Piedmont Landscape Management

What Piedmont Landscape Management does

Piedmont Landscape Management is a privately held commercial landscape management company founded in 1977 and headquartered at 1812 Wilkinson Rd, Augusta, Georgia. The company delivers a full-service suite — landscape design and construction, commercial grounds maintenance, irrigation installation and maintenance, and seasonal color landscaping — to commercial property clients across the Central Savannah River Area, Northeast Georgia, and selected South Carolina markets. Its client base spans six named verticals: shopping centers, medical facilities, apartment communities and HOAs, educational campuses, recreational properties, and estates. Operational scale signals include management of more than 2,000 acres weekly, 35,000 flowers planted annually, and 25,000 bales of pine straw installed each year, with a reported 10-year average client retention period.

The business model combines recurring managed-services revenue (annual commercial maintenance contracts with weekly, biweekly, or custom schedules) with project-based professional services revenue (one-time design/build engagements with design fees typically ranging $500-$1,500, plus irrigation installations and hardscape projects). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct, via field sales to property managers, HOA boards, and commercial real estate owners, supplemented by inside sales through a phone line (706-860-8260) and a website lead form promising 24-hour quotes. Each client is assigned a dedicated Client Relationship Manager as a service differentiator. Smart irrigation technology (wireless controllers, rain sensors, data analytics) is offered as part of the irrigation maintenance program, but no AI/ML capabilities are evident.

Leadership is founder-led: President Patrick Wells is a certified landscape architect (University of Georgia); the management team includes a Maintenance Manager (Wesley McDaniel), Construction Manager (Pat Wells), and Office Manager (Debbie Patrick). The company has grown organically over 48 years with no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, or external institutional investment. It is recognized regionally as "Best in Augusta" for two consecutive years and serves eleven geographic markets across Georgia and South Carolina.

Name

Piedmont Landscape Management

Legal name

Piedmont Landscape Management

Website

https://piedmontaugusta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Piedmont Landscape Management is a privately held, founder-led commercial landscape services firm founded in 1977 in Augusta, Georgia, delivering design, maintenance, irrigation, and seasonal color services to commercial properties across the CSRA and Northeast Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Landscape Management Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscaping Services (56173)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (BPABADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (IMAIAIAA)

Keywords

• Commercial landscape management
• Landscape design construction
• Irrigation system services
• Commercial grounds maintenance
• Seasonal color landscaping

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial Landscape Maintenance Contracts: Recurring commercial landscape maintenance contracts for properties managed weekly. Services include grounds management (mowing, blowing, pruning, tree pruning, trash removal), annual flower installation (twice annually), weed-free turf care programs, and ongoing landscape management. Clients typically sign service agreements with defined scopes and schedules.
2. Landscape Design & Construction: One-time landscape design and construction projects including new landscape installations, renovations, retaining walls, drainage solutions, outdoor kitchens, hardscapes, and landscape lighting. Design fees typically range from $500 to $1,500, with project pricing based on scope.
3. Irrigation System Installation & Maintenance: Irrigation construction and maintenance services including new sprinkler system installation and upgrades to existing systems with smart technology. Performed as both project-based installation and ongoing maintenance contracts.
4. Seasonal Color Landscaping: Seasonal flower installation twice annually with design plans submitted for approval, followed by ongoing management and warranty of installed flowers throughout each season.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Piedmont Landscape Management is a commercial landscape management company that delivers landscape design and construction, recurring grounds maintenance, irrigation system installation and maintenance, and seasonal color plantings for commercial properties. Services are sold to property managers, HOAs, shopping centers, medical facilities, apartment communities, educational campuses, and recreational properties across the Central Savannah River Area and Northeast Georgia.

Product overview

Piedmont Landscape Management offers a comprehensive suite of commercial landscape management services, operating as a unified service business rather than a software platform. The core service portfolio consists of four main offerings: Landscape Design & Construction (covering installations, hardscapes, and outdoor features), Commercial Landscape Maintenance (ongoing property care), Irrigation Construction & Maintenance (sprinkler systems and smart irrigation), and Seasonal Color Landscaping (rotational plantings). These services are delivered across multiple property sectors including shopping centers, medical facilities, apartment communities, educational campuses, and recreational areas, with a dedicated relationship manager assigned to each client. The company also provides location-specific commercial landscape management services across eleven service areas in Georgia and South Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Design & Construction

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 acres managed weekly
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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 moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ruppert Landscape: Mid-Atlantic headquartered commercial landscape company offering landscape management, design/build, and irrigation services. Comparable family/leadership-led culture, full-service commercial model, and regional concentration similar to Piedmont's footprint.
• Mainscape: Privately held commercial landscape management firm serving HOAs, retail centers, and corporate properties across multiple U.S. regions. Directly comparable in customer mix (HOAs, retail, multifamily) and recurring maintenance + enhancement service lines.
• Yellowstone Landscape: One of the largest privately held commercial landscape maintenance companies in the U.S., providing design-build, maintenance, and irrigation across multiple regions. Directly comparable to Piedmont in service mix, target customers (commercial, HOA, retail), and recurring contract model.
• U.S. Lawns: Franchise-based commercial landscape maintenance network serving commercial properties across the U.S. Comparable in target customer (commercial property managers, HOAs) and recurring maintenance service model, though structured as a franchise system.
• LandCare USA: Commercial landscape services company providing grounds maintenance, landscape design, and irrigation across multiple U.S. metros. Directly comparable in target customers (commercial real estate, HOAs, retail) and recurring service model.

Broad incumbents

• TruGreen: Largest U.S. residential and commercial lawn care company offering fertilization, weed control, and turf health programs. Comparable in turf and lawn care capability but skews residential and subscription-based rather than full commercial landscape management.
• Davey Tree Expert Co. Large, established provider of tree care, landscape services, and environmental consulting for commercial and utility clients. Overlapping in commercial grounds maintenance and arboriculture but with a much broader service portfolio and national footprint.
• BrightView Holdings: Largest publicly traded commercial landscaping services provider in North America, offering maintenance, development, and snow removal. Comparable service portfolio and customer base, but operates nationally at much greater scale than Piedmont.

Emerging players

• Bartlett Tree Experts: Specialty arboriculture and tree/shrub care provider serving residential, commercial, and institutional clients. Adjacent to Piedmont's tree and shrub maintenance offerings but narrower in scope, focused on arboriculture rather than full landscape management.
• The Grounds Guys: Franchise network providing commercial and residential landscape, lawn care, and snow removal services. Comparable in core offerings but primarily residential-focused and franchise-distributed, in contrast to Piedmont's direct regional commercial model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/plmaugusta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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 →

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