Zach Duff

Award-winning landscape designer, project manager, and former landscape-company owner with 30+ years of experience creating, selling, and delivering high-end residential, estate, and campus landscapes throughout the Atlanta market. Combines advanced horticultural knowledge with client consultation, estimating, project coordination, crew leadership, quality control, and hands-on field expertise. Recognized for distinctive garden design, strong client relationships, corrective pruning expertise, and a commitment to excellence—and no less.

Landscape Designer / Project Manager - [INSERT MOST RECENT LANDSCAPE COMPANY] - Metro Atlanta, GA

(2026)

• Managed residential landscape projects from initial client consultation and site evaluation through estimating, scheduling, installation, and final quality review.
• Developed planting and construction solutions, coordinated labor and materials, and maintained direct communication with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Brought senior-level horticultural, design, and project-management expertise to a growing landscape operation.

Landscape Management, Training & Facilities Leadership - No Longer Bound - Cumming, GA

(2022)

• Directed landscape design, installation, horticultural maintenance, turf care, irrigation, lighting, water features, grading, drainage, hardscape, and retaining-wall projects across a 15-acre campus.
• Managed, trained, and motivated approximately 15–30 team members while maintaining strong standards for workmanship, productivity, safety, and accountability.
• Planned campus-wide improvements, coordinated materials and project sequencing, and oversaw field execution and long-term maintenance.

President / Landscape Designer - The Garden Group LLC - Marietta, GA

(2014 - 2019)

• Owned and operated a residential garden-design and horticultural-services company specializing in custom landscape design, renovation, installation, pruning, water features, maintenance planning, and client care.
• Generated work through consultations, design recommendations, trusted client relationships, referrals, and consistent delivery of high-quality garden solutions.

President / Lead Designer / Account Manager - Sweetleaf Landscape Group Inc. - Marietta, GA

(1999 - 2014)

• Led award-winning landscape design, sales, installation, and horticultural maintenance for custom residential and estate properties throughout the Atlanta area.
• Managed client consultations, design presentations, account relationships, proposals, crews, project scheduling, installation quality, maintenance standards, and long-term garden development.
• Produced high-end landscapes featured in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Better Homes and Gardens, the AJC Living Section, and other local and national publications.
• Created gardens associated with the Atlanta Botanical Garden Tour of Homes.

Earlier Landscape Leadership - Various Atlanta-area landscape firms - Atlanta, GA

(1999)

Advanced through field, supervisory, estate-maintenance, installation, training, and quality-control roles with respected Atlanta-area landscape firms, developing broad expertise in horticulture, crew leadership, residential construction, pruning, and exceptional garden workmanship.

High School Diploma