Plantscapes Inc.

What Plantscapes Inc. does

Plantscapes Inc. is a privately held, family-owned commercial horticultural services company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, serving the Puget Sound I-5 corridor from Tacoma to Everett since 1961. The company operates a one-stop shop for interior plantscaping and exterior landscape management, with three office locations (Seattle HQ, Everett, Tacoma) and a workforce of 75+ that includes 10 interior plant care technicians, 5 supervisors, and 50+ exterior landscapers, supported by certified specialists (10 Washington State Pesticide Operators, 1 Commercial Applicator, 8 Certified Landscape Technicians). Service lines span Interior Plant Care, Interior Color, Plants for Interiors, Containers, Landscape Maintenance, Seasonal Color, Irrigation (spring start-up, fall shut-down, backflow testing), Ice & Snow Control, Plant Rentals, Holiday Decorations and Poinsettias, Stone & Hardscaping, and Atrium Renovation. Customers include commercial properties, HOAs, multi-family communities, city parks and government properties, and hospitality venues; named logos include Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Casino, Bellevue Square Mall, The Edgewater Hotel, Embassy Suites Bellevue, Skyline Tower, Tacoma Mall, Physio Control, and Issaquah Crown Condominium.

The company makes money through recurring-maintenance contracts (interior plant care, exterior landscape maintenance, irrigation seasonal services, snow/ice control), supplemented by one-time and seasonal revenue from holiday decorations, poinsettias, atrium/lobby renovation projects, hardscaping, and short-term event rentals. Pricing is relationship-based and sales-led, with no e-commerce or self-service online ordering; customers engage via phone (206-623-7100), website inquiry forms, and a dedicated customer service and sales team. Poinsettia unit pricing is publicly disclosed (ranging from $9 for a 4-inch plant to $58 for a 10-inch foil/bow plant, plus maintenance fees and tiered delivery charges by county), but core service pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct field service delivery along the I-5 corridor with no third-party resellers. The company markets through its website, industry association involvement (WALP, NALP/PLANET), community partnerships (Plant Amnesty, Seattle Tilth, Master Gardeners), and EnviroStars environmental certification rather than active digital advertising.

Plantscapes has accumulated an unusually dense industry recognition portfolio, including ALCA Environmental Improvement awards (1998, 2002, 2003), WALP awards across multiple categories from 2001 through 2018, PLANET/NALP national awards (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013), the Seattle Mayor's Small Business Award (2000), King County Green Globe Award (2011), and Plant Amnesty Silver Leaf (2014). It maintains EnviroStars certification (variously cited as 4-star and 5-star across sources) for environmentally responsible landscape practices. Leadership is led by President/CEO Terry Posner; the management team combines long-tenured industry veterans (Debbie Bowers, Azure Allender, Scott Hanna, Debe Skog, Jose Marquez) with deep domain credentials in irrigation, pesticide application, and landscape design.

Name

Plantscapes Inc.

Legal name

Plantscapes, Inc.

Website

https://plantscapes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Plantscapes Inc. is a privately held, family-owned commercial horticultural services company in Seattle providing interior plantscaping, exterior landscape maintenance, irrigation, holiday decorations, and snow/ice control to commercial properties, HOAs, multi-family communities, and hospitality venues along the Puget Sound I-5 corridor since 1961.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Landscape Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Seasonal Color, Planting & Horticultural Services (BPABADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Maintenance Plans & Post-Installation Care (Establishment Services) (HSAIABAL), Landscape Installation (Plants, Sod & Soil) (HSAIABAB), Garden Bed Installation & Planting (Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs) (HSAIAFAB)

Keywords

• Commercial landscape maintenance
• Interior plant care
• Irrigation management
• Holiday decoration services
• Horticultural services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Interior Plant Care Services: Recurring maintenance services for interior plantscaping in commercial properties including corporate environments, lobbies, offices, and public spaces. Services include plant care, interior color, and containers.
2. Exterior Landscape Maintenance: Ongoing landscape maintenance services for commercial properties, HOAs, and multi-family properties. Includes turf care, pruning, pest control, and seasonal color.
3. Irrigation Services: Irrigation system design, installation, maintenance, spring start-up, fall shut-down, and backflow testing services. Required annual testing by Washington State.
4. Holiday Decorations and Poinsettias: Seasonal holiday decoration installation and takedown services, including trees, wreaths, garlands, and poinsettias. Both lease and sales terms available.
5. Plant and Container Rentals: Short-term rentals of plants and containers for special events such as conventions, trade shows, and banquets.
6. Ice and Snow Control: Winter services including contracted or on-call snow and ice prevention using Purple Heat ice melt, shoveling at building entrances, and emergency storm debris removal.
7. Atrium and Lobby Renovation: Design and installation services for atrium renovation projects including complete redesign of overgrown or dark spaces into inviting areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Plantscapes Inc. is a Pacific Northwest-based horticultural services company providing professional interior plant care and exterior commercial landscape maintenance. The company offers a full one-stop suite of services including landscape maintenance, irrigation management, holiday decorations, hardscaping, snow and ice control, and interior plant rentals for commercial properties, HOAs, multi-family communities, malls, hotels, and government facilities.

