Akehurst Landscape Service Inc.

Akehurst Landscape Service is a commercial landscaping company that has been in business since 1876 and is run by the sixth generation of the Akehurst family. It handles grounds maintenance for commercial properties, landscape enhancements, commercial snow removal, and installation for new developments. Its clients include homeowners associations, retail centers, warehouse and distribution centers, industrial parks, medical facilities, churches and government institutions.

The company is based in Joppa, Maryland, and serves Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford and Howard counties, along with areas near the Maryland lines with Delaware and Pennsylvania. Clients describe responsive account managers, crews who show up with a positive attitude, and workers who will pick up debris without being asked.