EST. 2025 / FOUNDER-LED

A platform for
distinguished
landscape companies and the teams who built them.

Mission

The partner of choice for groundbreaking, founder-led landscaping businesses seeking to grow without sacrificing the legacy or culture they've built.

Approach

Preserving cultures and customer relationships while contributing capital, technology, and operational depth, turning regional excellence into national scale.

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01 — About Our Origin

A platform built on legacy, scaled by discipline.

Green Summit team

Green Summit Landscape Group is a growth-oriented platform partnering with the industry's best founder-led landscape companies, preserving legacies and cultures while investing in people, technology, and local communities.

i.

People

Great companies are built by great people. We invest in our teams first, because the quality of our people determines the quality of everything we deliver.

ii.

Legacy

When owners sell, they're trusting us with decades of sacrifice, relationships, and community. We take that seriously. Every company that joins us keeps its identity and we build on what made it great.

iii.

Growth

Growth creates opportunity: more careers, more resources, more impact for the communities we serve. We pursue it deliberately, reinvesting in the people and companies that earned it.

iv.

Stewardship

We measure success in decades, not quarters. The companies and communities in our orbit should be stronger when we hand them to the next generation than when we found them.

02 — Services What we do

Full-spectrum solutions, year-round.

Aerial view of a professionally maintained commercial property with pristine mowing lines
Aerial view of commercial property snow removal
01 / Maintenance

Landscape Maintenance

Recurring, route-based mowing services and comprehensive grounds care for commercial properties and high-end residential estates.

  • Mowing & trimming
  • Spring & fall cleanup
  • Mulching & bed maintenance
  • Aeration & overseeding
02 / Snow & Ice

Snow & Ice Management

Contractual commercial plowing and de-icing services with guaranteed minimums, keeping retail, distribution, healthcare, and senior living operational through every storm.

  • 24/7 storm response
  • Guaranteed-minimum contracts
  • Tiered de-icing services
  • Sidewalk & loading dock care
03 / Irrigation

Irrigation & Water Management

Smart-controller installations, audits, repairs, and seasonal services, engineered to conserve water and protect our customers' most valuable landscapes.

  • Design & installation
  • Backflow testing
  • Smart-controller upgrades
  • Seasonal start-up & winterization
04 / PHC

Plant Health Care (PHC)

Self-performed, MDARD-certified fertilization, pest control, and turf programs: the recurring services that keep landscapes thriving and healthy year-round.

  • Fertilization programs
  • Weed & disease control
  • Integrated pest management
  • Soil & turf analysis
05 / Tree Care

Commercial Tree Care

Reoccurring tree work performed by trained arborists: pruning, removal, and tree health programs for commercial campuses, communities, and estates.

  • Pruning & trimming
  • Tree removal
  • Tree & shrub care
  • Storm damage response
06 / Sports Turf

Sports Turf Management

Specialized turf programs for athletic fields, sports complexes, and recreational facilities, engineered for high-traffic surfaces and game-day standards.

  • Athletic field maintenance
  • Field striping & game prep
  • Aeration & overseeding programs
  • High-traffic turf recovery
07 / Enhancements

Landscape Enhancements

Seasonal color, holiday lighting, potscaping, and bed renovations: the recurring detail work that elevates good properties to exceptional ones.

  • Seasonal color & potscaping
  • Holiday lighting
  • Bed renovations & mulching
  • Hardscape refresh
08 / Design & Build

Landscape Design & Build

Discrete renovation and installation projects for existing homes and commercial spaces. Thoughtful design, precise execution, lasting results.

  • Hardscape & patios
  • Plant design & installation
  • Lighting & water features
  • Outdoor living spaces
03 — Companies The platform

Founder-led excellence, combined.

Two of the Midwest's most respected landscape companies, joined under the Green Summit umbrella, with their cultures, crews, and customer commitments fully intact.

Eaton Rapids, MI

R&D Landscape

Eaton Rapids, Michigan · Founded 2001

A full-service landscape contractor anchored by an operating campus on Bonnie View Golf Course. Founded and led by Doug Reaves, Russ Thorn, and Clay Carstensen, R&D has built deep customer relationships and a people-first culture through decades of service excellence.

Visit rdlandscape.com
Haslett, MI

LandMark Landscape

Haslett, Michigan · 30+ Years Serving Mid-Michigan

A highly respected mid-Michigan business offering a comprehensive suite of maintenance, irrigation, design, and snow management services, with a reputation for quality, customer commitment, and employee engagement that mirrors R&D's operating philosophy.

Visit landmarklansing.com
R&D Landscape commercial property
Precision-maintained lakefront lawn with mowing stripes
04 — Markets Who we serve

Trusted across commercial & estate markets.

Property Management
Corporate Campuses
HOAs & Multifamily
Mixed-Use
Healthcare
Senior Living
Education
Houses of Worship
Retail & Distribution
Hospitality
Sports Turf
Golf Courses
Industrial
Government
Municipalities & Parks
High-End Estates
05 — Connect Choose your path

Wherever you're coming from, start here.

For founders considering a partnership

What we look for.

We partner with founders who want to keep running and growing the businesses they built, providing capital, operational expertise, and a national platform without disturbing the people, customers, and culture that made you successful.

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  • Founder- or family-owned businesses
  • Strong company culture & high employee retention
  • Commercial & high-end residential focus
  • Recurring, maintenance-led revenue mix
  • Self-performed ancillary services (pest, irrigation, tree)
  • Functional, well-maintained equipment
  • Annual revenue $5M+ (smaller companies welcome through partnership)
  • Low risk for workforce audits
06 — Contact

Let's talk.

Whether you're a property owner exploring service options, a business owner considering a partnership, or a journalist with a question, we'd love to hear from you.

Clay, Russ, and Doug — Green Summit leadership team

Recognition & Membership

Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association member Michigan Celebrates Small Business — 50 Companies to Watch Award Recipient Founder Friendly