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Young. Invigorating. Inspirational.

Those are a few of the adjectives Edward Simpson, owner of Mainstream Landscape LLC, hopes people think of when they see his company鈥檚 work.

鈥淓verybody on my team is inspired when we do it and we鈥檙e always going to provide a quality product,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 love seeing people, both my staff and our clients, at the end of the finished product. It鈥檚 a little stressful during the project, but at the end everyone is really happy with the finished product.鈥�

Mainstream Landscape does both residential and commercial projects and its services range from weekly landscape maintenance to sprucing up outdoor living space with patios, walkways and retaining walls. It also helps clients with outdoor lighting, sprinkler systems and plant installation throughout the Portland metro area, including Sherwood, Tigard, Beaverton, King City, West Linn, Lake Oswego, Tualatin and Wilsonville.

Simpson employs between 16 and 20 people, depending on the project load. Peak season begins as the sun starts shining in the spring and scheduling is sometimes a challenge. Simpson noted that it鈥檚 a good problem to have. A former hairdresser who owned a salon until the economic crises ended that dream, Simpson was still driven to own his own business and started Mainstream Landscape in 2012.

鈥淚 understand the idea of supply and demand and the idea that every product is just a product and it doesn鈥檛 matter what you are selling,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou just have to have value in yourself and stay true to your word. Trust your company, trust yourself and your guys, and do what you say you鈥檙e going to do.鈥�

Among his client testimonials, Carmen Taylor praised Mainstream Landscape鈥檚 work on her patio makeover. 鈥淭hey used local Oregon pavers, had an excellent bid and, wow, they knocked out a job in three days that would normally take a week and a half,鈥� she said. 鈥淓dward was easy to work with and the crew did an excellent job.鈥�

Heather Brinkman, also a client, said the company is a 鈥渧ery honest and hard-working, family-oriented business.鈥� In another testimonial, Terran Stuckey said, 鈥淭he service is friendly and the results are always of the highest quality. This is the best company I have ever worked with.鈥�

Simpson said he is excited about his company鈥檚 membership with NAMC-Oregon because it will give him an opportunity to network with and learn from other minority-owned companies.