Miller's Landscape and Lawn Care was started with the absolute principle of customer service beyond comparison. Everything we do is with that principle in mind. It has enabled us to create and maintain a successful business that thrives on long-term customer relationships.

After all, that's what it's all about, isn't it? Building relationships with all our customers and taking care of their landscape and lawn care needs as if they were our own. When you hire Miller's we make you part of our family. And family is very important to us. We've been family owned and operated for almost 50 years.

Miller's Landscape and Lawn care was founded in 1963 by Joe Miller. It started as a simple sod installation company with one truck and a sod cutter. Despite a tour in Vietnam and completing a college education, Joe was able to expand his small company into a thriving business that has become a staple in Downtown Parkville.

We realized early on that there was a need for a company to provide complete landscape and lawn care maintenance in the Northland. Therefore, we changed our focus and broadened our services to meet the needs of our community. With a full line nursery and floral business to compliment our service divisions, we were able to offer a true "one stop shop" in retail and service. After many years we began to recognize that trends were continuing to change, and what was best for our customers was for us to focus on what we do best, which is service.

Miller's is now in the second generation of family leadership with an exciting new vision of innovative products, designs and services. We are a cohesive, passionate and qualified team working together to provide a service beyond comparison for each customer. Whether a single turf application or an elaborate Outdoor Living space, nothing is too small or too large. We coordinate everything from the initial research and design to the installation and the maintenance that follows. Our goal is to create an experience that is easy on the customer and a landscape that will last.

Miller's has always met the needs of our community and moving forward, we will continue to do so. Miller's is a family business with family values that has the environment and our people's best interest at heart. Service beyond comparison has been and will continue to be the focus of the company.

Provide friendly, customized, cost-efficient and comprehensive service that exceeds each customer's expectations.

Joe Miller

Founder

Joe began the sod business with his brother in 1963. He graduated Park Hill High School in 1964 and went on to Central Missouri State College (now CMSU), graduating in February of 1969. He married Sue Brush in July of 1968.

He was drafted on March of 1969 and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. He was assigned to Fort Leonard Wood as Company Clerk until orders came for Vietnam in February of 1970. He returned home December 23, 1970.

After Vietnam, Joe worked with his father in the sod business and Lawn & Garden center. His wife, Sue, joined them in the business and they bought out Joe’s father in 1972.

 

Cory Miller

President/Owner

Cory began working for Miller’s at age 14.  He spent his summers and time after school working around the nursery and on the crews.  He left the company in 1991 to pursue a Business Degree at Kansas University.  Upon his return, Cory’s focus was developing and growing the maintenance side of the business, including mowing, landscape maintenance, turf and tree applications and snow removal.  He managed those divisions for almost 20 years and is currently focusing his time developing new marketing and sales programs.  His experience in all aspects of the company allowed him to officially assume ownership and management responsibilities in 2009.

Cory is the current Co-Chairman for the Parkville Community Land and Recreation board, a board member of the Parkville Economic Development Board, and Platte County’s Platte Landing Park Steering Committee.  He volunteers his time to a variety of other civic activities aiming to help improve the community.  He founded the Friends of Parkville Parks 501(c)(3), and is the Founder and Chairman of Parktoberfest. Cory is currently working on the Parkville Connections Project; he is a member of PLANET and a deacon at the Parkville Presbyterian Church.
  
Aside from his professional and civic commitments, Cory enjoys spending time with his family and friends.  His two young daughters are the fifth generation of the Miller family to reside in Parkville.
 
Cory has a vision for the future of Miller’s and is excited to see his vision evolve.  He believes in hiring good people who do good work.  Continuing the commitment to excellence in service that his Father began nearly fifty years ago is his top priority.  

 

Johanna Strother

General Manager

Johanna is a hands-on leader with an extensive history of managing people and resources in a variety of industries. With more than 37 years in management and the added skills of business analysis and technical writing, she progressively moved through the corporate world with great success and founded her own consulting company in 2001. Jo has a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a Major in Management, and is an on-going member of Phi Theta Kappa Epsilon Xi, the International Honor Society.  In her spare time, she sings as a contralto with the Praise Team and Chancel Choir at Parkville Presbyterian Church, and enjoys reading, scuba diving, sewing, and pistol shooting.  

