ReWild Landscapes

Jeff Collins
Orleans, ON

The pitch

Jeff Collins from Orleans, ON, pitched ReWild Landscapes in Season 19, Episode 11, asking the Dragons for $250K for 10% of the company.

Asked for$250K for 10%
Valuation$2.5Mimplied by the ask
OutcomeNo deal

Offers in the Den

Dragon	Offer	Result
Manjit Minhas	Wants a clear scaling plan but doesn't see one	Out
Michele Romanow	Sees it as a service business, not venture-scalable	Out
Arlene Dickinson	Couldn't get a clear answer on valuation	Out
Wes Hall	No clear plan or path to success	Out
Brian Scudamore	Sees it as a great niche but not yet a scalable franchise	Out

Jeff Collins, of REWILD Landscapes in Ottawa, Ontario, asked for $250,000 for 10% of his company, which removes lawns and replaces them with regenerative ecosystems and perennial food crops such as apples, pears, peaches, nectarines and blueberries, requiring minimal ongoing maintenance. Revenue grew from $18,000 in 2022 to $75,000 in 2023, with a projection of $900,000 for the current year, though only about $50,000 had been earned so far, mostly still in the design phase. Jeff described wanting to build a franchise model similar to 1-800-GOT-JUNK, valuing each franchise at $2 million, a figure the Dragons challenged.

All five Dragons declined to invest. Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall, Michele Romanow, Manjit Minhas and Brian Scudamore each cited a lack of a clear business plan, unclear path to scaling, and an unsupported valuation as reasons for passing. No deal was made.

Pitch details from CBC’s Dragons’ Den pitch page.