Greg Vasilieff - President

Greg Vasilieff has led Western Gardens Landscaping, Inc. from day one in 1984 as President. Over the more than 25 years, Greg has kept WGL, Inc. at the forefront of sustainable water management and tolerant plant selection in Mediterranean climates like that of San Diego County. His passion for excellence in landscaping has been fueled by his educational experiences including:

1977-1981 - Worked in a plant nursery and studied drought tolerant plantings in Marin County during California's first drought.
1982-1983 – Attended the University of Aix-Marseille, in the south of France. Studied Mediterranean plants in Southern France.
1983-1984 – Founded Western Gardens Landscaping in Marin County.
1984– Moved Western Gardens Landscaping in San Diego County and obtained a Landscape Contractor’s License. Specialized in landscape maintenance for luxury apartment communities, retirement communities, hotels and homeowners associations.

In more recent years, Greg Vasilieff has been named a CLCA Certified Water Manager, been the recipient of First Place 2007 CLCA San Diego Chapter Irrigation Water Conservation Award and Commercial Maintenance Award, along with being featured in several publications including:

June 2002 – Sunset Magazine for design & installation of a lush backyard retreat
June 2005 – California Landscaping Magazine for sustainable landscape
March 2009 – San Diego County Apartment Association Magazine for his water conservation efforts

He is also an EPA Watersense Partner. You can visit Greg’s education videos featuring drought tolerant plants and irrigation conservation by clicking on the youtube link.



Robert Vasilieff, B.S. Environmental Horticulture Science – Business Development Manager/ Cal Poly Horticulture Graduate

Robert graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Horticulture Science. At Cal Poly, some of his specialties were in California Native Plants and Landscape Design. Robert is certified as a Recycled Water Site Supervisor to aid in the service to our customers who utilize recycled water systems.


John De Cadena - Account Manager

John has been with Western Gardens Landscaping, Inc. since May of 2008. John has maintained a high level of quality in everything from irrigation management to resolving customer service issues respectfully. Over the past twenty years John has gained comprehensive hands on knowledge of plant-specific, landscape maintenance, complete irrigation systems, and water budgeting for large and small properties, working with companies such as Valley Crest. He is also a certified landscape technician (CLT-M). His background in landscaping and customer service allows him to handle every aspect from simple maintenance to a complete property landscaping overhaul.

Ruben Espinoza – Supervisor

In June 2008 Ruben joined Western Gardens Landscaping, Inc. with more than 10 years of landscaping experience as a supervisor and has excelled since. Ruben’s high energy serves as the perfect motivational force to subordinates as a supervisor. A majority of his time is spent managing operations in close coordination with management. Ruben is a Certified Landscape Technician (CLT-M) and a Recycled Water Site Supervisor.

Antonio Ramirez- Supervisor/Irrigation Technician

Antonio has been working with Western Gardens Landscaping, Inc. for over 20 years as a Supervisor and Irrigation Technician. He is a Recycled Water Site Supervisor. Antonio’s specialty is Irrigation Management and personal attentive service for all customers. He has installed over 250 Weathermatic ET weather based irrigation controllers.