Product overview

Plantscapes Inc. is a full-service horticultural services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of interior and exterior landscape services for commercial clients. The company provides "one-stop shopping" solutions through distinct service lines: Interior Plant Care division handles plant maintenance, color enhancement, rentals, and atrium renovations; the Exterior/Landscape division manages grounds maintenance, irrigation systems, seasonal color, stone & hardscaping, and ice & snow control; and the Holiday Decorations division provides seasonal installations including poinsettias, trees, wreaths, and custom decorations. Services are available through various contract structures including lease and sales terms for certain offerings like holiday decorations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Plant Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Prospective buyers value landscaped property up to 11% higher than base price. Hardscaping typically adds between 7% and 14% to home value.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Washington Association of Landscape Professionals (WALP)coreOthersActive member and participant in WALP events including Legislative Day, industry displays at Flower and Garden Shows, and board leadership positions. Spreading best practices through WALP education and certification programs.
• National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)coreOthersMember organization providing PLANET certification standards for training and professional development. Plantscapes technicians follow NALP standards for interior and exterior tech training.
• EnviroStars ProgramcoreOthersEarned highest 5-Star certification from EnviroStars Program by choosing least toxic, most environmentally sensitive options. Participates in Green Gardening workshops.
• Plant AmnestyminorOthersEmployees participate in Plant Amnesty community activities. Received Leadership awards from Plant Amnesty for excellence in landscape maintenance.
• Seattle TilthminorOthersCommunity organization focused on organic gardening and sustainable practices. Employees participate in Seattle Tilth programs.
• Master GardenersminorOthersSeveral Plantscapes employees are members of their local Master Gardeners groups, contributing to community education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Davey Tree Expert Company: Davey provides commercial landscape management, tree care, and grounds services across North America with a national sales force. It is the most direct broad incumbent competing for property-management and HOA contracts of the kind served by Plantscapes.
• BrightView Landscapes: BrightView is the largest U.S. commercial landscape services company with national coverage across maintenance, design, and snow/ice services. It competes with Plantscapes for large commercial maintenance contracts and has the scale and bundling capacity to enter the Seattle market more aggressively.
• Yellowstone Landscape: Yellowstone is one of the larger U.S. commercial landscape service companies with national reach across maintenance, irrigation, and snow services. It is a representative peer for Plantscapes' subscription and snow-management revenue lines.

Regional players

• Gothic Landscape: Gothic Landscape is a regional commercial landscape maintenance and installation firm concentrated in California. While geography differs, its service breadth (maintenance, irrigation, water-management, renovations) overlaps significantly with Plantscapes' offering.
• Level Green Landscaping: Level Green is a regional commercial landscape services firm focused on the mid-Atlantic, offering maintenance, enhancement, and irrigation. It is comparable as a similarly sized regional player targeting commercial accounts.
• RGS Landscape Services: RGS Landscape Services is a commercial landscape and water-management provider concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, often competing head-to-head with Plantscapes for PNW commercial and HOA contracts.

Direct peers

• Cagwin & Dorward: Cagwin & Dorward is a regional commercial landscape maintenance provider with its own plant nursery, irrigation services, and snow management — a near-identical service mix to Plantscapes, focused on institutional and corporate properties.
• Mariani Landscape: Mariani is a premium, family-operated commercial landscape firm serving corporate, HOA, and high-end residential clients across the Midwest and select national markets. Its full-service model (maintenance, design, irrigation, seasonal color) closely mirrors Plantscapes' one-stop-shop structure.
• Ambius (Rentokil): Ambius is the dominant North American interior plantscaping provider, offering recurring plant care, holiday decor, and live-plant rentals for commercial environments — directly overlapping with Plantscapes' Interior Plant Care and Rentals revenue streams.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: Bartlett specializes in arboriculture, landscape management, and grounds services for residential, commercial, and institutional clients. Its pruning, plant health care, and pest management offerings parallel Plantscapes' exterior maintenance and IPM positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plantscapes-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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