From 3.5″ to a Multi-Million-Dollar Company

“I had just started out in the landscape business when a woman about 80 walked out with a yardstick and complained her grass wasn’t cut a uniform 3.5 inches. She stuck it in the ground to show me. I explained that our mowers were set to that exact height, and that the natural unevenness of the ground prevented a precise, carpeted look. She grudgingly nodded, and as she walked away, I shook my head. It had been a long day. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought about how that was the market we should be after: the discerning client with high standards. And that’s how ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design was born.”

– Joe Gonzalez
Founder, ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design

Our Story From the Ground Up

In 1990, ArtisTree put down roots in Venice, Florida, starting as a small, four-man mowing company and growing into an award-winning landscape maintenance and design company serving Southwest Florida.

Today, ArtisTree continues to serve communities, property owners, and luxury builders with the same local expertise, craftsmanship, and relationship-driven approach that has defined the company for decades. Now, as part of the Sunrise Landscape umbrella, ArtisTree is backed by the expanded resources, operational support, and regional strength of one of Florida’s leading commercial landscape companies.

A partnership with ArtisTree means you have a dedicated team of experts, including account executives, degreed landscape designers, technicians, crew members, and office support, all working together to preserve the beauty, health, and long-term value of your landscape.

Joe Gonzalez
Co-Founder

Frank Fistner
Co-Founder