St. Louis Hort History by Robert Weaver
Quiet Village Landscaping: 20 Years of Eco-Conscious Landscaping An early QVL logo
Owner Dennis Evans, in white shirt, with his crew in 2007. ike most landscaping companies, Quiet Village Landscaping started as a seedling of an idea and grew from there. “My mom is a landscape designer and horticulturist, so I was familiar with the landscaping industry and how it can be used to transform outdoor living spaces.” said Dennis Evans, owner of Quiet Village Landscaping.
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Starting in a single neighborhood, Quiet Village subdivision in Creve Coeur, with a riding lawn mower, Dennis created Quiet Village Landscaping in 2001 when Karen Spreitler, the owner’s he was 18 years old, first as mother and early inpiration. a freelance job he could do while taking college courses. “Demand grew, so I quickly started hiring friends to mow lawns, garden, and eventually take on bigger projects like small retaining walls and patios,” said Dennis. After 8 years in business, Quiet Village grew to 15 employees. By 2010, Quiet Village won their first business award, the St. Louis Magazine A-List Award for ‘Best Landscaping Company’ in St. Louis. “That’s when I really felt like we were becoming established in our community,” Dennis said. They have since won over 15 awards for landscape design, customer service, and excellence in the green industry.
practices that work with, not against, nature and our natural outdoor environment. They are committed to environmentally friendly solutions that include rain gardens, native plants, prairie restoration, bioswales, pollinator gardens and smart WiFi irrigation systems. In 2018, this commitment to sustainable ‘Doggo’, landscaping was recognized by the National QVL mascot. Association of Landscape Professionals, when Quiet Village received the Environmental Stewardship Award. “This will be our third year participating in the Green Business Challenge organized by the Earthways Center, and we have a really exciting project in the works for that,” says Landscape Designer Angela Mayer. Quiet Village also participates in the invitation-only Green Living Festival (formerly Green Homes Festival) at Missouri Botanical Garden. “We take a lot of pride in this, because we are the only landscaping company invited to participate and interact with garden visitors for this weekend festival.” says Sally Evans, Director of Marketing. Now, Quiet Village has a team of 60 landscape architects, designers, builders, gardeners and green industry pros who care about our outdoor environment. Over the past 20 years, Quiet Village Landscaping has helped thousands of St. Louisans transform their outdoor spaces with their unique process that takes outdoor spaces from cookie-cutter to captivating. Quiet Village Landscaping will be celebrating 20 years in business this year with giveaways on social media, special surprises for clients, and a party this fall (fingers crossed!).
The QVL team in 2016.
As the company grew and began offering more outdoor services, they started to focus on smarter, more sustainable landscaping 18
The Gateway Gardener™ APRIL 2021
