Rob Garpiel is founder and president of Garpiel Landscaping. He has been in the green industry since 1994 and founded Garpiel Landscaping in 1997. Rob has taken an active role with several associations focused on the green industry, such as the Michigan Nursery and Landscaping Association and PLANET. His primary responsibilities at Garpiel Landscaping include marketing, budgeting and the continuing professional development of the entire team. Contact Rob at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Kevin Spagnuolo is Garpiel Landscaping’s sales and operations manager. He became an integral member of the Garpiel Landscaping team when his former company, Spagnuolo Landscaping, merged with Garpiel Landscaping. Kevin has a background in horticulture from Michigan State University. His primary focus is on client management and strengthening relationships with clients through swift response time to requests. Kevin takes great pride in delivering our clients a start schedule and keeping the client up to date throughout every step of the process. Contact Kevin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Joe Garpiel is the landscape management division supervisor at Garpiel Landscaping, with a primary focus on construction. He is responsible for many of the beautiful and creative paver patios, retaining walls, water features and landscapes that Garpiel Landscaping designs, builds and maintains for our clients. He holds a degree from Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Landscape and Nursery program. Joe has invested a great amount of time into formalizing his professional standing in the landkeep industry, ensuring his experience is a welcome asset to any project. Contact Joe at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Matt Garpiel is the manager of Garpiel Landscaping’s turf management/land care division. He has been involved with the green industry since 1997 and is currently in charge of several new programs at Garpiel Landscaping. He is actively involved in our grassroots development to help our clients maintain beautifully controlled and healthy sites through an energetic management style. Matt has a fun management style that empowers our teams to perform at their optimum, encouraging pride in our crews and their work. Contact Matt at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Jeff Martin is Garpiel Landscaping’s fleet service manager. A native of the Saginaw Valley, he grew up on a Saginaw farm. At age 13, he began learning how to repair all types of small and large equipment. That led to a formal education in small engine repair. He later furthered his training and went to school to be a machinist, working 13 years in the machining industry. Jeff brings to Garpiel Landscaping more than 30 years of equipment repair experience. He has been a Garpiel team member since 2007. Jeff is the best kind of team player any company would be proud to have. He brings not only years of experience to the company, but he also cares for and treats our equipment as if it were his own. Contact Jeff at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bill Flynn is a business development associate at Garpiel Landscaping. In the landscaping and green industry since 2004, he holds a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from Saginaw Valley State University. He joined the Garpiel team in 2010. He is Irrigation Association certified in electrical troubleshooting for landscape irrigation. Bill continues to further his education while at Garpiel, recently attending seminars addressing business and irrigation practices at Grow!, the Great Lakes Trade Expo and the Michigan Green Industry Association trade show. Contact Bill at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Lori Irwin is the Garpiel Landscaping office manager. She is responsible for accounts payable and receivable, payroll, invoicing and bank reconciliation. Before joining Garpiel in 2009, she was in tax preparation for 12 years, and bookkeeping and customer service for 25. Contact Lori at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .