OUR STORY
Allison Landscaping was founded in 1968, when Richard “Dick” Allison and his wife, Roseanne, started a landscaping business out of their Western Hills home. In the early days, Dick landscaped by day and ran a printing press at the Cincinnati Enquirer by night. For two years he worked 14- to 16-hour days, building a reputation for creative, high-quality solutions. After that time, the business had grown enough for Dick to leave the Enquirer and work in landscaping full time. The company soon moved out of the house to a small lot that became its first official location. In the years that followed, rooted in our four core values, the business kept outgrowing its locations and became the full-service company it is today. Each step of growth brought additional experience and the capability to manage projects and properties at the largest scale for both commercial and residential clients.
More than five decades later, we remain guided by the four values that built this company:
Allison Landscaping was founded by Richard Allison in 1968, where Dick Allison and his wife Roseanne operated the business out of their home in Western Hills.
Mailing address from Dick & Roseanne’s Western Hills home where the business was founded. Dick Allison, dedicated to his new business, worked as a landscaper by day and a printer by night at the Cincinnati Enquirer for two full years. Throughout these two years Dick developed a reputation for providing creative landscaping solutions of the highest quality, thus the business began to grow.
In 1970, after two years working out of the Western Hills home, Allison Landscaping moved to its first official shop location at the corner of Anderson Ferry and Sidney Road. Allison Landscaping continued to develop its reputation for quality work and the business continued to grow. Allison Landscaping operated out of this location from 1970-1978.
Allison Landscaping eventually outgrew the location on Sidney Road and moved to Crookshank Road in 1978.
The business expanded on their Garden Center at their Crookshank location, recognizing the need for DIY homeowners to have a place to shop for their landscaping products. Dedicated to satisfying their customers, Allison Landscaping was open 7 days a week.
In the mid 1980’s Allison Landscaping jumped to the next level by offering water features, something not a lot of landscapers were doing at the time. In 1992, Dick Allison was struck by a car outside of their Crookshank location in a tragic accident that left him unable to continue to run the business. Dedicated to continuing the family legacy, Todd Allison took over the operating seat full throttle at the age of 26.
In 1999, Allison Landscaping purchased an old SOHIO gas station at the corner of Anderson Ferry and Rapid Run Rd, this would be the site of the next location for over 20 years.
Construction being done for the new pole barn at the Anderson Ferry Road location.
Completed pole barn at the new Anderson Ferry location.
Opening of the Anderson Ferry Road garden center.
The closing days of the Crookshank Road location.
In the early 2000’s, Bob Lake walked into the shop and asked Todd if he was looking for a partner in the business. After a multi-year courtship, Bob became a partner of Allison Landscaping. This is a picture of the Allison Landscaping team on the cover of Home & Garden magazine. Allison Landscaping often won awards at Home and Garden shows for their quality
In 2022 Allison Landscaping once again outgrew their Anderson Ferry Road location and moved their headquarters to 5941 River Road with a commitment and vision of continued growth while instilling the same values that built Allison Landscaping into the company it is today.
Since 1968, Allison Landscaping credits all accomplishments to upholding several key values as it relates to our customers and employees. We are honest with our clients and provide creative solutions of the highest quality.
Providing exceptional landscape and property services with quality, integrity, and care since 1968.