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JHL Landscaping: Creating the Outdoor Space of Your Dreams
Business Profile by Liz Burnett
Photos by Shannon Lynn Photography www.ShannonLynnPhotography.com
Spring’s milder weather has us all looking forward to enjoying the great outdoors again. If you’re thinking about sprucing up your outdoor living space, our local expert, TJ Warner of JHL Landscaping, has the experience and know-how you need to make your vision a reality.
TJ (short for Thomas Joseph) grew up in Broomall. His dad owned a construction company that built homes on the Main Line. Since age 12, TJ has been on construction sites, watching and learning what’s required to transform parcels of land into beautiful homes surrounded by lush lawns and landscapes. He loved all the construction machinery, the noise and dirt, the busy-ness, and the working with — and patiently waiting through — weather and other challenges. TJ was lucky to discover very early in his life exactly where he feels happiest: outdoors, using dirt, rocks, and other natural materials to help his customers create the outdoor space of their dreams.
TJ Warner, Owner of JHL Landscaping and Landscaping/Hardscaping Expert for Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors magazine
Photo by Shannon Lynn Photography www.ShannonLynnPhotography.com
While TJ attended Marple Newtown High School, he worked part-time for several DELCO lawncare and landscaping companies. That hands-on experience helped him confidently choose his future career. Soon after he earned his Bachelor’s degree from West Chester University, TJ purchased JHL Landscaping, a small local lawn care business that included one truck, one trailer, four employees and some turf management equipment.
TJ had met his future wife, Samantha (“Sam”), while they were both attending WCU. Sam grew up in Wyckoff, NJ, and had chosen WCU to prepare for a teaching career. Shortly after they got engaged, a horrible foot injury forced TJ to need someone he could trust to help with his business. Sam left teaching, and started handling the office duties. TJ and Sam got married in 2013, and have been parents since 2015. They’re now a family of 5 with 3 kids under age 6!
JHL Landscaping Owner TJ Warner and his wife Sam(antha)
Photo by Shannon Lynn Photography www.ShannonLynnPhotography.com
Most people can easily appreciate how beautiful lush landscaping creates an inviting natural environment. Few people know, however, how much creativity and scientific knowledge are required to design, create and maintain such natural beauty. JHL’s professionally trained Landscape Architect and Design specialists have the knowledge and decades of experience needed to make their residential and commercial customers’ landscape design ideas obtainable and affordable. They’re experts at educating you about all options for creating beautiful gardens full of variety and color as well as classy “low maintenance” lawns, shrubs and plants. They’re also experts at designing and installing landscape lighting, an excellent way to enhance the beauty of your outside spaces and planted beds.
Hardscape, a relatively newer term, refers to structures added to a landscape design to enhance your outdoor living space. Some examples are patios, walkways, stairs, border and edge stone, retaining walls, fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, pools and fencing. Hardscape design and construction requires in-depth understanding of appropriate and durable materials, space requirements, irrigation systems and proper grading to ensure adequate drainage. JHL can handle all hardscape design, construction, installation and maintenance projects. Their in-house specialists work with each customer, side by side, from the initial hardscape design meeting until the project is completed to the customer’s satisfaction.
To stay beautiful and inviting, landscapes require regular and seasonal maintenance. JHL offers many services to reliably manage it all: Spring and Fall clean-up, mulching landscape beds, monthly landscape care, and regular lawn mowing and maintenance, which includes fertilization, weed and insect control, core aeration and overseeding. Other services offered include seasonal planting, corrective pruning, drainage and irrigation solutions, holiday decor and gutter cleaning. They’ve got the top-notch equipment, professionally trained teams, and industry know-how to keep it all looking tip-top!
JHL Landscaping has a hauling division whose trucks transport their own materials to their job sites. The trucks are also often hired out by large construction companies. And JHL’s “sister company,” The Mulch Connection, sells and delivers mulch, stone, topsoil and firewood to residential homeowners and area landscape companies.
TJ Warner (center), Owner of JHL Landscaping, with his experienced and dedicated Team
Photo by Shannon Lynn Photography www.ShannonLynnPhotography.com
Since 2009, TJ’s hard work, dedication and the expertise of the team he has assembled have made JHL Landscaping one of today’s premier full-service Landscape/Hardscape Design, Construction and Management companies in the Philadelphia area. In addition to President TJ Warner and Office Manager Sam Warner, JHL’s Management Team includes General Manager Drew Reish, Landscape Designers Rob Bergen and Bruce Rawlings, Landscape Architect Andy Bianco, Field Supervisors Jake Angelilli and Mark Wagner, and Secretary Randi McCormick. Collectively, this team has over 100 years of industry expertise! JHL graciously offers free consultations and estimates, to help bring into focus your vision for your outdoor space.
Every JHL Landscaping customer sees and feels the stunning results, which are due to consistently high quality of workmanship from start to finish. TJ and his team have a level of professionalism and integrity that sets them apart from their competition. Whether you’re considering adding or simply maintaining your landscaping or hardscaping, put yourself in very good hands by taking advantage of TJ Warner’s love for and expertise in beautifying your outdoor spaces.
610-356-4104
• Landscape/Hardscape Construction Design, Installation and Maintenance
• Landscape Maintenance & Care Instructions
www.JHLLandscaping.com
