Unlimited Lawn Care Announces Elite Turf Acquisition
A leading Georgia-based provider of commercial and residential lawn care services has expanded its Southeastern market presence with a strategic acquisition in neighboring South Carolina.
Unlimited Lawn Care has announced the successful acquisition of Elite Turf, Inc., an established provider of turf maintenance, insect and weed control for customers in and around Greenville, South Carolina.
The deal marks the sixth acquisition for Unlimited Lawn Care since 2022 and expands the company’s service footprint across the Southeast.
Prior Unlimited acquisitions have focused around Metro Atlanta, North Georgia and, most recently, Alabama with the August 2023 acquisition of Birmingham-based Curb Appeal.
In the official press release, Unlimited CEO Scott Whitehead pointed to the business, team and reputation that Jeff Fogle built at Elite Turf as ample motivation for getting the deal done:
“Jeff has successfully built his company into a like-minded business focused on excellence and client satisfaction. He is now working alongside our management team as he services his existing customers and helps manage and grow our dual-brand businesses in South Carolina.” -Unlimited Lawn Care CEO Scott Whitehead
Unlimited Lawn Care has been servicing commercial and residential lawns since 1998. The company ranks among Lawn & Landscape’s Top 100 and will continue to rise with their stated “strategic vision for expansion.”
Hazeltine Nurseries Receives Coastal Source Diamond Award
One of Southwest Florida’s largest and most established nurseries has earned a Diamond Award for their sales of high-performance outdoor audio and lighting systems.
Venice-based Hazeltine Nurseries was one of only eight recipients nationwide of the Coastal Source Diamond Award, and one of only two recipients that operate in the nursery and landscaping arena.
Coastal Source describes their cutting edge product line of outdoor audio and lighting systems as “a solution that defies the elements” which can be a real challenge in a coastal state like Florida.
Coastal Source uses a patented cabling system, the Coastal Connector, which is extremely durable, easy to connect, and does not require splicing in the field. The company also credits their well trained network of contractors and dealers like Hazeltine Nurseries.
While Hazeltine Nurseries was the only Florida nursery recipient of the Diamond Award, five Florida-based companies that specialize in home audio solutions also received the award. The other two recipients were based in Colorado and Ohio.
- Acoustic Architects in Miami
- Advanced Home Theater in Doral
- Hazeltine Nurseries, Inc. in Venice
- Hidden Creek Landscaping in Ohio
- Luxury Illumination in West Palm Beach
- Paragon System Integration in Colorado
- Petrone Technology Group in Wellington
- Southern Illumination and Sound in Homestead
Moon Valley Nurseries Expands Operations To Georgia
Today the nation’s largest fully-integrated nursery and box tree grower announced the opening of their first retail location in Georgia.
Phoenix-based Moon Valley Nurseries will continue their Southeast expansion when the company opens their new location in Peachtree City just off Joel Cowan Parkway later this summer.
With the new South Metro Atlanta location, Georgia will join six other states where Moon Valley currently operates their 48 retail locations across the country: Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas.
CEO Brian Flood expressed enthusiasm over the opportunity to deliver Moon Valley’s expansive variety of mature trees to the lucrative Metro Atlanta market:
“Today marks an important milestone in our company’s story as we expand our incredible product and services into the great state of Georgia. We look forward to being a good steward and active community member in Peachtree City and the greater Atlanta area.” – Moon Valley Nurseries CEO Brian Flood
With Moon Valley Nurseries celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, it’s interesting to note the company’s rapid growth trajectory from modest roots.
What started out in 1994 as a modest pumpkin patch in the fall and eventually a Christmas tree lot in Phoenix has now grown to seven-state operation growing over 1 million trees and selling over 300,000 of those trees annually.
Staying true to their roots, Moon Valley Nurseries operates Christmas tree lots in several markets nationwide, in their words, “to celebrate the tradition we were built on.“
Florida Yard Showcases Artificial Grass Possibilities
An Orlando landscape contractor has stretched the boundaries of creativity using synthetic grasses and built a backyard golf paradise for a Central Florida homeowner in the process.
BCD Enterprises installed 2,000 square feet of artificial turf varieties from Synthetic Grass Warehouse (SGW) at a home in Casselberry just north of Orlando.
The backyard beauty was created using a combination of two innovative products: TigerTurf’s True Putt and Everlast’s Malibu Fescue Green Thatch.
The synthetic grasses from SGW are non-toxic, lead-free and manufactured with UV inhibitors that will resist fading in the year-round Florida sunshine. And since the turf fibers remain the same height, the homeowner’s backyard links will never need to be mowed or trimmed.
Founded in 2004, Synthetic Grass Warehouse is the largest distributor of artificial grass in North America and the exclusive national distributor for TigerTurf and Everlast brands of synthetic grasses.
Flower & Ornamental Market Forecast To Grow By $37 Billion
One of the world’s leading market research firms is forecasting serious growth in sales of flowers and ornamental plants over the next four years.
London-based Technavio says the Global Flower & Ornamental Plant market should grow by $37.8 billion over the next four years which translates into a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 7%.
The report cites several factors that are contributing to rising global demand for flowers and ornamental plants including:
- Rising demand for potted plants in homes and offices
- The growing popularity of flowering trees
- Consumer demand for low-maintenance plants
- Demand for indigenous species to meet sustainability goals
- Growing popularity of seasonal flowers worldwide
In terms of the two biggest challenges facing the Global Flower and Ornamental Plant Market, Technavio points to extreme climate conditions in key growing regions as well as rising production costs worldwide.
For more information on market segmentation and the full global forecast for 2024-2028, you can download a sample report at Technavio.
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