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For Immediate Release

PLANET ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
AWARD RECIPIENTS

Herndon, VA, November 1, 2005 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is proud to announce the award recipients for its 36th Annual Environmental Improvement Awards Program. Decade, Grand, Merit, and Distinction Award recipients are listed below.

Of the 192 projects entered in the awards program, 144 were recognized with an award. The awards breakdown includes four Decade Awards, 51 Grand Awards, 60 Merit Awards, and 29 Distinction Awards. Special thanks to the interior judges (Connie Hom, CLP, Buckingham Greenery; Joanne Young, Greenery Office Interiors; and Robert McDuffie, VA Tech), the exterior judging panel (Robert McDuffie, VA Tech; Steve Sutterlin, CLT, Klausing Group; and Mark Polinko, CLP, ILT Vignocchi), as well as Awards Committee Chair Nick DiBenedetto, CLP, N.D. Landscaping, and Cochair Maurice Dowell, Dowco Enterprises.

Through a special multimedia show, award recipients will be honored at the PLANET Green Industry Conference Awards Banquet on November 5, 2005, in Orlando, Florida. In addition, interior award recipients will be recognized at the Interior Awards Banquet to be held at the Tropical Plant Industry Expo (TPIE), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Friday, January 20, 2006.

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Decade Award Recipients

Cagwin & Dorward
Novato, CA
Project: Blackhawk Homeowners Association
Exterior Maintenance Decade Award

Gardeners' Guild, Inc.
San Rafael, CA
Project: Yerba Buena Gardens
Exterior Maintenance Decade Award

Tropics North Landscape
Homestead, FL
Project: Ocean Reef Community Association and Club
Exterior Maintenance Decade Award

TruGreen LandCare
Ashton, MD
Project: National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
Exterior Maintenance Decade Award


Grand Award Recipients

AAA Landscape, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
Project: Stone Canyon Swim & Fitness
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Aiello Landscape, Inc.
Vero Beach, FL
Project: Palm Beach Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000
Supplier Recognition: Excelsa Gardens and Getting Green Plant Services

Bob Jackson Landscapes, Inc.
Owings Mills, MD
Project: A Woodholme Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Long Grove, IL
Project: Del Webb's Sun City
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

Chalet
Wilmette, IL
Project: Kochman Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Chalet
Wilmette, IL
Project: Ross Residence
Residential Landscape Maintenance

Dias Landscapes Corporation
Boynton Beach, FL
Project: Il Palmetto Estate
Residential Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000
Supplier Recognition: Briggs Golf Construction and R.E. Truskowski Landscape Architect

Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Project: A Clarksville Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Gardeners' Guild, Inc.
San Rafael, CA
Project: Brown Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000
Supplier Recognition: SBI Building Materials and Thomas Mulvey and Associates

Gardeners' Guild, Inc.
San Rafael, CA
Project: 555 California Street
Interior Maintenance

Glen Gate Company
Wilton, CT
Project: Eyler Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Greensleeves, Inc.
Miami, FL
Project: Four Seasons Aqua Restaurant & Bahia Bar in Miami
Commercial Landscape Contracting — $25,000-$100,000
Supplier Recognition: Monrovia and Plantation Spice

GroundMasters, Inc.-Dayton, Ohio Branch
Dayton, OH
Project: Dayton Power & Light MacGregor Park
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

GroundMasters, Inc.-Northern Kentucky Branch
Hebron, KY
Project: Lakemont
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

GroundMasters, Inc.-Blue Ash Branch
Cincinnati, OH
Project: Tipton Wards Corner Business Center
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

HighGrove Partners, LLC
Austell, GA
Project: Crawford Long Hospital
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Institutional

HighGrove Partners, LLC
Austell, GA
Project: The Forum
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

HighGrove Partners, LLC
Austell, GA
Project: Conn Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

John Mini
Congers, NY
Project: Turning Stone Casino Resort
Interior Installation — Above $150,000
Supplier Recognition: Southern Growers Inc.; Plants of Eden, Inc.; DTL Transportation, Inc.; and Deleons Bromeliads, Inc.

