Looking back over five decades of DeSantis Landscapes, I think about what differentiates us. What separates our business from the rest? When we first started out, it was all about hustle and grit. Tony DeSantis, Tom DeSantis, Ted Mucken, and others worked hard to earn new work and keep the doors open. Early on, we […]
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Ciarra Garner Joins DeSantis Landscapes as Business Developer
Ciarra Garner enjoys developing high-level visions for change and working out the details of how to implement them, two things that will serve her well in her new role shaping the future of business development at DeSantis Landscapes. Before joining DeSantis Landscapes, she led estimating for Coria Landscape in Salem where she had a passion […]
Read MoreJoseph Harrison Named Vice President Marketing & Sales
A number of reasons brought Joey Harrison back to the Pacific Northwest and the DeSantis Landscapes job he loved. Mostly, he missed the people and the place that occupied an immensely important period in his life. As DeSantis Landscapes’ new Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Joey is back with the team, doing what he does […]
Read MoreJosh Clarke Joins DeSantis Landscapes as Account Manager
Josh Clarke joins DeSantis Landscapes with a career in horticulture as long as a row of peppermint his family grew on their 1,500-acre mint farm and garden business in Montana. Like a lot of ag kids, Josh developed a strong respect for the whims of Mother Nature, and says growing up on a farm taught […]
Read MoreStronger Together: What the first 50 years taught us about the value of being good partners.
From the beginning, there was no question that being a trusted partner would be the baseline on which our company and its services would be built. Today, that commitment to be partners, with our team and with our clients, has proven to be the key to creating true value. We know that in a world […]
Read MoreJeff Veraldi Joins DeSantis Landscapes as Fleet Manager
Managing a fleet program for a landscape firm is not that different from running a race team – it’s just a matter of scale, said Jeff Veraldi, who joined DeSantis Landscapes as Fleet Manager. The same attention to performance and efficiency is critical. Jeff is a former Motorsports competitor and uses the same approach to […]
Read MoreWe Not Me, The Power of Team-First
In 2024, DeSantis Landscapes will reach its half-century mark, five decades of navigating change, pursuing growth, and, most importantly, building healthy workplace culture and a successful business that starts with people. As Richard Branson says, “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of […]
Read MoreSpring Startup is the Kick-start Your Landscape Needs
Once upon a time, residential irrigation systems seemed like no-brainers. Today, they’re the smartest tool in your landscape. For many homeowners, traditional sprinklers, nozzles and hoses are no longer cutting it, leaving many people wondering what happened to their lawn, and the plants and trees that suffered from either too much of a good thing, […]
Read MoreDeSantis Landscapes Opens New Branch in Cornelius, Oregon
DeSantis Landscapes today announced the opening of a new branch located in Cornelius, Oregon. The new 15-acre site will anchor a regional landscape maintenance operation, with a plant nursery that includes several greenhouses, a potting station and ample acreage to scale. The nursery will specialize in growing ground cover and bioswale plants for DeSantis projects […]
Read MoreRyan Kauffman Joins DeSantis Landscapes
DeSantis Landscapes, an Oregon landscape and horticultural services firm, announced that it has welcomed landscape designer Ryan Kauffman to lead the firm’s portfolio of residential landscape design projects. Ryan joins DeSantis as the company reinforces it commitment to creating landscaped environments that elevate and enhance the human experience. “It’s easy to appreciate the significant lifestyle […]
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