ALCA Announces 2000 Exterior Environmental Improvement Award Recipients

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 strives to increase public awareness of environmental improvement through quality landscaping and to encourage the landscape contractors' consistent use of quality materials and workmanship.

Judges for the 31st annual program were: Joe Fenza, Liberty Property Trust, Bethlehem, Penn.; Kathleen Moran, Yardmaster Inc., Painesville, Ohio; and Gary Kinman, Kinman Associates Inc., Plain City, Ohio.

For more information about the awards program visit ALCA’s web site at www.alca.org/html/recognitionprograms.html.

Grand, Merit, and Distinction Award recipients are listed below:

GRAND AWARD RECIPIENTS

Chapel Valley Landscape Company, Woodbine, Md.
Project: Lansdowne Conservancy
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

Church TruGreen LandCare, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Project: Park Center at Prairie Stone
Category: Ecological Restoration, Reclamation and Creation

Environmental Care, Inc., Calabassas, Calif.
Project: 'The Art of Spring' – Fashion Island
Category: Special Event
Supplier Recognition: DM Color Express Inc.

Environmental Care, Inc., Calabassas, Calif.
Project: The Rosen Centre Hotel
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail
KCS Landscape Management, Inc., Falls Church, Va.

Project: Dulles Corner
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

Lambert's, Dallas, Texas
Project: Mediterranean Garden
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Lambert's, Dallas, Texas
Project: Italian Renaissance Garden
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Lambert's, Dallas, Texas
Project: Budd Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance

Land Expressions LLC, Mead, Wash.
Project: Meysen Academy
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000

Landscape Techniques, Inc., Nutley, N.J.
Project: Brookwood Showhouse and Garden
Category: Special Event
Supplier Recognition: Unilock New York; Walpole Woodworkers

Teufel Commercial Landscape, Portland, Ore.
Project: Boeing Longacres Surface Water Management Project
Category: Ecological Restoration, Reclamation and Creation

The Brickman Group, Ltd., Langhorne, Penn.
Project: Eagleview
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

TruGreen LandCare Southeast Region, Lifescapes, Norcross, Ga.
Project: Duane Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

TruGreen LandCare, LLC, Austin, Texas
Project: Texas State Capitol
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional

TruGreen LandCare, Naples Branch, Orlando, Fla.
Project: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail
Supplier Recognition: American Farms, Ltd.

TruGreen LandCare, Naples, Florida, Orlando, Fla.
Project: Fiddler's Creek, A Gulf Bay Community
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

Van Zelst, Inc., Wadsworth, Ill.
Project: Barrington Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $100,000

MERIT AWARD RECIPIENTS

AAA Landscape – Tucson, Maintenance Division, Tucson, Ariz.
Project: Starr Pass
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

Anderson Landscape Construction, Inc., Lancaster, Mass.
Project: Brown Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $100,000

Botanical Designs, Inc., Seattle, Wash.
Project: Wells Fargo Plaza
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

Church TruGreen LandCare, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Project: Medinah Country Club
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000

CoCal Landscape Services, Inc., Denver, Colo.
Project: Olympic Training Complex
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional

Creative Environments, Occidental, Calif.
Project: Daily Inspiration
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Above $100,000

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc., Germantown, Wisc.
Project: East Pointe Complex
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc., Germantown, Wisc.
Project: Medovation's
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Under $75,000

Hendrikus Schraven Landscape Construction & Design, Issaquah, Wash.
Project: Swindells Landslide Restoration
Category: Erosion Control/Revegetation

HLS Enterprises of Texas, Inc., Stafford, Texas
Project: Edwards Marque Cinema
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000

ILT Vignocchi, Inc., Wauconda, Ill.
Project: Tetra Pak
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Above $250,000

Images of Green, Inc., Stuart, Fla.
Project: The Binder Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance

Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
Project: Lutz Franz Residence-Hanalei
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Lambert's, Dallas, Texas
Project: Mullen Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance

Landscape East and West, Inc., Portland, Ore.
Project: Lee Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

Maxalea, Inc., Baltimore, Md.
Project: Baltimore Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

McHale & McHale Landscape Design, Inc., Upper Marboro, Md.
Project: Annapolis Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

McHale & McHale Landscape Design, Inc., Upper Marboro, Md.
Project: Beers Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

McHale & McHale Landscape Design, Inc., Upper Marboro, Md.
Project: Gatto Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

McHale & McHale Landscape Design, Inc., Upper Marboro, Md.
Project: Colling/Hottell Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Muray Arquitectos, S.A. de C.V., Mexico
Project: 'A Romantic Revival'
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

Northwestern Landscape Company, Puyallup, Wash.
Project: R.E.I./Seattle
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail

Premier Plantscapes, Inc., Burtonsville, Md.
Project: Dreyfus Property Group - 2100 M Street
Category: Commercial Landscape Renovation – Under $75,000

Shelagh's Plantscapes, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
Project: Kincaid's Bay House Restaurant
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Under $75,000

