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Founders
We are fortunate to have an amazing set of founders, each industry pioneers in their own right, who have come together to create the best landscaping company in the world.
Frank Mariani
Founder and Executive Chairman, Mariani Premier Group
In 1973 Frank Mariani became President of Mariani Landscape at 19 years old following the tragic passing of his father, Vito Mariani, Sr. who had founded the company in 1958 . . .
Jeff Berghoff
Founder and CEO, Berghoff Design Group
Jeff is regarded as one of the most influential landscape designers in the Southwest. Jeff founded Berghoff Design Group in 1997 and has since grown . . .
Mark Borst
Founder and President, Borst Landscape and Design
Mark originally established the business in 1989 and managed it on a part-time basis while attending Bergen Community College (BCC) and Cook College at Rutgers University (RU) . . .
Ed Castro
Founder and President, Ed Castro Landscape
Ed started Ed Castro Landscape (ECL) in 1992 and has since has grown the company to be one of Atlanta’s premier residential design/build firms, employing 125 associates across . . .
Chris Clifton
Chief Executive Officer, Southview Design
Chris has served as Chief Executive since taking ownership of Southview Design in 2009. During this time, the company has grown its revenues by more than 600 percent . . .
Tim Felts
Co-Founder & President, BLUE Landscape Contracting Group
Tim is originally from Maiden, North Carolina moved to Naples back in 2001 after graduating from North Carolina State University with an Associate’s Degree in Turf Grass Management . . .
Rocco Fiore
President, Rocco Fiore & Sons
Rocco joined the business originally founded by his father in 1972, following his graduation from the University of Wisconsin where he earned a degree in . . .
Steve Fiore
Vice President, Rocco Fiore & Sons
Steve joined Rocco Fiore and Sons, after he received a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Illinois in 1975 . . .
Matt Gramer
Founder and President, NatureWorks Landscape
Matt has been a pillar to the Massachusetts landscape community for decades. Matt is a Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professional (MCLP) . . .
Bobby Head
Co-Founder and President, Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes
Bobby is a 2nd generation landscaper with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. He began working . . .
Mike Hoffman
Founder and President, Hoffman Landscapes
Mike founded the company as a one-man tree service provider in 1987. Hoffman Landscapes recently marked its 35th year . . .
Mike Hommell
Founder and President, Designs by Sundown
After obtaining a B.A. from Colorado State University, Michael started Designs By Sundown (DBS) in his parents’ garage in 1985 with nothing more than . . .
Bill Jacoby
Founder and President, BDG Maintenance and Arcadia Tree Company
Bill partnered with Jeff Berghoff (founder of Berghoff Design Group) to found BDG Maintenance in 2005 . . .
Francis X Kitchener Jr.
Co-Founder & Principal, BLUE Landscape Contracting Group
Frank has over 35 years’ experience in high-end landscaping management. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania Frank started his own landscape . . .
John McFadden
Co-Founder & Principal, BLUE Landscape Contracting Group
John is originally from Dublin, Ireland and graduated from the Teagasc Horticultural Research Center in 1987. He began working in the turf industry . . .
Robert P. Marzilli
Founder and President, R.P. Marzilli & Company
Bob Marzilli’s passion for landscapes began at a young age working with his family’s landscape maintenance business where he learned the values of . . .
Lawrence Perillo
Co-Founder & Principal, BLUE Landscape Contracting Group
Lawrence graduated from the State University of New York at Cobleskill with a bachelor’s degree in plant science in 1995. Through high school and college . . .
Charles Noll
Founder and President, Woodlawns Landscape
Charlie graduated from The Iowa State University with a BS degree in Horticulture, then started a 35-year career in the landscape industry. Having worked for some . . .
Jordy Scott
Managing Partner, Glengate
Jordy first “joined” the family business as a second grader, helping out every day after school at the swimming pool and landscaping firm . . .
Karen Siciliano
President, Siciliano Landscape Company
Karen leads this 88-year-old, third generation landscape design, installation and maintenance company. Prior to taking the helm of Siciliano, Karen worked on . . .
Jason Ulberg
Co-Founder & Vice President, Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes
Jason has over 35 years’ experience in the landscape industry. He began his career in the small town . . .
Chris Vedrani
Founder & President, Planted Earth
Chris started in the landscape industry in his teens, working for a small local company after school planting trees. His first experience in the industry became . . .
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