About Us

Sean cut his teeth in the landscape industry doing irrigation design and supply with his uncle Steve Kesslering.  With over 15 years of experience Sean has now become a veritable know it all when it comes to landscaping.  From ponds to putting greens and everything in between Sean has seen it all.  By constantly going to training and making sure his staff goes along as well Sean has been able to set up The Rusty Shovel Landscape Shop with the best product and staff the Queen City has to offer.

Jess is the one that helps everyone else do their job better. She’s a chemist with an MBA with a strong background in operations, staff and inventory management. She looks after in-season purchasing, inventory, staffing, expenses, and general problem solving. You’re most likely to find Jess with a Yeti mug in hand if she’s not on a motorcycle or snuggling with her pets.

Before Kevin started selling for us, he was selling to us. He’s built a strong career in sales – from vehicles to radio, and now landscape materials. That career has been built on a high level of integrity and a focus on building long term relationships by finding opportunities and fit for his customers. If your company is interested in working with us at The Rusty Shovel, Kevin’s the guy to talk to.

Terry has over 30 years of irrigation experience and is our “head of all things irrigation”.  Terry has seen and fixed every irrigation issue you can think of and he continues to do so to this day.  If customer service and an inviting smile were able to be trademarked he would own that.  Not only is Terry our irrigation knowledge center he has also learned all of our other prodcuts and can pick you out the parts to make any project a reality.  Terry works best with a coffee in hand and a problem to solve so bring your landscape problems and a coffee and Terry will get you sorted out.

Betty is in control of everything administrative and always knows where operations are at in the shop.  She is likely the first voice you hear on the phone and is known best for making problems go away.  She just so happens to know about all of our product as well, making her doubly important to operations.  If you are looking to chat landscaping or check up on your orders Betty is always ready to help.

After a number of years apprenticing in our landscape design department and on the sales floor, Aly is now our full time Landscape Designer. Aly has been measuring our sites and drafting our base plans for years, and now we’re excited to have her designing beautiful yards full time.

Joey comes to us with over a decade of experience in the landscape industry on the operator/manager/installation side. He runs our Angus Street showroom location and looks after key account, project and equipment sales for us. Plus, he’s got a soft spot for anything with an engine.