Award Winners Announced

ALCA announces Exterior Environmental Improvement Award recipients.

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.