=Weed Pro |access-date=February 18, 2023}} The company was founded in 1969 and provides lawn care and tree and shrub care treatments on a [[subscription]] basis (except in [[New York (state)|New York]] where it is by [[contract]] basis regarding pest control regulations).{{cite web | url=https://www.aol.com/2010/06/08/landscaper-trugreens-sales-billing-tactics-deceptive-new-yo/ | title=Landscaper TruGreen's sales, billing tactics 'deceptive,' New York AG says | date=June 8, 2010 }} The treatments and services include [[herbicide|weed killing]], [[Moss#Growth inhibition|moss suppression]], [[pesticide]]s, insect control, disease management, [[lawn aeration|aeration]], [[Lawn#Planting and seeding|overseeding]], and [[fertilizer|fertilizing]]. The company neither offers [[lawn mowing]] service or [[landscaping]] as a sellable service. Tree and shrub services as well as several insect control programs are offered by TruGreen.

The TruGreen brand is also used for lawn services in Canada through a [[Mississauga, Ontario]]–based company named '''Greenlawn Ltd.''' that does business as TruGreen.{{cite web |url=https://www.trugreen.ca/ |title=TruGreen |website=TruGreen Canada official website |publisher= GreenLawn, Ltd. |access-date=March 11, 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.greenlawn_ltd.6f45770716360b0e2dd34bde15322414.html |title=Greenlawn, Ltd. |website=[[Dun & Bradstreet]] |access-date=March 11, 2023}} The TruGreen brand, under [[Servicemaster]], also is used in the [[United Kingdom]].{{Cite web |title=TruGreen Professional Lawn Care – British Franchise Association |url=https://www.thebfa.org/franchisors/trugreen/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=www.thebfa.org}} The company has developed a negative reputation for its aggressive, spam-like marketing.

The TruGreen brand is also used for lawn services in Canada through a [[Mississauga, Ontario]]–based company named '''Greenlawn Ltd.''' that does business as TruGreen.{{cite web |url=https://www.trugreen.ca/ |title=TruGreen |website=TruGreen Canada official website |publisher= GreenLawn, Ltd. |access-date=March 11, 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.greenlawn_ltd.6f45770716360b0e2dd34bde15322414.html |title=Greenlawn, Ltd. |website=[[Dun & Bradstreet]] |access-date=March 11, 2023}} The TruGreen brand, under [[Servicemaster]], also is used in the [[United Kingdom]].{{Cite web |title=TruGreen Professional Lawn Care – British Franchise Association |url=https://www.thebfa.org/franchisors/trugreen/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=www.thebfa.org}}

The company's history includes several changes of ownership and the absorption of other lawn servicing operations including '''ChemGreen''' (originally founded in 1974) and [[Scotts LawnService]] (originally founded as '''Emerald Green Lawn Service''' before its purchase in 1997 by the [[Scotts Miracle-Gro Company]]).

The company's history includes several changes of ownership and the absorption of other lawn servicing operations including '''ChemGreen''' (originally founded in 1974) and [[Scotts LawnService]] (originally founded as '''Emerald Green Lawn Service''' before its purchase in 1997 by the [[Scotts Miracle-Gro Company]]).