What Tropical Landscape Design does

LandscapingNetwork.com is a privately held digital content platform founded in 2010 and headquartered in Calimesa, California, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConcreteNetwork.com. The platform provides free landscape design ideas, photo galleries, video tutorials, downloadable design style sheets, plant selection guides, and problem-solver content to two primary user segments: residential homeowners seeking outdoor project inspiration and landscape professionals staying current with industry trends. Core products include an extensive photo library, 100+ professional videos, 21 downloadable design style guides, and categorized problem-solver resources covering challenges from small yards to fire-resistant planting.

The company operates a content-led go-to-market built on SEO-optimized articles, a weekly Thursday newsletter, and an active social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest. Technology is a standard web platform with no proprietary features, APIs, or advanced digital tooling disclosed. Revenue is generated through advertising and lead generation, specifically by referring site visitors to contractor networks on the parent ConcreteNetwork.com. The business is bootstrapped with no external funding, operates with a 1-10 person team, and holds memberships in industry associations including APLD, PLAN, GWA, and ANLA to reinforce industry credibility. The site was recognized as the #2 landscape architecture website in 2014 by Global Site Plans and self-describes as the #1 source for landscape design ideas.

Name

Tropical Landscape Design

Legal name

LandscapingNetwork.com

Website

https://landscapingnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LandscapingNetwork.com is a content platform providing landscape design ideas, photos, videos, and expert guides to homeowners and landscape professionals, monetized through advertising and contractor lead generation under parent ConcreteNetwork.com.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Landscape Design Media

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Landscape design ideas
• Residential landscaping content
• Garden design inspiration
• Outdoor living resources
• Landscape photography library

Headquarters

HQ city

Calimesa, CA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Lead Generation: The platform appears to generate revenue through advertising and referring users to contractor networks, with links to ConcreteNetwork.com for contractor services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LandscapingNetwork.com operates an online content platform that publishes landscape design ideas, project photo galleries, expert videos, downloadable style guides, and problem-solver articles for residential homeowners and landscape professionals. The site also generates leads and traffic for affiliated contractor directories on sister property ConcreteNetwork.com.

Product overview

LandscapingNetwork.com is a comprehensive online resource platform for residential landscaping that offers multiple content products including an online portal with landscape design ideas and inspiration, downloadable PDF design style sheets covering 21 landscape styles, extensive photo galleries of professional landscape projects organized by category (front yards, backyards, driveways, walkways, patios, pools), a video library featuring expert landscaping tutorials and project tours, plant selection resources covering fire-resistant plants, native plants, and xeriscaping, and problem-solver guides addressing common landscaping challenges. The platform serves both homeowners seeking inspiration and landscape professionals staying current with trends.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LandscapingNetwork.com Website Independent online resource providing landscape design ideas, planning guides, photos, videos, and project profiles aimed at homeowners and landscape professionals.
• Landscape Design Style Sheets Downloadable PDF design guides covering 21 landscape styles such as Mediterranean, Traditional, Tropical, Country, and Modern, providing color palettes, décor suggestions, materials lists, plant suggestions, and outdoor fabric recommendations.
• Landscape Photo Galleries Extensive collection of professional landscape photographs organized by category including front yards, backyards, driveways, walkways, patios, pools, water features, and various design styles.
• Landscaping Video Library Video content featuring landscape design tutorials, expert tips, and project tours organized by category including backyard landscaping, front yard, landscape planning, outdoor kitchens, pools, and fire features.
• Landscape Problem Solver Guides Expert-authored solutions for common front yard and backyard landscaping challenges including small yards, hillsides, privacy issues, drainage, noise reduction, and climate-specific solutions.
• Plant Selection Resources Educational content on plant selection including fire-resistant plants, native plants, xeriscape plants, succulents, and plants suited for specific conditions like shade, sun, and drought.
• Weekly Email Newsletter

Quantifiable outcome

• Extensive photo library with thousands of landscape project images
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ConcreteNetwork.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company that owns LandscapingNetwork.com. ConcreteNetwork.com began on the web in 1999 and is the leading source for concrete information and contractors. Both sites serve to educate homeowners, contractors, builders, and designers on concrete and landscaping industries.
• Association of Professional Landscape DesignersminorOthersProfessional membership organization for landscape designers; LandscapingNetwork.com is a proud member
• Professional Landcare NetworkminorOthersProfessional membership network for landscape and lawn care professionals; LandscapingNetwork.com is a proud member
• Garden Writers AssociationminorOthersProfessional association for garden and landscape writers; LandscapingNetwork.com is a proud member
• American Nursery and Landscape AssociationminorOthersProfessional trade association for nursery and landscape professionals; LandscapingNetwork.com is a proud member
• Garden Design (Sister Site)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister site offering gardening inspiration and design solutions; shares weekly newsletter with Landscaping Network audience

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Emerging players

• Hunker: Hunker is a digital home and design content platform with curated photo galleries, expert articles, and design inspiration — a comparable editorial-led model targeting the same design-conscious homeowner audience.
• Pinterest: Pinterest is the dominant visual discovery platform where homeowners actively search for landscape and outdoor design inspiration — increasingly competing with dedicated editorial sites for the top-of-funnel inspiration moment that LandscapingNetwork.com monetizes.

Direct peers

• Garden Design Magazine: Garden Design is a dedicated garden and landscape design content publication with photo galleries, plant selection guides, and design inspiration — a focused direct peer in the residential landscape editorial niche.
• This Old House: This Old House operates a content-led home improvement platform with photo galleries, expert videos, and contractor finder functionality — closely matching LandscapingNetwork.com's inspiration-plus-lead-gen model in the adjacent home improvement vertical.
• Bob Vila: Bob Vila is a long-established home improvement content brand with expert articles, project galleries, and product recommendations — directly comparable to LandscapingNetwork.com's editorial library and DIY homeowner audience.

Broad incumbents

• Better Homes & Gardens: BHG is a leading home and garden media brand producing editorial content, photo galleries, and design inspiration for homeowners — overlapping with LandscapingNetwork.com's residential landscape design audience and content-led business model.
• HGTV: HGTV operates a major home and garden media platform with extensive landscape and outdoor design content, video, and show tie-ins — competing for the same homeowner inspiration audience as LandscapingNetwork.com at vastly greater scale.
• HomeAdvisor: HomeAdvisor is a leading home services marketplace that captures contractor-intent traffic — competing for the lead-generation economics that underpin LandscapingNetwork.com's homeowner-to-contractor funnel.
• The Spruce: The Spruce is a broad home and garden editorial site with extensive landscaping and outdoor content, expert guides, and product recommendations — a comparable content-led home/garden model serving a similar homeowner audience.
• Houzz: Houzz is the dominant home design and remodeling platform with a deep landscape design content vertical, photo galleries, and a built-in professional marketplace — directly overlapping LandscapingNetwork.com's homeowner inspiration and contractor lead-gen model at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/landscapingnews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/LandscapingNetwork
• Facebookfacebook.com/landscapingnetwork
• Pinterestpinterest.com/landnet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tropical-landscape-design

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

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

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