Aloha Landscaping named 2009 Landscaper of the Year
Total Landscape Care has named Roger Grothe and Aloha Landscaping in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, the magazine’s 2009 Landscaper of the Year.
Sponsored by Case Construction Equipment, this annual program recognizes 12 finalists as the best and brightest in the landscaping industry. On November 14-17, the finalists and their guests enjoyed an all-expenses-paid cruise to the Bahamas, where Aloha Landscaping was named the winner during a gala banquet.
Aloha Landscaping received a plaque and will be featured on the cover of and in the January 2009 edition of Total Landscape Care. Each of the 11 finalists will be featured in a story about their business in the magazine during 2009.
Nominations for the 2010 Landscaper of the Year program will be accepted starting in March 2009. Visit www.totallandscapecare.net for updated information.
~ Christina Jesson Schave
LOY finalists are:
Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson Landscaping
Andover, Minnesota
Robert Bangs
Windswept Gardens
Bangor, Maine
Brian Cuccaro
New Castle Lawn and Landscape
Mohnton, Pennsylvania
Andrew and Kathleen Dangelo
The Ohio Valley Group
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Sid Grant
Grant Garden Group
Gainesville, Georgia
Roger Grothe
Aloha Landscaping
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Mark & Kay Halla,
The Mustard Seed Landscaping and Garden Center
Chaska, Minnesota
Brian Lemmermann
Somerset Landscape Maintenance
Chandler, Arizona
Jeremy L. McSorley
Greener Landscaping
Lowell, Massachusetts
Jerry Merrill, Merrill
Quality Landscapes
Rexburg, Idaho
David J. Nelson
Land Expressions
Mead, Washington
Todd Reinhart and Chad Reinhart
Reinhart Grounds Maintenance
Bloomington, Illinois
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