Our mission:
To make the world a better place, one backyard at a time.

Kenneth P. Soergel and Associates, Inc. was founded in 1936.

My grandfather, Kenneth P. "K.P." Soergel, started the business in 1936, after a time as the head groundskeeper at the Pennsylvania State Capital and a stint with the USDA. He graduated from Penn State in 1931, with a degree in Agriculture - Horticulture. In 1941 he established the business in Pine Township, our current location. He started as a tree man. He became an internationally known, pioneering certified arborist. He also evolved into a landscaper and specialty plant collector and nurseryman.

My father, Kenneth P. Soergel II, took over the business in 1976. He ran his own Landscape Architectural design firm in the Washington DC area and taught landscape architecture at the University Of Maryland. He graduated Harvard in 1963, and Penn State 1961, with degrees in Landscape Architecture. He brought landscape architecture and design build to the company.

I, Kevin Soergel, started working with Dad in ‘76, when I was ten, through high school and college summers and weekends. I graduated Penn State in 1989, with a degree in Landscape Architecture. I brought and developed flower gardening, stone work, and now water gardening to the company. I have been a Certified Aquascape Contractor since 2003.

I have dedicated my life to learning about the design and concstruction of outdoor environments. I have a degree in Landscape Architecture from Penn State. I continually attend classes in my field. I love my job. I love making beautiful gardens,escapes from the cruel world. I love making people happy. Most importantly, I want to make you happy. I want you to know peace and tranquility. I want you to enjoy a private oasis patio, a cozy fireplace, comfortable and beautiful outdoor furniture, falling water and playing fish, exotic flowers surrounded by lush plantings. I want you to experience serenity in your own backyard paradise.

My son, (now seven year old) little Kevin is already a junior pond builder and Bobcat driver.

We are not a fly by night operation.
We are the best of the best.

K. P. Soergel & Associates, Inc.
11009 Babcock Boulevard [How to get there]
Gibsonia, PA 15044
Phone: 724 444 POND, 724 443 1051
Fax: 724 443 9266
Email: info@yourescapes.net

Left: 1950 - Recently planted Red Oak and garage, Ken II, Mrs. Soergel and Larry.
Right: 2003 - Red Oak after 53 years of growth. Garage converted to office in 1987.