Here's a bit about Just Weed It. Deb, the owner grew up on a farm. Her dad raised pigs and chickens as well as grew food to sell. Her mother enjoyed gardening for pleasure. She had lots of flowers, plants, and wonderful pear and apple trees that flourished. Deb always helped her mom and enjoyed it. Once moving away from the Thumb area and the family farm, Deb began gardening at her new home in Ann Arbor. Her spouse saw how much she enjoyed it, and suggested that she start her own company.
After a lot of research, Deb and Dorene (Spouse) saw there was a need for garden maintenance, especially weeding. Thus Just Weed It began! Dorene created a little parody tune based on Just Beat It, put an ad on Craigslist offering our services, and the rest is history!
In year one it was Deb only. She had plenty of clients to keep her busy. Everyone loved her work ethic, and she began receiving more referrals than she could handle. The following year, Just Weed It had 2 employees.
Each year since 2013 Just Weed It has really grown. (No pun intended), and added more and more employees each spring. Many are are college students. Some of these employees return the following year, while others graduate and begin their careers in fields such as business, social work, education etc.
In year 2018 Deb took the course needed to be a master gardener. She learned a lot about native plants, flower diseases, climate, and more. That year we began doing more and more lay-outs out of gardens, as well as just maintaining them.
Starting in 2022 Just Weed It began hiring floriculture and horticulture staff, to help Deb plan and layout gardens because business was "Blooming" As always the staff continued to grow. In 2023 we had a staff of 21!
We wanted to have a business based on the values of Integrity and Excellent Work Ethic. This has not waivered and will not. Dorene, who is a previous Human Resources Executive helps Deb to find and hire those individuals, who have both. We will not just hire a "warm body" even in times when the unemployment rate is very low. We will sacrifice growing the company if it means that we will not be able to do the best job, for our customers!