Business management
Keeps the operation run like the business it is: routing, staffing, budgeting, and the systems that let a large firm still feel owner-direct to every client.
About Greenwood Group
A big firm that still answers the phone itself.
Greenwood Group is a locally owned commercial landscape management company serving the entire metro Atlanta area. We are large enough to run credentialed programs and dispatch crews across nineteen counties, and owned closely enough that the people whose name is on the door still review the properties and take the calls.
Who we are
Locally owned, professionally run.
The firm was built on a simple idea: pair the expertise and capacity of a large landscape company with the accountability of a local, owner-run business. That is the whole pitch, and it is what property managers, HOA boards, and facilities directors across metro Atlanta actually buy.
- Locally owned Not a franchise or a national roll-up. The people who own the company live and work in metro Atlanta and answer the phone themselves.
- 100+ years Combined experience across three principals, in horticulture, property management, and business management, brought to bear on every account.
- Ranked #17 Named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle Top-25 Commercial Landscape Companies, among the largest and most established in the region.
- Credentialed Degreed horticulturists, certified pesticide applicators, certified landscape and plant professionals, and a landscape architect on staff.
Three principals
Run by people who have done every side of this.
Greenwood Group is led by three principals whose combined experience exceeds a hundred years, across the three disciplines a grounds operation actually needs. That range is why the company can be both technically serious and genuinely easy to work with.
Horticulture
Brings the plant science: what a landscape actually needs season to season, how to keep it healthy rather than just cut, and when to intervene before a problem shows.
Property management
Has sat on the client side of the table. Knows what a property manager, an HOA board, or a facilities director needs from a grounds vendor, and builds the service around it.
Concept preview. The principals are shown by discipline; individual names and photos are added with the owner’s permission at launch.
The people who do the work
A credentialed team, not just a crew.
Anyone can put a mower on a truck. What sets a management firm apart is the training behind the crew: the people who diagnose a plant problem, make an application correctly, and lead a design. Ours are degreed and certified.
- 6 Degreed horticulturists on staff
- 3 Georgia Certified Pesticide Applicators
- 1 Georgia Certified Plant Professional
- 1 Georgia Certified Landscape Professional
- 1 Landscape architect on staff
Who we manage for
Properties where the grounds are part of the asset.
We keep commercial grounds where a first impression is money: where a resident renews, a shopper returns, a guest books again, or a tenant signs, partly because the landscape looked cared for.
- Apartment and multifamily communities
- Corporate office and office parks
- Retail and mixed-use centers
- Hotels and hospitality
- HOA and community-association common areas
- Private schools and campuses
- Municipal and civic grounds
- Industrial and institutional sites
How we work
Proactive, not reactive.
Most grounds vendors wait for a complaint. We would rather tell you what we saw and what we recommend before it becomes one. It is the single habit that changes a landscape relationship from a chore into a partnership.
We tell you first
A ragged bed, a failing tree, an irrigation head spraying the walk: our crews are trained to see these and flag them, with a recommendation, before a board or a tenant does. You hear about it from us, not about it from them.
One point of contact
You get a person, not a call center. Site notes, a standing way to reach an owner, and answers when a board meeting or a tenant question needs one. The account does not disappear between visits.
The same crews
A crew that knows your property catches what a rotating one misses. We route deliberately so your grounds are cared for by people who remember what was planted where and what needed watching.
Professional affiliations
Members of the organizations that set the standard.
We belong to the industry and regional associations that keep our people current on horticulture, applicator regulations, multifamily and community-association standards, and environmental compliance.
- Georgia Environmental Protection Division State environmental compliance
- Georgia Certified Landscape Professional UGA Extension credential program
- Atlanta Apartment Association Multifamily industry membership
- Community Associations Institute, Georgia HOA and community-association industry
- Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Regional business membership
- Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Regional business membership
Original text marks. We do not reproduce the associations’ logos; membership is real and current.
Useful links
Resources we trust.
A few outside resources we point clients to for research-based lawn, plant, and weather guidance in Georgia.
- UGA Extension → Research-based horticulture and lawn guidance for Georgia
- Walter Reeves → "The Georgia Gardener," regional planting and care advice
- National Weather Service → Local forecasts and freeze and drought watches
Good questions
Questions about the company.
What does "owner-direct service" actually mean?
It means an owner is genuinely reachable and involved, not a name on a brochure. An owner reviews properties, answers the phone, and is available when a board or a tenant needs an answer. For a large firm, that is unusual, and it is deliberate: it is how a locally owned company competes with the national roll-ups.
How big is the company?
We are one of the larger commercial landscape firms in metro Atlanta, ranked #17 in the Atlanta Business Chronicle Top-25, with a credentialed staff of horticulturists, certified applicators, and a landscape architect, running crews across nineteen counties from two offices. We would rather tell you our exact crew count in person than publish a number that is out of date the next month.
The roles we hire →Do the certifications matter for my property?
Yes. Degreed horticulturists mean plant problems get diagnosed correctly instead of mowed over. Georgia Certified Pesticide Applicators mean every application is made correctly, legally, and with documentation. A landscape architect on staff means design and installation are led by a licensed professional. Credentials are the difference between a crew that cuts grass and a firm that manages a landscape.
Environmental Services →Are you affiliated with the industry associations you list?
Yes. We are members of the industry and regional organizations shown on this page, which keep our people current on standards, regulations, and best practices. The tiles here are our own text marks; we do not reproduce the associations’ logos.
Want a firm that treats your grounds like its own?
Tell us about your property and an owner will scope a program built around it. Owner-direct, credentialed, and local.