Landscape Contractors

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1. Ted Collins Associates Ltd.
8000 Victor-Mendon Road
Victor, N.Y. 14564
www.tedcollinst-l.com
924-7105

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 85/8
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 7/2
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 15
Services Offered: Landscape design/build, tree care, landscape maintenance,
planting of large trees, plant and lawn care, landscape lighting, garden
store
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: Ted Collins Associates Ltd./Victor
Chief Local Officer(s): Douglas Ward, Gregory Frank
Year Founded Locally: 1957

2. Cardinal Lawn & Landscape
5112 W. Ridge Road
Spencerport, N.Y. 14559
352-9544

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 50/10
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 2/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 2,000
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 70
Services Offered: Landscape design, installation and maintenance; paver and
retaining wall installation
Notable Clients: Eastman Kodak Co., Xerox Corp., Tops Markets Inc., Delphi
Automotive Systems Corp., Pioneer Management Services Co. LLC
Parent Company/Location: Cardinal Lawn & Landscape/Spencerport
Chief Local Officer(s): Timothy Carr
Year Founded Locally: 1982

3. R.M. Landscape Industries Inc.
293 Peck Road
Hilton, N.Y. 14468
392-7120

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 45/10
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 3/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 70
Services Offered: Landscape design/build; hydroseeding; sodding; nursery
trees; construction and installation of paver patios and walks, stone
retaining walls, water falls and ponds; topsoil and grading; landscape
lighting; mulch supply and installation; lawn maintenance
Notable Clients: Wegmans Food Markets Inc., Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc.,
Golden Bear Golf Center, Caldwell Manufacturing Co., Citizens Communications,
Kenrick Corp.
Parent Company/Location: R.M. Landscape Industries Inc./Hilton
Chief Local Officer(s): Richard and Michael Lemcke
Year Founded Locally: 1973

4. Birchcrest Tree & Landscape Inc.
1028 Bay Road
Webster, N.Y. 14580
www.birchcrestlandscape.com
671-5433

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 45/5
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 4/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 25
Services Offered: Landscape design, hardscaping, patios, walkways, retaining
walls, decks, gazebos, arbors, ponds, waterfalls, tree and stump removal,
tree-trimming, tree and shrub planting, insect and disease control, lawn
care/aeration/renovation
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: Birchcrest Tree & Landscape Inc./Webster
Chief Local Officer(s): David Dailey Jr.
Year Founded Locally: 1981

5. Lakeview Lawn & Landscape Inc.
4477 County Road One
Canandaigua, N.Y. 14424
394-6701

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 44/6
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 4/1
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 3,100
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 65
Services Offered: Landscape design/build, landscape installation,
hydroseeding, transplanting of large trees, sidewalk and patio construction,
irrigation
Notable Clients: The Pike Co. Inc., Babcock Enterprises Ltd., Spall Homes
Corp., DiMarco Constructors Corp., LeChase Construction Corp., Pooler
Enterprises Inc.
Parent Company/Location: Lakeview Lawn & Landscape Inc./Canandaigua
Chief Local Officer(s): Dale and Randy Stell
Year Founded Locally: 1980

6. Van Putte Gardens
136 North Ave.
Rochester, N.Y. 14626
www.vanputte.com
225-7770

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 35/25
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 4/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 45
Services Offered: Landscape design/build, including walks, patios, retaining
walls, large trees, water gardens and new lawns; snow removal; garden center
Notable Clients: LeCesse Construction Co., Sortino Builders Inc., town of
Greece, Greece Central School District, Amerada Hess Corp., Brook Lea Country
Club
Parent Company/Location: Van Putte Gardens/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Carl, Susan and Kyle Van Putte
Year Founded Locally: 1948

7. Clover Lawn Care Inc.
485 N. Landing Road
Rochester, N.Y. 14625
244-1626

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 35/10
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 3/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 30
Services Offered: Full-service lawn and landscape maintenance, full-service
landscape design and installation
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: Clover Lawn Care Inc./Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Patrick, Douglas, Geoffrey and Thomas Lechner
Year Founded Locally: 1974

8. Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care Inc.
2059 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road
Rochester, N.Y. 14623
www.broccologroup.com
424-4476

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 30/5
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 5/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 10
Services Offered: Landscape gardening; fertilization; pest control; pruning;
edging; mulching; wildflower and natural landscapes; perennial and annual
flower garden design, installation and maintenance
Notable Clients: Home Properties of New York Inc., Diamond Packaging, Anthony
J. Costello & Son Development LLC, St. John’s Meadows, Spall Homes, Kenrick
Parent Company/Location: Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care Inc./Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Laurie and Albert Broccolo, Emily Lidie
Year Founded Locally: 1990

