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Contact: Marcia Higgins, BCA
Phone: (703) 736-9666
E-mail: marciahiggins@landcarenetwork.org

For Immediate Release

PLANET ANNOUNCES NEWLY CERTIFIED CANDIDATES

HERNDON, Va., July 3, 2006 — An important part of the mission of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is to promote the professional advancement of its members. One means to achieve that goal is through a certification program that tests individuals against a national standard.

Certified Landscape Professional (CLP)
To achieve the CLP designation, a candidate must master a body of material on all aspects of operating a green industry business. The four-hour exam is divided into seven sections: Risk, Law, and Contracts; Human Resources; Production/Operation and Horticulture; Marketing; Leadership; Strategic Planning; and Corporate Financial Management. PLANET congratulates the following newly certified individuals:

Maurice Dowell, CLP, Dowco Enterprises, Inc., Chesterfield, MO
Lyle Turner, CLP, Lawrence Landscape, Inc., Lawrence, KS

Certified Landscape Technician-Exterior (CLT-Exterior)
The CLT-Exterior exam is a day-long event that tests the candidate’s ability to properly use equipment, demonstrate an understanding of handling plants and related materials, and pass written general comprehension tests — all done under the pressure of strict time frames. The candidate selects a specialty area (Maintenance, Installation, or Irrigation) and is judged on the skills and knowledge needed to perform tasks in that specialty. State associations are licensed by PLANET to administer the test. PLANET congratulates the following newly certified exterior landscape technicians:

Josh Almeida, CLT (Installation), Glen Gate Co., Wilton, CT
Candido Avila, CLT (Maintenance), Executive Landscape, Inc., Fallbrook, CA
David Bailey, CLT (Installation), All Seasons Landscaping, Inc., Newington, CT
John Biggs, CLT (Maintenance), BRICKMAN/California Region, San Diego, CA
Nick Bulfamante, CLT (Maintenance), Dominick Bulfamante, Inc., New Rochelle, NY
Santos Cruz, CLT (Maintenance), Green Horizons Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., Escondido, CA
Manuel Curiel, CLT (Maintenance), Green Horizons Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., Escondido, CA
Dominique D'Alessio, CLT (Maintenance), YardApes, Inc., New Milford, CT
Macario Duran, CLT (Maintenance), Tropical Creations, Inc., Northridge, CA
Sergio Fuentes, CLT (Irrigation), Signature Landscape, Inc., Olathe, KS
Victor Gonzalez, CLT (Maintenance), TruGreen LandCare/San Diego Arbor Care, San Diego, CA
Kris Halverson, CLT (Installation), Wade Landscape, Inc., Laguna Beach, CA
Jason P. Herz, CLT (Maintenance), Pacific Landscapes, Inc., Sebastopol, CA
Rogelio Jimenez, CLT (Maintenance), Tierra Verde Resources, Cardiff By The Sea, CA
Dennis Lucente, CLT (Maintenance), Lucente Landscaping, Tuckahoe, NY
Aaron Manezes, CLT (Maintenance), Jensen Landscaping Services, San Jose, CA
Juan Martinez, CLT (Maintenance), Green Horizons Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., Escondido, CA
Jason Shepard, CLT (Maintenance), TruGreen LandCare, Windsor, CA
Matthew Slowik, CLT (Installation), Perco, Inc., New Haven, CT
David Vazquez, CLT (Installation), West Orange, NJ

Certified Turfgrass Professional-Cool Season Lawn (CTP-CSL)
The CTP-CSL designation is earned by passing two exams on the material in “Management of Cool Season Lawns.” The course builds a foundation for understanding lawn management in the northern United States. Study topics include establishment and renovation; fertilization and liming; mowing, thatch management, aeration, irrigation; pest and weed management; diseases; identification and management of insect pests; and pesticides and pesticide safety. PLANET congratulates Cory Borgen, CTP-CSL, Southeast Technical Institute, Sioux Falls, SD, on earning this designation.

For more information about PLANET’s certification programs, please contact the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522 or visit the PLANET Web site, landcarenetwork.org.

PLANET represents approximately 4,400 green industry service-provider companies and suppliers nationwide that specialize in lawn care, design/build/installation, interior plantscaping, and landscape management. These firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.