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Big Bend Landscaping

“The job is done right the first time.”

A Truly Tallahassee Landscape Company

Mike Runyan is a native Floridian, born and raised in Tallahassee. He is a graduate of Leon High School and FSU.While attending FSU, majoring in Business and computers, Mike needed an income to support his lifestyle and studies. To make ends meet, Mike did small landscaping jobs on the side.  This was the beginning and founding of Big Bend Landscaping Inc.

After graduation, Mike found that his small side business had grown and had become profitable while he had attended classes. Having started the company in 1990, he had gone from student to legitimate entrepreneur, was enjoying his new endeavor and was very good at it. In those days there were very few companies that were able to provide a superior level of landscaping and Mike was able to fill that void with his knowledge, attitude, and abilities.

He slowly grew the business from a single employee, himself, to needing to hire employees to meet the needs of this growing company. Mike was able to find and hire employees that became loyal to him and the company and had a strong work ethic. They brought with them experience and skill in the art of landscaping, hardscaping, plant knowledge, land grading and drainage. Excellent landscape design and execution is the trademark of Big Bend Landscaping.

As the business grew, Mike’s reputation for quality products and superior workmanship grew with him. The level of his customer service was second to none, and the word spread through the community as to the quality of his work and his ability to meet set deadlines for completion.

A Staff of Dedicated Company Employees

To make sure that projects are met and completed at the level and standard Mike demands, he is either on site working side by side with his team, or visiting other jobs he is currently engaged in. Since he is responsible for the quality of work that his company does, Mike does not use sub-contractors for any of his projects. The objective of this philosophy is to maintain quality control, and this is best done with a staff of qualified and dedicated company employees. Having his own team also ensures the client that Mike can control the schedule of the work and can promise realistic timelines for completion. This philosophy also guarantees that “The job is done right the first time.”

Mike worked hard and made the business successful, but he did find time to get married, have 4 children, and settle down on the east side of Tallahassee. He still manages to find time to enjoy his other love, coaching little league baseball and basketball and even do some hunting, in the season of course.

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