About

A landscape company built on faith, family, and the long view.

Started in 2018 with 15 lawns and a stubborn belief that integrity scales. Today, a team of designers, craftsmen, and stewards growing one yard at a time.

Founder

Triston Parsons

University of Alabama at Birmingham · Founder, La Vida Landscapes, LLC

Our Story

From 15 lawns to a 10-line operation.

Triston Parsons started knocking doors in high school with a push mower and a notebook. Fifteen residential lawns later, he was the de-facto neighborhood landscaper, balancing maintenance routes against AP classes.

He enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for occupational therapy, drawn to work that helps people heal. Then a client asked if he’d take on a real design job. He said yes. The job became another job. The jobs became a company.

“I didn’t have any systems and was taking on a lot of work, which is good, but also the lack of systems was hurting me. So I built them.”

That instinct, building the system underneath the work, is the throughline. It’s why we run a vertically integrated design-build practice (no handoffs between designers, installers, and maintenance crews) and why we’re investing in commercial capabilities, a pool division, RGB-lit putting greens, and a long-term therapeutic-gardens vision called Vida Gardens.

The name comes from la vida, meaning life. The work is creation, used to glorify the Creator. The mission predates the company and outlasts it.

Featured

NALP

National Association of Landscape Professionals

“Faces of the Industry,” April 2022.

A national feature on Triston Parsons and the founding story of La Vida. Read the full piece on the NALP blog.

Read on landscapeprofessionals.org

Mission & Values

The compass we carry to every job.

“Using Creation to Glorify the Creator.”

  • 01

    Faith

    The foundation under every value below.

  • 02

    Family

    Each team member is treated like one. Each client’s home, the same.

  • 03

    Integrity

    When the homeowner can’t see the work, the work still gets done right.

  • 04

    Positive Mindset

    Outdoor work is hard. Attitude is the multiplier.

  • 05

    Responsibility

    We own outcomes , from the soil up.

  • 06

    Teamwork

    Designers, installers, and maintenance crews on the same page.

  • 07

    Commitment

    Plants take years to mature. So does a relationship.

  • 08

    Fun

    If the crew isn’t enjoying the day, the work shows it.

The Crew

The hands behind the work.

A growing team of designers, foremen, irrigation techs, lighting specialists, and maintenance crews based in Birmingham.

  • Triston Parsons

    Founder & Lead Designer

  • Crew, Design

    Site planning & renderings

  • Crew, Build

    Hardscape & install

  • Crew, Maintain

    Year-round stewardship

Real headshots and bios coming soon.

Why La Vida

A landscape company is also a calling.

We exist to steward creation, lift the people we work with, and give back to the communities we serve. That’s why we’re building toward Vida Gardens , therapeutic gardens for pediatric and geriatric wellness, and a sensory-gardens nonprofit serving the Southeast.

Explore the Vida Gardens vision

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