Select Quotations
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
"Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what a reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character."
"Offer your customer quality services at competitive pricing, then do everything possible to build and maintain it."
"One's best success comes after their greatest disappointments."
"If you seek God, look in a garden. You can dig for Him there."
"In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are just as beautiful...."
"Gardens are a form of autobiography"
About Us - Almost Perfect Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance
Frank D. Porter, owner and operator of Almost Perfect Landscaping, began his early education at Hackensack High School. Next he attained his BA degree in Marketing at Saint Peters College of Jersey City. Following St. Peters, he attained certificates at Rutgers Cook College for Landscape Architecture. While running his company, his passion to help people drove him to further seek higher education in the School of Social Work, also at Rutgers.
Almost Perfect began as the neighborhood " boy". Started in 1980, the doors first opened for business offering a wide variety of landscaping services. This proved to be successful. In the spring of 2006, almost perfect began sealing residential driveways of existing customers. In 2009, affiliated himself with Cris Boodeker who specializes in Tree Services.
Our organization has grown and prospered over the years because our people have adhered to a basic set of principles. These principles have served as the cornerstone of our business. It is what others expect of us, because it is what we demand of ourselves.
Our "Code of Conduct" as follows:
- Treat all people with fairness, dignity and respect.
- Conduct all our activities for the mutual benefit of all concerned.
- Conduct business using the basic principles of Honesty
- Work with determination, persistence and intelligence.
- Provide a pleasant environment for people to work and grow.
- Be responsible and accountable for our promises and all of our actions.
- Deliver a service that will exceed all expectations.
- Encourage employees to move ahead and create new innovative ideas.
The combined divisions of ALMOST PERFECT have a tradition of seeking and retaining the brightest and best employees. We are a family run business that adheres to corporate principles. Our code states "We shall attract, develop and retain a superior work force and provide a safe working environment. We strive to create a climate of mutual trust and respect among all employees. We provide opportunities for individual growth. We also increase competence through appropriate training and activities, which enables our employees to earn a wage which will support them and their families. We are an equal opportunity employer seeking new and innovative thinkers to join our team regardless of their trade, background and race.
