About us
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Two generations, one standard
42 years of landscape work in Tampa Bay, from one bank property on MacDill to commercial grounds and estates across six counties.
- Founded by a United States Air Force veteran
- Second-generation family ownership
- Independent, not a franchise
Certified & Insured
Full coverage on every commercial project
Satisfaction
100%. No exceptions, no excuses
5-Star Reviews
Trusted by Tampa homeowners and businesses
42 Years
Serving Tampa Bay since 1984
Family & Veteran Owned
US Air Force roots since 1984
How the company started
In 1984, after retiring from the United States Air Force, Mike Hurlburt took a job looking after the base golf course and an estate property nearby. He was careful, he was early, and he finished what he started. People noticed.
His first commercial contract was a small bank on MacDill Air Force Base. That bank became Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, and the company grew with it. Nothing about that growth was a marketing plan. It was one property manager telling another.
Forty years later the business still runs on the same terms. Show up when you said. Do the work properly. Tell the client the truth about what the property needs.
1984
A retired airman takes on a bank
Mike Hurlburt leaves the United States Air Force and looks after the base golf course and a nearby estate. His first commercial contract is a small bank property on MacDill Air Force Base.
1990s
The bank becomes Grow Financial
That one property grows into Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, one of the largest in the region. Tampa Turf Services grows alongside it, and word spreads through Tampa commercial property.
2019
Justin joins as managing partner
Justin Hurlburt comes in after 12 years as Regional Director of Sales and Customer Service at Hapag-Lloyd Container Line, then an executive customer service role at Masonite. He works alongside his father.
2020
Second generation takes over
Mike retires to spend time with his wife and grandchildren, fishing across Florida. Justin becomes principal owner and keeps the standard his father set.
How we design
Most landscape disappointments come from the same place: the client could not picture the result, and nobody showed them. Our design process exists to remove that gap.
We listen first
The first meeting is on your property. We ask what you want, what you use the space for, and what you do not want. That last answer is usually the most useful one.
You see it before we build it
A full-color scaled 2D drawing of the residence, a plant key with a photograph of every species, and a 3D sketch of the finished space.
One manager owns the job
A project manager oversees the work and is your direct contact from the first meeting to the final walk-through.
We check our own work
Quality control is a scheduled visit, not a complaint response. The manager walks the property and finds the problems before you do.
Our promise
We treat your property the way we would treat our own. A dedicated project manager, trained crews, scheduled quality checks, and a straight answer when something needs to be fixed.
If we cannot do a job properly, we say so. That is why clients from 1984 are still clients.
What our clients say
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About the company
Who owns Tampa Turf Services?
Justin Hurlburt, the second-generation owner. His father Mike founded the company in 1984 after retiring from the United States Air Force and handed it over in 2020.
How large is the crew?
We run a team of full-time professionals, with a project manager assigned to each property rather than a rotating route.
Are you a franchise?
No. We are independent, family owned and based in Tampa. The people who quote the work are the people who do it.
What trade bodies do you belong to?
We are members of the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association, the International Society of Arboriculture and the Irrigation Association.
Want to talk to the people who do the work?
Call the office and you will reach someone who knows the crews and the schedule.