Most businesses that boast this many services, staff members, college degrees, and certifications are commercial firms, not residential. Poynter Landscape Architecture & Construction chose to focus on homes when it opened in the early 1990s, and since then it has
become virtually the gold standard in that market. "Our staff," says Poynter's marketing director, Mandy Purviance, "is made up of landscape architects, horticulturists, floriculturists, engineers. Our ironworkers are artisans."
Poynter's services run the gamut from landscaping and hardscaping to erosion control, decking, and pest prevention. What makes the company special is the fact that it handles all of these services in one business.