About The Greens Keeper Landscaping
About
My name is Ryan Wheeler, and I've been working in the landscaping field since 1997. I started out working for Harbor Lawn Service, a landscaping company based in York, Maine. I worked for the company for a little over two years until the owner decided to get out of the business. As Harbor Lawn Service started to cut back, I was offered a few customers and that’s how I started my own business.
As I was still in school, at first I primarily only mowed lawns on the weekends. After a while word got around and I started receiving more calls for mowing and other types of tasks, such as pruning, weeding, mulching, plantings and more. Due to my lack of knowledge in those specific areas, I thought it would be good to get a formal education in those areas so that I could feel confident in my work, knowing that I was practicing good landscaping practices and improving the landscape based on knowledge instead of guesswork. Too often today I see trees and plants dying because they've been planted incorrectly, or because poor pruning has allowed pests and diseases get inside of them.
Because I really enjoyed landscaping, it was pretty easy for me to decide what career I wanted to pursue. After high school, I attended the Thompson School of Applied Sciences at the University of New Hampshire, where I took multiple classes in plant and tree identification, pests and diseases, irrigation, design, maintenance, plant structure and function, weeds, business management, and landscape construction. I graduated with an Associate's Degree in Landscape Operations.
While studying at college, I was still able to service 35 customers from residential to commercial accounts and still attend school full-time and maintain an honor status as a student. While in my first year of college I started my business, The Greens Keeper LLC.
Although I have been working in the landscaping field for more than nine years, my company has only been around since 2003. When I first started the business it was only part-time, but we have become a full-time landscaping company that offers a broad range of services from lawn maintenance to installation and hardscape.
Although the company is expanding, our customers like the fact that we are still small enough to know our customer on a personal level -- and we plan to keep it that way. Our focus is to grow while still maintaining a close connection with our customers.
Services
Testimonials
Testimonials
“When it comes to the care of our landscaping and the upkeep of our central office property on Main Street, The Greens Keeper is the one for us! They are prompt and thorough every month and with the highest state-of-the-art equipment, The Greens Keeper is efficient and speedy. They care for our lawn like it was their own. That’s what you do when your business is all about service like us and The Greens Keeper. It’s all about doing the best job possible and building relationships with those you are doing the work for.â€
Kent Davis, Manager
Davis Oil Service
392 Main Street • Eliot, Maine 03903
Testimonials
“When it comes to the care of our landscaping and the upkeep of our central office property on Main Street, The Greens Keeper is the one for us! They are prompt and thorough every month and with the highest state-of-the-art equipment, The Greens Keeper is efficient and speedy. They care for our lawn like it was their own. That’s what you do when your business is all about service like us and The Greens Keeper. It’s all about doing the best job possible and building relationships with those you are doing the work for.â€
Kent Davis, Manager
Davis Oil Service
392 Main Street • Eliot, Maine 03903
Ryan Wheeler has been the able and careful keeper of our new landscaping. He is professional, dependable, and most importantly, personable. In the two years that he has worked with us, he has been able to understand our goals and help us achieve them. He has brought other professionals onto the job when required, and he and his crew have done a fabulous job each week. We highly recommend Ryan and The Greens Keeper without reservation.
-- Mary and Arthur Anker, Kittery Point, Maine
Testimonials
“When it comes to the care of our landscaping and the upkeep of our central office property on Main Street, The Greens Keeper is the one for us! They are prompt and thorough every month and with the highest state-of-the-art equipment, The Greens Keeper is efficient and speedy. They care for our lawn like it was their own. That’s what you do when your business is all about service like us and The Greens Keeper. It’s all about doing the best job possible and building relationships with those you are doing the work for.â€
Kent Davis, Manager
Davis Oil Service
392 Main Street • Eliot, Maine 03903
Ryan Wheeler has been the able and careful keeper of our new landscaping. He is professional, dependable, and most importantly, personable. In the two years that he has worked with us, he has been able to understand our goals and help us achieve them. He has brought other professionals onto the job when required, and he and his crew have done a fabulous job each week. We highly recommend Ryan and The Greens Keeper without reservation.
-- Mary and Arthur Anker, Kittery Point, Maine
This is a testimonial for The Greens Keeper and Ryan Wheeler and his team.
The Greens Keeper has been faithfully caring for my home landscaping needs since the inception of their business. The spring and fall clean up have been on time and perfectly accomplished. The weekly lawn maintenance has been meticulous, with care given to all the details. Ryan has also taken on the responsibility of mulching, pruning shrubs and plants. The results are picture perfect.
My trust in Ryan and his team convinced me to entrust all the landscaping chores at my business to his capable hands. It was the right decision. I would not hesitate to recommend Ryan and The Greens Keeper and would welcome contacts for referral.
Thank you, Ryan, for a job well done -- each and every time.
Best wishes for success,
Linda Cherwin Gow,
President, The Travel Pro
Somersworth, NH
Testimonials
“When it comes to the care of our landscaping and the upkeep of our central office property on Main Street, The Greens Keeper is the one for us! They are prompt and thorough every month and with the highest state-of-the-art equipment, The Greens Keeper is efficient and speedy. They care for our lawn like it was their own. That’s what you do when your business is all about service like us and The Greens Keeper. It’s all about doing the best job possible and building relationships with those you are doing the work for.â€
Kent Davis, Manager
Davis Oil Service
392 Main Street • Eliot, Maine 03903
Ryan Wheeler has been the able and careful keeper of our new landscaping. He is professional, dependable, and most importantly, personable. In the two years that he has worked with us, he has been able to understand our goals and help us achieve them. He has brought other professionals onto the job when required, and he and his crew have done a fabulous job each week. We highly recommend Ryan and The Greens Keeper without reservation.
-- Mary and Arthur Anker, Kittery Point, Maine
This is a testimonial for The Greens Keeper and Ryan Wheeler and his team.
The Greens Keeper has been faithfully caring for my home landscaping needs since the inception of their business. The spring and fall clean up have been on time and perfectly accomplished. The weekly lawn maintenance has been meticulous, with care given to all the details. Ryan has also taken on the responsibility of mulching, pruning shrubs and plants. The results are picture perfect.
My trust in Ryan and his team convinced me to entrust all the landscaping chores at my business to his capable hands. It was the right decision. I would not hesitate to recommend Ryan and The Greens Keeper and would welcome contacts for referral.
Thank you, Ryan, for a job well done -- each and every time.
Best wishes for success,
Linda Cherwin Gow,
President, The Travel Pro
Somersworth, NH
Ryan and his team have been great; week after week, they work quickly and methodically to keep our lawn looking its best. They've also done an excellent job with keeping our shrubs under control, and I look forward to having The Greens Keeper also do our fall cleanup. I highly recommend Ryan Wheeler for full-service landscaping for your property!
Ronald Gehrmann
Portsmouth, NH