Johnson Ranch Landscape · The Crew
The hands
building it.
Two departments, one company. LandWorks handles design-build. Estate Enhancement handles enhancement & maintenance. Every project finishes with the same people who started it — no subs, no swap-outs.
You don't hire a logo.
You hire people.
Most landscape companies will send a salesman to your door, then subcontract the real work to crews you've never met. We don't operate that way.
At Johnson Ranch Landscape, the people who show up to install your project are full-time employees — same crew every visit, same standards, same accountability. They've worked Hill Country soil long enough to know where the limestone hides.
Below is who they are.
What "top talent" actually means here.
Years on the same crew. Bilingual leads on both teams. Trained in irrigation, drainage, masonry, and organic soil work — not just mow-and-blow.
Real wages, real benefits. Crews paid above market because the work demands it. That's why they stay. That's why the quality holds.
Documented in CompanyCam. Every job photographed before, during, and after. You see what we see.
Leadership · Triangle of Three
The leadership team behind Johnson Ranch Landscape combines old-school field experience, systems-level design, and disciplined estate management. Every property is walked, planned, built, and maintained by people who understand both the land and the work.
Chief · Founder
Built Johnson Ranch Landscape from the ground up through 30 years of hands-on execution, client trust, and field-tested leadership. Sherman leads the company with a direct standard: show up, take ownership, protect the client's property, and get the job done right.
His role is simple but critical — oversee quality, keep the crews accountable, and make sure every project reflects the name on the truck.
30 yr
IN THE TRADE
FOUNDER
Develops the property strategy behind larger LandWorks projects — connecting hydrology, soil health, native planting, drainage, construction sequencing, and field execution into one coherent plan.
Dorian's role is to read difficult sites, identify what the land needs, and translate that into buildable scopes the crew can execute. His work bridges ecological intelligence with practical construction: drainage that functions, planting that belongs, hardscape that fits the property, and systems that hold up over time.
Specializations
LandWorks Systems · Hydrology & Soil · Ecological Strategy · Bilingual Field Coordination
LandWorks Systems
Hydrology
Leads recurring estate and ranch-to-home care for properties that need more than basic mowing. Derrick oversees ongoing landscape health, route discipline, seasonal upkeep, pest-pressure monitoring, irrigation awareness, and the practical details that keep a property sharp year-round.
With a background as a decorated wartime veteran and retired Air Force FEMA fire officer, Derrick brings calm execution, field discipline, and operational reliability to the Estate Management side of the company.
Background
Military City Local · Decorated Wartime Veteran · Retired Air Force FEMA Fire Officer
Estate Management
Care · Stewardship · Field Execution
What every crew member signs onto.
The standards aren't optional. They're the job.
01
Show up on time
If we say 8:30, we mean 8:30. You get a text if anything shifts.
02
Photograph everything
Every job documented in CompanyCam — before, during, after. You see what we see.
03
Leave it clean
Site swept, debris hauled, walkways blown. Same standard for $200 mows as $80k installs.
04
Communicate fluidly
Bilingual crews. Status texts. No black-box days where you don't know what's happening.
Now Hiring · LandWorks & Estate Enhancement
Become a team member.
Crew positions, specialty trades, and structured development for aspiring talent. Real wages. Real growth. Field-tested mentorship.
01 · Leadership
Crew Foreman
Run a 3–5 person crew. Read plans, set the day, hold the standard. Lead from the work.
$35–$55 / hr
02 · Craft
Masonry & Hardscape
Limestone walls, pavers, stamped concrete, drainage. Tight tolerances, clean lines, finished work.
$28–$48 / hr
03 · Stewardship
Estate Care & Estate Enhancement
Routine maintenance with an organic-first approach. Soil, beneficial-insect IPM, native turf, ranch & estate scale.
$22–$38 / hr
04 · Development
Apprentice Track
Aspiring talent. Specialized training, cross-trade exposure, paid development pipeline into masonry, foreman, or estate care.
$20–$28 / hr
Veterans & first responders encouraged to apply. Structured advancement, real wages, family operated.
Veteran-Supported Workforce
We hire veterans, first responders, and field-tested crew.
Derrick — our Estate Management Specialist — is a wartime-decorated veteran and retired Air Force FEMA Fire Officer. It shapes how this company runs: chain of command, follow-through, accountability.
10%
Military &
First Responder
Discount
Want this crew on your property?
Free proposal, no pressure. We'll walk the site, scan the lot, and show you the plan.