 

 

Scott Jarred

Director Of Operations

Scott began his career in Irrigation with the purchase of New Castle Lawn Sprinklers in 2000. Since then he has developed many relationships within the industry, striving to put his customer's needs first. His experience serves our customers well in developing irrigation systems and watering programs targeted at conserving water as well as maintaining beautiful landscapes. In May 2010, he was promoted from Irrigation Manager to Director of Operations.

 

Scott Cassidy

Senior Maintenance Manager

Scott Cassidy began his career with Millers in 1998 while going to school part time to finish his degree.  Scott earned his degree from Missouri Western State University with a bachelors in communications.  He started full time with Miller's in the spring of 2001, obtaining his Applicator's license and working as a Route Manager, taking proud care of Miller's customers.  Scott was born in Smithville, Missouri, and has prided himself on being an active member of the Kansas city community.  He has served as a volunteer for The Baccus Foundation, O.E. Ellis, and The Kansas Special Olympics Winter Games.  In his spare time Scott spends a lof of time on his family farm where he and his mother board horses.  He is also an avid fisherman who likes to hunt, travel, and spend time with his animals. 

 

 

George Hayes

Senior Landscape Architect

George has been a designer for over twenty years.  He did not choose being a designer as his first career choice.  Through high school and his twenties he worked on farms, as a mechanic and 12 years at a steel mill.  It wasn’t until his thirties that he decided to go to college.  He graduated with a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois. 

He started his new career out in Chicago working for a design firm where he gained invaluable design skills.  The projects he worked on provided a wealth of experience.  He was involved in large corporate office campuses, commercial projects (Chicago Bulls training facility) and large single family homes.

After working in Chicago for eight years, George moved to Kansas City in 1995 and worked for another company before finally starting with Miller’s in 1999.  Since being in Kansas City, he has been designing outdoor kitchens, residential and commercial water features, swimming pools, retaining walls and paver patios.

While in Chicago, George worked on several award winning design projects.  Since he has been at Miller’s, George has had projects featured in Peak and Kansas City Lawn & Garden magazines.  In 2007, he was nominated as one of the five KC magazines Best of KC 2007.

George has always loved the outdoors and loves to work in his own yard.  He has dreams of one day building a beautiful outdoor living space with all the amenities just like he designs for his clients.

 

Daniel Tomasich

Certified Chemical Applicator

Daniel Tomasich has lived in the Parkville area for 26 years.  He attended Park Hill High School and graduated from Park Hill South in 2001. He first started working for Miller’s in high school assisting with in the nursery division when he was 16 years old. Since he has been working full time, for the last 8 years, he has been working in turf management. He is the route manager for the Liberty, Gladstone and North Kansas City area.  Daniel is also a certified E.M.T-Paramedic and is currently finishing his degree in Nursing.

 

 

Melanie Campbell
Accounts Manager

Melanie Campbell has worked in the service industry for over 30 years, the last 10 years as a controller of a small service based company.  “I enjoy the challenges of a small business.  Keeping clients happy is my first priority – they are the life of any small business. “ 

Management, administration and working on several projects at the same time come with small businesses– Melanie thrives on this environment.  She is a BSBA graduate of the University of Missouri Business School at Columbia.  Her success is contributed to the support and encouragement of her spouse and two children, all of which are Mizzou alumni.  She enjoys the outdoors, extreme sports and designing clothing, jewelry and interiors.  She is a also Graduate Gemologist, earning this certification from the Gemological Institute of America, and has a passion for custom jewelry design and gem identification.   Miller’s is a great fit for Melanie with both the business and creative design appeal.  “I am looking forward to a long term relationship with Miller’s as an Account Manager, and apply whatever business knowledge and experience I have for their continued success!”

 

Debbie Shoffner
Administrative Assistant/Scheduler

Debbie began her career in retail management after graduating from high school.  After several years in the retail field she switched her career to the banking industry where she continued to work with customers as a teller, teller supervisor, customer service representative and accounts payable clerk.  In 1998 she bought a local answering service which she successfully operated for 12 years.  Debbie brings to Miller’s extensive customer service skills and a passion to develop long term relationships with our customers.  Her focus is providing outstanding customer service to our clients.