July is Smart Irrigation Month

While we did receive a tremendous amount of rain this last Winter and Spring, Cities, Counties, and Water Agencies are encouraging everyone to maintain the 2016 water usage. Landesign specializes in installing drought-resistant landscape designs, smart controllers, irrigation monitoring and more!

Efficient irrigation systems will save you money and time, while keeping your landscape healthy and thriving. Contact us to discuss irrigation options for your property!

Landesign Wins Five 2017 CLCA Awards!

Things are coming up roses for the team at Landesign after our North Bay based company received five California Landscape Contractors Association Awards. The awards were presented at the 46th CLCA Achievement Awards  Banquet in June held at the Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa. We are excited to share the news of our First Place Award, the Renovation at Rogers & Young!

The company also received the following four 2017 CLCA Awards:

• Award of Recognition for Small Design Build at Spiers Residence
• Award of Recognition for Medium Commercial Installation at Esposti Park Place Apartments
• Award of Recognition for Medium Commercial Maintenance at Quail Run HOA
• Award of Recognition for Large Commercial Maintenance at Viavi Solutions

The CLCA's Program reflects the association's commitment to promoting professionalism within our industry. The program is designed to recognize outstanding performance by the chapter members, foster company pride in superior workmanship, publicize our industry, and encourage business for CLCA contractors and suppliers. Thank you to our valued customers and the CLCA!

National Rose Month

Roses are a beautiful addition to any landscape! To keep them producing gorgeous blooms, ensure they:

• Are receiving 6-8 hours of full sun, daily
• Have drip irrigation set up to avoid diseases caused by too much water
• Prune often by Thinning (Removing branches to reduce density) or Reducing (shortening the plant height) or Heading (Forces new buds to grow)
• Know the type of rose you are pruning - pruning style depends on what species you have

We recommend adding rose fertilizer to your rose bushes in March to keep them strong year-round.

To read more tips on Rose Care, go to Celebrate National Rose Month with modern roses by Beth Hyatt at Total Landscape Care.

June is Safety Month

During the fast-paced summer, safety is crucial to the success of our operation. We have a weekly tail-gate safety training program in place and a larger monthly safety and landscape skills training program. At these meetings our supervisors reinforce safe working practices and demonstrate best practices and techniques in landscape maintenance and installation. It is our goal to continually educate our crews with the latest in the industry so we can provide exceptional service to you. We thank you for counting on our skilled team of landscape professionals to achieve your landscape goals!

CVS Project in Sebastopol

Earlier this year, our construction division installed new drought tolerant landscaping at the new CVS location in Sebastopol, CA.

The landscaping included a variety of grasses - read below to learn more! 

1. California Gray Rush is a unique plant that can withstand both dry conditions and wet, saturated soils
2. Prairie Fire Sedge is highlighted by orange in the stems
3. Berkeley Sedge is a low growing grass of green bunches, that is drought tolerant once established

The general contractor for the project was Stewart James Construction, Inc. and the Landscape Architect was David Briley with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers.

 

Weed Abatement

Property owners are responsible to maintain their high weeds throughout the dry season (typically May 15th through November 1st). In order to remain in compliance with your local municipality, you must maintain the high weeds throughout the dry season.

Please contact the office or your account manager to discuss our high weed abatement services offered, or click here to send us a message!

Fire Safe precautions that we can help you follow, some of which are required by law:

• Remove dead limbs overhanging your roof and any limb within 10 feet of your chimney
• Create common areas between buildings, and prune areas of heavy vegetation that are a threat to both structures
• Clear away any flammable vegetation within 10 feet of wood piles, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks and any fuel storage containers
• Clear pine needles, leaves or other debris from the roof of your property and any other buildings on your property
• The defensible space should extend at least 30 feet out from your buildings in all directions

For more information regarding fire safety in your area, go to these links:  

Marin Fire Safety and Sonoma Fire Safety 

Chalk Hill Estate Winery: Vegetable Gardens Installation

Chalk Hill Estate Winery located in Healdsburg, has extensive organic gardens which provide their Estate Executive Chef with a bounty of fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables including many heritage varieties - that are used in specially-created dishes designed to showcase their wines.

Landesign installed these expansive clover-shaped veggie gardens in September of 2016. The 26,000 square foot garden consists of dry stacked stone walls, subsurface tech-line irrigation (In-line Drip), and a smart irrigation controller with a rain sensor. This project was designed by Landscape Architect Don MacNair with MacNair Landscape Architecture.

Celebrating Along The Way!

At Landesign, we continue to foster a positive culture with our employees. It give us great satisfaction knowing that we are providing and supporting educational opportunities for the development of our hard working team. Our goal is to optimize our employee's motivation and retention in addition to providing educated and informed employees to serve our customers. Thanks to all our clients for helping make this goal possible!

Please join us in congratulating our Spray Technician, Jeff Williams, on earning his (QAL) Qualified Applicator License!

We are excited to celebrate the 5 year work anniversaries of Bob Drews and Stacy Dedrick this month! Bob is the Construction Division Manager, and he does a great job of leading multiple projects with great care and detail. He says, "We are fortunate to have rebounded strongly from the economic downturn, and are excited to see the increase in construction activity and the ease in building restrictions".

Stacy started his career with Landesign as an irrigation technician and was later promoted to manage the Irrigation Division. He is an expert in installing, maintaining and repairing all irrigation systems. He has transitioned to the role of Account Manager over the last two years, providing hands-on quality and care that goes above and beyond. We are grateful for everything he does!

Thank you to Jeff, Bob and Stacy for their accomplishments with Landesign!