HERNDON, Va. — The Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) announced the exterior award recipients for its 33rd Annual Environmental Improvement Awards Program.
ALCA's Environmental Improvement Awards Program is designed to reward landscape contracting professionals who execute quality landscaping projects and to recognize citizens who underwrite such work. In sponsoring the awards program, ALCA also strives to increase public awareness of environmental improvement through landscaping and to encourage landscape contractors' consistent use of quality materials and workmanship.
Judges for the 33rd annual program were Martha Hill, Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi; John Wheeler, Wheeler Landscaping, Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and Shirl McMayon, The Chicago Park District, Chicago, Illinois.
Decade, Grand, Merit and Distinction Award recipients are listed below.
Decade Award Recipients
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace
Exterior Maintenance Decade Award
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: North Beverly Park
Exterior Maintenance Decade Award
OneSource Landscape & Golf Services, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.
Project: The Concourse Office Park Exterior
Maintenance Decade Award
Grand Award Recipients
AAA Landscape
Tucson, Ariz.
Project: Starr Pass
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
AAA Landscape
Phoenix, Ariz.
Project: Sheraton Desert Oasis Resort
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
AAA Landscape
Tucson, Ariz.
Project: The Stone Canyon Club
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000
AAA Landscape
Phoenix, Ariz.
Project: Desert Mountain
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
American Beauty Landscaping
Youngstown, Ohio
Project: The Zidian Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Bland Landscaping Company, Inc.
Apex, N.C.
Project: The Crescent
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
CoCal Landscape
Denver, Colo.
Project: REI Denver Flagship Store
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail
DeSantis Landscapes, Inc.
Salem, Ore.
Project: The Children's Garden at the Oregon Garden
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000
DTR Associates
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Project: The Pollock Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Embassy Lawn and Landscaping, Inc.
Kansas City, Mo.
Project: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Category: Commercial Landscape Renovation – Above $250,000
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: City of Hope National Medical Center
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional
Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, Md.
Project: A Rear Georgetown Garden
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, Md.
Project: The York Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, Md.
Project: A Chevy Chase, MD, Garden
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100
Hendrikus Schraven Landscape Construction & Design
Issaquah, Wash.
Project: Rice
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Henkel Denmark Inc.
Lexington, Ky.
Project: 300 West Vine
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Between $75,000-$250,000
Supplier Recognition: Wallhead, Magnaflex
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Smyrna, Ga.
Project: Phillips Place
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Smyrna, Ga.
Project: Interstate North
Category: Commercial Landscape Renovation – Above $250,000
Hoffman Landscapes, Inc.
Wilton, Conn.
Project: Woodland Oasis
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Lambert Landscape Co.
Dallas, Texas
Project: Private Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Lambert Landscape Co.
Dallas, Texas
Project: Private Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Lambert Landscape Co.
Dallas, Texas
Project: A Mediterranean Garden
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
Lambert Landscape Co.
Dallas, Texas
Project: An Italian Renaissance Garden
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
Landscape Concepts Management, Inc.
Grayslake, Ill.
Project: Kemper Business Campus
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Landscape Concepts Management, Inc.
Grayslake, Ill.
Project: The Conservancy
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Madelyn Simon & Associates, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
Project: Chelsea Waterside Park
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional
Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas
Project: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Addition
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
McDugald-Steele
Houston, Texas
Project: A Corporate Entry Garden
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Between $75,000-$250,000
McHale & McHale Landscape Design, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Project: Heiden Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
McHale & McHale Landscape Design, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Project: Digiammarino Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Northwestern Landscape Co.
Puyallup, Wash.
Project: Elliot West Campus
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Oakley's, Inc.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Project: Oklahoma City National Memorial
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional
OneSource Landscape and Golf Services, Inc.
Tampa, Fla.
Project: Zagora Cafe, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Between $75,000-$250,000
Precision Landscape Management, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Project: The Mansion on Turtle Creek
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Rich-Way Landscape, Inc.
Collierville, Tenn.
Project: The Southern Living Idea House
Category: Special Event
Robert Howard Associates, Inc.
Boulder, Colo.
Project: A Residence on Flagstaff Mountain
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Robert Howard Associates, Inc.
Boulder, Colo.
