Ruppert Landscape Appoints Kang President & COO
Jessica Schwartz
White House Rose Garden In The News
The White House Rose Garden is getting more than its share of press lately. As President Trump battles COVID-19, a Rose Garden event announcing Judge Amy Coney Barrett as the President’s Supreme Court nominee is receiving scrutiny as a source of the virus’s spread. According to various news reports, seven attendees of the event have tested positive including President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, White House adviser Hope Hicks, former NJ Governor Chris Christie, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), former advisor Kellyanne Conway, and Notre Dame President Reverend John I. Jenkins. Though not nearly as serious, the Rose Garden was also in headlines this summer as it underwent a renovation. In late July, the first lady announced a significant renewal of the garden due to “decades of use and necessary changes made to support the modern presidency have taken a toll on the garden and have made it more difficult to appreciate the elegant symmetry.” The final design plan was the result of a collaboration by two premier landscape architecture firms, Perry Guillot, Inc and Oehme, van Sweden & Associates/OvS. (The full Rose Garden landscape report is available for download.) The West Garden has been called the Rose Garden since 1913 when Mrs. Ellen Wilson replaced the existing colonial garden with a formal rose garden. The current design is the work of Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon and was installed in 1962 under the Kennedy Administration. Elements of the renovation included returning the Garden to its original ‘62 footprint, improving infrastructure, ...
CO Landscape Industry Award Recipients Announced
Ten projects receive ELITE Awards, another 15 finalists and seven individuals also honored On Monday, March 18, Colorado’s landscape industry association, Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC), announced the recipients of its fifth annual ELITE Awards. The ELITE Awards honor companies and personnel who are elevating the landscape industry through excellence by demonstrating outstanding achievement within the profession. The Awards program is the only of its kind in Colorado, and award-winning projects reflect the 21st Century values of sustainability, service, and environmental stewardship. The ELITE Awards illustrate how Colorado’s landscape companies deliver innovation, best management practices, originality, professionalism, and problem solving for their clients. Award categories mirror the services and amenities ALCC member companies provide their clients including Community Stewardship, Customer Service, Design/Build, Innovation, Irrigation Management, Landscape Construction, Maintenance, and Use of Color. The MVP category also recognizes one landscape company employee for outstanding service and dedication to their organization and the industry. According to ALCC Executive Director John McMahon, “These awards celebrate the commitment of companies and clients to create and maintain exceptional landscapes that support Colorado’s outdoor lifestyle.” This year, The ELITE Awards were presented by ALCC and sponsored in 2019 by Colorado Materials, Inc. More than 170 landscape professionals gathered to honor landscapes that exemplify ELITE standards and the organizations that created them. This year’s recipients, finalists, and a brief description of their project submissions are as follows: COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP Award Recipient: Environmental Designs, Inc. – outdoor training space for International Hearing Dog Inc., Henderson, CO Finalist: ...
