Our Story
OUR STORY //
From Humble Beginnings to a Multi-State Legacy
In the summer of 1986, college friends Bill Merkler and Walter Bostian founded Down To Earth Landscaping, Inc. While attending classes full-time, they worked their way through college by commuting over an hour to complete customers’ projects. Driven by a determination to grow their landscaping business, they believed that hard work, excellent customer service, and the best employees would guide their company in a direction they could be proud of.
40+
Years in Business
WHO WE ARE //
Building a Legacy of Excellence — 40 Years and Growing
What began as a small operation has grown into a multi-state, full-service landscaping company. Down To Earth Landscaping offers clients the benefit of prompt, professional service for everything from landscape design and grounds maintenance to irrigation system installation. Most importantly, we believe our greatest success comes from our devoted clients.
For over 40 years, Bill and Walt have grown their friendship while expanding Down To Earth Landscaping, Inc. to deliver quality solutions for a wide range of clients. We work with individual property owners, small businesses, and state-run facilities and parks, providing high-quality landscape services throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
HEAR FROM CUSTOMERS //
What Our Customers Say
“Down to Earth is a wonderful landscaping company. The crews are all well experienced and hard working. The managers are very communitive and responsive. I've been in the property management world for over 10 years and have worked with many landscaping companies. Down to Earth is a very worthy landscaping company that you should use.”
Mary V.
"As a Community Association Manager, I have worked with Down To Earth Landscaping for over 10 years in a lawn/landscape management contract capacity. I have also contracted with them for a few large-scale community projects with their design build division. They are reliable, courteous, professional, and aim to please...satisfaction guaranteed!"