Former bartender turns misfortune into ‘Laid Off Lawn Care’
Scott Briggs shovels mulch out of the back of his borrowed truck while planting hydrangeas at a client's home in East Memphis on April 11, 2020. Briggs is a laid-off bartender who, rather than pulling unemployment, decided to start a lawn-care business called Laid Off Lawn Care, which has exploded with business over the first two weeks. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Scott Briggs, a laid off bartender in Memphis, borrowed a truck and turned his misfortune into a lawn care business that can pay the bills.
Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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