Thursday, January 15, 2009

Summer Referral Program




Agave Landscapes is offering a $50.00 credit for your customer referrals. The credit will be awarded to your account for each new customer gained from your referrals*, offer expires September 1st.

* Credit will be applied to the referring customers account, upon receipt of 1st month’s payment from the new customer.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

New Billing Policy for 2009

Agave Landscapes billing policy has been updated. Beginning January, each monthly invoice will be sent out on the 10th of every month, and payment will then be due by the 30th of that month. So you will receive your January invoice by January 10th, payable by January 30th. 

If you have any questions or concerns about your account, you can reach our Accounts Manager Jill Fowers via email at agavelandscapes@gmail.com or by calling 816-6626. She will be glad to help you in any way she can.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

MEET OUR CREW - DAVE HINES


David Hines has been with Agave Landscapes since the fall of 2008, and even though he's a young man of 24, he's been in the landscaping business for 10 years. He started his career at 14, working for his father's tree care business. Dave's dad is a certified arborist and, from him Dave learned all aspects of pruning, aboricare, and most of the valuable skills he now uses to diagnose and solve the plant and tree problems that are unique to Southern Nevada.

 His father is now the coordinator of maintenance for the City of Henderson, and Dave completed a challenging internship with the city in 2006. He hopes one day to also work in management at the City in the Parks Department. For the last four years Dave has been working part time with two Parks Department crew members, who on their off days, have a route servicing executive homes in the golf course communities of Anthem.

David is also an acomplised student and serious athlete, lettering each year of high school in soccer. Daves club level soccer team took the state title six years in a row, all while maintaining a 3.0 GPA. He's currently taking degree level classes at CSN pursuing his A.S. in Horticulture Practices and Management. Dave relaxes by practicing martial arts (Muy Thai), running, playing poker, and maintaining his personal fitness at a peak level.

MEET OUR CREW - DELBERT LEAVITT


Delbert Leavitt joined Agave Landscapes in December 2008. A second generation Las Vegan, he grew up with his brothers maintaining the grounds of the apartment and commercial buildings owned by his parents. After graduating from Las Vegas High School in 1984, he moved his family to Arizona were he attended college specializing in architectural and computer aided drafting, earning a spot on the Academic Dean’s list.  He returned to Las Vegas after graduation and began a career with Nevada Power Company as a project engineer / designer.

Delbert always had landscaping jobs to do in his off time, and after a few years of growing his hobby eventually left Nevada Power to pursue the landscaping business full time. After earning his contractors license and becomming a certified Water Smart Contractor with the Las Vegas Valley Water District, he spent the next ten years building his business. In the summer of 2008 Del merged his business with Norm Schilling, of the Schilling Horticulture Group. If you have ever heard Norm on the local NPR radio station, then you know him as one of the most experienced and respected landscapers in Las Vegas. Agave is now lucky to have Del as a part of our growing and successful team.

Del is currently completing his A.S. degree in horticulture management. Delbert and his family enjoy camping, fishing, and riding 4-wheelers. He is also an official (referee) with the Southern Nevada Officials Association, specializing in football and basketball, and serves in the Boy Scouts. Del has a lovely wife, three boys two girls and one new grandchild.