Project: Residence in Longmont
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Bridgewater, N.J.
Project: Ortho-McNeil, Raritan
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
The Highridge Corp.
Issaquah, Wash.
Project: Maple Woods
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
Supplier Recognition: Pacific Plants
Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, N.Y.
Project: Brownstone Rear Garden Development
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
TruGreen LandCare, Naples Branch
Naples, Fla.
Project: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Supplier Recognition: Amercian Farms, Ltd.
Turtlecreek Landscape Services, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Project: The Crescent
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail
W. E. Mundy Landscaping, Inc.
Aurora, Ill.
Project: Phillips Park/Sunken Gardens Renovation Project
Category: Commercial Landscape Renovation – Above $250,000
Merit Award Recipients
AAA Landscape
Phoenix, Ariz.
Project: USAA Building
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
AAA Landscape
Tucson, Ariz.
Project: Park Place Mall
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail
Brätt, Inc.
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Project: Jerry Howe Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Chapel Valley Landscape Co.
Woodbine, Md.
Project: Crystal City
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Chapel Valley Landscape Co.
Woodbine, Md.
Project: Fox Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Between $25,000-$100,000
Clarence Davids & Co.
Matteson, Ill.
Project: Neerhof Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
CoCal Landscape
Denver, Colo.
Project: Invesco Field at Mile High
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional
Cross River Design Inc.
Annandale, N.J.
Project: Short Hills, NJ, Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, Ore.
Project: Westbrooke Corporate Park
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Designscapes
East Patchogue, N.Y.
Project: Weinberg Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
DuBrow's Nurseries, Inc.
Livingston, N.J.
Project: Park Avenue at Morris County
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Elan At River Oaks
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Stonebridge Ranch
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Sheraton Vistana Villages
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Lifescan, Inc.
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Ericsson Villages
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Sun Microsystems
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: J.C. Penney Corporate Headquarters
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Fuschetto & Son, Inc.
Melville, N.Y.
Project: Journeys End
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, Md.
Project: A Residence in Glenelg, MD
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Gardeners' Guild, Inc.
San Rafael, Calif.
Project: Ghirardelli Square
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail
Green View Design Group
Dunlap, Ill.
Project: Thompson Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Green View Landscaping
Springfield, Ill.
Project: Balke Brown Fairview Executive Park
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Between $75,000-$250,000
Hadden Landscaping, Inc.
Plano, Texas
Project: Plaza at Turtle Creek Phase II
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Smyrna, Ga.
Project: Corporate Pocket Park
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Above $250,000
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Smyrna, Ga.
Project: The Cypress
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Smyrna, Ga.
Project: Ballantyne Country Club & Home Owner's Association
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Smyrna, Ga.
Project: Preston Ridge
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
HLS Enterprises of Texas, Inc.
Stafford, Texas
Project: Entrance to Sweetwater I
Category: Commercial Landscape Renovation – Between $75,000-$250,000
James Martin Associates, Inc.
Vernon Hills, Ill.
Project: Oelerich Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Lawns of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Project: Boyd Residential Maintenance
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
LMI Landscapes, Inc.
Carrollton, Texas
Project: Edgemere Senior Living Community
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
Madelyn Simon & Associates, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
Project: MMC Plaza, 1166 Avenue of the Americas
Category: Commercial Landscape Renovation – Under $75,000
Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas
Project: Historic Civic Center River Link
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
McDugald-Steele
Houston, Texas
Project: A Garden on the Bay
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Neave Landscaping, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Project: DeAngelis
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Northwestern Landscape Co.
Puyallup, Wash.
Project: University of Washington Bothell Wetland
Category: Ecological Restoration, Reclamation and Creation
OneSource Landscape & Golf Services, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.
Project: The River West Condominiums
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Pellettieri Associates, Inc.
Warner, N.H.
Project: Seminole Point
Category: Ecological Restoration, Reclamation, and Creation
Perco, Inc.
New Haven, Conn.
Project: The Congress Avenue Building
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000
Pine Ridge Landscaping
Chantilly, Va.
Project: Avion Business Park
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Premier Plantscapes, Inc.
Burtonsville, Md.
Project: National Place
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Professional Touch Landscapes, LLC
Gainesville, Ga.
