About the Studio

A small Jacksonville landscaping team, founded out of a single pickup truck in 2011 and still run the same way today.

The Founder

Peter Blackburn.

Peter grew up in Palatka, helping his grandfather tend a half-acre of citrus and azaleas. After a degree in Environmental Horticulture from UF and seven years working at a larger commercial firm, he started Hayco in 2011 to do landscaping the way he always thought it should be done — small crews, honest estimates, and plants that actually want to live in Florida.

He still walks every estimate personally and answers the studio phone before 6 PM.

UFB.S. Environmental Horticulture

FFLFlorida-Friendly Certified

What We Believe

Five things we won't budge on.

These aren't marketing lines. They're the rules Peter built the studio around and the reason the same families have been with us for a decade.

Principle 01

Honest estimates.

What we quote is what we charge. If something changes mid-project, we stop and call you first.

Principle 02

Same crew, every visit.

You'll see the same faces every week. Familiarity is how problems get spotted early.

Principle 03

Native-first plantings.

We choose plants that belong on the First Coast. The yard looks better for longer with less water.

Principle 04

Small client list.

We cap our route. Growth is slow on purpose so we never overbook a Friday.

Principle 05

Clean up like guests.

Driveways blown, gates latched, gravel raked. Every visit, every project.

Principle 06

Answer the phone.

If you call between 7:30 AM and 5:30 PM, you reach a human in Jacksonville. Not an answering service.

The Crew

Small on purpose.

Seven full-time team members. Three trucks. One studio on Willis Ave. That's the entire operation.

Founder

Peter Blackburn

Walks every estimate, sketches every design, picks every truckload of plants from our growers in Plant City.

Lead Crew

Marcus T.

Has been on the maintenance side since 2014. Runs the Thursday and Friday routes through Mandarin and San Marco.

Irrigation

Devon H.

Certified irrigation tech. Handles every install, audit and storm-season repair.

Hardscape

Eli & James

Our two-person paver crew. They cut, set and compact every patio we install.

Come walk the yard with us.

A free, no-pressure on-site visit is the best way to start.

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