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www.clcasfba.org San Francisco Bay Area Chapter California Landscape Contractors Association A tradition of excellence. B B JULY 2011 • Vol. 35, Issue No. 7 2011 Awards a Thing of the Past and Looking Toward the Future Above: Los Altos Hills Residence, by Jensen Landscape & Construction Co., designed by Zeterre Landscape Architecture, winner of the Sweepstakes Award. At right: Jarrod Baumann of Zeterre Landscape Architecture, Gina Ratto and Fred Hanker of Delta Bluegrass, and Rodney Whitacre of Jensen Landscape. On June 4, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter held its annual Awards Banquet at the Decathlon Club in Santa Clara. Over 150 members and their guests enjoyed a wonderful dinner and formal presentation of the awards to some of the best of the best in landscape construction and maintenance in the Bay Area. See page 7-10 of this issue for the story, photos and a list of the winners. Visit the Chapter website for additional photos fo the event. Save the Dates! August 13: 2011 Garden Tour Join us in visiting award-winning residential gardens and commercial landscape installations. Learn first hand from the contractors about the challenges of each job. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow members on this all day bus tour. For additional information, please call Oliver Frank at 650-345-4546, email [email protected], or see page 5. September 11: Chapter Picnic The Chapter Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 11, at Coyote Point Park, San Mateo, in the newly renovated Eucalyptus One Group Area. Enjoy a BBQ, games and the annual horseshoe tournament. Watch for the picnic reservation form and more details in the August Bay Breeze. Bring the family and join your CLCA friends for a fun day at Coyote Point! October 6: Chapter Golf Tournament It’s time to get the sticks out and get ready for our annual chapter golf tournament which will be held on Thursday, October 6. We are excited to be returning to the same venue as last year -- Crystal Springs Golf Course in Burlingame. The tournament will be a scramble format with a shotgun start. Additional prizes for the longest drive and closest to the pin on designated holes. We will also have a putting contest prior to the tournament. Plan to attend, play some golf with friends and stay for the dinner and awards following the tournament. Watch for more details in upcoming issues of the Breeze -- and SAVE the DATE!

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www. c l c a s f b a . o rg S a n F r a n c i s c o B a y A re a Ch a p t e r

C a l i f o r n i a L a n d s c a p e C o n t r a c t o r s A s s o c i a t i o n

A tradition of excellence.BB

JULY 2011 • Vol. 35, Issue No. 7

2011Awards aThing of the Past andLookingToward the Future

Above: Los Altos Hills Residence,

by Jensen Landscape &

Construction Co., designed by

Zeterre Landscape Architecture,

winner of the Sweepstakes Award.

At right: Jarrod Baumann of

Zeterre Landscape Architecture,

Gina Ratto and Fred Hanker of

Delta Bluegrass, and Rodney

Whitacre of Jensen Landscape.

On June 4, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter held its annual Awards Banquet at the

Decathlon Club in Santa Clara. Over 150 members and their guests enjoyed a

wonderful dinner and formal presentation of the awards to some of the best of the

best in landscape construction and maintenance in the Bay Area. See page 7-10 of this

issue for the story, photos and a list of the winners. Visit the Chapter website for

additional photos fo the event.

Save theDates!August 13: 2011GardenTour

Join us in visiting award-winning

residential gardens and commercial

landscape installations. Learn first hand

from the contractors about the challenges of

each job. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow

members on this all day bus tour. For

additional information, please call Oliver

Frank at 650-345-4546, email

[email protected], or see page 5.

September 11:Chapter Picnic

The Chapter Picnic will be held on Sunday,

September 11, at Coyote Point Park, San

Mateo, in the newly renovated Eucalyptus

One Group Area. Enjoy a BBQ, games and

the annual horseshoe tournament. Watch for

the picnic reservation form and more details

in the August Bay Breeze. Bring the family

and join your CLCA friends for a fun day at

Coyote Point!

October 6:Chapter GolfTournament

It’s time to get the sticks out and get ready

for our annual chapter golf tournament

which will be held on Thursday, October 6.

