Let me start by saying, I love what I do! I have been landscaping for 30 years now and the reason why is because I love working outside with plants, designing, building and maintaining landscapes for families to enjoy. It’s always a pleasure, after every new landscape that is installed or maintained, to step back and admire the work that we have created.
I come from a background where discipline and hard work are some of the building blocks to succeed in life. I guess you can say my passion for gardening started with having to do chores as a kid and a lot of those chores were working in the yard. You name it, we had to do it and if we didn’t there would be more chores. Funny thing is I always enjoyed mowing the grass, working in the garden, even started a veggie garden. My parents have always been gardeners so the root of my passion for landscaping comes from them.
At 26 I went to school and graduated with a diploma as a Horticulture Technologist in Landscape Design. Since then, I have had many great experiences building and creating beautiful landscapes some of which include Japanese gardens and water features, and continued with training in many aspects of landscaping and design to better myself and share my experience with others.
It is my goal to continue to build a team around me that shares in my passion for landscaping, where each individual contributes their talent and works together to build a company that works with our clients to create beautiful landscapes - Synergy.
When I am not working it’s all about family, my amazing wife Lucy and our two kids, and of course our dog Makita. Lucy and I come from big families so family events take precedent. Other times you will see me out trying to master golf, go for hikes around Kelowna with Makita or simply relax and tinker in my own yard.