A few words from Frank Mariani
As our company has developed steadily over the past 50 years, the growth has always been organic, synergistic and typically in response to a customer request.
Originally started as a small mom and pop residential maintenance company, Mariani Landscape now offers residential and commercial maintenance services; award-winning “green” LEED certified design and installation; organic environmentally sensitive design, build and maintenance options; perennial & annual flower and vegetable garden design and care; holiday lighting; decorating and Christmas tree sales and installation—all driven by customer demand.
Because our maintenance clients were requesting landscape design, we added garden design and construction to our maintenance routine years ago. Frankly, our maintenance roots made us better at design: It is easy to choose a pretty combination of plants and hardscapes for the short term, but without a good understanding of how Mother Nature will affect the plants and construction materials, many times failure is right around the corner.
The maintenance business has also taught me to stay away from the latest trends and instead focus on classic design and build techniques. I like to equate it to Persian rugs. Thousands of years ago, Persian rugs were beautifully made to withstand the harsh conditions. Today they still look beautiful, whether placed in a rustic Tudor along Lake Michigan or on the top floor of a contemporary penthouse apartment in Chicago. That is classic design and construction stands the test of time, which is what we have strived to do by performing all the services we offer to the best of industry standards at a great value.
Our clients wanted more selection of locally grown nursery stock, so we started our own nursery. We hired the best propagators, nurserymen and women available, which allows us to choose what we grow rather than using only what is made available to us. We also have the ability to experiment with the cycles and arrangements of plants and shrubs so that we can extend the planting season for our customers. After a mild 2009, we’re already anticipating the use of more annual and perennial palettes so that we can stretch the season of enjoyment.
Our services also include snow plowing as a result of a client request. Just like all our other services, in the winter we offer reliability, care of the client’s property in all seasons, and total accountability while delivering tremendous value that lasts.
We would like to encourage you—our loyal clients—to recommend any of our services to your neighbors. Imagine if we performed our services for all of your neighbors and committed to providing those services for every single home on the same day! Such a set-up would allow us to reduce our carbon footprint by reducing our commute, resulting in savings that we would happily pass on to you! A decrease in noise pollution (although our equipment is already the most efficient and quietest that money can buy!) from our array of blowers and trimmers would also serve as a benefit of a one-day service stop to your neighborhood. Believe it or not, many of you responded to this request in 2009 and we are already improving the environment through better planned routing and neighbor-to-neighbor savings from Mariani Landscape.
As always, please share your questions and suggestions, as we love hearing from you.
Frank Mariani
P.S. Over the past 50 years, your requests to add landscape design, holiday decorating and sustainability services have become cornerstones of our business today. We look forward to working with you in the future.
