Shearon Environmental Design

What Shearon Environmental Design does

Shearon Environmental Design is a privately held, family-owned full-service landscape design, construction, and maintenance firm headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, with regional offices in West Chester/Downingtown, PA, Princeton, NJ, and Voorhees, NJ. Founded in 1974 by Ed Shearon and now led by his sons Zach Shearon, P.E. (President) and Matt Shearon, R.L.A. (CEO), with Edward F. Shearon III as Chairman, the company serves commercial, institutional, residential, HOA, athletic, and golf clients across the greater Delaware Valley. It operates dedicated sub-brands Shearon Golf and Shearon Athletics for higher-vertical service lines.

The company's core offering combines landscape architecture, civil engineering, hardscape and plant installation, irrigation design and construction, arboriculture, agronomic turf management, interior plantscape, and year-round maintenance under a single-source, integrated delivery model. Vertically integrated assets include in-house landscape architects and engineers, owned nurseries producing plant material, an owned fleet of construction vehicles and specialty equipment, and a year-round dedicated local workforce. Notable technical specializations include Gravel-Lok polymer bunker stabilization for golf construction, Green-Grid living wall and green roof systems, and sophisticated project management systems that coordinate multi-disciplinary crews across regional offices.

Shearon generates revenue through three primary streams: (1) one-time design/build project fees for commercial, institutional, residential, athletic, and golf course work; (2) recurring landscape and turf maintenance contracts for turf, shrubs, trees, and flower beds; and (3) specialty services such as arborist care, irrigation system design/build, tropical and interior plantscape, and agronomic sports field management. Pricing is custom-quoted per project based on scope, site conditions, materials, and labor, with multi-year maintenance contracts providing a recurring revenue base. Go-to-market is exclusively direct, via enterprise field sales targeting developers, institutions, HOAs, and high-end residential homeowners, supported by a website portfolio and client testimonials rather than paid marketing channels. Marquee customers include Amazon, Toll Brothers, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Jefferson University, Muhlenberg College, Hun School of Princeton, Chestnut Hill Academy, and Raven's Claw Golf Club, with documented client tenures exceeding 20–25 years.

Name

Shearon Environmental Design

Legal name

Shearon Environmental Design Company

Website

https://shearondesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Shearon Environmental Design is a family-owned, full-service landscape design, build, and maintenance firm serving commercial, institutional, residential, HOA, athletic, and golf clients across the greater Delaware Valley since 1974 via four regional offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Design Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Environmental design

Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth Meeting

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Design and Build Services: One-time project-based revenue from comprehensive landscape design and construction services for commercial, institutional, residential, athletic, and golf course projects. Includes master planning, civil engineering, construction, and installation services.
2. Landscape Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing recurring revenue from complete maintenance services for all aspects of landscapes including turf, shrubs, trees and flower beds. Year-round services with dedicated local workforce.
3. Specialty Services: Additional services including arborist care for large trees, irrigation system design and construction, tropical plantscape design, and corporate/retail interior installations
4. Agronomic Services: Turf management programs, athletic field maintenance, and specialty golf course maintenance services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The company name identifies environmental design as its stated activity; the attributable material provides no further details about the company's products or services.

Product overview

Shearon Environmental Design is a full-service landscape design/build company offering a comprehensive suite of landscape services organized into distinct service categories: Commercial, Institutional, Communities, Residential, Athletics, and Golf. The core offering combines landscape design, construction, and maintenance services, supported by in-house specialty capabilities including arborist care, irrigation system design and installation, tropical and interior plantscape services, and civil engineering. The company operates regional divisions in Plymouth Meeting, PA (headquarters), West Chester, PA, Princeton, NJ, and Voorhees, NJ, serving the greater Delaware Valley since 1974.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Shearon Golf: Full-service golf course design, renovation, construction, and maintenance services
• Shearon Athletics

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ year client relationship maintained with Jefferson University/Philadelphia University
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Mid-Atlantic SportsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Mid-Atlantic Sports for athletic field projects. Collaborative delivery of sports field construction combining Mid-Atlantic's sports surfacing expertise with Shearon's landscape and sitework capabilities. Projects include Beverly Hills Middle School and Delaware County Christian School.
• D3 ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with D3 Construction for The Locks/Venice Island project along Schuylkill River Canal in Manayunk, PA. Shearon provided landscape construction while D3 handled general construction aspects.
• Bozzuto Construction CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Bozzuto Construction Company on The Point at Downingtown apartment complex project. Shearon handled greenwall, irrigation, and rain garden installation while Bozzuto managed overall construction.
• Post BrothersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Post Brothers on luxury apartment complex projects including The Piazza in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia. Shearon provided landscape installation services for amenity spaces including pool and outdoor kitchen areas.
• Hess Landscape ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Hess Landscape Architects on Private Residence project in Rittenhouse Philadelphia. Hess provided overall landscape design while Shearon handled construction, interior services, and ongoing maintenance for living wall and green roof.
• Clearview NurseryminorOthersSupplier partner for the Rittenhouse Philadelphia project, providing and housing live wall systems and acclimatized plants for the exterior living wall installation.
• Caddick ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Caddick Construction on Miles Park Veterans Memorial project. Caddick handled general construction while Shearon completed erosion control, tree protection, hardscape, and planting.
• Rolling Rock QuarryminorOthersSupplier of reclaimed granite blocks for amphitheater construction at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Materials sourced locally for environmental sustainability.
• Anchor ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Anchor Management on McCausland Lower School project at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Coordinated construction of outdoor learning spaces.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BrightView Holdings: Largest U.S. commercial landscape services provider with national scale across design/build, maintenance, and snow services. Directly comparable as a full-service landscape contractor serving commercial, institutional, and HOA segments, though at vastly greater scale.
• Davey Tree Expert Company: Employee-owned tree care and landscape services firm offering arboriculture, landscape construction, and grounds maintenance nationally. Comparable on the arborist care, commercial landscape maintenance, and utility/institutional client overlap.
• TruGreen: National lawn care and agronomic services provider. Comparable on turf management, agronomic services, and subscription-style recurring maintenance revenue, though focused on residential lawn care rather than full design/build.
• Stantec (Landscape Architecture): Global design and engineering consultancy with a landscape architecture practice serving institutional, commercial, and urban projects. Comparable on the in-house landscape architecture, civil engineering, and master planning capabilities.

Direct peers

• Ruppert Landscape: Privately held Mid-Atlantic-based commercial landscape design/build and maintenance firm serving institutional, commercial, and HOA clients. Closest direct competitor by regional presence, full-service design-build-maintain model, and family-owned operating culture.
• Yellowstone Landscape: Regional commercial landscape services firm operating across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic with design/build, maintenance, and irrigation capabilities. Comparable on multi-region scale, commercial/institutional customer mix, and integrated service offering.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: Scientific tree care and landscape services firm with strong arboriculture practice serving residential, commercial, and institutional clients. Comparable in arborist-led service delivery and long-tenured client relationships.
• Gothic Landscape: Family-owned commercial landscape services firm in the Southwest U.S. offering design, construction, and maintenance. Comparable as a vertically integrated, family-operated regional player serving commercial, HOA, and institutional clients.

Regional players

• Environmental Design Inc. (EDI): Mid-Atlantic-based landscape construction and maintenance firm. Comparable as a regional competitor serving commercial, institutional, and residential clients with integrated landscape services.

Others

• Toll Brothers Landscape Division: Listed here as a customer reference rather than direct competitor; Toll Brothers homebuilding projects are an important source of high-end residential amenity design/build work for the subject firm, illustrating customer overlap with national homebuilders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shearon-environmental-design

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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