Van Zelst, Inc. Fact Sheet

Overview

Founded in 1979, Van Zelst, Inc. is a nationally-recognized landscape design, installation, and maintenance firm headquartered in Wadsworth, Illinois. Owner and president David Van Zelst and his team of landscape architects, designers, masons, and field crews develop and install customized, client-focused designs that enhance and beautify the surroundings.

Services

• Design
  Van Zelst works as a cohesive team. Staff landscape architects collaborate with horticulturists, foresters, engineers, and project managers to interpret the client’s ideas into a detailed set of construction drawings.
• Planting and Construction
  Van Zelst grows 90% of the perennials they use. Planting, grading, and sodding are among the procedures skilled workers provide.
• Maintenance
  Van Zelst’s experienced personnel have earned national recognition and carry out the work necessary to foster and enhance the landscape design over time.

• Stone Work
  In order to provide the best quality possible, Van Zelst employs its own stone masons who are adept at installing outdoor kitchens, patios, walkways, driveways, and retaining walls using natural stone or concrete products.

Service Area

Chicagoland and southern Wisconsin.

Awards

Numerous awards from Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA); Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA, now known as PLANET); American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA); and Homebuilders Association of Greater Chicago.