DeVries Landscaping and Maintenance Inc. was founded by Arie DeVries in 1958 in the Hamilton area. With the help of his sons during the busy season, Arie took care of keeping homes in the region tidy and well-kept for many years. The landscaping business was different back then and landscapers' services were almost entirely focused on maintaining grounds spring to fall, as DeVries did, and they were only used by the most affluent.
Company operations gradually shifted into the Niagara region when Arie’s son Harry took over DeVries in the early 70s. With the help of his sons, too, Harry continued the maintenance tradition and built on a solid reputation of reliably high-calibre service.
In 1993, Harry’s son Allard began to work for the business full time. During these years the industry was undergoing a change in scope and sophistication and DeVries’ similarly expanded their own service capabilities. Operations extended to year round with a snow removal service; the grounds maintenance department grew; and a full time construction crew was put in place.
In 2004, Allard officially took over the business from his father Harry. Harry is now semi-retired and happily keeping himself busy with a growing nursery business. Arie himself would have been very pleased with the direction his company has taken, as well as the foundational values it's held firm to all these years.