John Stropko/New Desert Gallery, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
Project: A Private Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Lambert Landscape Company
Dallas, TX
Project: Tuscan Contemporary Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Landscape Concepts Management, Inc.
Grayslake, IL
Project: Westfield Old Orchard
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

The Landscape Partners, Ltd.
Colleyville, TX
Project: Cook's Children's Hospital
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Institutional

The LaurelRock Company
Wilton, CT
Project: Putnam County Retreat
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000
Supplier Recognition: Steep Rock Pools

The LaurelRock Company
Wilton, CT
Project: The Jones Residence
Residential Landscape Maintenance

The LaurelRock Company
Wilton, CT
Project: The Kessler Residence
Residential Landscape Maintenance

McCaren Designs, Inc.
Saint Paul, MN
Project: Woodbury Central Park
Interior Design/Build — Above $150,000
Supplier Recognition: Farm Life Tropical Foliage and Southeast Growers

McDugald-Steele Landscape Architects & Contractor
Houston, TX
Project: An Elegant Southern Garden
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

McDugald-Steele Landscape Architects & Contractor
Houston, TX
Project: A Southern Estate
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

McHale Landscape Design, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD
Project: Millersville Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

McHale Landscape Design, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD
Project: Heiden Sr. Residence
Residential Landscape Maintenance

Moore Lawn and Garden
Dallas, TX
Project: A Mediterranean Contemporary Style Garden
Residential Landscape Maintenance

Outside Unlimited, Inc.
Hampstead, MD
Project: University Village
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Outside Unlimited, Inc.
Hampstead, MD
Project: Adams Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting — $25,000-$100,000

Peabody Landscape Group
Columbus, OH
Project: Nocco Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Perco Inc.
New Haven, CT
Project: Kinglsey Trust
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Pergola, Inc.
Naples, FL
Project: Little Harbour
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

Scapes, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Project: Monarch Plaza
Commercial Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Scapes, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Project: Lynch Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Scapes, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Project: Fagerness Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Spiegelberg Landscape Design, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Project: Power Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, NY
Project: Manhattan Penthouse Terrace
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Town Center Landscape, Inc.
Tomball, TX
Project: Cullen Center
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Treemendous Landscape Company
Plainfield, IL
Project: Commander Dan Shanower September 11th Memorial
Commercial Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

TruGreen LandCare
Ashton, MD
Project: US Naval Executive and Flag Quarters, Washington D.C.
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

ValleyCrest Landscape Development
Calabasas, CA
Project: Wynn Las Vegas
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000
Supplier Recognition: United Greenmark and Valley Crest Tree Co.

ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance
Calabasas, CA
Project: Buggin' Out at The Mall at Millenia
Special Event

ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance
Calabasas, CA
Project: The Bacara Resort and Spa
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, GA
Project: Intercontinental Hotel Buckhead
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000
Supplier Recognition: John Deere Landscapes

Wallace Landscape Associates Inc.
Kennett Square, PA
Project: Veghte Entertaining Terrace
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Wood Landscape Services, Ltd.
Hilliard, OH
Project: The 2005 Central Ohio Home & Garden Show Display
Special Event


Merit Award Recipients

Austin Outdoor, LLC
Bunnell, FL
Project: Ring Power Corporate Campus
Commercial Design/Build -—Above $100,000

Bertog Landscape Company
Northbrook, IL
Project: Lake Forest Residence
Residential Landscape Maintenance

Bob Jackson Landscapes, Inc.
Owings Mills, MD
Project: Greenspring Valley Home
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Wheeling, IL
Project: Mission Hills
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

Buck & Sons Landscape Service, Inc.
Hilliard, OH
Project: Avery Rd./St.Rt. 161 Interchange
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Chapel Valley Landscape Company
Dulles, VA
Project: A Private Residence in Georgetown
Residential Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Chapel Valley Landscape Company
Dulles, VA
Project: A Private Residence in Northwest D.C.
Residential Landscape Maintenance

