Rye Beach Landscaping began in 1992 with maintenance oriented services such as mowing and mulching centered in Rye Beach. Owner Bennett Holmes received his B.S. in Urban Forestry and Landscape Horticulture with a minor in Soil Science from The University of Vermont in 1996. Since then, services have gradually expanded into stonework, full landscape construction and septic and site work while the company has grown into as many as 9 trucks, several pieces of heavy equipment and up to 10 employees. Lawn maintenance services were discontinued in 2004 and Rye Beach Landscaping currently employs 4 full time crew members as well as part time help.