Whittlesey Landscape Supplies

What Whittlesey Landscape Supplies does

Whittlesey Landscape Supplies is a family-owned Central Texas manufacturer and retailer of landscaping materials, founded in 1975 by Clayton Whittlesey and his two older brothers and operating today under Clayton's sole ownership (since 1985). The company manufactures its own mulch, compost, and custom-blended soil mixtures at the Duck Lake Austin production facility using a green-waste recycling process and Vermeer brush-grinding equipment (HG6000 and TG7000 series with Tier 4 engines), and operates seven facilities across Central Texas — including North Austin/Round Rock, South Austin, Liberty Hill, and Granite Shoals — supported by a fleet of 20 specialized trucks. The product catalog spans aggregate, rock, compost, gravel, mulch, patio stone, sand, specialty rock, topsoil, tools, turf, and landscape lighting, sold by the bag, bulk, or ton.

The company serves two primary customer segments in parallel: professional contractors and landscapers (from single-crew operations through commercial projects requiring thousands of yards of specified material), supported by credit applications, contractor pricing, custom-blend capabilities from 10 to 50,000 yards, and dedicated delivery; and DIY homeowners, served through retail sales yards, an e-commerce storefront at 989rock.com with a materials calculator, and phone ordering. A tertiary layer of commercial and government customers includes named enterprise accounts such as Bass Pro Shop, Round Rock Express, Williamson County Expo Center, Orchard Park, and master-planned communities (Santa Rita Ranch, Sun City, Vizcaya). Revenue is generated through one-time material sales plus fee-based services — brush dumping (with mandatory $10 pull charges and Christmas tree disposal at $5/tree), roll-off dumpster rentals in 20/30/40-yard sizes with 48-hour turnaround, off-site grinding and land clearing, and delivery.

Whittlesey remains privately held with no disclosed institutional or private-equity backing and reports no subsidiaries or parent company; the source material notes the website footer directs job seekers to careers.siteone.com (SiteOne Landscape Supply), but no formal parent-subsidiary relationship is stated. The competitive position rests on regional density (seven yards plus quarry), vertical integration (in-house manufacturing from recycled green waste), 50 years of brand presence, and a multi-channel distribution model.

Name

Whittlesey Landscape Supplies

Legal name

Whittlesey Landscape Supplies

Website

https://989rock.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Whittlesey Landscape Supplies is a family-owned Central Texas manufacturer and retailer of landscaping materials, serving contractors, DIY homeowners, and commercial developers across seven yards and a quarry since 1975.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Materials Supply

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers (4442), Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Compost Product Distribution, Retail & Landscape Supply (Bulk/Bagged) (BPALAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics) (BPALAEAH), Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF), Yard Waste & Outdoor Debris Hauling (HSAKALAH), Soils, Mulch, Fertilizers & Lawn Care Chemicals Retail (CRAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Landscape supply materials
• Bulk mulch compost
• Gravel aggregate sales
• Custom soil blending
• Landscape contractor supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Liberty Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Material Sales: Sale of aggregate, rock, compost, gravel, mulch, patio stone, sand, specialty rock, topsoil, tools, turf, and lighting. Products sold by bag, bulk, or ton. Multiple sales yard locations serving Central Texas.
2. Brush Dumping and Recycling: Fees charged for brush drop-off at South Austin and Round Rock locations. Mandatory $10 pull charge for most loads. Christmas tree disposal at $5 per tree. Prices vary by location and volume.
3. Roll Off Dumpster Service: Full 360-degree recycled material service for commercial jobsites and homeowners. 20, 30, and 40 yard dumpsters available with 48-hour turnaround. Account manager available 7 days a week. Delivery and pick up services.
4. Delivery Fees: Delivery charges for landscape materials. Fuel surcharges apply as materials are shipped by third-party carriers.
5. Land Clearing and Grinding Services: Brush grinding and land clearing services using Vermeer equipment. Re-grind services also available. Insured and bonded operations with over ten years of experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Whittlesey Landscape Supplies manufactures and distributes landscape materials—including mulch, compost, custom soil blends, aggregate, rock, gravel, sand, patio stone, turf, tools, and lighting—from seven sales yards across Central Texas. Founded in 1975, the company serves both contractors and homeowners with retail purchases (by bag, bulk, or ton) and ancillary services including delivery, brush recycling, roll-off dumpster rentals, and off-site grinding.

Product overview

Whittlesey Landscape Supplies is a landscape materials supplier operating since 1975, offering a comprehensive portfolio of landscaping products including aggregate, rock, compost, gravel, mulch, patio stone, sand, specialty rocks, topsoil, tools, and turf. The company manufactures many of its own products including various mulches, compost, and soil blends. They provide related services such as brush dump, roll-off dumpster rentals, off-site grinding, material delivery with a fleet of 20 specialized trucks, and online ordering. Their products serve both residential homeowners and commercial contractors, with custom blending capabilities for specialized soil mixtures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aggregate
• Rock
• Gravel
• Sand
• Mulch
• Compost
• Topsoil
• Patio Stone
• Specialty Rock
• Turf
• Tools
• Lighting
• Custom Soil Blends
• Brush Dump Service
• Roll Off Dumpster Service
• Off Site Grinding Service
• Delivery Service

Named customers7 records

Segments3 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Round Rock Express (Minor League Baseball)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2018Partnership with Texas-Based Whittlesey Landscape Supplies to get RS3 in the Game. Launch of custom line of sports field materials branded as RS3 turf using Whittlesey's landscape material expertise for professional baseball field applications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SiteOne Landscape Supply: The largest national distributor of landscape supplies in the US (NYSE: SITE). Directly comparable product categories (mulch, soil, aggregate, hardscape) and overlapping Texas contractor base; possible affiliation signaled by careers.siteone.com and siteone.com privacy links on Whittlesey's website footer.
• Ewing Landscape Supply: Large US distributor of irrigation, landscape, and hardscape products with deep Texas presence. Comparable in serving contractors with bulk landscape materials, mulches, soils, and stone; broader geographic footprint than Whittlesey but direct overlap in Central Texas.
• Heritage Landscape Supply Group: National distributor of landscape and irrigation supplies formed through roll-ups of regional distributors. Comparable product portfolio (mulch, stone, soils, hardscape) and serves the same contractor base, though at significantly larger geographic scale.

Direct peers

• Garden-Ville: Texas-based landscape supplier producing organic compost, mulches, and soil blends with a circular green-waste model. Closely mirrors Whittlesey's combination of manufactured organics, recycling, and retail/wholesale landscape supply in Central and South Texas.
• Nature's Earth Products: Regional manufacturer and distributor of mulch, compost, and soil blends with recycling operations. Comparable vertically integrated model (recycling feedstocks into manufactured soil products) and overlap with landscapers in the Texas/Southwest market.
• Living Earth: Texas-based manufacturer and supplier of composts, mulches, and soils with recycling/green-waste operations. Most direct comparable given the overlap in manufactured compost/mulch products, brush and organic recycling, and Texas contractor channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/whittleseylandscapesuppliesaustin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whittlesey-landscape-supplies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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