Episode 119 : Arborvine Landscaping (ft. Greg Chakar)

Episode 119 : Arborvine Landscaping (ft. Greg Chakar)

From Life on the Ave by The Garman Group

February 23, 2026 · 48 min · Season 3 · Episode 19

About this episode

Vince interviews Gregory Chakar, the founder of Arborvine Landscaping, discussing his journey from mowing lawns as a child to starting his own landscaping business.

This week, Vince sits down with Gregory Chakar, President and Founder of Arborvine Landscaping in Wilmington, DE. Greg is a Wilmington DE Native raised & currently residing in North Wilmington. Greg began mowing lawns one summer at the age of 12 years old to save up money for a cellphone. That summer, pushing a Toro push mower from a yard sale & wagon from his childhood for miles up & down the streets of a North Wilmington Neighborhood, the vision was born. The following su...

People in this episode

Host: Vince

Guest: Gregory Chakar

Topics covered

  • landscaping
  • entrepreneurship
  • local business
  • Wilmington
  • personal story

Keywords

  • landscaping
  • Wilmington DE
  • Gregory Chakar
  • entrepreneur
  • business story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arborvine Landscaping

Places: Wilmington, DE, North Wilmington

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