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DeWitt Celebrates Five Decades06-04-25 | News

DeWitt Celebrates Five Decades

50 Years and Still Growing
by Larry DeWitt, Founder and CEO, and Meredith DeWitt, Vice President of DeWitt

Founded in 1973, DeWitt has provided a landscape fabric that is now used in 70% of landscaping projects in the United States. (Photo Credit: DeWitt)
Placed under a top mulch layer, DeWitt Weed-Barrier® prevents weeds from growing while allowing moisture and air to reach the roots of established plants. (Photo Credit: DeWitt)
Placed under a top mulch layer, DeWitt Weed-Barrier® prevents weeds from growing while allowing moisture and air to reach the roots of established plants. (Photo Credit: DeWitt)
DeWitt's new warehouse stores DeWitt Weed-Barrier® that is sent across the country. (Photo Credit: DeWitt)

Larry DeWitt started his own landscaping business in Sikeston, Missouri, soon after earning degrees in horticulture and landscape design. In 1977, he was looking for a material to stop weeds and increase plant growth - without chemicals. Black plastic used to be a landscaper's only option. From hands-on experience, he knew that while plastic stops weeds, it also blocks out moisture and air. The result: disease, fungus, and rot.

Unsatisfied, Larry decided to create something better. He experimented with textiles and materials until finally hitting pay dirt. He discovered that woven polypropylene did everything he wanted, and his new "landscape fabric" - later dubbed DeWitt Weed-Barrier® - changed the professional landscaping industry.

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Pros quickly realized what an outstanding product DeWitt Weed-Barrier® was. It halted weed growth and promoted tremendous plant growth. The industry couldn't get enough. As a result, DeWitt products are used in more than 70% of the commercial landscaping done throughout the United States, making the company the #1 Choice of Landscape Professionals.

Our Philosophy
"We will continue to dedicate ourselves in making the Dewitt Company the most innovative, customer-focused, and efficient company in the lawn and garden industry! Providing the best quality and innovative products with the highest standards in service has been, and always will be, our Philosophy."

Larry DeWitt - Founder and CEO
Meredith DeWitt - Vice President

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