Gardenscape

What Gardenscape does

Gardenscape, Inc. is a family-owned wholesale supplier of lawn and garden products, founded in 1979 by Dave Kasmoch Sr. and operated today alongside his sons David Jr. and Tim. The company produces and distributes soils and soil conditioners, bark products and mulches, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, decorative stone, lime products, ice melts, and water softener salts under the Gardenscape, Butterfield Farms, and Gardenpride brands, selling primarily to garden centers, retailers, and commercial growers across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southern, and Mid-Western United States and Eastern Canada.

The operating footprint consists of six company-owned bagging and distribution facilities — in Eau Claire PA (headquarters), Emlenton PA, Archbold OH, Wadesboro NC, Toughkenamon PA, and Gouverneur NY — plus a 700+ acre Canadian sphagnum peat bog in Grande-Anse, New Brunswick, and nine additional contracted packaging facilities. Core technology includes fully automatic computer-controlled and manual bagging lines capable of speeds exceeding 30 packages per minute across 6–60 lb. packages, custom blending measured by percentage of total weight or volume, and proprietary formulations such as the GS-400 Nursery Soil Mix. The company keeps an average of 2.5 million bags in inventory and produces 100 custom packed SKUs. Gardenscape Transport, a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in 1990, operates a fleet of 75 Peterbilt tractors and trailers (flatbeds, box vans, drop decks, walking floors, and dumps), supplemented by a broker network.

The business model is wholesale and sales-led. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time wholesale product sales via truckload orders (18–22 pallets per truckload; half-load minimum 10 pallets plus a $50 stop-off charge), custom bagging services on a fee basis for companies lacking their own packaging facilities, and transportation services. Pricing follows an annual term (October 1 through September 30), with a $100 fuel surcharge per truckload from key plants, a $100 forklift delivery fee where applicable, $1.50 per pallet cover, and a 1.5% monthly (18% annual) service charge on past-due accounts. Go-to-market combines direct sales through area representatives (covering PA/N.OH/N.IN/Upstate NY, NC/SC/VA/E.TN/KY/S.OH, Canada via Fertilec, and New England via Garden Resource Group) with trade show participation at Green & Growin', MANTS, and House Hasson. The company is an authorized distributor of Morton Salt products, broadening seasonal and non-garden revenue under existing logistics.

Name

Gardenscape

Legal name

Gardenscape, Inc.

Website

https://gardenscapeinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gardenscape is a family-owned wholesale supplier of lawn and garden products — soils, mulches, sphagnum peat moss, decorative stone, lime products, ice melts, and water softener salts — serving garden centers, retailers, and commercial growers across the Eastern US and Canada via six company-owned facilities and a 75-truck fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Lawn and Garden Supplies

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gardening, Lawn & Outdoor Living Distribution (CRAOAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Soils, Mulch, Fertilizers & Lawn Care Chemicals Retail (CRAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Wholesale lawn garden supplies
• Bagged soil products
• Sphagnum peat moss
• Custom bagging services
• Bulk mulch products

Headquarters

HQ city

Eau Claire

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Product Sales: Core revenue stream from wholesale sale of lawn and garden products including soils, mulches, bark products, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, decorative stone, lime products, ice melts, and water softener salts to garden centers, retailers, and growers.
2. Custom Bagging Services: Fee-based custom packaging services for companies without bagging facilities. Services include packaging in customer-provided bags in various sizes, custom blending by percentage of weight or volume, and high-speed packaging exceeding 30 packages per minute.
3. Transportation/Logistics Services: Gardenscape Transport provides delivery services using company-owned fleet of 75 trucks and trailers including flatbeds, box vans, drop decks, walking floors and dumps. Also utilizes network of reliable brokers.
4. Bulk Product Sales: Bulk sales of soil conditioners, hardwood mulch, mushroom compost, premium topsoil, pine mulch, mini-nuggets, and specialty mulches. Custom mixing available adding lime, sand, perlite and other products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gardenscape manufactures, bags, and distributes wholesale lawn and garden products including soils, soil conditioners, bark products, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, mulches, decorative stone, lime products, ice melts, and water softener salts. The company also offers custom blending and bagging services for third parties and provides transportation and logistics via its own fleet of 75 trucks and trailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Butterfield Farms: Premium grade product line geared toward the retail market with enhanced soil products supplemented with additional organic matter and eye-pleasing full color laminated packaging.
• Gardenpride

