The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is proud to announce the recipients of PLANET’s annual 2009 Environmental Improvement Awards. This year marks the program’s 40th anniversary. Of the 134 projects entered in this year’s awards program, 126 were recognized with an award. The awards breakdown includes three Decade Awards, 38 Grand Awards, 46 Merit Awards, and 39 Distinction Awards. Awards Committee Chair Will Spiegelberg, CLP, Spiegelberg Landscape Design, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, exclaims, “It is encouraging to the entire green industry to see such excellence. Congratulations from all of us at PLANET.”
The awards program, which is open to only PLANET members, reflects the association’s commitment to creating and preserving the beauty of the landscape and is designed to reward independent landscape, lawn care, and interior plantscaping professionals who execute superior projects.
“The quality of the submittals was overwhelming in many realms,” says Spiegelberg. Most notably he mentions: “The imagination of the designers and architects to bring clients’ dreams to two-dimensional plans, the knowledge of those involved in making the dreams workable, the skill of all those who brought the two-dimensional plan to three-dimensional reality and life, and the care of those who have maintained these dreams after they have become a reality to ensure their well-being.”
Special thanks to the judges for their commitment and expertise. The judging panel consisted of Matt Triplett CLP, CLT, CLIA, Willamette Landscape Services, Inc., Tualatin, Oregon; Louis Kobus, CLP, Fox Run Nurseries, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia; Aaron R. Williams, CLP, Williams Landscape & Design, Inc., Williamsburg, Virginia; and Gerald J. Grossi, CTP-CSL, ArborLawn, Inc., Lansing, Michigan.
Through a special multimedia show, award recipients will be honored at the PLANET Green Industry Conference Awards Presentation and Reception on Friday, October 30, 2009, at 5 p.m., in Louisville, Kentucky. The Awards Reception is sponsored by Husqvarna.
Decade, Grand, Merit, and Distinction Award recipients are listed below.
Decade Award Recipients
Lambert Landscape Co.
Dallas, TX
Project: Mediterranean Garden
Exterior Landscape Management Decade Award
ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance
Calabasas, CA
Project: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Exterior Landscape Management Decade Award
ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance
Calabasas, CA
Project: City of Hope Medical Center
Exterior Landscape Management Decade Award
Grand Award Recipients
Acres Group
Wauconda, IL
Project: Landings at the Glen Retention Pond Restoration
Erosion Control/Ecological Restoration
Supplier Recognition: Conservation Land Stewardship
Austin Outdoor, a Yellowstone Landscape Group Co.
Bunnell, FL
Project: Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust Building
Commercial Landscape Contracting – $500,000 to $1,000,000
Austin Outdoor, a Yellowstone Landscape Group Co.
Bunnell, FL
Project: Ginn Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $1,000,000
Austin Outdoor, a Yellowstone Landscape Group Co.
Bunnell, FL
Project: Ocean Hammock
Commercial Landscape Management – Housing
Borst Landscape and Design
Allendale, NJ
Project: The Deutsch Residence
Residential Design/Build – $500,000 to $1,000,000
BRICKMAN
Columbia, MD
Project: Liberty Place
Commercial Landscape Management – Office and Industrial Sites/Hotels and Resorts
Chalet
Wilmette, IL
Project: Lake Forest Residence
Residential Design/Build – Above $1,000,000
Supplier Recognition: Rosebrook Pools
Clean Scapes, LP
Austin, TX
Project: Park North
Commercial Landscape Management – Office and Industrial Sites/Hotels and Resorts
Clean Scapes, LP
Austin, TX
Project: Texas State Capitol
Commercial Landscape Management – Institutional
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: Mayfair Mall – General Growth Properties
Commercial Landscape Management – Multi-use Properties
Supplier Recognition: Radtke Perennials Nursery
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: SRA Residence
Residential Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, OR
Project: Furnary Residence
Residential Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, OR
Project: The Meriwether Towers
Commercial Landscape Contracting – $500,000 to $1,000,000
Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, OR
Project: The Vaux
Commercial Landscape Contracting – $100,000 to $500,000
Designs by Sundown
Englewood, CO
Project: Horan Castle Rock Estate
Residential Design/Build – $25,000 to $100,000
Estate Gardeners, Inc.
