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spotts garden service will continue to "grow"

Hurst Brothers acquire the 22-year old business with plans to expand

For over twenty-two years, homeowners throughout Indianapolis have trusted Spotts Garden Service to care for their existing gardens and to design and install new gardens, with a focus on eco-friendly practices and native plants. A lifelong gardener and Hoosier born and bred, Terry Spotts founded Spotts Garden Center out of a desire to find creative ways to bring life outside and share his passion for gardening and plants with his friends and neighbors. 

As the business grew, Terry’s sons McKenzie Spotts and Tom Spotts, both of whom grew up gardening with their dad, joined the company. McKenzie eventually became the CEO and Tom served as lead gardener. In 2023, Terry announced that it was time to retire. At that time, brothers Heath Hurst and Travis Hurst, co-owners of Heath Outdoor, acquired Spotts Garden Service and will partner with the existing Spotts team to continue serving customers in the tradition Terry created, while also expanding the services available to Spotts customers through Heath Outdoor. 

Terry Spotts

“I’m beyond thrilled to partner with Heath and Travis,” said Terry. “They’re good guys and they’re really good at what they do. They’ll bring a huge value to Spotts customers, because they’re great at building outdoor spaces, and Spotts is great at taking care of them. They’re as passionate about building relationships and taking care of their customers as I am. They see the strengths of what we’ve built here and they will only expand on that.”

“Spotts is a great business,” Heath Hurst said. “It’s a great complement to Heath Outdoor. Their philosophy is ‘work with nature, not against it.’ Their team is highly skilled in analyzing gardens, recommending complementary plantings, pruning and garden coaching. They’re specialists when it comes to planting native gardens, incorporating pollinators and biodiversity. The Heath Outdoor team is learning a lot from them.” 

“The two businesses also complement each other because of the size of the teams,” added Travis Hurst. “The Spotts team is quite small, which sometimes caused scheduling issues in the busy seasons. Now, with the Heath Outdoor team available to support them, customers will find that their projects are happening more quickly. Also, if customers are looking for larger scale projects, such as hardscapes, water features or structures like pergolas or tiny houses in their gardens, Heath Outdoor can take care of that too. And conversely, Heath Outdoor customers now have access to a private gardening service with just one phone call.” 

About Heath Outdoor

Heath Outdoor, a premier, local, family-owned landscaping company established in 2009, proudly serves the vibrant communities of Indianapolis and its surrounding areas. Strategically located in the heart of Indianapolis, we extend our expert landscaping and hardscaping services to both commercial and residential customers in Carmel, Westfield, Fishers, Geist, Noblesville, Zionsville, Avon, Plainfield, Brownsburg, McCordsville, Greenwood and beyond. 


Design and build services include:

Custom gardens and landscapes, paver patios and walkways, water features and recreation ponds, custom outdoor fire pits and fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, pool and spa vaults, tiny houses, storage sheds, pergolas and decks, retaining walls, fencing and playgrounds. 

Commercial and residential property maintenance services include: 

Mowing, mulching, planting and watering service, irrigation and drainage system installation and repairs, seasonal property clean-ups, and snow and ice management. In 2024, Heath Outdoor added eco-focused private gardening and garden coaching to our property maintenance services through a partnership with Spotts Garden Service. 

Custom event decor services: 

Planning a wedding or other celebratory event and looking to create an extraordinary backdrop? Let the event design team at Heath Outdoor transform your space with rental plants, lighting and custom structures. We’ll work with your event designer to bring the vision for your event to life and create an experience your guests will never forget. 

Why Heath Outdoor?

We’re not just in the business of landscaping—we’re in the business of finding solutions and bringing dreams to life. Whether it’s crafting breathtaking commercial outdoor spaces or creating custom outdoor living areas from scratch, we’ve got the passion, expertise, creativity and team to make it happen. 

At Heath Outdoor, we’re also committed to giving back to the community, through our Juneteenth service project, annual participation in the Indy Pride parade, Butter Art Fair and Feast of Lanterns sponsorship and neighborhood beautification efforts. 


The Hurst Brothers family of companies

Heath Outdoor is a Hurst Brothers company. Other brands in the Hurst Brothers family of companies include: Indy Insulation and Spray Company and Spotts Garden Service.


Ready to transform your outdoor space?


Get in touch with Heath Outdoor today.

 

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