Products and services

• Soils and Soil Conditioners Bagged topsoil, potting soils, and soil conditioners sold wholesale to garden centers, retailers, and growers across the Eastern US and Canada.
• Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Bagged Canadian sphagnum peat moss products (including Gardenpride branded peat moss) sourced from the company's own peat bog; sold wholesale to garden centers, retailers, and growers.
• Mulches and Bark Products Bagged hardwood mulch, mushroom compost, premium topsoil, pine mulch, mini-nuggets, and specialty mulches sold wholesale to garden centers and retailers.
• Decorative Stone Decorative stone products sold wholesale to garden centers, retailers, and landscape supply yards.
• Lime Products Lime products for lawn and garden applications, with expanded supply following the 2010 acquisition of the Gouverneur, NY limestone and marble quarry.
• Rock Salts and Ice Melts Ice melt and rock salt products including authorized distribution of Morton Rock Salt (Safe-T-Salt); sold wholesale to retailers and garden centers for seasonal ice melting.
• Water Softener Salts (Morton Salt) Authorized wholesale distribution of Morton Salt water softener products including System Saver Pellets, Rust Remover Pellets, Brine Blocks, TM Blocks, Rust Rout Blocks, Purex, TM Salt, Agriflo, Tender Quick, and Solar Salt.
• Bulk Products Bulk delivery of soil conditioners, hardwood mulch, mushroom compost, premium topsoil, pine mulch, mini-nuggets, and specialty mulches with custom mix options adding lime, sand, perlite, and other inputs.
• Custom Bagging Services Custom packaging and blending service for companies without bagging facilities. Provides fully automatic and manual bagging at speeds exceeding 30 packages per minute, custom blending by percentage of weight or volume, and packaging in customer-provided bags in various sizes.
• GS-400 Nursery Soil Mix Proprietary professional nursery soil mix (GS-400) blended for container growing of annuals, perennials, herbs, and woody plants in 1 to 7 gallon pots. Formulation: 50% composted pine bark fines, 40% Canadian sphagnum peat moss, 5% washed silica sand, 5% perlite, and 10 lb lime per yard. Targets commercial growers.
• Professional Container Mixes Professional container growing mixes packaged in 2.8cf loose fill bags, designed for commercial container growing operations.
• Professional Mixes (Landscape Planting Mix) Professional landscape planting mixes offered in 3.8cf compressed bales and 2.8cf loose fill bags for commercial landscape and growing operations.
• Butterfield Farms Premium Products Premium branded line of lawn and garden soils and mulches, introduced in 1997, targeted at the retail market with enhanced soil supplements and full color laminated packaging.
• Gardenscape Transport (Trucking and Logistics) Trucking and logistics services for product delivery, provided by Gardenscape Transport using a fleet of 75 Peterbilt tractors and trailers (flatbeds, box vans, drop decks, walking floors, dumps); also uses a network of brokers. Incorporated in 1990.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.5 million bags of inventory kept on hand on average
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Morton SaltcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGardenscape is an authorized distributor of Morton Salt Products including water softener salts (System Saver Pellets, Rust Remover Pellets, Brine Blocks, TM Blocks, Rust Rout Blocks, Purex, TM Salt, Agriflo, Tender Quick, Solar Salt) and Morton Rock Salt (Safe-T-Salt) for ice melting.
• FertileccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFertilec serves as Canadian sales representative for Gardenscape. Contact: Eric Fregeau, 888-831-1085 x 1.
• Garden Resource GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGarden Resource Group serves as New England sales representative for Gardenscape. Contact: Paul Sanborn, (781) 828-2220.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sun Gro Horticulture: North America's largest producer of peat-based growing media (Sunshine, Black Gold, Fafard brands) supplying professional growers and garden centers. Directly comparable to Gardenscape on professional mixes, peat-based blends, and wholesale channel coverage.
• Premier Tech: Canadian-based manufacturer of peat moss and growing media (including Lambert Peat Moss and PRO-MIX brands) serving horticulture, agriculture, and consumer markets. Overlaps with Gardenscape on Canadian peat sourcing and professional grower mixes.
• Michigan Peat Company: Manufacturer and supplier of peat-based soil conditioners, potting soils, and lawn/garden mixes sold through garden centers and retailers. Closely comparable product mix and wholesale channel to independent retailers.
• Coast of Maine Organic Products: Producer of organic composts, soils, mulches, and peat-based blends sold through independent garden centers in the Eastern US. Comparable premium positioning to Butterfield Farms and overlaps with Gardenscape's organic-amended mixes.
• Espoma Company: Family-owned manufacturer of organic fertilizers, soils, and potting mixes for the independent garden channel. Direct competitor on bagged soils and amendments sold into the same garden-center customer base in the Eastern US.
• FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company: Manufacturer of premium soils, fertilizers, and potting mixes (Ocean Forest, Happy Frog) widely distributed through garden centers and hydroponic retailers. Competes head-to-head with Butterfield Farms on premium, branded retail SKUs.
• Lebanon Seaboard Corporation: Manufacturer of professional turf and ornamental products including Lebanon Pro and PennMulch, plus consumer soils and fertilizers sold through independent retailers. Comparable mix of professional grower and garden-center channel products.

Broad incumbents

• SiteOne Landscape Supply: Public, large-scale wholesale distributor of nursery, irrigation, landscape, and lawn-care supplies with ~700 branches across the US and Canada. Broader category footprint than Gardenscape, but overlaps heavily on bagged soils, mulches, and hardscape products sold to landscape professionals and garden centers.
• Oldcastle APG / CRH Americas: Building-products division of CRH selling bagged soils, mulches, stone, and lawn/garden inputs at national scale through retail and pro channels. Larger and broader than Gardenscape, but directly competitive on mulches, decorative stone, and garden-center distribution.
• MiracleGro / Scotts Miracle-Gro Company: National consumer lawn and garden brand (Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Osmocote, MiracleGro soils) sold through the same garden-center and big-box retail channels Gardenscape supplies. Bracket incumbent competitor on branded bagged soils and garden amendments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/peatmossga
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gardenscape

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Gardenscape