Phipps Announces Sustainable Landcare Accredited Professionals

For Immediate Release: Fri., April 18
Contact: Joe Reed | Director of Marketing and Communications
412-622-6915, ext. 3801 | jreed@phipps.conservatory.org

Phipps Announces Sustainable Landcare Accredited Professionals
Transform and Maintain Your Yard or Landscape With the Help of a Phipps Accredited Professional

Pittsburgh, PA –  Just in time for gardening season, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is here to help you achieve your greener gardening goals with our Sustainable Landcare Accredited Professionals. This directory — newly expanded to 36 providers in 2025 — features land care professionals who have completed training in best practices and pledge to provide organic, responsible care based on Phipps Sustainable Landcare Accreditation training and NOFA Standards for Organic Landcare. By working with these professionals to design, install or maintain a yard or landscape, home or business owners can ensure a beautiful space that is healthy for people, pets, plants and the planet. Visit phipps.conservatory.org/Landcare to see each provider’s specialties and contact information, and peruse a list of professionals below.

Select Sustainable Landcare Accredited Professionals include:  

• Benn Troutman of B.A. Troutman Enterprise LLC | Service area: Potter County;
• Joe Garguilo of Burghscape by Garguilo Landscape | Service area: Pittsburgh and Northern suburbs;  
• Scott Fingal of Cool Hand Carpentry and Landscaping | Service area: Eastern suburbs;
• Alexis Williams of Earth Offerings Garden Consulting and Installation | Service areas: Allegheny County and Beaver County;
• Joshua Wisniewski of Eichenlaub | Service area: Allegheny County;
• Alex Keim of Eisler Landscapes | Service area: Allegheny County;
• Elizabeth Reed of Elizabeth Reed Garden Design | Service area: Pittsburgh;
• Jaime DeSensi of Enchanted Earth Ecological Landscapes | Service area: Allegheny County;
• Mitch Hall of Fourth River Workers Guild | Service area: Pittsburgh;
• ...and so many more!

To further support home gardeners, Phipps provides an abundance of resources to adopt sustainable practices! For Sustainable Landcare Principles, our Top 10 Sustainable Plants directory, Pollinator Gardening Guide and more information, visit phipps.conservatory.org/Gardening.

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About Phipps: Founded in 1893, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA is a globally recognized green leader with a mission to inspire and educate all with the beauty and importance of plants; to advance sustainability and promote human and environmental well-being through action and research; and to celebrate its historic glasshouse. Encompassing 15 acres including a historic 14-room glasshouse, 23 distinct indoor and outdoor gardens and industry-leading sustainable architecture and operations, Phipps attracts more than half a million visitors annually from around the world. Learn more at phipps.conservatory.org.

Watch TEDx: What We Can Learn From an Old Glasshouse: A look at the evolving way we connect people to nature at Phipps, demonstrate how human and environmental health are inextricably connected, and show that to age gracefully, we must continually reinvent ourselves to evolve with the rest of the world.