Bruss Landscaping Honored in National Landscaper of the Year Program for 2013

WHEATON, IL, December 05, 2012 (Press-News.org) Bruss Landscaping in Wheaton, IL announces it was selected as one of the 12 finalists in the 2013 Landscaper of the Year program operated by New Holland Construction and Total Landscape Care magazine. The annual program recognizes the best and brightest from among thousands of professionals across the country who work in the landscaping industry. Bruss Landscaping and the other program finalists will be featured in Total Landscape Care magazine throughout 2013.

Sponsored by New Holland Construction and produced by Total Landscape Care, the Landscaper of the Year program honors landscapers who exemplify the highest standards of their profession, including business acumen, quality and aesthetic excellence of their project work, marketing and equipment management expertise, attention to safety, and community involvement.

Bruss Landscaping was selected for outstanding landscaping design and construction projects that encompass excellent examples of plantings, lighting and water features, as well as specialized gardens and landscape maintenance.

The company is a third-generation, family-owned business now in its 60th year of operation. With an experienced team of landscape architects, designers and installers, the company is one of the area's most trusted and sought-after firms, creating award-winning outdoor living spaces. To read an article about the company's history and to see early photos, go to the website.

"The Landscaper of the Year program illustrates New Holland Construction's commitment to hard-working landscape contractors," said Curtis Goettel, brand marketing manager, New Holland Construction. "We congratulate Bruss Landscaping and the other program finalists for their extremely unique projects."

The 12 finalists and their guests joined representatives from New Holland Construction and Total Landscape Care for an all-expenses-paid cruise to the Bahamas, Nov. 9-11. All 12 finalists will also receive a free, one-year lease on a New Holland 200 Series skid steer loader, along with a toolbox set valued at more than $2,500.

As 2012 comes to a close, Eric Bruss, President of Bruss Landscaping, looks back on a momentous year for the company. Earlier in the year it was announced that the company had won Unilock's Award of Excellence for the Best Ecological Paving Installation for 2011, with their work to be featured in Unilock's product catalog. That was followed by the company's achievement of reaching its 60th year in business this past August, celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. "To be one of the finalists for Landscaper of the Year is the exclamation point on a great year for us", remarks Eric Bruss. "We're pretty excited to be getting a brand new skid steer", he adds.

Bruss Landscaping, Inc. specializes in residential landscape architecture and construction, serving homeowners in DuPage and eastern Kane counties of Illinois. Bruss Landscaping is a member of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, the Glen Ellyn and Wheaton Chambers of Commerce, and the Better Business Bureau. Owner Eric Bruss is a frequent contributor in newspaper columns offering advice on all matters related to gardening and landscaping. For more information contact Eric Bruss at 630-665-1600, or ebruss@brusslandscaping.com