Clarence Davids & Company

Clarence Davids & Company is a landscaping company in Matteson, IL, that has served the Chicago area since 1951. The firm specializes in landscape maintenance, landscape design, installation, lawn care fertilization, and tree services, working on properties ranging from single-family residences to corporate campuses, hospitals, and multi-family complexes. Its work spans commercial, residential, and seasonal landscape projects across Chicagoland, including dramatic seasonal rotations designed by an in-house team of award-winning landscape architects and designers.

The company was founded by Clarence Davids Sr. in 1951, starting with a single truck and a goal of delivering top-quality workmanship with cost-effective service. He is recognized as the "Father of Landscape Management" for his pioneering approach to landscape maintenance. Today, Clarence Davids & Company remains a locally owned, family-run business operating under the leadership of Bill Davids, with three offices across the region. The firm has grown to be ranked among the top 150 largest landscape companies in the United States, and its management team has built an office culture centered on collaboration, attention to detail, and high employee retention.

The corporate office sits on S Ridgeland Avenue, less than a mile from Sauk Trail, about a mile from Hickory Creek, and roughly a mile and a half from the Butterfield Creek Headwaters Land and Water Reserve. West Laraway Road is also about a mile and a half from the property.

With a rating of 4.10 and decades of continuous operation in Chicagoland, Clarence Davids & Company carries a long-established reputation for landscape work across the south suburbs.