9. Terry Tree Service LLC
225 Ballantyne Road
Rochester, N.Y. 14623
436-2900

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 25/10
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 0/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 25
Services Offered: Tree removal and pruning, land clearing, mulch sales, stump
grinding
Notable Clients: LeChase Construction, Wesley Construction Inc., the Norry
Co., Phillips & Jordan Inc., Crane Hogan Structural Inc., Sealand
Construction Corp.
Parent Company/Location: Terry Tree Service LLC/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Thomas Terry III, Timothy Pope, David Terry
Year Founded Locally: 1995

10. Your Gardening Angel Inc.
650 Thayer Road
Fairport, N.Y. 14450
223-4947

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 18/3
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 2
Services Offered: Landscape design, installation, construction and
maintenance; gardens; construction of waterfalls, fences, patios and walks
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: Your Gardening Angel Inc./Fairport
Chief Local Officer(s): Linda Foti, Stephen Leonardo
Year Founded Locally: 1985

11. Nature’s Accents Inc.
1250 Northrup Road
Penfield, N.Y. 14526
www.frontiernet.net/~natures
872-2790

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 16/0
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 2/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 715
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 5
Services Offered: Landscape construction: walks, decks, patios, plantings,
irrigation systems, retaining walls; property maintenance; night-scaping
(installation of outdoor nightlights)
Notable Clients: Brighton Campus Park, F.F. Thompson Health System Inc.,
Optem International Inc.
Parent Company/Location: Nature’s Accents Inc./Penfield
Chief Local Officer(s): Gary Smith
Year Founded Locally: 1992

12. Geyssens Nursery & Landscaping Inc.
3446 Mt. Read Blvd.
Rochester, N.Y. 14616
865-7813

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 15/3
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 30
Services Offered: Landscape design and installation, hardscaping
installation, landscape maintenance, garden center, nursery
Notable Clients: American Packaging Corp., Keeler Park Apartments, Fleet
Bank, Westside Baptist Church, Kravetz Realty Inc.
Parent Company/Location: Geyssens Nusery & Landscaping Inc./Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Randall and Amy Geyssens
Year Founded Locally: 1951

13. Zale’s Tree & Landscape
4 Hickory Way
Brockport, N.Y. 14420
637-9545

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 12/6
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/1
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 250
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 80
Services Offered: Property maintenance and landscaping
Notable Clients: DBI Properties; area Denny’s, Taco Bell, and Boston Market
restaurants; Winton Place; the Commons
Parent Company/Location: Zale’s Tree & Landscape/Brockport
Chief Local Officer(s): Hilary Zale
Year Founded Locally: 1986

14. James Rose Outdoor Services
4261 S. Route 21
Canandaigua, N.Y. 14424
www.jroutdoorservices.com
394-7303

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 12/3
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 3/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 500
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 60
Services Offered: Complete landscape design/build, commercial and high-end
landscape maintenance, landscape and horticulture consulting, hydroseeding,
tree maintenance
Notable Clients: Bausch & Lomb Inc., Sonnenberg Gardens, Canandaigua City
School District, F.F. Thompson, Ryco Management Inc.
Parent Company/Location: James Rose Outdoor Services/Canandaigua
Chief Local Officer(s): James Rose, Eric Donohue
Year Founded Locally: 1984

15. Integrated Turf & Tree Care Inc.
146 Middle St.
Geneva, N.Y. 14456
315-781-2237

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 11/3
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 400
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 40
Services Offered: Landscape design, installation and maintenance; tree
removal, pruning, planting and fertilization; lawn installation, maintenance,
fertilization and pest control; tree consultation
Notable Clients: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Cornell University,
Corning Inc., Geneva City School District, city of Geneva
Parent Company/Location: Integrated Turf & Tree Care Inc./Geneva
Chief Local Officer(s): David Iannicello, James Coon
Year Founded Locally: 1994

16. Executive Lawnscape
3407 Latta Road
Rochester, N.Y. 14612
225-4798

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 10/4
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/1
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 63
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 30
Services Offered: Lawn care, landscape design and installation, shrub and
tree pruning and removal, stump grinding
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: Executive Lawnscape/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Joseph Sansone
Year Founded Locally: 1987

17. C.C. Landscape
53 Lexington Parkway
Rochester, N.Y. 14624
www.cclandscape.com
247-5706

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 10/2
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): NA/NA
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 100
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 30
Services Offered: Topsoil, landscape design, lawn installation, tree
trimming and removal, lawn mowing, spring and fall clean-up, new home clean-
up, lot clearing
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: C.C. Landscape/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Charles Cimino
Year Founded Locally: NA

