Bland Landscaping Company

What Bland Landscaping Company does

Bland Landscaping Company is a second-generation, private-equity-backed commercial landscaping and grounds-management provider founded in 1976 and headquartered in Apex, North Carolina. It operates a single-source service model, delivering integrated grounds services to commercial property owners, HOAs, municipalities, and commercial real estate operators across eight property verticals (HOA, municipal, office, industrial, campus, multifamily, healthcare, and retail). Its service portfolio spans recurring landscape maintenance, floriculture, tree and plant health care, snow and ice removal, irrigation, and specialized water services—aquatic maintenance, lake/pond management, and stormwater control measure (SCM) maintenance—alongside project-based installation, renovation, and enhancement work.

The business is a labor- and equipment-intensive services operation rather than a technology company; its "technology" consists of operational tooling (a cloud-based ERP, an online HRM suite, and web-based field learning tools supporting paperless operations) and a dense stack of trade licenses and certifications (NC Licensed General Contractor, Irrigation Contractor, Pesticide Applicator, Stormwater BMP Maintainer, and others). The primary differentiator is breadth—consolidating maintenance, aquatics, stormwater, and installation under one vendor to reduce client vendor complexity—combined with regional branch density. As of December 2024 the company operated 12 branches across North and South Carolina, expanding into Northeast Florida via its 2025 Jacksonville hub.

Revenue mechanics are led by recurring, quote-based commercial contracts billed monthly and priced to property size, scope, and service frequency, supplemented by one-time installation and renovation projects; pricing is customized and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct B2B field sales—relationship-based account management and competitive bidding targeting property managers, HOA boards, and municipal accounts—with no reseller or distributor layer. Growth is driven by a PE-backed platform roll-up: since the 2017 Comvest partnership the company has more than tripled in size through organic growth and at least seven complementary acquisitions, with acquired brands (e.g., Foster Lake & Pond Management, C.S.S. Landscaping, Cameron's Inc., Koehn Outdoor, Landmark) retained and integrated under the parent.

Name

Bland Landscaping Company

Legal name

Bland Landscaping Company, Inc.

Website

http://blandlandscaping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Second-generation, PE-backed commercial landscaping firm founded in 1976 in Apex, NC, providing integrated grounds maintenance, aquatic, stormwater, irrigation, and installation services to HOAs, municipalities, and commercial property operators across the Carolinas and Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Landscaping Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Landscaping Services (56173)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Grounds & Exterior Services (Landscaping/Snow Removal/Parking Lot Maintenance) (IMAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (IMAIAIAA), Seasonal Color, Planting & Horticultural Services (BPABADAL), Commercial & HOA Irrigation Services (Large-Scale Systems) (HSAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial landscaping services
• Lawn maintenance services
• Irrigation management services
• Tree and plant health care
• Snow and ice removal

Headquarters

HQ city

Apex

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial Landscaping Services: Recurring commercial landscaping and grounds management contracts with property owners, HOAs, municipalities, and commercial real estate operators. Services include landscape maintenance, aquatic maintenance, stormwater management, and related maintenance services.
2. Landscape Installation and Renovation Projects: One-time project-based revenue from landscape design, installation, renovation, and enhancement projects for commercial properties.
3. Acquisition Integration Revenue Growth: Company has more than tripled in size since 2017 through organic growth and acquisitions, expanding service offerings and geographic coverage in the Southeast.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bland Landscaping Company provides commercial landscape maintenance, design, installation, and water management services for properties throughout the Southeastern United States, serving HOAs, municipalities, office and industrial sites, healthcare facilities, multifamily communities, retail centers, and educational campuses. Service offerings include landscape maintenance, floriculture, tree and plant health care, snow and ice removal, irrigation, stormwater management, and lake and pond management.

Product overview

Bland Landscaping Company is a single-source provider offering integrated commercial landscaping services across the Southeast United States. The company operates a unified service portfolio organized around landscape maintenance, floriculture, tree and plant healthcare, aquatic maintenance, installation and renovation projects, stormwater management, irrigation, and lake/pond services. The portfolio is delivered through both organic growth and acquired brands, including Foster Lake & Pond Management (specialized aquatics division), C.S.S. Landscaping (North Florida expansion), Koehn Outdoor, Cameron's Inc., Landmark Landscape Services, Byrd Group, Carolina Pond and Stormwater, Mutch, and TSI. All acquired companies are integrated under the parent brand while maintaining their operational identities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Maintenance
• Floriculture Services
• Tree and Plant Health Care
• Snow and Ice Removal
• Irrigation Services
• Stormwater Management
• Foster Lake and Pond Management
• Landscape Installation and Renovations

Quantifiable outcome

• More than tripled in size since 2017 through organic growth and acquisitions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ruppert Landscape: Privately held Mid-Atlantic/Southeast commercial landscape services provider with integrated maintenance, construction, and snow removal. Comparable in offering mix and family-to-platform evolution, though slightly more weighted to design/build than Bland.
• Yellowstone Landscape Group: Southeast-focused commercial landscaping roll-up with similar full-service offerings (maintenance, irrigation, installation, aquatic management) and a parallel acquisition-driven growth strategy. Closest direct comparable to Bland in geography and scale.
• SavATree: National tree, shrub, and lawn care provider serving both commercial and high-end residential clients across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. Comparable in plant health care, irrigation, and integrated property care services.
• U.S. Lawns: Franchised commercial landscaping franchise network serving commercial properties nationwide. Comparable customer base (property managers and commercial accounts) and recurring-contract model, though operating via a franchise structure rather than direct ownership.
• Heartland Landscape Group: PE-backed commercial landscaping roll-up platform serving the Midwest and Southeast with integrated maintenance and design-build. Similar sponsor-backed acquisition strategy and full-service offering overlap with Bland.
• LandCare: Multi-regional commercial landscape management platform under private equity sponsorship with an acquisition-driven growth model. Direct peer in commercial maintenance contracts and similar go-to-market targeting of property managers and HOAs.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: National tree and shrub care specialist serving commercial and residential properties. Comparable in arboriculture, plant health care, and integrated landscape services, but with a stronger residential weighting.

Broad incumbents

• Davey Tree Expert Company: Large national tree care, landscape, and utility vegetation management firm. Comparable in tree & plant health care and commercial grounds services, though meaningfully broader in utility line clearance and residential tree services.
• BrightView Holdings: Largest publicly traded U.S. commercial landscaping and snow & ice services platform (NYSE: BV). Directly comparable as a single-source provider of landscape maintenance, irrigation, tree care, and snow services for commercial properties, but at materially greater national scale than Bland's regional Southeast focus.
• The Davey Tree Expert Company: Listed separately above as a second touch point for completeness; functions as a broad incumbent peer with overlapping commercial grounds and integrated landscape capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

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M&A4 records

Investments

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