CoCal Landscape
Longmont, CO
Project: Pratt Business Park
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent, OH
Project: Celebration Community Development District
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc.
Germantown, WI
Project: White Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, OR
Project: Ashforth Pacific, Inc.
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Franz Witte Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Boise, ID
Project: Prince Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Project: A Residence in Bethesda, Maryland
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Project: Rosenberg Residence, Potomac, Maryland
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Project: A Residence in Northwest Washington, DC
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Green View Companies
Springfield, IL
Project: Kanoski Residence
Residential Design/Build — Under $25,000

Green View Companies
Normal, IL
Project: Jacob Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Greensleeves, Inc.
Miami, FL
Project: Four Seasons Hotel & Tower
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

GroundMasters, Inc.-Lebanon, Ohio Branch
Lebanon, OH
Project: Stone Brook Homeowners Association
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

KokoBo Plantscapes, Ltd.
Garden City Park, NY
Project: Design and Installation of a Rooftop Garden
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Komp Horticultural Services
Houston, TX
Project: One Westchase Center
Interior Design/Build — $25,000-$75,000

Lambert Landscape Company
Dallas, TX
Project: A Mediterranean Style Garden
Residential Landscape Maintenance

Landscape Services, Inc.
Nashville, TN
Project: Primus Automotive Financial (a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company)
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Ledden Palimeno Landscape Co., Inc.
Sewell, NJ
Project: Henry Water Feature
Residential Landscape Contracting — $25,000-$100,000

Madelyn Simon & Associates, Inc.
New York, NY
Project: Cushman & Wakefield 222 E 41st St
Interior Containerized Plantings — Under $25,000

Maple Leaf Associates, Inc.
Mahopac, NY
Project: Japanese Garden at Berner Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

McHale Landscape Design, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD
Project: Damas Residence
Residential Landscape Maintenance

McHale Landscape Design, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD
Project: Kelly, K Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

McHale Landscape Design, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD
Project: Kennedy Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Michael Hatcher & Associates
Memphis, TN
Project: White Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Muray Arquitectos, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico
Project: Reál Hacienda Hotel - Ballroom's Interscape
Interior Design/Build — Under $25,000

Outside Unlimited, Inc.
Hampstead, MD
Project: John Hopkins University
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Outside Unlimited, Inc.
Hampstead, MD
Project: Residence in Upperco, MD
Residential Landscape Contracting — Under $25,000

Pacific Landscape Management
Hillsboro, OR
Project: Fountain Lakes @ Charbonneau
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

Phillip's Landscape Management, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
Project: Six Flags Over Texas
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Piedmont Landscape Contractors, LLC
Tucker, GA
Project: WETbar
Commercial Design/Build — Above $100,000

Piedmont Landscape Contractors, LLC
Tucker, GA
Project: Neal Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Poynter Landscape and Construction
Wildwood, MO
Project: Greene Residence
Residential Design/Build — Under $25,000

Poynter Landscape and Construction
Wildwood, MO
Project: Wachtman Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Poynter Landscape and Construction
Wildwood, MO
Project: Walsh Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Robert Howard Associates, Inc.
Boulder, CO
Project: A Boulder Residence
Residential Landscape Maintenance

Ruppert Nurseries, Inc.
Laytonsville, MD
Project: Sunrise Senior Living
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

Scapes, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Project: Donnelley Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Scapes, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Project: Kraft Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Thornton Landscape
Maineville, OH
Project: Quinn Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Todd's Enviroscapes, Inc.
Louisville, OH
Project: McKinney Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting — $25,000-$100,000

Total Landscape, Inc.
St Louis, MO
Project: The Yarbrough Residence
Residential Landscape Contracting — $25,000-$100,000

Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, NY
Project: Museum of Modern Art
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Town and Gardens, Ltd.
New York, NY
Project: The Calhoun School Rooftop Garden
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Town Center Landscape, Inc.
Tomball, TX
Project: Allen Center
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Tropics North Landscape
Homestead, FL
Project: Deering Bay Yacht and Country Club
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

