As a hands-on principal, Hermann is involved intimately with projects from start to finish. His experience over the last 20 years working on projects of varying scope and context with clients with diverse sensibilities, enables him to customize his services to meet client goals and expectations. His passion, work ethic and commitment to quality and value along with tenets to provide knowledgeable, productive, and sensitive service to clients are paramount to the company’s goals.

Hermann received his bachelors degree in Biology and Environmental Studies and his graduate degree in Urban and Environmental Planning with much of his focus on sustainability and regenerative design. Early in his career, he worked at a small family-owned garden center where he not only recognized the need for the landscape industry to comprehensively and systemically adopt more responsible approaches to design and management, but he also realized the impact local businesses can have fostering that change and the value these places possess within our communities.

He founded Land Stewards in 2000 with the aim to help shift the paradigm of conventional landscape design based in horticulture to one that is grounded in ecology. Emphasizing the use of native plants, indigenous materials and managing in a sensitive and respectful manner, the company has been in the vanguard of practitioners applying this approach.

In addition to founding his company, he was one of the earliest members of the Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia, has served as an instructor for the National Sustainable Building Advisor Certification Program, and previously served on the Bux-Mont Branch of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council and numerous other organizational committees related to sustainable building and green infrastructure.