Owner: Chris Patrick O’Donohue
Location:  North Vancouver, BC

The Business

The Great Canadian Landscaping Company Ltd. offers professional, high quality landscaping services for residential and commercial clients on the North Shore and in Vancouver and Burnaby.  Services include landscape renovations and design, lawn maintenance repair, hedge and tree pruning, irrigation, lighting, snow clearing and more.

The Great Canadian Landscaping Company Ltd. received a Landscape Award of Excellence from the BC Landscape and Nursery Association for one of their residential installation projects.

The Founder

Ten years ago, Chris Patrick O’Donohue started his landscaping business with a pickup truck, a trailer full of landscaping tools, and 8” x 10” garden shed and 15 customers. He picked up more and more regular clients along the way and his venture grew to include landscape renovation services.

Thanks to positive referrals, lots of marketing legwork, and paying attention to customer feedback, The Great Canadian Landscaping Company now has eight trucks, four trailers, 23 full time landscapers and a three-person management team.  The company makes over 250 weekly visits to customers, with annual revenue exceeding $1.2 million.

Resources and Support for Small Businesses in BC

Entrepreneurs and small business owners like O’Donohue have access to a wide range of support and resources for getting started and achieving success thanks to Small Business BC.  The Small Business BC website is full of useful information, templates and guidelines, and business owners are invited to attend seminars and regular networking events.

The Great Canadian Landscaping Company Ltd. is a Successful You Awards nominee for Best Company.

Entrepreneurial Advice

O’Donohue believes the key to success for any new business is to build relationships with each and every customer or potential customer you come in contact with. Provide your customers with a consistent experience that ends with the same positive result every time, and they’ll continue to support your business and give you referrals.

Nurturing your employees is also important. The Great Canadian Landscaping Company management team strives to continuously support employee growth and development through education and experience, and by making opportunities available for qualified staff to prosper with the direction and support of the company.