Ryan Lawn & Tree merges with CM’s Outdoor Solutions

MERRIAM, Kan. & OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lawn & Tree, a Lawn & Landscape Top 100 company, completed its largest merger to date with CM's Outdoor Solutions of Omaha, NE.

Founded by Chuck Monico in 1987, CM's Outdoor Solutions, formerly known as CM's A Cut Above, has grown from providing only mowing services to offering complete turf, tree, irrigation and landscape services, as well as snow removal for both residential and commercial clients.

For the leadership team at Ryan, the merger is more than a fiscal decision. Ensuring both companies share similar values in how they run their business, treat employees and provide quality service to customers is critical.

"When we met with Chuck and the CM's team, we liked them right away," said Larry Ryan, founder and president of Ryan Lawn & Tree. "We saw Chuck as someone who cares about his associates…he hires good people and he's committed to the industry."

"One of the biggest things that's different about Ryan Lawn & Tree is that it's a faith-based company," Monico said. "If you have a faith-based company, if you're looking to take care of your people, if you're looking to take care of your community and grow the industry, those are companies that would be a great fit for RYAN. I think it's unique that RYAN has such a commitment to its team members."

With their values aligned, both Larry and Chuck saw merging the two companies as an opportunity to innovate and lift the green industry.

Both companies will operate under the name of Ryan Lawn & Tree.

CM's Outdoor Solutions employs 61 people, all of whom will be retained.

Like Ryan Lawn & Tree, CM's Outdoor Solutions is a participant in the Great Game of Business (GGOB) open-book management system. Both CM's Outdoor Solutions and Ryan Lawn & Tree were named as 2021 GGOB All-Stars earlier this year.

Ryan Lawn & Tree is 100% employee-owned and with the recent merger has more than 400 full-time associates and graduates from more than 80 different universities.

Ryan Lawn & Tree now serves six different markets, both Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO Metro, St. Louis, MO, Springfield, MO, Wichita, KS, Tulsa, OK, and Omaha, NE, and offers a variety of lawn care services.