Thoms Bros. Landscaping, Inc.

05/22/2026

11/18/2025

He was a great client. He will be missed.

The funeral for Sameer Eid drew thousands, one attendee estimates. And seemingly everyone there had a story to share about the larger-than-life man who founded Phoenicia, one of metro Detroit’s longest-running Lebanese restaurants, in 1971.⁠
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Among them was Norm LePage, who considers Eid his best friend. The two first became acquainted about 35 years ago, when LePage was out to lunch with a friend at Phoenicia.⁠
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Eid, who had just returned from Brazil, struck up a conversation with the men, telling them: “I was going up the Amazon. I was buying diamonds and emeralds, … gold and silver.”⁠
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Later that night, LePage remarked to his wife, Bonnie, “I think I just met the original Indiana Jones.”⁠
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As they grew close over the years, so did their families, and they have taken numerous vacations together — to Lebanon, Italy, France, and Mexico (in Puerto Vallarta, they bought vacation homes in the same building).⁠
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Anyone who has dined at Phoenicia in the past decade or so may have been amused by LePage and Eid’s raucous games of gin rummy in the dining room, which happened two to three times a week.⁠
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“People used to joke to us that we reminded them of the two old guys on The Muppets sitting up in the balcony,” LePage says. “He was just a wonderful guy. I love him. I still love him. I miss him like crazy.”⁠
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Full Article: https://www.hourdetroit.com/food-cuisine/sameer-eid-phoenicia-tribute/

03/23/2025

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12/17/2024

Here at Thoms Bros., we're not in the business of calling out other contractors (I'm not sure who did this), but people in the market for hardscaping services should be aware of what is good vs. bad quality construction. Three things that stand out with this project:

1. This Brussels Block is NOT a good choice for this application. It is a garden wall material NOT a retaining wall material. It is too light of a material to retain the amount of soil behind it.
2. You might be able to make this product work (but I still wouldn't use) if the contractor had used geogrid to tie it into the grade behind it.
3. The contractor used slag sand as the screeding material and then put the excess material behind the wall. Slag sand does not meet the specifications as screeding sand and doesn't allow water to pe*****te it. So shouldn't bee used behind the wall either.

Please educate yourself before spending thousands of dollars on hardscaping. This wall will fail in the future.

11/28/2024

Thank you to all of our team members, clients, suppliers and subcontractors who helped us make 2024 a successful year.

10/04/2024

Wrapping up J Building and concrete moving along at the Fountain.

09/11/2024

Our "Landscaping for Wellness" series continues with Water. Check it out at https://thomsbros.com/landscaping-for-wellness-water/

09/10/2024

Blueberry Muffin Virburnum

09/06/2024

When you get letters like this from new clients, you cannot help to feel proud of your team and the love of people. Pictures of the job will come soon.