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packet includes scaled drawings,
plant suggestions and their growth
characteristics, accompanied by an
Halian & Associates Landscapes on installations completed by Halian’s
itemized proposal noting a warranty
skilled staff.

“I’m the operations guy,” Branthoover
and Mosser Meadows Nurseries said. In addition to design work
and sales, he oversees hardscape
installation and masonry, as well as
softscape crews during projects. He
and his installation staff hold multiple
certifications from both national
and international organizations for
concrete paver stone installation,
segmented wall construction and
modular block wall construction.

His 12 employees also do landscape
installation, landscape maintenance
and snow removal. “Our landscape
crews also build lakefront revetment
walls in the winter, when the water
level goes down, to prevent shoreline
erosion,” he added.
He described his team members
as “wonderful men and women
with strong Christian values. They
are conscientious and trustworthy;
they have a strong work ethic; and
they understand the importance of
attention to detail during all phases Hand cut foundation stone corridor walls surround grand staircase. Custom built steel arbor adorned
of installation.” with Wisteria.
plowed into their van. His wife, Julie; moved the company to McHenry in
He stressed that everything matters!
3-year-old daughter, Hailee; and son, 2008.
Branthoover has 40 years’ experience Ian, age 22 months, were killed. “They
in the industry. Leaving his hometown were laid to rest in the same casket,” In May 2015, Branthoover opened
in western Pennsylvania to pursue he said. a nursery retail center, Mosser
college degrees in Landscape Meadow Nurseries, next door to
Design and Construction, Branthoover was seriously injured and the landscaping company. A full-
Floriculture Production and Nursery spent several months in rehabilitation. fledged garden center and nursery,
Management, he moved to the Deep Due to the emotional trauma he Mosser Meadow offers trees, shrubs,
Creek area to set up a landscaping endured, he decided not to return perennials, annuals and related
business. He later sold that business to his management role with the services such as planting, decorating
to accept a position in management landscaping company. He did some and enhancement. “Our staff goes
for a landscaping company in the consulting and teaching, and in 2006 out to plant flowers in containers and
northern Virginia area. he started a new business named for landscapes and returns to maintain
his family. “HA is for Hailee, LI is for them,” Branthoover said.
In February 2003, he and his Julie, and AN is for Ian — Halian,” he
family were in a horrific accident in said. He tacked on “and Associates,” Staffed with five employees,
Pennsylvania. A young driver ran a thinking the company might be the nursery is open year-round.
stop sign at 53 miles per hour and employee-owned at some point. He Branthoover described it as “a
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