ATA Member Spotlight >>>
By Tricia Roberts, ATA Executive Director
Alabama Turf Times >>> S p r i n g 2009
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Alabama Turfgrass Association recently honored Randy Spruiell of Mighty Green Lawn Care with the 2008 Landscape of the Year Award. Randy, president of Mighty Green Lawn Care in Trussville, AL, handles all the lawncare services at the Cahaba Center at Grandview, which is the corporate office of the Daniel Corporation (former HealthSouth). Located on Highway 280 just south of I-459 in Birmingham, this highly visible facility has over 14 acres of turf and ornamental landscapes. Mighty Green Lawn Care, responsible for the fertility, weed control and pest and disease elimination at this facility, has done a remarkable job on this landscape, which suffered severe drought damage from the summer of 2007. Randy has over 18 years of lawncare experience and has been an active member of ATA for a majority of these years.
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He began his lawncare career at the Birmingham branch of TruGreen ChemLawn. Starting out as a sales representative, Randy ended his tenure with the TruGreen Companies as branch manager. During this time, Randy served on the board of directors for the Alabama Turfgrass Association and gave several presentations for our association and the turfgrass industry. Reflecting on his career, Randy says his mentor was a former colleague at TruGreen, Kevin Maddox. Kevin and Randy became fast friends after being hired around the same time. Kevin shared the love of the turfgrass industry with Randy. Kevin is now the president of Lucky Lawn Care in Alabama's wiregrass area. Like Kevin, entrepreneurship was Randy's next step. Today, Randy is experiencing the joys of growing a lawncare business, literally from the ground up. Mighty Green Lawn Care provides turf-
and ornamental-management services to commercial and private customers throughout Birmingham and the surrounding area. Starting a business takes time, dedication and a desire for success. It always helps to have a support system, and Randy has a great family supporting him: his wife, Kellie, and their two children, Dustin and Lindsey. In his spare time, Randy enjoys hunting, fishing and watching his children play sports. Even with his pressing schedule, this turfgrass specialist still has time to help the needy by volunteering for the Back Pack Food Program. This charitable program provides nutritional meals for the hungry children in rural Eastern Kentucky. Congratulations, Randy, on a fantastic job at Cahaba Center at Grandview and with your new business endeavor, Mighty Green Lawn Care. Thank you for being such a great advocate for our industry and association.