Elkhorn, NE
Project: Amy Scott Residence
Residential Design/Build – $500,000 to $1,000,000
Grant & Power Landscaping, Inc.
West Chicago, IL
Project: Lisle Residence
Residential Landscape Management
Henkel Denmark
Lexington, KY
Project: James Wilhite Residence
Residential Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Austell, GA
Project: Vinings Jubilee Courtyard
Commercial Landscape Management – Retail
James Martin Associates, Inc.
Vernon Hills, IL
Project: Ephraim Residence
Residential Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
John Mini Distinctive Landscapes
Congers, NY
Project: Water Club by Borgata
Interior Maintenance
Mariani Landscape
Lake Bluff, IL
Project: Hope for Healing the Planet
Interior Special Events
Plantscaping, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Project: QUADAX, Inc.
Interior Containerized Plantings – Under $25,000
Supplier Recognition: Ore Handcrafted Iron Containers
Puryear Farms
Gallatin, TN
Project: Chetola Estate
Residential Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
R.P. Marzilli & Co., Inc.
Medway, MA
Project: Suburban Retreat
Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $1,000,000
Ruppert Landscape
Laytonsville, MD
Project: Janella Farms Research Campus
Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $1,000,000
Supplier Recognition: Lewis Aquatech Pool & Supply Company
Ruppert Landscape
Laytonsville, MD
Project: Crystal City
Commercial Landscape Management – Multiuse Properties
Supplier Recognition: LSMGR
Stano Landscaping, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Project: St. Luke’s Hospital
Commercial Landscape Contracting – $100,000 to $500,000
Steven Dubner Landscaping, Inc.
Dix Hills, NY
Project: The Visionaire
Commercial Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
Supplier Recognition: Metro Green Visions
Surrounds, Inc.
Sterling, VA
Project: Nalls Residence
Residential Design/Build – Above $1,000,000
Supplier Recognition: Town & Country Pools
TechScape, Inc.
Richardson, TX
Project: Edgemere
Commercial Landscape Management – Housing
The Green View Companies
Oswego, IL
Project: Macy’s 2009 Flower Show
Interior Special Events
Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, NY
Project: Fifth Avenue Penthouse Gardens
Residential Landscape Contracting – $100,000 to $500,000
Supplier Recognition: Fiberglass Engineering Co.
Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, NY
Project: The Royal York
Commercial Design/Build – $500,000 to $1,000,000
Supplier Recognition: PermaLoc Corporation
ValleyCrest Landscape Development
Calabasas, CA
Project: The Americana at Brand
Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $1,000,000
ValleyCrest Landscape Development
Calabasas, CA
Project: Naval Air Station Pensacola
Erosion Control/Ecological Restoration
ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance
Calabasas, CA
Project: Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Commercial Landscape Management – Office and Industrial Sites/Hotels and Resorts
ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance
Calabasas, CA
Project: The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch
Commercial Landscape Management – Housing
Merit Award Recipients
Bemus Landscape, Inc.
San Clemente, CA
Project: Talega
Commercial Landscape Management – Multi-use Properties
BRICKMAN
Columbia, MD
Project: Dominion Tower
Commercial Landscape Management – Office and Industrial Sites/Hotels and Resorts
BRICKMAN
Columbia, MD
Project: Frederick Corporate Park
Commercial Landscape Management – Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts
Chalet
Wilmette, IL
Project: Wilmette Residence
Residential Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
Clean Scapes, LP
Austin, TX
Project: The Domain
Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $1,000,000
Clean Scapes, LP
Austin, TX
Project: Palisades West
Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $1,000,000
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: Beach Drive Lake House
Residential Design/Build – $100,000 to $500,000
Supplier Recognition: Halquist Stone
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: Wells Fargo
Commercial Landscape Management – Office and Industrial Sites/Hotels and Resorts
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: A Mequon Residence
Residential Landscape Management
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant
Commercial Landscape Contracting – $25,000 to $100,000
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: Milwaukee Rooftop Garden
Commercial Design/Build – $25,000 to $100,000
Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, OR
Project: The Avenue Lofts
Commercial Landscape Contracting – $25,000 to $100,000
Ed Castro Landscape, Inc.
Roswell, GA
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