our STORY
Earth Works has been creating and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces in Jacksonville for over 30 years
With quality landscape services in Jacksonville since 1988, Earth Works has blossomed from our humble beginnings as a small lawn maintenance company to the full-service landscape company, one-of-a-kind garden center, and top-notch lawn maintenence company that we are today. Our customers know that professional, friendly service has always been our focus.
Quality Landscaping in Jacksonville since 1988
Because of the pride that we take in our work, we enjoy the reputation of being one of the finest landscaping firms in Northeast Florida. Additionally, the primary concern of the ownership and staff at Earth Works is our commitment to customer satisfaction. We rely on our expertise, service, and quality products to exceed our customers’ expectations.
We are proud of our longevity, and tradition in our community, consiquently our customers know that they can always count on us to be there. Other companies may come and go, but we will be here for our customers for years to come. We especially covet the trust that our customers place in us, and it is our honor to help beautify our customers’ outdoor spaces.
JASON DUFFNEY
President & Head of Operations
Jason is originally from New England and moved to Crystal River, FL when he was in middle school. He came to Jacksonville to attend UNF working at Earth Works and graduating with a degree in Finance.
JOSH HIGGINS
Vice President & Owner
Josh’s love for landscaping started long before he realized it, back in Tampa, FL, where he spent weekends helping his mom transform their yard into something beautiful. What began as a childhood chore turned into a lifelong passion.
After moving to Jacksonville to attend UNF, Josh quickly discovered that the classroom wasn’t where he thrived. Instead, he was drawn to the outdoors and the art of creating exceptional outdoor living spaces with Earth Works. Starting in the nursery, he worked his way up from foreman to operations manager, and now VP and partner in the company.
Today, Josh brings years of hands-on experience, creative vision, and a commitment to quality on every project. When he’s not leading the team at Earth Works, he’s enjoying life with his wife, Mallory, and their daughter, Charlotte, his proudest title yet: Dad.
owners
CHAD LAKIN
Vice President & Owner
Chad attended the University of North Florida, where he worked in landscaping and discovered his passion for the industry. He later worked as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch before returning to the work he loved after the birth of his daughter, Baylor.
He joined Earth Works in 2015 and now serves as Vice President & Partner, helping lead operations and uphold the company’s commitment to quality and customer care. Chad lives in Jacksonville Beach with his wife, Jane, and daughter, Baylor.
How it all started. In their own words.
Living in Jacksonville at the time, McGregor and Fechtel and their wives met by chance during a wedding in St. Petersburg. “Our good friends said we had to meet Doug and Terri because they are a fun couple,” said Fechtel. “Little did we know that eight months later, we were going to start our own business.”
After graduating from college with finance degrees, McGregor worked as a banker and Fechtel as a financial planner when they decided to make the change. “We loved our jobs until the market crashed in 1987, threatening our positions,” McGregor recalled. “We decided to walk away from our coat-and-tie jobs. We neither had kids nor big mortgages, so we planned our exit strategy and started the company.”
“I had worked in a garden center growing up, and Mark mowed grass as the “boy next door.” We knew landscaping was the kind of work we liked.”
IN THE community
Helping landscape the Arboretum Pavillion
sharing our passion
WITH OUR NEIGHBORS
Here at Earth Works, we believe in spreading the happiness outdoor living and gardening can add to the quality of life here in our community. We love giving back by contributing to Jacksonville’s beauty and well-being through good works like supporting Eagle Scout landscaping projects, planting vegetable gardens with inner-city kids, gardening projects at the Arboretum, or building waterfalls for some special BIG CATS.
sanctuary on 8th street
Supporting After School Programing
Sharing our love of veggie gardening and helping out where we can to keep this vital community service going strong.
Don’t miss the chance to support each holiday season (October-December). When you purchase an Earth Works gift card, we donate 25% to The Sanctuary on 8th Street!
jacksonville arboretum
Botanical Gardens yes please!
Excited about this Jacksonville hidden gem bringing a world-class botanical garden to our community. You might see us out there helping with landscape projects or at our Springtime pop-up plant sales. Be sure to check out their “Discovering Nature Nearby” series of events and more.
the catty shack
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF WILD ANIMALS
We love enhancing the habitats of some special big cats, enriching their day to day lives, and supporting this wonderful organization’s mission.
“Our mission is to provide a safe, loving, forever home for endangered big cats, and to educate the public about their plight in the wild and captivity.” Our primary focus is in the rescue of exotic animals from serious situations.
—The Catty Shack
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Jacksonville Arboretum
Museum of Science and History
St. Johns River Keepers
The Sanctuary on 8th Street
Boy Scouts of America
The Catty Shack
Clean up Day with Navy volunteers at the Sanctuary on 8th Street
Services
- Landscape Design & Installation
- Paver Patios, Paver Walkways, Paver Driveways
- Firepits, Retaining Walls , Seat Walls,
- Landscape Lighting, Drainage design & Installation,
- Lawn Care Services, Lawn Maintenance, Lawn Fertilization
- Lawn Pest Control, Lawn Weed Control
- Aeration and Top Dressing
- Water Features, Koi Ponds,
- Waterfalls, Bubbling Fountains
- Garden Center & Pond Supply Store
General Services Areas
Jacksonville (Jax), Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Ponte Vedra, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Orange Park, St. Johns, Nocatee
Location
GARDEN CENTER
12501 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32246
LANDSCAPE OPERATIONS
(not open to the public)
St. Johns Bluff
1119 St. Johns Bluff Rd. N.
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Hours
Monday-Saturday 9-5
Sunday 10-5
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
New Year’s Day • Easter • Memorial Day
July 4th • Labor Day • Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve • Christmas Day