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* NEWS RELEASE * April 30, 2008 * Atlanta, Georgia*

A strategic opportunity that expands our services, resources and geographic footprint adding value for all customers and stakeholders

Atlanta based Piedmont Landscape Contractors, LLC today announced that it has become part of the Yellowstone Landscape Group, one of the largest full service landscape providers in the United States. Piedmont’s leadership team will retain significant ownership in Yellowstone and will lead the Company’s expansion throughout the Southeast.

Drew Watkins, a co-founder and head of maintenance services for Piedmont, said, “We are energized by the opportunity to become part of such a talented, customer focused and committed team like the Yellowstone Landscape Group. The people, culture and vision of Yellowstone are aligned with our success, goals and vision for our great employees and customers. The additional resources and expertise that Yellowstone provides brings
unparalleled value to all of our stakeholders.” Phil Walters, co-founder and head of installation services, added “We have always been the provider of choice for the highest quality, most responsive services. I view this as a great opportunity which will help us expand into larger geographic markets and support our valued customers as their needs grow.”

Piedmont is a leading comprehensive landscape and horticultural Company that employs green and sustainable services to the commercial, municipal, multi-family, resort and residential markets throughout the Southeast including Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Virginia. The Company is recognized as an industry leader in enhancing the design and value of landscapes as well as providing award-winning customer service.

Yellowstone Landscape Group’s CEO, John Miller, stated, “Our vision as one of the nations leading full service landscape companies is to provide industry-leading customer service, while delivering best-in-class green and sustainable practices and increasing the overall value of our customers’ real estate assets. The culture and customer focus of the Piedmont team makes this the perfect fit for Yellowstone.”

Piedmont, which will go by the name of Piedmont Landscape Contractors, LLC, a Yellowstone Landscape Group Company, is one of the largest professional landscape firms in the country, and an award-winning Company that has been successfully serving the Southeast by working with general contractors, developers, owners, property managers, architects and real estate professionals to provide them with full service landscape solutions in addition to a positive return on their landscape investments.

About Yellowstone Landscape Group

Founded in 2008 by Gridiron Capital, LLC, a private equity firm based in New Canaan, Connecticut, the Yellowstone Landscape Group, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a national landscape leader dedicated to serving the growing demands of the commercial, municipal, institutional, resort, multi-family, and estate markets by offering a comprehensive service solution of green and sustainable practices with an emphasis on protecting, enhancing
and increasing property values in a variety of geographic locations. Yellowstone currently serves customers in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Florida and South Carolina with expansion plans already in place to increase its geographic footprint. By delivering best-in class horticultural and business practices, a highly skilled workforce, value-added pricing strategy and green initiatives, the Yellowstone Landscape Group provides its customers with a
premium comprehensive service offering. Visit www.yellowstonelanscape.com for more information.