Parent company: Deere & Co.

President: Dave Werning, who has worked at John Deere for 26 years. His assignments have included manager of finance and commercial operations, director of international operations of the Construction Equipment Division and director of business development for the Commercial and Consumer Equipment Division

. Branches: 230 in 39 states and Ontario, Canada.

Headquarters: Alpharetta, Ga.

Employees: Fluctuates around 1,400.

Philosophy: Support the equipment and professional service needs of the landscape industry, including professional irrigation and landscape contractors, landscape designers and landscape architects. The company also provides irrigation equipment for nursery operations.

Services: The company assists with irrigation system design and planning for residential areas, commercial sites and growing facilities. It also passes along job referrals to customers, and offers education and training programs. Price protection is offered from irrigation and landscape lighting equipment, and customers can participate in John Deere Landscapes Partners Program and John Deere Credit.

January, 2001: McGinnis Farms, 50 locations from Virginia west to Texas and Oklahoma.

October, 2001: Century Rain Corp., 160 locations nationwide.

December, 2002: Treehouse Nursery, 10 Florida locations.

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