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, 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 . . .
Bill Jacoby
Founder and President, BDG Maintenance and Arcadia Tree Company, Regional President – Southwest
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 & Outdoor Solutions
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 & Outdoor Solutions
John is originally from Dublin, Ireland and graduated from the Teagasc Horticultural Research Center in 1987. He began working in the turf industry . . .
Lawrence Perillo
Co-Founder & Principal, Blue Landscape & Outdoor Solutions
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 . . .
Tim Felts
Co-Founder & President, Blue Landscape & Outdoor Solutions
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 . . .
Mark Borst
Founder, 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) . . .
Kenneth Lieber
Co-Founder, Botanica Landscaping and Garden Industries
Ken Lieber’s passion for plants and landscaping began early on in the greenhouses of his family’s Louisville horticultural business. It was. . .
Mike Hommell
Founder, 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 . . .
Ed Castro
Founder, 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 . . .
Bob Drost
Founder and President, Drost Landscape
Bob Drost’s passion for landscaping began early. At 14, he started as a caddy at Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Michigan, and worked up to. . .
Marc Galbraith
Founder and President, Galbraith Grounds Management
Marc Galbraith has nearly 25 years of experience designing and maintaining high-end residential properties in the Atlanta, Georgia area. . .
Jordy Scott
Past 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 . . .
Mike Hoffman
Founder and President, Hoffman Landscapes and Market Managing Director – Connecticut
Mike leads Hoffman Landscapes and also leads overall strategy and coordinates operations for. . .
Michael Hupf
President, Lifescape Colorado
Michael leads Lifescape Colorado, a leading landscape architecture, construction, and maintenance firm renowned for its multi-award. . .
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) . . .
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. . .
Rocco Fiore
Past 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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
Robert P. Marzilli
Founder and President, R.P. Marzilli & Company and Regional President – Northeast
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 . . .
Karen Siciliano
Past President, Siciliano Landscape Company
For over 20 years Karen led this 88-year-old, third generation landscape design, installation and maintenance company . . .
Chris Clifton
Past CEO, Southview Design
Chris served as Chief Executive after taking ownership of Southview Design in 2009. Under his leadership, the company grew its revenues by more than 600 percent . . .
Charles Noll
Founder, 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 . . .
Our Mission
To transform landscaping through the fusion of inspired creativity, advanced technology and unparalleled service.
