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About

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Grow With Gordon is a Kokomo, Indiana–based landscaping company focused on designing, installing, and maintaining clean, functional outdoor spaces.

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We work with homeowners, businesses, and organizations to improve properties through thoughtful design, quality installation, and long-term care.

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While we offer traditional landscaping services, our work is guided by a deeper understanding of soil, plant systems, and how landscapes function over time.

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Our services include:

  • landscape design and installation

  • garden and bed renovations

  • pruning, mulching, and seasonal refresh work

  • edible landscaping (fruit trees, berries, and perennial systems)

 

Some clients come to us to clean up and restore an existing space.
Others are starting fresh and want something more intentional from the beginning.

Either way, we focus on building landscapes that look good and hold up.

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Our Approach

We approach landscaping differently than most.

 

Installing plants and mulch while focusing on:

  • improving soil health

  • selecting plants that actually fit the space

  • building layouts that are easier to maintain

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This creates landscapes that:

  • establish faster

  • require less correction over time

  • and continue to improve instead of decline

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Materials & Installation

 

We use a combination of:​

  • locally sourced materials

  • plants from our own nursery

  • and trusted regional suppliers

 

Every installation is done with attention to detail and followed by a walkthrough to ensure everything is establishing properly.

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Good landscapes aren’t just built—they’re understood.

By paying attention to the land and using proven ecological principles, we select plants that benefit both people and the surrounding environment. Our work is guided by the permaculture ethics of earth care, people care, and return of surplus—but always applied in a practical, real-world way.

Meet the Team

A Geography Educator and Veteran Grease Monkey gardener have teamed up to introduce sustainable permaculture gardening to Central Indiana.

Beautiful!!!

Tiolas Melati 

Garden Artist

Tiolas is a geography educator and graduate of Jakarta University. Originally from Indonesia, she brings a unique perspective on how climate, land, and plant systems come together.

She focuses on matching plants to local conditions and designing gardens that work with their environment, creating spaces that are both beautiful and naturally resilient over time.

James enjoying

James Panyan

'Man with the shovel'

Jim began his sustainability and regenerative food journey in 2020 and has since applied that, along with his background in business and finance, to building a landscaping business with his wife.

He is a graduate of Indiana University Kokomo in Sustainability Studies and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Purdue University.

His work focuses on practical landscape design and installation, often incorporating elements of permaculture, agroforestry, and sustainable agriculture. He is also a Purdue Extension Master Gardener.

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