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You've invested thousands of dollars in your landscaping. It adds to the value of your property and provides a place to reflect, relax and entertain. The most expensive components of your landscaping are your ornamental trees and shrubs. Dowco’s Tree & Shrub program will help protect your investment...

I was aerating a lawn on a Saturday afternoon alone by myself. We were always a person or two short which meant I was juggling production, hiring, administration, sales, marketing, repairs and everything else. That particular Saturday afternoon brought an answer to a prayer. Three Mexican guys were ...

Training and education is a core belief of the Dowco team. Every member of our team sits in on classes varying from greasing a mower to weed identification to best customer service practices. Team building activities are woven into the yearly calendar of topics to add fun and enhance the company cul...

‘Tis The Season

No one will call ahead to warn us

“By the way, I am going to slide into you and knock you off the road half way to work this morning.” Or, “Hey, my crystal ball says you’re going to have a flat tire at 5:36 this evening.”

These things are called accidents and blindsides because we ca...

The benefits of One Landscape Provider

As the local leader in comprehensive landscape maintenance Dowco gives you all the advantages of partnering with a large organization while maintaining the benefits of a personalized, locally owned company.

We offer the convenience of a single source provider a...

Thanks to your support, in 2012 Dowco made contributions to the following organizations

“We’ve appreciated the care you’ve given our yard for the last 20 some years. We always get compliments!”

-Ken & Sally B.

“Dowco takes care of all yard needs. Great job! Workers are very professional in our neighborhood.”

-Mary M.

“Great year. Kelly is wonderful!”

-David C.

“You do a great job – ...

Goals for the New Year

A few years back I had a coach helping me to train for Ironman Florida. I recall one swim session that she assigned with the following task. “Swim: 500m; would like you to ease into the first 100m then start to descend your pace. I would like you to have one of the stronger sw...

We are planning for snow!

There are little bitty snow flurries outside right now and some snow in the forecast around Christmas Day. Dowco has been gearing up for any winter weather events by preparing our plows, salt trucks and routes.

Snow is unpredictable and each event is different! To effectiv...

This is the time of year for early risers to be on the lookout for “frost flowers”. I have stumbled across several of them in past years and they have literally stopped me in my tracks.

They are typically found in fields or along a wood line where the plants are 1-3’ tall. The time of day to look fo...