Native Planting Guide

Guide for Landscaping Crews

Guide for Landscape Designers

Choose from the following list of Gore Creek Leadership Partners selected by the Town of Vail for their knowledge of best management practices and sustainable landscape design.

Bare Roots

• Evan Ellis
• Tricia Esperon

Black Diamond Property Management

• Todd Moyer

Bold Property Solutions

• Amy VanGoey

Ceres Landcare

• Sean Moody
• Christie Mathey
• Caitlin Woodard
• Jonas Root
• Adam Dudek
• Glen Ellison
• Bob Hoover
• Derrick Cottrell
• Chris Antrup
• Jordan Moore
• Rick Herwehe
• Chris Forman
• Jordan Moore
• TeJay Furges

Colorado Forest Service

• Matt Schlitz
• Ron Cosineau

Colorado Land Art Studio, Inc.

• Christina Basso

Eagle River Water & Sanitation District

• Diane Johnson
• Amy Schweig
• Maureen Mulcahy
• Becky Peterson

Earth Songs

• Jim Hunderford
• Cheryl Phillips

Ethos Landscaping

• Kelli Rohrig
• Kreston Rohrig
• Peter Leahman
• Karen Moran

GH Daniels

• Toby Daniels

The Garden Center of Gypsum

• Donna Smith

Grand Traverse Landscaping

• Celynn McClarrinon

The Ground Up

• Shawn Bruckman

Great Ecology

• Randy Mandel

High Country Forestry

• Steve Tarrant
• Paul Dike
• Nick Close

Independent

• Vicky Galarrga
• Kate Stephanoff
• Michael Dunahay
• Tom Gaylord
• Donny Shefchik
• Ed Doogan

J & M Turf Pros

• Michael Polk

Landscape Technology Group

• Chris Ponder

Mesa Turf Masters

• John Quast
• Kyle Kirch
• Brian Tyler
• Steven Wessel

Mountain Roots

• Alyse Piburn

MoveMatter Architecture

• Zachary Stevens

Norris Designs

• Andrew Rostek

Old Growth Tree Services

• Mike Earl

Pristine Alpine

• David Probst

Ridgeview Square HOA

• Shelly Gruner

Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes

• Craig Keithley
• Steve Burns

Rocky Mountain Tree Care

• Ryan Wessles

Seasonal Landscapes

• Rochelle Ford
• Grant Troester
• Kensey Hanson

Stephens Home Care Landscape

• Ned Harm
• Lauren Crary

Zehren Associates

• Pedro Campos
• Jesse Gregg
• Steve Carnes

If you’re a landscaper hoping to get certified, check this site for upcoming workshops or email pwadden@vail.gov.