TerraPlants: Interior Landscaping Solutions

While employed at PG Architecture (PGA), Blake Hamilton, owner of TerraPlants (TP), experienced the impetus for developing his company. He created the concept of TP when he discovered there was a lack of interior landscaping solution options. When PGA completed a project, its way of conveying thanks was to add greenery throughout the building. Discovering that this was not an easy task to accomplish, TP was created. The name TP strongly conveys his offerings—Terra meaning earth/plants.

The TP concept is straightforward…”green plants and containers, made easy.” The company’s goal is to improve a client’s interior space through nature with the presence of living plants. TP will provide a complimentary consultation of your space, utilizing the theory that living plants in a workplace, home or public place enhances your living environment and benefits society both physically and mentally. For those areas in a location that don’t provide natural light, they also offer silk plants.

After meeting with several of the business development services offered at the EIGERlab (EL), Blake received direction for several key areas, including marketing and creation of his business plan.TP is now an EL tenant and part of the incubator working alongside other startup companies with the intent that fellow EL tenants will potentially assist in growing his company more quickly. His EL advisors included RVC’s Small Business Development Center, SCORE and Dan Cataldi, executive director of EL.

Blake decided to compete in the 2010 Stateline FastPitch Competition (FP) which forced him to ramp up his marketing efforts prior to FP to ensure he was equipped with professional marketing materials. Through his meetings at the EL, he was referred to his marketing team, Schwalbach Creative, which accomplished the challenge of creating his professional marketing and branding campaign.

TP’s goal is provide a diverse selection of plants as well as a visually appealing selection of containers that will enhance both the selection of plants and the client’s interior decorating theme. They pride themselves in assisting LEED certified building needs with the greenery to complement a builder’s architectural accomplishments. For more information, contact Blake Hamilton at (815) 988-1513.