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J. Barker Landscaping Company has been featured in regional and national news outlets for our excellent landscape design and installation. Our demolition work, crew management systems, and investment in top notch snow and ice removal machinery have also received positive coverage.

Our horticultural, design and grounds management experts have a wealth of information to share. Check back often and learn seasonal tips to care for your home or business’s landscape needs. You can also take an inside peek at the landscape design process, and how we manage a large fleet of commercial landscaping equipment!

Like A Boss: Communicating Clearly With Crews

August 25th, 2017|Comments Off on Like A Boss: Communicating Clearly With Crews

Without a system in place to accurately track the statuses of commercial maintenance accounts, Brandon Barker, commercial operations manager for J. Barker Landscaping Company in Bedford, Ohio, was struggling to keep all of the information [...]

Ohio Landscaping Association Merit Award

August 17th, 2017|Comments Off on Ohio Landscaping Association Merit Award

Residential Installation, Category IIIThis project involved the renovation of an entire lakefront property. Natural stone walls were built to create a private courtyard at the front of the home. A Thermal Bluestone walk and patio [...]

Ohio Landscaper Association Merit Award

August 16th, 2017|Comments Off on Ohio Landscaper Association Merit Award

MERIT AWARD | J. BARKER LANDSCAPING The tightly manicured lawn sweeps across this vast property that faces Lake Erie. The homeowner has a passion for European design and like crisp, clean lines. The large landscape [...]

What’s In My Truck: Brandon Barker

July 19th, 2017|Comments Off on What’s In My Truck: Brandon Barker

Brandon Barker, commercial operations manager for J. Barker Landscaping Co. in Bedford, Ohio, says that his 2017 Ford F-150 XLT Crew Cab is perfect for the various tasks that might come up throughout his day [...]

Diversifying with demo work

May 10th, 2017|Comments Off on Diversifying with demo work

One landscape company found new work amid the foreclosure crisis. In 2008, the economic downturn left many landscape business owners wondering if they would survive. As businesses and homeowners cut back on expenses, landscaping services [...]

Story of a Landscape: Lakefront Property Gets Euro-Inspired Makeover

February 1st, 2017|Comments Off on Story of a Landscape: Lakefront Property Gets Euro-Inspired Makeover

A residential project J. Barker Landscaping Company installed in Lakewood, a community west of Cleveland, Ohio is certainly a project that keeps on giving – both to the owners and their landscape team.The property, which [...]