Signature Landscapes’ history runs deep in the landscape industry. All of the owners have been involved in landscaping for over 30 years and have had other successful companies before coming together to form Signature Landscapes.

Rick Clark owned Vintage Landscaping, a landscape company in Sonoma County, California since 1989, which he sold almost a decade later. It specialized in multi-family and senior retirement communities. Having a familiarity with the Truckee Meadows area and desiring to be near family, Rick relocated to Reno and went to work for a large landscape company as the Maintenance Division Manager.

In his desire to build a quality and financially stable company, Rick asked former business associates, Lebo and Merrill Newman, to join him in the new endeavor we now know as Signature Landscapes.

Rick and Lebo had worked together in their early years in landscaping and became friendly competitors who highly respected each other. The Newman's had owned a large landscape firm, Redwood Landscaping, and did business in Northern California including Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, Napa, Marin and Sonoma Counties. Started in 1972, it was one of California's largest and premier landscape companies. They sold the company in 1998 to a national landcare outfit.

Both Rick and Lebo were the team behind capturing the most prestigious award for Landscape Management in the State of California, the Ben Slade Award, for their work at a Hewlett Packard facility. Redwood won two of these awards! Since the sponsor of the Awards competition, the California Landscape Contractors Association, is the largest organization of landscaping professionals in the country, it is arguable the award is the most prestigious in the entire United States for Landscape Management. Between the two companies, they garnered over 250 local, state and national awards for their landscape construction and maintenance, with many in xeriscape/low-water use landscaping (a must in Nevada!).

Providing services for several of Reno's most prestigious properties and clients such as Double Diamond Parkways, City of Reno and Double Diamond Professional Center, Signature Landscapes concentrates on the premier commercial, industrial and multi-family residential sites who desire a top notch service.

Signature Landscapes is deeply committed to using their resources to support their clients, the community, their employees and the landscape industry. Signature Landscapes is a member of the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce and The Northern Nevada Apartment Association (NNAA), Associated General Contractor's (AGC), Community Association Institute (CAI), Friend of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), and the Nevada Landscape Association (NLA).

Rick Clark has chaired the Reno Urban Forestry Commission and held the position of president for the Certification Committee for the Nevada Landscape Association. He also is on the Board of Directors for the Nevada Landscape Association. These committees will assist in setting the professional standards for the local landscape industry. Lebo Newman has served in leadership positions on the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, United Way, and the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, as well as serving as President of the California Landscape Contractors Association.

Bringing their skills from Vintage Landscaping and Redwood Landscaping together once again, along with years of horticultural experience, Signature Landscapes is providing the Reno area with the most cutting edge landscape services in the country. With the emphasis on employee empowerment, with top wages, training and benefits, joined with strong community and industry involvement and support, Signature Landscapes delivers a hard to match type of professionalism to the Reno business community and the community at large.