Vernon Henderson, owner of V. Henderson Landscaping in Washington, D.C., was featured in Walker Talk, Volume 6. At the time, he owned one Walker Mower, sported one crew, had two full-time employees and was primarily mowing residences. Twenty-two years later, he has three Walker Mowers, two crews and four full-time employees.
Vernon Henderson, owner of V. Henderson Landscaping, is less motivated by making money, and more interested in maintaining control of his equipment and work.
But Henderson’s emphasis switched. Today, 90 percent of his work is in commercial and other large accounts like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce property he maintains in downtown D.C. Henderson said he still mows, but his focus is doing topiary work, shaping trees and shrubs, and designing flower beds.
“Once you gear up to do larger, commercial accounts, it’s difficult maintaining a schedule to work on smaller residential accounts,” he explained. This former D.C. police officer is less motivated by making money, and more interested in maintaining control of his equipment and work. Yes, he grew some over the years to accommodate requests, but did so reluctantly.
Since appearing in Walker Talk, Volume 6, Henderson’s life changed in other ways, too. Single at the time, he is now married and lives on a three-acre property outside of D.C. The extra space gives him plenty of room for personal use of his Walker Mowers, to keep his equipment out of the rain and also maintain his hobby of collecting sports cars. His most recent addition is a 2017 Dodge Viper GTC.
Read Vernon's Original article, Mowing by the Book, first seen in Walker Talk Vol. 6
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