{"id":181,"date":"2015-01-12T14:49:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T14:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/construction\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2020-07-09T18:31:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:31:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatgardensinc.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who<\/span> Is Great Gardens<\/h3>
Great Gardens is an innovative company who aspires to provide personalized and quality landscape services, foster knowledge and appreciation for nature, and to promote an atmosphere of growth and opportunities for our employees, clientele and the community. \u00a0We are staffed with long time employees many of which have been with us for fifteen years or more. This allows us to serve you seemlessly and with a continuity that other landscaping companies cannot provide. \u00a0We strive to know you and your property and develop a personal and long lasting relationship. \u00a0Our goal is to offer a full landscape services by people you know and trust.<\/p>\n
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1991<\/span><\/div> Started the Company<\/span><\/div> Thirty years ago we started as a husband and wife company. Not much later we hired a few workers (some of whom are still with us) and grew our company and people\u2019s gardens together.\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2003<\/span><\/div> Elizabeth Receives her Architect License<\/span><\/div>After years of work and study, Elizabeth passed her exam with the State of Texas to become a fully licensed Landscape Architect.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2015<\/span><\/div> Moved Our Operation to McKinney<\/span><\/div>Unitl 2015 we had multiple offices and decided to streamline our operation. This allowed us to have better quality control and thus better service to our customers. <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Elizabeth Smidt, ASLA<\/h4>
OWNER & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Elizabeth started her passion for gardening on her own while working in an architecture firm. She expanded that passion by earning a Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington and then by earning her Landscape Architecture license from the State of Texas.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Roger Smidt<\/h4>
General Manager<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Roger is responsible for the daily operations of our company. He has a bachelors of science degree from Iowa State University and became involved in the landscape industry when he spent summers during college maintaining golf courses. He is a licensed pest control applicator as well as a licensed irrigator.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Walt Wilkinson<\/h4>\n
Irrigation Manager<\/strong><\/span>
Walt is responsible for designing, bidding and installation of our irrigation projects. He has a degree from Iowa State Univertsiy in Agronomy with an emphasis in Turfgrass Management. He has extensive experience in the golf course industry in Texas and the Midwest. Walt is a licensed irrigator and pest control applicator.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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We<\/span> are hiring<\/h3>
We are in need of an experienced landscape designer to assist Elizabeth. \u00a0We also need drivers who have a valid Texas Driver's License, are self starters and even better have some landscaping experience.<\/p>\n
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