Simpson Landscaping keeps Valley looking good
By Mike McKenna
There are two things in life that make Sam Simpson happy: mowing lawns and helping people.
“Everybody deserves to have a good-looking lawn at a decent price,” he said.
Sam is the sole proprietor of Simpson Landscaping. And though he’s done a lot of interesting things in his life, mowing lawns is his favorite way to make a living.
“I mow lawns because that’s what I love to do,” Sam said
Raised on a farm near Spokane, Sam moved to the Wood River Valley after graduating from high school to pursue his passion of skiing. He arrived in a bus and started working for Sun Valley Company a couple of days later. Pretty soon, he got promoted, becoming the youngest manager in the company, and was living his dream life.
“It was killer. I had my days off to ski or fish and worked at night,” he said.
Sam also spent time working at Ketchum’s legendary Louie’s Pizza but, after a few years, he was ready for something new.
“I was into adventure,” he said about leaving the slopes of the Northern Rockies for the beaches of the Caribbean.
After spending time working on a sailboat out of St. Thomas [U.S. Virgin Islands], he returned to the States to fish on a purse seiner. He then spent numerous seasons angling around Alaska.
Sam did well enough fishing to buy a house in Bellevue. But he didn’t stay in Idaho for long. Sam’s brother invited him back up to “The Land of the Midnight Sun” to open a concrete company. They became the biggest such company in the state and, after a decade, Sam decided he’d had enough and moved back home to Bellevue to do what he really loves, mow lawns.
“I’m into it,” he said with a smile.
In addition to mowing lawns of any size, from full-on farm properties to little old ladies’ yards, Simpson Landscaping also offers irrigation repair and seasonal cleanups. Sam prides himself on the quality of work and the service and price he offers.
“It’s very important to me to do a good job and give people a good deal,” Sam said.
One of the big reasons Sam can keep his prices down—25-30 percent lower than his competitors—is that he does most of the work himself. That’s how he’s able to offer great deals to locals, especially seniors.
“You’re not going to see a different crew show up each week. It’s going to be me,” said Sam, who rarely has help and never loses a job once he gets it.
“I pride myself on offering reliable and friendly service and I’ve never been fired from a job,” said Sam, who has an impressive attitude toward his work, his clients and this place we all call home.
“I love helping people have beautiful landscapes and lawns for a fair price,” he said.
For more information about Simpson Landscaping or to get a quote, call Sam at (208) 420-3023.
