The Mariani Premier Group (MPG) announced the addition of Back to Nature Home & Garden, a design/build landscape architecture firm based in New Jersey that has completed projects throughout the greater New York Metro area including parts of New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. This move will grow MPG’s growing portfolio of landscaping companies across the U.S.
Founded in 1994 by Anthony and Maria Sblendorio and headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Back to Nature Home & Garden has combined experiential client service with a commitment to ecological and agricultural inspiration. Back to Nature brings over 30 years of expertise to the Mariani family.
“On behalf of the entire MPG team, I am thrilled to welcome Back to Nature Home & Garden into our family,” said Bryan Christiansen, CEO of Mariani Premier Group. “Their dedication to sustainable landscaping, exceptional client service, and innovative garden center experiences aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver unparalleled quality and value to clients across all of our markets.”
“We are thrilled to be joining the Mariani Premier Group. One of the many commonalities we share with our colleagues at Mariani is that we treat our team like family and their well-being is paramount to our success. We are inspired by the vision for the Mariani Premier Group and look forward to all of the ways we will benefit and share insights in this new partnership. In addition, we are excited to announce that Evan Ralph will take on the role of Co-President along with me as we start this next phase of our journey. His leadership, dedication and creativity have helped Back to Nature tremendously over the last 10 years.” said Anthony Sblendorio, founder and co-president of Back to Nature.
Back to Nature Home & Garden joins a roster of 21 companies in the MPG portfolio, including:
- Desert Foothills Landscape (DFL), Phoenix, Ariz.
- Drost Landscape – Petoskey, Mich.
- Berghoff Design Group/BDG Maintenance – Phoenix, Ariz.
- Blue Landscape Contracting Group – and Blue Outdoor Solutions – Naples, Fla.
- Borst Landscape & Design – Bergen County, N.J.
- Botanica Landscaping and Garden Industries Palm Beach, Fla.\
- Designs By Sundown – Littleton, Colo.
- Ed Castro Landscape – Roswell, Ga.
- Galbraith Grounds Management (GGM) – Atlanta, Ga.
- Glengate – Wilton, Connecticut
- Hoffman Landscapes – Wilton, Conn.
- Lifescape Colorado – Denver, Colo.
- Mariani Landscape – Lake Bluff, Ill.
- NatureWorks Landscape Services – Walpole, Mass.
- Planted Earth – Sykesville, Md.
- Rocco Fiore & Sons – Libertyville, Ill.
- Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes – Denver, Vail, Roaring Fork, Colo.
- R.P. Marzilli & Company – Medway, Mass.
- Siciliano Landscape Company – Red Bank, N.J.
- Southview Design – St. Paul, Minn.
- Woodlawns Landscape Company – Mundelein, Ill.
