Nick Freeman
Wacca Pilatka
Co-Owner
Co-Owner, Landscape Professional
Nick grew up in St johns county and still calls this home, where he lives with his wife and two children. His exposure to landscaping and the horticultural industry started early, working in his Father’s landscaping business as a teenager and into his early twenties. During this time, he pivoted his career and began focusing on earning a college degree, later pursuing a career in the medical field, earning a Masters Degree in Physician Assistant Studies. Since 2018, he has worked in this profession, practicing in urgent care medicine.
Shortly after starting this new career, he felt a calling to return to landscaping, where it all began; but this time in a different capacity. Nick wanted to create a company that was focused on blending ecology and nature with his traditional landscaping background. In 2020, he founded Wacca Pilatka. What started as a humble solo enterprise has grown over the years into a thriving business. Nick takes great pride in owning a company that promotes and restores biodiversity, enhances the lives of others and brings people closer to nature.
My Sessions
Central Florida Classics: Identification, Selection, Use and Maintenance of 20 Native Trees and Palms
Janine Griffiths
Amanda Martin
Eddie McKeithen
Tom Heitzman
Jennifer Pell
Nick Freeman
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs) Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture – PENDING FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional – PENDING ISA Arborists – PENDING Also qualifies for UF Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Continuing Education This class focuses on the identification, selection, landscape use and maintenance of twenty proven Central Florida native trees and palms. Multiple instructors will present on […]
Native Landscape Success: Examples to Learn From
Greg Noonan
Jennifer Pell
Nick Freeman
Tommy Richardson
Cammie Donaldson
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs) Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture – 1 Optional CEU Credit, #0015389 FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional – PENDING ISA Arborists – PENDING Also qualifies for UF Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Continuing Education This course focuses on the selection, use and maintenance of Florida native plants in established, native-dominant, award-winning landscapes that achieve a […]