Orange County's Finest Landscapers and Landscape Projects Honored at the 2017 Beautification Awards

The Orange County chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) recently held their 2017 Beautification Awards honoring 18 local landscape contractors for excellence in landscape installation and maintenance, and demonstrating the best quality, construction, originality, and attention to detail on projects completed within the last year. A total of 46 awards were presented in 23 categories culled from 76 entries, which encompassed residential and commercial landscape construction, maintenance and renovation, along with water features, outdoor lighting and water-saving California-friendly landscaping.

Local award winners for San Clemente included

• Glen’s Landscape who operates out of San Clemente won multiple awards this year including
  • The Ashworth project in Laguna Hills
  • The Batzell project in San Clemente

Multiple award winners included (each received 2-8 awards):

• California Landcare of Santa Ana
• Richard Cohen of Lake Forest
• Roger’s Garden Landscape of Corona del Mar
• SoCal Concepts of Irvine
• Solena Landscape, Huntington Beach
• Terra Prima, Inc. of Corona del Mar
• Tropical Plaza Nursery of Villa Park
• Visionscape of Laguna Beach
• Wm. VanDerGeest Landscape of Irvine

Companies receiving a single award included:

• DMA Greencare Contracting, Inc. of Anaheim
• Glen’s Landscape of San Clemente
• Land Mechanics of Orange
• Mission Landscape Companies, Inc. of Irvine
• Bemus Landscape of Newport Beach
• Complete Landscape Care, Inc. of Whittier
• Eureka Landscape Services of Brea
• Midwest Landscaping of Long Beach
• Solscapes of Placentia

Award entries are judged by a panel of expert CLCA members who closely inspect each nomination for the quality of workmanship and materials utilized. Each landscaping entry must adhere to industry standards and have demonstrated proper execution. The judges for this year’s Beautification Awards are:

Sarah Corbin, Ground Maintenance Services, Inc.

Robin Lynch, ASLA, Regenerative Design Studios

Steve McLaughlin, Performance Wholesale Nursery

Jim Boike, Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting

Ed Kemp, Imperial Sprinkler Supply

Special thanks to Tuttle Click Ford for providing the van used to transport the team of judges for the three days of landscape and lighting assessment.

CLCA is an active force in the statewide effort to conserve water. As water-efficient irrigation experts, many members are invaluable sources for consultations on planning and installing water-saving irrigation systems. CLCA also conducts an active public information program on landscape water management.

About California Landscape Contractors’ Association

CLCA is a non-profit, statewide trade association of licensed landscape and landscape-related specialty contractors. The Orange County chapter is one of the largest chapters in California with approximately 200 members. Follow the CLCA Orange County chapter on Facebook and Twitter and on the web at www.clca-orangecounty.org.