The 2008 Beautifications Awards’ celebrating the best work in the
Monterey Bay Area by local members of the California Landscape
Contractors Association was held at Chaminade this past July.
Landscapers from Saratoga to Carmel, and all points in between,
competed with each other for awards in over 20 categories. The
Sweepstakes Award, or best in all categories, went to Blue Spruce
Landscapes (from Campbell) for their work on a home in Pebble
Beach. The Sweepstakes for Maintenance went to Property Services
Landscape Maintenance of Carmel Valley. More than 120 people came to
Chaminade in Santa Cruz to witness the exemplary work of the finest
landscapers along the Central Coast. Lighting was anew category
this year and therewere an unprecedented number of xeriscape or low
water use entries this year.
The projects highlighted here include two Water Feature categories by
Coastal Evergreen Landscapes in Scotts Valley and Prime Landscapes of
Soquel. Christensen Landscape of Santa Cruz won the Judges
Awardfor their landscape project pictured here. Also pictured are
the Sweepstakes Maintenance Award by Property Services Garden
Maintenance of Carmel Valley and Lighting Installation by Terra Bella
Landscaping of Santa Cruz. These projects show the amazing
talents of our local landscape contractors and give you an idea of the
breadth of abilities that landscapers in general have.
The California Landscape Contractors Association promotes
professionalism and quality from the first phone call to the final hand
shake. If you would like to find a landscape contractor to work
with you go to the state CLCA web site and look for a contractor in your
area with the specialties you are looking for. Landscapers do
much more than plant and irrigate and events like the Beautification
Awards really highlight that fact. To contact a landscaper to help you
and your project go to www.clca.org.
California is in the midst of a water crisis. The
California Landscape Contractors' Association is committed to promoting
and practicing water-saving measures and certifying landscape
contractors who specialize in water management. For more information
visit the CLCA website at www.clca.org
