Tag: San Diego

News roundup: Roaring Fork Landscapes enters into lawsuit with business partner

Owner of Roaring Fork Landscapes Tom Friel says he is owed over $500,000 from a business partner for work done on Aspen Valley Ranch, an 800-acre compound.

July 28, 2017

News roundup: NALP’s Renewal & Remembrance coming in July

NALP will also be celebrating the 21st anniversary of Renewal & Remembrance on July 17, 2017. Registration is now open and limited to only 400 NALP members.

April 12, 2017

On July 16-18, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) will hold Legislative Days on the Hill. Photo: NALP

People roundup: San Diego hosts LandCare’s Leadership Conference

LandCare holds leadership meeting, SIMA names Advanced Snow Manager and TenCate Grass buys Synthetic Grass Warehouse. Read more on Total Landscape Care.

April 7, 2017

The company says that breakout sessions were used during the conference to clarify goals, foster an environment of accountability and create branch-specific plans. Photo: LandCare

Nine landscapes maintained by BrightView honored with awards

Nine BrightView landscapes in San Diego were recognized as the 2016 Beautification Award winners by the California Landscape Contractors Association’s (CLCA).

March 15, 2017

BrightView Landscape Development was recognized for its work on the Seaholm Power Plant renovation in Austin, Texas, which was honored with a Gold Award from the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association. Photo: BrightView

Commercial landscape, irrigation renovations aid water conservation efforts

Heaviland Landscape Management’s 2016 commercial landscape and irrigation renovations remind residents and business owners to continue conservation efforts.

March 9, 2017

Turf removal projects are water-savings solutions that commercial and residential properties throughout the county can implement, and they also include installing drought tolerant plants and water-efficient irrigation. Photo: Heaviland Landscape Management

Recent winter rains making upcoming super bloom one for the record books

Anza-Borrego experiences the bloom of its impressive variety of desert flowers annually, and is expected to be record breaking thanks to heavy rains.

March 9, 2017

This year marks what could be the largest occurrence of said ‘super bloom’ since 1997-98, two banner years for wildflowers. Photo: Rob Bertholf/Flickr

Heaviland renovates office space’s landscaping and irrigation

Heaviland Landscape Management renovated the landscaping and irrigation systems of Ocean Point to help attract new tenants. Read more here.

December 15, 2016

Heaviland replaced the grass and hedges with drought-tolerant plants. Photo: Heaviland Landscape Management

It’s that time of year: Be on the lookout for downy mildew

Cooler weather means it's time to look out for downy mildew outbreaks. Click to read more on the fungus that thrives in thrives in damp, dark, cool conditions.

November 10, 2016

Red Apple ice plant is used as a ground cover on slopes.

News roundup: Landscaper helps Salvation Army on day of service

A Maryland landscaping company helps the Salvation Army with a day of service and Case Construction Equipment hosts "Labor of Love." Click for more landscaping news.

August 26, 2016

Chapel Valley Landscape employees join other volunteers in working on a Salvation Army women’s shelter as part of a day of service sponsored by the Baltimore chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association. Photo: Chapel Valley Landscape Co.

California’s Heaviland Landscape Management marks 30th anniversary

Vista, California-based Heaviland Landscape Management marked its 30 year anniversary with a number of local dignitaries joining clients, vendors, employees.

February 29, 2016

Tom Heaviland, right, owner and president of Heaviland Landscape Management, poses with his wife, Joanne, and their son, Christian, a division manager for the San Diego area company. Photo: Heaviland Landscape Management

Landscape architects designing Veterans Honor Garden

The San Diego chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has volunteered to help design the Veterans Honor Garden at the Veterans Resource Center in Oceanside, California. Three members answered the nonprofit’s request for help in designing the garden. Landscape architects Joy Lyndes, Jacqueline Higgins and Richard Risner will work with the Veterans Association […]

September 18, 2015

The half-acre parcel of land will be converted into a veterans honor garden. Photo: Linda McIntosh/The San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego updates restrictions on watering lawns, landscaping

The city council in San Diego, California, amended the city’s municipal code this week to limit watering of lawns and landscaping to two days a week, five minutes at a time, according to KPBS Public Broadcasting. Residents using water-efficient devices such as drip-irrigation systems are allowed to water longer than five minutes, but everyone is […]

June 30, 2015

Traditional sprinklers such as this one should be running only rarely in San Diego following the city council’s action this week. Photo: www.flickr.com

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