C. Alan Skoog earned a degree from the University of Nebraska in February 1965 and immediately began work as a landscape designer in a prominent landscape nursery in Lincoln, NE.  In September 1966, he moved his young family to Chadwick, Illinois to manage a nearby nursery.  In 1969 he and his wife Mary Ann started Skoog Landscape & Design.  Mary Ann has since performed the company accounting functions.

   

    Throughout the ensuing years the company grew and added services:  first hydroseeding, then a shop and land for both container and in ground nursery were added, along with lawn irrigation. 

   

    In 1974 Skoog Landscape & Design was the first area company to offer the service of designing and installing automatic lawn irrigation systems. 

   

    In 1980 we purchased an additional large equipment building and eight lots were purchased that adjoined previous properties.

   

    In 1988 their son, Andrew, joined the company.  Since then Andrew has directed all crews constructing client's projects.  Andrew graduated from Mississippi State University with a specialized degree in Landscape Construction.  His course of study ranged from landscape architecture and construction procedures to business management.  A university-required internship was primarily with Lied's Landscape Design and Construction, Sussex, Wisconsin, a nationally respected design/build landscape firm.  Andrew holds an Illinois Pesticide Operator's License. 

   

    Alan's education, qualifications and experience met the requirements for licensing under the provisions of the 1992 Illinois Landscape Architect Act and his subsequent acceptance into the prestigious American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

   

    In 1992 we bought Sauk Valley Sod & Landscape, Sterling, IL, and added to the menu of services the design and construction of water gardens, fence installation and Bomanite imprinted concrete.  At that time, Skoog was the only company providing decorative concrete services in northwest Illinois.  An extensive demonstration garden was installed at the Sterling facility in '92-'93, featuring countless examples of Bomanite imprinted concrete.

   

    In 1993, at the request of the Sterling water company manager, Skoog began the installation of water mains and has subsequently installed several miles of ductile iron mains, as well as providing maintenance and repair services.  These services required the purchase of larger tandem dump trucks and an excavator, which now allows for heavy excavation and hauling services, along with directional boring for underground services.

   

    In 1998 we purchased two Thermogas businesses in order to add TurfTreet liquid lawn care service, which is housed in an up-to-date, State of Illinois licensed facility in Sterling.  It features computer controlled mixing equipment along with an IEPA approved containment system.