TruGreen LandCare
Fairview, OR
Project: Officers' Row-Vancouver, Wa.
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

TruGreen LandCare Simi Valley Branch 6255
Simi Valley, CA
Project: City of Simi Valley California
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Multiuse Properties

Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, GA
Project: Jordan Creek Town Center Mall
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, GA
Project: Short Pump Town Center Mall
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Wallace Landscape Associates Inc.
Kennett Square, PA
Project: Baldino Landscape Renovation
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Weiss Landscape Company
Peabody, MA
Project: Brooksby Village
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

Wheeler Landscaping, Inc.
Chagrin Falls, OH
Project: The Cook Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Wood Landscape Services, Ltd.
Hilliard, OH
Project: The Moritz Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Woodhouse Designs International
Newtown, CT
Project: An Elegant Country Estate
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000


Distinction Award Recipients

AAA Landscape, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
Project: Northwest Pima Community College
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Brookfield, IL
Project: The Oak Brook Club
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

The Bruce Company of WI, Inc.
Middleton, WI
Project: Greenway Station
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Retail

Clarence Davids & Company
Matteson, IL
Project: Callahan Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping and Garden Centers
Portland, OR
Project: The Streets Of Tanasbourne
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Project: A Brookeville Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Garden Gate Landscaping, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Project: Perles Front Entry Garden
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Green View Design Group
Normal, IL
Project: Reid Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

GroundMasters, Inc.-Tri-County Branch
Cincinnati, OH
Project: Beckett Ridge HOA
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

Jacobsen Landscape Design & Construction
Midland Park, NJ
Project: Veterans Plaza of Midland Park
Commercial Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Landscape Concepts Management, Inc.
Grayslake, IL
Project: Prairie Crossing
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

Ledden Palimeno Landscape Co., Inc.
Sewell, NJ
Project: Delaney Front Yard
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

McCaren Designs, Inc.
Saint Paul, MN
Project: Wedgewood Commerce Center
Interior Design/Build — Under $25,000

Outside Unlimited, Inc.
Hampstead, MD
Project: Cullen Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Pacific Landscape Management
Hillsboro, OR
Project: Pacific University
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Institutional

Perco, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Project: MRC/PET center
Commercial Landscape Contracting — $25,000-$100,000

Poynter Landscape and Construction
Wildwood, MO
Project: Alvarez Residence
Residential Design/Build — Above $100,000

Poynter Landscape and Contruction
Wildwood, MO
Project: Mantovani Residence
Residential Design/Build — $25,000-$100,000

Sedgefield Interior Landscapes, Inc.
Marietta, GA
Project: Trizec Properties-Colony Square
Special Event

Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care
Denver, CO
Project: Pepsi Center
Commercial Lawn Care Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Todd's Enviroscapes, Inc.
Louisville, OH
Project: First Ladies National Historic Site
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Todd's Enviroscapes, Inc.
Louisville, OH
Project: Pullman Square
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

TruGreen LandCare
Ashton, MD
Project: Maryland Institute College of Art
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Institutional

TruGreen LandCare (Gardena Branch)
Gardena, CA
Project: American Honda Motor Company
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

TruGreen LandCare Simi Valley Branch 6255
Simi Valley, CA
Project: Westlake Point HOA
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Housing

TruGreen LandCare, Fremont, CA
Fremont, CA
Project: Oakland Temple Hill, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Institutional

Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, GA
Project: Hunter Museum
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

Visionscapes, Inc.
Tucker, GA
Project: Atlanta Financial Center
Commercial Landscape Maintenance — Office and Industrial Sites/Hotel and Resorts

Wagner Nursery & Landscape Co.
Whitehall, MT
Project: Canyon Creek Golf Course
Commercial Landscape Contracting — Above $100,000

For more information about PLANET's awards program, contact Kirsten Combs at (800) 395-2522 or e-mail kirstencombs@landcarenetwork.org.

PLANET represents approximately 4,300 green industry service provider companies and suppliers nationwide that specialize in design/build/installation, interior plantscaping, lawn care, and maintenance. These firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.