Meet Our Team

Clay Deschler

President

Clay has been with Shelton Landscape since January 2010. In 2022, Clay partnered with Scott in ownership of the company after years of dedicated growth and desire to continue the legacy of Shelton Landscape. He is a Kansas State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. Building his resume through college, Clay worked with golf course designers, golf course contractors, and landscape contractors. Enjoying landscapes of all scales, Clay’s true passion is seeing a landscape take shape to become a living space.

Lori Mckay

Office Manager

Lori has been the office manager at Shelton Landscape since May of 2011. She is a graduate from Jefferson County Community College with an associate degree in business. With an extensive background in customer service and a love of business, Lori assists our customers in all aspects including scheduling, billing, and more. Lori also handles everything behind the scenes and strives daily to ensure things are organized and flow smoothly within the company.

Amanda Ulrich-Deal

Landscape Designer

Amanda has been with Shelton Landscape since 2017 and has been in the residential and commercial landscape industry since 2009. She is a Kansas State University graduate, with a Master of Landscape Architecture. Her love of plants and developing the land started as a small child on her family’s farm. That love has developed and grown over the years through work experience and school. Today, Amanda specializes in grading and earthwork, drainage, hardscapes, plant selection, and overall landscape design. She strives to provide her clients with solutions that not only fix existing issues but provides them an outdoor living space that is aesthetically beautiful as well as functional. 

Ryan Graf

Landscape Designer

Ryan began his landscape career at the age of 16, starting a lawn cutting and landscape business. After 9 years of running that business, he joined the design team at Shelton Landscape. Ryan enjoys the outdoors, meeting new people and taking a naturalistic approach in his designs. His goals are incorporating function and aesthetics into landscape designs to create value for clients and their property.

Mallory Hammock

Landscape Designer

Mallory may have begun her landscape career in Missouri, however her introduction to the landscape industry began long before. While living in Georgia her mother started her own landscaping company and did very well. For a child this was a fantastic opportunity to lay sod, help plant shrubs, and her favorite, flowers. Originally from Baton Rouge Louisiana, she’s had the pleasure of living in many places; lastly Missouri, where she has worked in the landscape industry for over ten years. Starting at a nursery where she began the study of St. Louis tolerant plants, drainage solutions, and hardscape design. Creating unexpected and beautiful spaces which blend a unique form and function is always her goal. Each project is different and deserving of the time and attention she offers every client.

Julie Meyer

Landscape Designer / Marketing

Julie joined the Shelton team in February 2022. She has had a love for gardens and design concepts since she was a young girl. It naturally made sense to combine the two passions as she began exploring career goals. She earned her associate’s degree in horticulture at Meramec Community College, with a focus on landscape design. She then transitioned her passion for flowers into opening and running her own wedding floral design business for 5 years. With an extensive background in design, she enjoys using her diverse plant knowledge and creativity to implement unique and beautiful landscape designs. She has also taken her marketing skills she learned from running her own business to help enhance and keep up to date all our social media and digital platforms. 

Ben Robinson

Maintenance Account Manager

Ben joined the Shelton team in early 2024 and comes to us with over 30 years industry experience. Prior to joining our team, he owned and operated his own business for 25 years doing lawn mowing, maintenance, snow removal and small landscapes. He worked hard at building strong relationships with his clients which has carried over to his position as our Maintenance Account Manager. With Spanish as a second language and his decades of expertise working in the field, Ben is dedicated to providing customers with services that fit their needs and budgets.

Bob Bashwiner

Operations Managers

Bob has been the Operations Manager since the beginning of 2024. Before joining the team, he owned his own business for 22 years primarily installing landscapes and hardscapes. Being in the industry for collectively 25 years, Bob has obtained a wealth of knowledge through training and on-site learning about various products as well as proper standards for installations. His experience not only aids with managing our day-to-day operations, but also helps with scheduling and purchasing materials for every Shelton Landscape job.