If there's one thing that's crucial to a quality landscaping job, it's unity. You want a final product that's not only esthetically pleasing, but one that has the right choice of plants and species to hold up in the Central Texas heat (and can survive winters as well). The designer, the foreman on the landscape crew and the owner of the property all have to be on the same page as well. If things like irrigation, rock gardens or any other extras are going to be included, that has to be taken into account as well. And finally, when the time comes to actually start turning shovels full of dirt, the guys on the landscape crew absolutely have to be working as a team.

With the experience in the landscape business that the folks at The Grass Patch have, this is all a given. The one thing you don't have to worry about with a "The Grass Patch" job is having a job turn out wrong because of a lack of teamwork. From consultation to design and all the way through to the turnkey end of the job, landscaping done by The Grass Patch is going to be done right, thanks to one thing: teamwork.

Grass Department Team

The Grass Department Team is comprised of our Office Manager Scott Seidel who has 20 plus years in the landscape industry. Dispatch Manager Jud Meier who handles making sure your sod gets cut and palletized from the sod farm, on the truck and delivered to your site fresh and ready for installation. Jud has over 23 years in the Landscape industry. Mireya DelaCruz is the first smiling face you will see when you enter our office and usually the voice you hear when you call. She handles our retail and wholesale front counter sales. Melvin Washington and Jay Marx are responsible for all our local deliveries. Melvin and Jay are both very experienced trucking professionals. Behind the scenes we have additional trucking professionals picking up the sod from the farm and trucking each night to make sure our products are fresh from the sod farm.

Construction Department Team

The Construction Department Team is comprised of Kirk Dalchau who has spent over 10 years as our Construction Manager. Joe O'Brien who is our Senior Field Supervisor and Maintenance Supervisor with over 20 years in the landscape industry. Joe is a licensed irrigation technician and has been a supervisor for over 12 years. Leo Brown assists in our field operations and has been with the company for over 32 years. Tito Rangel is one of our top foremen with extensive experience in landscaping, irrigation, rock work and water features. Tito has been a foreman with the company for over 20 years. Jim Nunley is another top foreman and a licensed irrigator. Jim has been in the landscape industry for over 30 years. Marcelo Torres is one of our licensed irrigation technicians and also one of our best foremen. Marcelo has been with the company for over 18 years and specializes in landscape, irrigation and water features. Rafael Rodriguez is one of our foremen who specializes in commercial installations and is one of our licensed irrigation technicians. Rafael has over 12 years with the company with extensive knowledge in irrigation and landscaping. Ascencion Chavez is another licensed irrigation technician and has been with us for over 6 years. Miguel deLeon is also one of our licensed irrigation technicians with over 8 years with the company. Feliciano Loredo is one of our landscape foremen with over 13 years of experience in the industry. Greg Dalchau is a licensed backflow inspector, licensed irrigation technician and our quality control inspector. Greg has a degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and has been with the company for over 5 years. April Quade is our Construction/Sales Coordinator working directly with our customers to coordinate installation of all projects. April anchors our construction team with over 6 years in the industry.

Design Team

Our design team is headed up by Dean Morin. Dean is our primary licensed irrigator and has over 26 years in the landscape and irrigation industry. His experience and expertise is unsurpassed in commercial and residential design as well as implementation. Dean is also part of our management team. Brad Hamburg has a degree in landscape architecture from Texas A & M University and specializes in residential landscape and irrigation design. Brad is also one of our licensed irrigators and has been with the company for over 9 years. Corey Johnson is a residential and commercial designer with over 22 years in the industry. Corey joined the team in 2010 bringing his extensive commercial and residential knowledge.

Purchasing Team

Our Purchasing team is led by Len Maphet who started working in the industry in 1985. Len worked in high-tech as an account manager and project manager. He returned to the landscape industry in 2001. His eleven years in the high-tech field has benefited us. Susan Woodham was part of our design team until she elected to utilize her vast plant and material knowledge for the purchasing team. Susan and Len make sure our nursery receives the utmost care to provide our customers the best possible products.

Management Team

Our management team is coordinated by our General Manager Greg Maphet who brings over 32 years of experience as our General Manager. Greg is active in the community, church and numerous organizations in the area and is on the board of directors for Thirst No More and the Travis County Rodeo. Loy White is our Chief Financial Officer and CPA. Loy has over 25 years as a CPA and has been part of the landscape industry for over 20 years. Len Maphet is our Purchasing and Business Manager bringing over 25 years in the industry. Kirk Dalchau is our Construction Manager with over 10 years of experience in the landscape industry. Office Manager Scott Seidel who has 20 plus years in the landscape industry brings expertise in different types of sod as well as customer service. Dispatch Manager Jud Meier who handles making sure your sod gets cut and palletized from the sod farm, on the truck and delivered to your site fresh and ready for installation. Jud has over 23 years in the Landscape industry. Dean Morin is our primary licensed irrigator and has over 26 years in the landscape and irrigation industry. His experience and expertise is unsurpassed in commercial and residential design as well as implementation. Todd Corwin acts as our Mechanical Manager overseeing our equipment repairs and maintenance.

Our company team works hard to provide our customers with the best possible products and services in the landscape industry. We are confident your experience working with our team will give you the comfort of experience and longevity to provide you with a project you will be proud of for years. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you!