Project: The Beaver Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
PROscape, Inc.
Orlando, Fla.
Project: Solivita
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Snow Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
Skyland, N.C.
Project: Private Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Between $25,000-$100,000
Snow Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
Skyland, N.C.
Project: Tracy Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $100,000
Southwest Property Landscaping
Houston, Texas
Project: 3DI International Building
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Under $75,000
Teufel Nursery, Inc.
Portland, Ore.
Project: Leach Botanical Garden
Category: Natural Habitats
The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Columbia, Md.
Project: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
The Chalet Landscape Co.
Wilmette, Ill.
Project: Lake Forest Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
The Groundskeeper
Tucson, Ariz.
Project: Westin La Paloma Resort
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, N.Y.
Project: Neo-Classical Penthouse Terrace
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, N.Y.
Project: Modern Penthouse Garden
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
TruGreen LandCare
Huntingdon Valley, PA
Project: Society Hill Towers
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
TruGreen LandCare
Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
Project: Hawkhurst
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
Urban Environments, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Project: St. Mary of the Springs Dormitory
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000
Urban Environments, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Project: Coughlin Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $100,000
Urban Environments, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Project: Kastan Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, Ga.
Project: The Proscenium Office Tower
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, Ga.
Project: Bowen Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $100,000
Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, Ga.
Project: Embers Restaurant
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000
Distinction Award Recipients
A.J.'s Landscaping & Design, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Project: Hernandez Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
A.J.'s Landscaping & Design, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Project: Ebuh Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
A.J.'s Landscaping & Design, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Project: Adams-Young Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
AAA Landscape
Tucson, Ariz.
Project: Rancho Sahuarita Lake Park
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
American Civil Constructors, Inc.
Littleton, Colo.
Project: Arvada Median Improvements
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
CoCal Landscape
Denver, Colo.
Project: Focus on the Family
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional
DuBrow's Nurseries, Inc.
Livingston, N.J.
Project: Fairways at Livingston Condominium Association Inc.
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
DuBrow's Nurseries, Inc.
Livingston, N.J.
Project: Spruce Edge Townhomes
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: White Rock
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, Md.
Project: A Garden in Potomac, MD
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Gold Star Landscape Co.
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Project: Carlson Center
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
Green View Cos.
Normal, Ill.
Project: Baird Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Hadden Landscaping, Inc.
Plano, Texas
Project: Stone Brooke Crossing
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Landscape By Atlantic Nurseries, Inc.
Dix Hills, N.Y.
Project: Backyard Places and Spaces for Friends, Family & Fun!
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000
Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas
Project: San Antonio River Channel Improvements
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
Maxalea, Inc.
Baltimore, Md.
Project: Falke Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Northwestern Landscape Co.
Puyallup, Wash.
Project: Hilton - Larkspur Hotel Complex
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
OneSource Landscape & Golf Services, Inc.
Oxford, Fla.
Project: The Villages
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
OneSource Landscape and Golf Services, Inc.
Tampa, Fla.
Project: Edge of Africa, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Category: Natural Habitats
Pillari Bros., Inc.
Howell, N.J.
Project: Mansfield Village Stream Restoration
Category: Ecological Restoration, Reclamation and Creation
Rich-Way Landscape, Inc.
Collierville, Tenn.
Project: The Roney Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Rich-Way Landscape, Inc.
Collierville, Tenn.
Project: The McLellan Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000
Robert Howard Associates, Inc.
Boulder, Colo.
Project: A Boulder Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance
Snow Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
Skyland, N.C.
Project: Schenck Parkway Corridor, Phase One
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000
The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Columbia, Md.
Project: Columbia Corporate Park 8830
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000
Tropics North, Inc.
Princeton, Fla.
Project: Golden Gate Marina Estates
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Tropics North, Inc.
Princeton, Fla.
Project: Heron Bay Community Association
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing
Tropics North, Inc.
Princeton, Fla.
Project: International Corporate Park
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites
ValleyCrest Cos.
Calabasas, Calif.
Project: Systemwide Landscaping & Amenities
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000
For more information about ALCA's awards program, please contact ALCA at 150 Elden Street, Suite 270, Herndon, VA 20170; 800/395-2522 or fax 703/736-9668; e-mail: awards@alca.org; Web site: www.alca.org.