What Mills Design Group does

Mills Design Group is a privately held, founder-owned landscape architecture firm headquartered in Oviedo, Florida, operating with a team of seven professionals. The firm delivers professional landscape architecture services across three primary segments: custom residential (luxury estates, waterfront properties, urban remodels), commercial/hospitality (resorts, retail, medical), and water features, supported by five integrated service modules spanning site analysis, concept design, schematic design, design development, and project management. Its deliverables are electronic CAD files and inspection-ready construction documents produced primarily through LandFX design software, with optional construction coordination and project oversight for clients lacking a landscape contractor.

The firm's revenue model is professional services, quote-based per project, with engagement initiated through direct consultation, bid project submission, or builder/contractor partnership referral. GTM is regional enterprise field sales concentrated in the Central Florida design-build community, anchored by long-standing relationships with Jones Clayton Construction, Charles Clayton Construction, and RaceTrac (a commercial client since 2007). Geographic reach extends across the Southeast US and Caribbean markets, including international residential work in the Bahamas and for high-profile clients such as the Henrik Stenson Family.

Core competitive positioning rests on brand recognition earned through an Aurora Award (2015), repeated Florida Design magazine features (2015, 2019), a LandFX Attention to Detail Award (2017), and ASLA membership under Florida RLA#6666831 (held by Principal Corey Mills, who graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida). The firm is family-influenced (Kathy Mills as Business Manager, Zach Mills as Project Designer) and serves a mix of HNW individuals, professional athletes, design-build professionals, and enterprise commercial clients, with no disclosed external funding, subsidiaries, or parent organization.

Name

Mills Design Group

Legal name

Mills Design Group

Website

https://millsdg.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mills Design Group is a privately held, 7-person boutique landscape architecture firm in Oviedo, Florida, delivering site analysis, design, and construction documentation for custom residential, commercial, hospitality, and water feature projects across the Southeast US and Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Residential landscape design
• Commercial landscape architecture
• Hardscape design
• Water feature design

Headquarters

HQ city

Oviedo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional landscape architecture services including site analysis, concept design, schematic design, design development, and project management. Services are offered as one-time project engagements with separate or integrated hardscape and landscape plans.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mills Design Group is a licensed landscape architecture firm that designs outdoor environments for custom residential estates, commercial and hospitality properties, and integrated water features. The firm delivers site analysis, concept design, schematic design, design development, and project management services, producing electronic CAD files and inspection-ready construction documents used by builders and contractors.

Product overview

Mills Design Group offers landscape architecture services primarily as an integrated service offering rather than discrete software products. The core portfolio includes three main service areas: Residential Landscape Architecture (offering both landscape and hardscape plans separately or as integrated master plans), Commercial Landscape Architecture (covering resorts, retail, hospitality, and medical properties), and Water Features (designing decorative fountains, pools, natural ponds, cascades, waterfalls, and stream settings). Supporting these, MDG provides five service modules: Site Analysis, Concept Design, Schematic Design, Design Development, and Project Management. The firm executes electronic CAD files and inspection-ready construction documents designed to meet all code requirements, with optional construction coordination and project oversight for clients without an existing landscape contractor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Landscape Architecture Hardscape and landscape design services for residential properties, offered separately or as an integrated master plan. Includes electronic CAD files, inspection-ready construction documents, and optional construction coordination and project oversight. Targeted at luxury homeowners and high-end residential properties in the Southeast US and Caribbean.
• Commercial Landscape Architecture Landscape and hardscape planning for upscale resorts, retail, hospitality, and medical properties. Features current design technologies and inspection-ready construction documents that maximize external environment usage and meet code requirements. Served clients include RaceTrac and other commercial enterprises.
• Water Features Design and integration of decorative fountains, pools, natural ponds, cascades, waterfalls, and stream settings to enhance property aesthetics for residential and commercial projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 feet above Lake Maitland elevation project completed successfully

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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jones Clayton ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing design partnership with Jones Clayton Construction. MDG provides landscape architecture services as a valuable design partner, bringing fresh and innovative design concepts that are creative yet practical. Multiple completed projects including Golden Oak Project.
• Charles Clayton ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Aurora Award winning project - a major Neoclassic Georgian style home remodel located 30 feet above Lake Maitland in Winter Park, Florida.
• Brianna and Ryan SheehanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build duo collaboration on urban farmhouse project featured in Florida Design magazine. MDG provided landscape architecture for this Maitland residence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture: Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture is an award-winning boutique landscape architecture firm with a strong custom residential and small commercial portfolio. It is comparable to MDG in scale, premium positioning, and design quality, serving similar high-end residential clients with award-recognized design work.
• W Architecture & Landscape Architecture: W Architecture is a landscape architecture and urban design firm specializing in waterfront, cultural, and residential projects. It is a direct comparable to MDG in premium custom residential and waterfront design work, with similar emphasis on waterfront and high-end property landscape architecture.
• Studio-MLA: Studio-MLA is a landscape architecture firm with strong custom residential, hospitality, and resort practices, particularly in California. It is a direct comparable to MDG in serving high-end residential and hospitality clients with similar landscape architecture and master planning services, while also working at a larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• OLIN: OLIN is a design studio with deep landscape architecture, urban design, and planning capabilities, serving high-end cultural, commercial, and residential projects. Comparable to MDG as a premium boutique landscape architecture practice, though it serves a national/international clientele across larger civic and commercial assignments.
• EDSA: EDSA is a long-established, multi-disciplinary landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with extensive resort, hospitality, and residential portfolios. It is comparable to MDG as a higher-end landscape architecture services provider serving developers, hospitality brands, and luxury residential clients, albeit at a much larger scale.
• LandDesign: LandDesign is a multi-disciplinary design firm with a significant landscape architecture practice spanning residential, commercial, and urban design. It is comparable to MDG in offering landscape architecture services to residential and commercial clients, though it operates at significantly larger scale with multiple offices.
• SWA Group: SWA Group is a leading landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm recognized for high-profile public realm, resort, and residential projects. It is comparable to MDG in providing premium landscape architecture services to luxury and hospitality clients, though it operates at a national and international scale far beyond MDG.
• James Corner Field Operations: Field Operations is a high-profile landscape architecture and urban design firm known for large-scale public, commercial, and cultural projects. It is comparable to MDG in delivering award-winning design quality, but competes in a much larger project scale and category.

Regional players

• W Design + Planning: W Design + Planning is a Florida-based landscape architecture firm focused on residential and commercial projects in the Southeast. It is a regional peer to MDG, operating in the same geography with a similar boutique-service model and custom residential client base.
• Sitio Design + Planning: Sitio Design + Planning is a regional landscape architecture firm serving Florida and the Southeast with custom residential and commercial landscape design. It is a direct regional peer to MDG in the same geographic market, offering similar services to luxury residential and commercial clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mills-design-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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