18. Down to Earth Lawn & Landscape Inc.
P.O. Box 247
East Rochester, N.Y. 14445
425-1440

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 9/0
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 250
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 20
Services Offered: Lawn mowing, landscape design and installation, spring and
fall clean-up, planting, ornamental tree and shrub pruning, flower bed
maintenance, snow removal
Notable Clients: Paychex Inc., Don Pablo’s Restaurant, Pontillo’s Pizzeria
Parent Company/Location: Down to Earth Lawn & Landscape Inc./East Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Timothy Hay
Year Founded Locally: 1993

19. Louis Landscape
2 Omega Drive
Rochester, N.Y. 14624
889-7583

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 8/4
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 2/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 250- 300
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 60
Services Offered: Landscape design, installation and maintenance; lawn
maintenance; light tree services; snow removal; winter salting
Notable Clients: Anthony J. Costello & Son, USAirports Development, Baldwin
Real Estate Corp., DiMarco Constructors, Bill Gray’s Restaurants
Parent Company/Location: Louis Landscape/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Louis Patane, Brian Cady
Year Founded Locally: NA

20. Bruce Zaretsky Landscaping Inc.
1787 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road
Penfield, N.Y. 14526
www.bzli.com
377-8330

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 8/0
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 2/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 0
Services Offered: Landscape design/build, including water features, brick and
bluestone work, planting, retaining walls and lighting; consultation;
seminars
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: Bruce Zaretsky Landscaping Inc./Penfield
Chief Local Officer(s): Bruce Zaretsky, Sharon Coates
Year Founded Locally: 1989

Marstan Landscape Co.
3905 Taft Road
Bloomfield, N.Y. 14469
657-6086

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 8/0
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 2/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 2
Services Offered: Landscape design and installation, including plantings,
patios, walks, walls, decks, ponds, custom woodwork, irrigation, lighting;
garden maintenance
Notable Clients: Women’s Rights Park in Seneca Falls, Blue Cross Arena at the
War Memorial, the Susan B. Anthony House
Parent Company/Location: Marstan Landscape Co./Bloomfield
Chief Local Officer(s): Marci Muller
Year Founded Locally: 1983

22. Oxford East Landscape & Design
40 Humboldt St.
Rochester, N.Y. 14620
www.oxfordeastlandscape.com
288-1840

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 7/3
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 2/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 300
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 40
Services Offered: Landscape design, patios, walkways, retaining walls,
installation of trees and plants, hydroseeding, sod lawns, landscape
lighting, water features, seasonal clean-up, pruning and trimming, mulch,
edging, aeration, dethatching, overseeding, fertilzation
Notable Clients: Oxford Street Mall Association, Visual Studies Workshop,
Morrell Builders Inc., the Phoenix Condominium, Sibley Place
Parent Company/Location: Oxford East Landscape & Design/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Todd Howe, Ken Rice, Steve Boyer
Year Founded Locally: 1995

23. Clarke Landscape
720 Lexington Ave.
Rochester, N.Y. 14613
254-2950

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 6/4
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 410(3)
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 40(3)
Services Offered: Lawn, landscape and sod installation; retaining walls;
lawn maintenance
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: Clarke Landscape/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Jeffrey Clarke
Year Founded Locally: 1988

24. Marc’s Lawncare & Landscape
194 Christian Ave.
Rochester, N.Y. 14615
www.marcslandscape.com
227-1050

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 5/2
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 1/0
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): NA
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 40
Services Offered: Landscape installation and maintenance, paver patios and
sidewalks, retaining walls, lighting, lawn mowing
Notable Clients: Loftus Group, Rochester Transmission & Auto Inc., Peppermill
Restaurant, Giuliano Development Corp.
Parent Company/Location: Marc’s Lawncare & Landscape/Rochester
Chief Local Officer(s): Marc Mallaber
Year Founded Locally: 1990

Oakleaf Landscape Associates
42 French Road
Rochester, N.Y. 14618
248-5210

Number of Local Full-Time(1)/Part-Time(1) Employees: 5/2
Number of Local Landscape Designers/Landscape Architects(2): 2/1
Total Local Revenues in 1999 ($000): 890
Commercial Business as a Percentage of Total Business: 5
Services Offered: Landscape design, construction and planting; project
management; lighting
Notable Clients: NA
Parent Company/Location: KDF Associates LLC/Macedon
Chief Local Officer(s): Kevin Fitzgerald
Year Founded Locally: 1968

*In case of ties, facilities are ranked by number of local part-time
employees during peak season.
Notes: Information was provided by individual contractors that responded to a
mail and telephone survey by March 24. The survey contacted landscape
contractors located in Monroe and Ontario counties. The list includes
landscape contractors that perform installations or renovations, and that
have at least five full-time employees and two part-time employees.

(1)During peak season.
(2)Landscape architects are registered with New York State.
(3)For the company’s landscape installation division only.

NA-Not available
Researched by Bill Myers

3/31/00–Rochester Business Journal