Ground One is an award-winning Minneapolis landscape design firm that specializes in custom residential landscape design and construction. Ground One’s design process is a true collaboration of the whole team: homeowners, landscape architects and designers, builders, and craftsmen.
Principal + CEO
Patrick Weiss
Pat began his landscaping career mowing lawns at age ten and has been self-employed ever since. With a degree in Speech Communications from the University of St. Thomas and passion for landscape, Pat founded Ground One in 1989. Under Pat’s capable leadership Ground One has become an industry-leading, award-winning, full service landscape design + build company.
Growing up as an Eagle Scout, Pat was taught to always leave things in better condition than they were found. Landscaping has provided him the creative outlet to do just that. He is an advocate for his clients, and appreciates that he is entrusted to better their lives and their properties. He values these relationships and fosters a collaborative effort in each of his projects.
Fun fact: Pat still owns his first piece of equipment – a 1954 Ford N9 Jubilee Tractor.
Landscape Designer
Dominick Florer
Dominick Florer is a landscape designer driven by a lifelong love of drawing and design. He has worked on a wide range of project types, from private gardens to urban trail systems. Inspired by his travels and time spent outdoors, he brings a strong sense of place and natural rhythm to every design. Dominick values the collaborative process and takes pride in building lasting relationships with clients grounded in trust and communication. His goal is to create landscapes that feel personal, enduring, and deeply connected to their surroundings.
Project Manager
Sean Petteway
Sean is a dedicated landscape professional with over a decade of experience managing and building high-quality outdoor spaces. With a strong background in both design and field operations, he has led diverse projects across residential, commercial, and municipal sectors. Sean is skilled in AutoCAD and LMN estimating, and regularly oversees crews through all phases of landscape construction—including hardscapes, wood structures, and native planting.
His hands-on leadership style, clear communication, and commitment to craftsmanship make him a trusted partner for clients and crews alike. Sean holds a degree in Horticulture and Spanish Studies from the University of Minnesota and has a passion for sustainable design and thoughtful, natural landscapes.
Business Administrator
Mike Rhoades
Mike Rhoades has spent over 30 years in the landscaping industry, beginning at age 18 while pursuing a Business Administration degree in college. During his summers, he mowed parks for the City of Burnsville. The smell of fresh-cut grass sparked something in him, and he decided to combine that passion with his business education to build a career in landscaping.
Today, Mike is the Business Administrator at Ground One, working closely with customers and the company’s sales and operations staff. Ground One specializes in landscape design, installation, maintenance, and winter services—an environment where Mike feels right at home.
For Mike, it all comes back to a love for the outdoors and the beauty of creating usable outdoor spaces. An unusual and somewhat contradictory fact: Despite Mike’s love for the outdoors, you will never catch him camping.
Account Manager
Jack Weiss
Jack Weiss grew up in the landscaping industry as a second-generation member of the family business, following in his dad’s footsteps. He is one of two siblings who work in the family business. Jack began working on a design-build crew, gaining hands-on experience bringing landscape designs to life. He has since transitioned into landscape maintenance and now leads the Landscape Maintenance Division, where his passion for plants, problem-solving, and working with people continues to drive his work.
Outside of work, Jack enjoys spending time at the family cabin, boating, watersports, hunting, and enjoying the outdoors.
Fun Fact: Jack has a handprint in the concrete from when he was a child, left behind when the company driveway was poured. Needless to say, his handprint is quite a bit larger now!
Ready to Meet the Team?
Contact us to meet the team and find out how Ground One’s award-winning landscape design + build services can help you love your outdoor living in the greater Twin Cites, MN area: Bloomington, Burnsville, Chanhassen, Chaska, Deephaven, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Medicine Lake, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Orono, Plymouth, Richfield, Roseville, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Savage, Shakopee, Shorewood, Wayzata & Woodland.
