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Landscaping is growing like a weed in North Carolina. Since 1990, employment has shot up 73% to more than 16,000.

A 1998 census identified 65,359 U.S. landscaping companies. A 2000 survey by Lawn & Landscape magazine put the number at about 90,000. Landscaping companies 1. California 6,594 2. Florida 5,545 3. New York 4,132 4. New Jersey 3,268 5. Ohio 3,156 6. Texas 3,144 7. Pennsylvania 2,988 8. Michigan 2,382 9. Illinois 2,278 10. North Carolina 2,257 United States 65,359 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1998 TOP COMPANIES Just one North Carolina landscaping company ranks among the nation's top 100. The top 100's combined revenues exceeded $4.3 billion in 1999. Company/headquarters 1999 revenues (in millions) 1. TruGreen-ChemLawn [*] Memphis, Tenn. $900.0 2...