Southern Tree and Landscape Co. Inc., A TruGreen LandCare Company, Charlotte, N.C.
Project: Morrocroft
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

Stiles Landscape Company, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Project: ProPlayer Stadium
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional

Stiles Landscape Company, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Project: Broken Sound Corporate Center
Category: Ecological Restoration, Reclamation and Creation

The Brickman Group, Ltd., Columbia, Md.
Project: Hargrove, Inc.
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

The Brickman Group, Ltd., Columbia, Md.
Project: McDonogh School
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

The Brickman Group, Ltd., Langhorne, Penn.
Project: Lehigh University
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional

Town and Gardens Ltd., New York, N.Y.
Project: Howard Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Between $25,000-$100,000

Town and Gardens Ltd., New York, N.Y.
Project: Bridgemarket
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000

Tropics North, Inc., Princeton, Fla.
Project: Deering Bay Yacht Club
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

Tropics North, Inc., Princeton, Fla.
Project: The Gables
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

TruGreen LandCare, Austin, Texas
Project: One Congress Avenue
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

TruGreen LandCare Southeast Region, Lifescapes, Norcross, Ga.
Project: Curtis Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

TruGreen LandCare, LLC, Austin, Texas
Project: Westech 360
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

Van Zelst, Inc., Wadsworth, Ill.
Project: Glenview Private Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Van Zelst, Inc., Wadsworth, Ill.
Project: Buehler Enabling Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Above $250,000

Western Lawns, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Project: State Capitol Park of Oklahoma
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional

DISTINCTION AWARD RECIPIENTS

Cagwin & Dorward, Novato, Calif.
Project: Petaluma Valley Premium Outlets
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Retail

Chapel Valley Landscape Company, Woodbine, Md.
Project: The Beakes Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Chapel Valley Landscape Company, Woodbine, Md.
Project: River Creek
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc., Germantown, Wisc.
Project: Dr. Kailas & Becky Rao Estate
Category: Residential Landscape Maintenance

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc., Germantown, Wisc.
Project: Sinai Samaritan Medical Complex - East Campus
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Between $75,000-$250,000

Duke-Weeks Landscape, Norcross, Ga.
Project: Gwinnett Park
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

Gachina Landscape Management, Menlo Park, Calif.
Project: The Sunset Garden
Category: Commercial Landscape Renovation – Between $75,000-$250,000

Green View Landscaping-Springfield, Springfield, Ill.
Project: Koke Mill Medical Center
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Above $250,000

Groundmasters, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
Project: Miller Valentine Group Corporate Headquarters
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

Houston Landscapes Unlimited, Sugarland, Texas
Project: 1401 Enclave Parkway Building
Category: Commercial Landscape Contracting – Between $75,000-$250,000

James Martin Associates, Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill.
Project: Private Residence - Highland Park, Illinois
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

James Martin Associates, Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill.
Project: Private Residence – Barrington, Illinois
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Landscape Services, Inc., Birmingham, Ala.
Project: PRIMUS Financial Services
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

LTI, Inc., Lyndhurst, N.J.
Project: Liberty Science Center
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional

McHale & McHale Landscape Design, Inc., Upper Marboro, Md.
Project: McLean Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

New Garden Landscaping & Nursery, Inc., Greensboro, NC
Project: Mangum Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

Pellettieri Associates, Inc., Warner, N.H.
Project: Highland Farm
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

Post Landscape Group, Smyrna, Ga.
Project: Avenue at East Cobb
Category: Commercial Design/Build – Above $250,000

Randall & Blake, Inc. (RBI), Littleton, Colo.
Project: Tower Loop, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Cherry Creek State Park
Category: Erosion Control/Revegetation

Rocco Fiore & Sons, Inc., Libertyville, Ill.
Project: Highland Park Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Smallwood Design Group/Smallwood Landscape, Inc., Naples, Fla.
Project: Hoffman Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Smallwood Design Group/Smallwood Landscapes, Inc., Naples, Fla.
Project: Figge Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

St. John & Associates, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Project: Gillespie Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Stiles Landscape Company, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Project: National Car Rental Center
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Institutional

The Brickman Group, Ltd., Long Grove, Ill.
Project: The Hauser Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

The Brickman Group, Ltd., Columbia, Md.
Project: Democracy Plaza
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

The Pattie Group Inc., Novelty, Ohio
Project: The Gale Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Above $100,000

Town and Gardens, Ltd., New York, N.Y.
Project: Oriental Themed Residential Garden
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

TruGreen LandCare, Austin, Texas
Project: Arboretum Commons
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Office and Industrial Sites

Urban Environments, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
Project: Kastan Residence
Category: Residential Landscape Contracting – Between $25,000-$100,000

Van Zelst, Inc., Wadsworth, Ill.
Project: Evanston Residence
Category: Residential Design/Build – Between $25,000-$100,000

Willamette Landscape Services, Inc.,Tualatin, Ore.
Project: Leighbrook Townhomes
Category: Commercial Landscape Maintenance – Housing