Russ and Doug initially became friends back in first grade, and have continued to grow in their friendship over the years with mutual passions for the outdoors and ideals of honesty and integrity. After working at a landscape nursery together during high school, they both went on to attend Michigan State University for Horticulture degrees where they continued to gain experience at local landscaping companies. In 2001, Russ and Doug decided to open up shop of their own, and R&D Landscape was born.



Some of our favorite customer stories come out of those first few seasons, where customers were willing to take a chance on R&D Landscape, and we were able to deliver. We are even fortunate enough to still serve many of those customers today.

As we continue to grow, we have been able to add key friends to our team, allowing us to serve more customers while still keeping a family feel to our company. We strive to provide quality, valuable landscaping services and exceptional customer service – something that our company was founded on and something we continually instill into our team.