Hollar & Penn
Mowing & Towing, LLC
Serving Fairfax, VA since 2002
About Our Business
Hollar & Penn Mowing & Towing, LLC is a fully licensed and insured, family owned and operated business located in Fairfax, Virginia. We are a Better Business Bureau (BBB) accredited business and have a Class A Contractors License with the Landscaping specialization with the Commonwealth of Virginia. We are a member of the Virginia Turfgrass Council (VTC). Mowing & Towing, LLC handles residential and commercial customers including neighborhood pools and churches. Mowing & Towing, LLC offers lawn services such as mowing, trimming, edging, fertilizing, aeration, overseeding, and dethatching. We can also spruce up your beds in the spring or fall by weeding and laying mulch. Yard clean-ups can include bush trimming and shrub and small tree removal. In the fall we offer full yard leaf clean-up and curbside removal using powerful backpack and push blowers and a high powered leaf vacuum. Need delivery of bulk materials? Can't get that junk to the dump in your car? We can handle all your material delivery and removal needs. We have dumpsters for rent and now offer grading and excavation services.
About the Owner/Operator
James Penn has over 25 years experience in the field of lawn maintenance and over 300,000 miles of trailer driving under his belt. He is the founder and owner of Mowing & Towing, LLC and has been involved in the day-to-day operations of the business since its inception in 2002. James, who was born and raised in Fairfax, VA, is a Virginia Certified Pesticide Applicator, Virginia Certified Fertilizer Applicator, an ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) Certified Master Technician, a Virginia certified Responsible Land Disturber, an Eagle Scout and he holds two Associate of Applied Science degrees in Automotive Technology (one with an Emissions Specialization) from Northern Virginia Community College. When not working, James enjoys welding and fabrication, working on his diesel trucks, playing in the skidsteer or mini excavator and getting his hands dirty. When he's cleaned up, he enjoys teaching Cadence and Allegra about lawn mowers, welding and other noisy machines and taking the family out in the motorhome.
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About the Business Manager
Gillian Penn has been working with James and Mowing & Towing, LLC since 2002. Born and raised in Arlington, VA, Gillian holds a Bachelors Degree in Sociology-Anthropology from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. Gillian handles the administrative side of the business including customer correspondence, invoicing, bill paying, scheduling, taxes, etc. She has previously worked as an event planner and executive assistant among other things. In her spare time, Gillian enjoys ringing handbells, reading, doing jigsaw and crossword puzzles, listening to the Hamilton soundtrack and traveling with her mother and children (when James is working and can't join us). James and Gillian were married in June 2006.
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About Boss Lady #1
Cadence has been working with James, Gillian and Mowing & Towing, LLC since she was born in August 2009. Currently, she is taking tap, hip hop, lyrical, ballet and pre-pointe dance classes. Her pastimes include most things art related, redecorating and organizing her room, doing homework and deciding whether she likes having a younger sister or not. She loves to chill with our four cats (Copper, Lucky Cat, Zelda and Tacocat), to learn about things by watching YouTube, and chatting with her friends. She is taking high school by storm and is an excellent math student.
About Boss Lady #2
Allegra has been working with James, Gillian, Cadence and Mowing & Towing, LLC since she was born in November 2011. Currently, she is taking hip hop, ballet, jazz, lyrical, and pointe dance classes, dancing in a competition group, playing the cello, being a Cadette in Girl Scouts and learning about everything she can. Allegra is a social butterfly and loves chatting with or hanging out with her friends. She is smart and inquisitive and becoming a very mature young lady. She adores our four cats and is the proud owner of a beta fish named Pomegranate.
Contact us using the form below or email us at mowingtowing@yahoo.com. We look forward to hearing from you!