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Getting Aggressive
Twin brothers are double-teaming the central Illinois market with their growing Bellas Landscaping Bellas Landscaping Founded: 2003Headquarters: Bloomington, Ill.Owners: Adam and Justin BellasMarkets: Bloomington and Normal, Ill., and surrounding countiesServices: Lawn maintenance, lawn care, mulching, design/build, construction, irrigation, snow management, erosion control and hydroseedingEmployees: 22 to 24 peak season, with ...
Classic Case of Success
It’s never business as usual” for Scott Hall’s Maryland-based Classic Landscaping””” Classic Landscaping Founded: 1979Owner: Scott HallHeadquarters: Woodsboro, Md.Market Area: North-central Maryland (around Hagerstown) and south-central Pennsylvania (around Harrisburg)Services: Design/build, grounds management, tree and shrub, hardscaping, irrigation, snow and ice management and erosion control, Weed Man lawn careEmployees: 110Website: www.classiclandscaping.com ...
Industry Pioneer Embraces New Era
Fifty-six years later, Cagwin & Dorward remains on the cutting edge of customer service Cagwin & Dorward Established: 1955, incorporated 1961Headquarters: Novato, Calif.President and CEO: Dennis DoughertyMarkets: Northern California (18 counties)Services: Landscape maintenance, organic solutions, water management, renovation and master planning, erosion control and revegetation, professional tree care, multisite management, ...
Back to School and Beyond
This growing central Illinois landscape company tackles sensitive public school and restoration projects Peter Martin reseeds areas near the track after heavy equipment wear on previously seeded locations.PHOTO BY LEE RIGGS Prairie View Landscaping owners Peter Martin, 31, and Tyler Pilchard, 29, started their lawn maintenance and landscaping business in ...
Business at Bramer Sod Farms
Diversifying operations key to success Mike Bramer grows sod in a complex, broad-based sod operation based in Louisville, Ky. The family-owned and operated Bramer Sod Farms, Inc. is owned by Bramer and his wife Donna. The company currently grows about 300 acres of Kentucky bluegrass, fescue and a fescue-bluegrass mix, ...
Hitting the Road
Commercial highway work keeps this seed company in business Hydroseeding on Avenue D in Gering, Neb.PHOTOS COURTESY OF GROSS SEED COMPANY. John Gross is a seeding contractor who knows the road to staying in business these days is just that: the road. His company, the Gross Seed Company in Johnstown, ...
All the Right Moves
More services, sound business decisions help Plantique get ahead In the turf and landscape industry, the name of the game is monitored and measured growth that’s often nudged along with timely and appropriate expansion. Mike McShane, president and CEO of Plantique in Allentown, Pa., wishes he could say that he ...
Hydroseeders
Whether you’re looking to establish turf or control erosion, a hydroseeder can make easy work out of a tough job. Use this guide as a first step, and remember, you can find additional information about the companies highlighted in blue by visiting their advertisements in this issue. Bowie Industries The ...
Weathering the Economic Storm
Former landscaping giant back in the ring La Bella, a high-end residential development in Los Angeles, features a formal lawn in the internal courtyard courtesy of LDI.PHOTOS COURTESY OF LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT, INC. Gary Horton looks back at 2007 as possibly the worst year of his 45 years in the landscaping ...
