We began as a small business with young sons Richard and Ryan Saunders mowing lawns. Father Wayne was the silent partner always helping with machinery, transportation and educating his boys in responsible business practices. A few years later, they turned it into an official partnership and began Green View Landscaping and Landscape Management.
Richard attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to earn a degree in Business Marketing and Management, later going back to GTCC to learn computer-aided design (CAD) while Ryan attended Forsyth Technical College and received his Horticulture Degree.
In 1998, we incorporated and began our full-time work. Shortly after, in January 1999, we bought the mulch facility on Liberty Road where we are currently located and expanded its offerings. In that same year, Katie Saunders Coleman joined her brothers as she was pursuing her degree in Interior Design at Randolph Community College.
Wayne had backed his children for years and helped teach them his principles. He was behind the scenes providing financial backing and business acumen gathered from years of experience in the textile and furniture industries. In 2000, Wayne resigned his position in the furniture industry to go full-time with his family.
In the years since, everyone at Green View has been encouraged to further their education in the field. This means that we can really stay up-to-date on new guidelines and are aware of new innovations. Most recently, in 2017, Ryan gained his General Contractors license which nicely rounds out the Landscape Contractor, Irrigation Contractor Licenses and many other industry certifications he already had attained.
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