Our Design Team

With over 150 years of combined design and build experience, the Landscape Design team at Otten Bros. is here to expertly guide the creation of your new landscape.

  • Mark Kobilka
    Landscape Designer

    Mark has over 45 years of design/build experience at Otten Bros.  He believes that it is truly an exciting time to be a landscape designer.  With people demanding more from their landscapes, Mark is...

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  • Mark Howard Schriever
    Landscape Designer

    Mark’s career began as a plant enthusiast working with a local nursery in Rochester, MN. His interests led him to the Landscape Architecture program at the University of Minnesota and the design/ build world...

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  • Jodi Gehrke
    Landscape Designer

    Jodi carefully listens to clients to understand their functional needs and aesthetic style to create landscapes that suit their lifestyle and personal taste.  She also takes the time to educate clients on the design/construction...

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  • Katherine Smith-Flores
    Katherine Smith-Flores
    Landscape Designer

    Katherine Smith-Flores’ journey in landscape design started when she was eight with a garden of pansies, snapdragons, and marigolds at her childhood home in New Mexico. Now, her plant palette blends her background in...

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  • Sarah Nettleton
    Sarah Nettleton
    Landscape Designer

    Landscape Design is Sarah’s passion.  With a design approach that respects the site, integrating practical concerns and your ideas, she creates a design that delights. Be it a small urban oasis or a sprawling...

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