Our Founders
Franz and Vicki Witte
55 Years In the Making
In the summer 1971, Franz and Vicki Witte started a Boise landscaping company. No nursery, no maintenance department, just a young couple and their aspirations to build and install awesome landscapes. What started as a summer job turned into one of Idaho’s most successful landscape, maintenance, and garden center companies.
Why Flamingos?
In 1985, Franz Witte’s wife, Vicki, placed an order for 100 pink plastic lawn flamingos. Alas, when the flamingos showed up, everyone was surprised to find they had arrived in pairs—200 lawn flamingos in total!
Seneca Hull, President of Franz Witte, decided the flamingo would make a perfect logo, which is why we call it our mascot today!
Historical Timeline
1971: The company was founded by Franz Witte and a college friend
1978: State Street location was purchased
1982: Retail nursery added—offering a unique selection of trees, shrubs, annuals, and perennials
1985: The flamingos showed up and became our official mascot
1997: Company was incorporated as Franz Witte Landscape Contracting, Inc.
2006: McCall location was established
2007: Seneca Hull became president and partner
2014: Glade Burlingame and Danny Turner became partners
2016: Dave Jedry (McCall) and Joe Gruber became partners
2019: Nampa property was purchased and Cory Whitney became a partner (McCall)
2020: New location groundbreaking and construction begins
2021: State Street closed and Nampa headquarters and garden center opened
2022: Nicole Mapp (McCall) becomes partner
2024: Jill Bell, Andrew Gates, Jake Koppes, and Toby Mancini become partners
2025: The Flamingo Flower Farm opens for business
2026: Franz retires, Seneca Hull becomes CEO, and Toby Mancini becomes President
Our Founders and Partners
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