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Sound familiar?

Landscape companies working to scale to $1M, $2M, and $3M+ in revenue face the same marketing roadblocks.

  • Cheap agencies promise the world and deliver nothing.

  • Some top agencies deliver results — but they’re built for bigger budgets.

  • You’ve tried to do some marketing yourself, but don’t know where to start or how to do it properly.

  • Knowing what is actually working and what’s not seems impossible.

  • There’s no clear roadmap to getting consistent leads and more good employees without wasting money.

START Learning

Via Google

…Managing everything on my own is challenging, but this has given me the confidence to move forward with my campaign. I’m excited to keep refining the ads as I continue to grow my business.

— Paulina Hernandez

Not another online marketing guru.

25-year landscape industry veteran with proven marketing results.

Founder of Halstead, Corey Halstead has spent over a decade refining a unique marketing framework, specializing largely in the $4M-$40M segment of the lawn and landscape industry. Now, with Planting Acorns, he shares insights and proven strategies to empower companies on their journey to that $3M mark. Featured by industry-leading organizations and events like NALP, ICPI, Unilock, and HNA, Corey continues to set the standard for effective landscape marketing education.

Corey Halstead, Founder

Discuss a Partnership

Proven & Vetted by Industry Leaders

  • "I met Corey when he presented at a seminar. I was impressed with his industry experience and how he was able to combine it with the technical skills required for digital marketing. We have been pleased with the results..."

    Adam DeLamielleure, Troy Clogg (Via LinkedIn)

  • "I was always impressed by his approach to marketing systems to help build multi-million landscape/hardscape firms that have become leaders in their regions.His leadership and passion for what we worked on always impressed me. Corey is a highly efficient, strategic marketing expert that decided to invest his life's work into this [landscape] industry…"

    Daniel Rachid, B2B Marketing Expert
    Via LinkedIn

  • Landscape industry marketing consultant

    "Corey has been one of the masterminds of my organization's workforce development social media campaign. We've received solid advice... I highly recommend Corey."

    Merry Beth Hall, COO, ICPI-NCMA
    Via LinkedIn

  • landscaping industry consultant | Landscape industry workshop keynote

    "...with Corey's past insight working in the landscape industry along with unmatched expertise in new digital marketing I have seen a very large uptick in my online presence and leads. "

    Bob Tunzi, Tunzi & Sons Landscaping
    via LinkedIn

  • “…we asked Corey to present to our members during the onset of Covid...Corey’s presentation was so well received and garnished such positive feedback that we again invited him to present in 2022, but this time in-person. Not only did he offer up what I would consider to be extremally sound marketing and recruitment advise; he did so from the perspective of someone who knows the industry."

    Rick Doll, Ohio Landscape Association
    Via LinkedIn

  • "Corey is very knowledgeable and a great resource who can provide insight and guidance in several important areas...truly knowledgeable in marketing and are incredibly effective in creating campaigns that deliver qualified leads that turn into revenue."

    Drew Shepherd, Magic Landscaping
    via LinkedIn

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