We are excited to be returning to the same

venue as last year -- Crystal Springs Golf

Course in Burlingame. The tournament will

be a scramble format with a shotgun start.

Additional prizes for the longest drive and

closest to the pin on designated holes. We

will also have a putting contest prior to the

tournament. Plan to attend, play some golf

with friends and stay for the dinner and

awards following the tournament. Watch

for more details in upcoming issues of the

Breeze -- and SAVE the DATE!

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2011 SF Bay Area Chapter Contacts

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDRICK CAMIN (650) 964-1078Camin Landscaping [email protected]

PRESIDENTJAMES WALKER (650) 333-2021Landsculpt [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT / MEMBERSHIP CHAIRNATE CROSBY (408) 417-5137Crosby Landscaping [email protected]

TREASURERLARRY SCOTT (408) 687-1104Integrity Landscape Services [email protected]

SECRETARYJOHN VEGA (650) 533-0742De la Vega Landscaping [email protected]

ASSOCIATE LIAISONJEFF CALHOUN (888) 711-7124FX Luminaire [email protected]

AUXILIARY PRESIDENT(S)CINDY SINGLETARY (408) 741-4803

[email protected]

LESLEY PETERS (650) [email protected]

VICKY PARROTT (650) [email protected]

AUXILIARY TREASURERCHARLENE OTT (650) 948-7858

[email protected]

AUXILIARY SECRETARYJILL HERTZER (408) 690-8957

[email protected]

STUDENT CLUB PRESIDENTMELANIE LATELLE-SEAMAN [email protected]

BAY BREEZE EDITORJERRIE BEARD voice (530) 621-1701Jerrie Beard & Associates fax (530) 621-2043

[email protected]

CLCA State Headquarters1491 River Park Drive, Ste. 100Sacramento CA 95815-8899(916) 830-2780 • (800) 448-2522(916) 830-2788 Fax • email: [email protected]

CLCA Mission StatementThe California Landscape Contractors Associationserves the interests of its members, promotesprofessionalism, and advances public awareness ofthe landscape industry.

The CLCA SFBA Chapter newsletter is published month-ly. Copy and advertising deadlines are the 10th of themonth preceding publication. Please send all copy,black & white photos, line art and ad materials to: JerrieBeard & Associates, 1024 Simon Dr., Ste. F, PlacervilleCA 95667. Emailed submissions are also welcome [email protected]. For information on advertis-ing and rates, contact Jerrie Beard at (530) 621-1701.

Articles submitted are subject to approval and modifi-cation. Chapter or Editor are not liable for misprints orerrors, and do not necessarily agree with opinionsexpressed in byline articles. Articles may be used byother CLCA chapter newsletters, giving proper credit totheir source.

Partners for uccessS

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WhyAttend the Achievement Awards?

By: Jeff Calhoun, FX Luminaire

Why do I attend the CLCA SFBA Chapter Awards Banquet every year? Is it because of the

excitement of finding out who has built or maintained the best landscape in the Bay Area?

Is it because of the comraderie shared by Contractors, Associates, and Affiliate Members

from cocktail hour to the final award presentation? Is it because it is an opportunity to get

dressed up and help celebrate what is best about our industry? The answer to these

questions is: YES! For all of these reasons and many, many more I hope that you have the

ability to attend the best Chapter event of the year. Also, the Achievement Awards is

another great opportunity to showcase our wonderful Partners for Success, for which we

are grateful for the time and resources they give to our Chapter. See you at the Awards!

DIAMOND

Ewing Irrigation • Horizon Distributors • Hunter / FX Luminaire

John Deere Landscapes • Lyngso Garden Materials

GOLD

Colony Landscape • Imperial Sprinkler Supply • Peninsula Building Materials

Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc.

GARDENTOUR

Landscapia • Charlene Ott • Leo Ott • Jolee Horne Landscape Design

STUDENT SPONSORSHIP

Girvin Peters Landscape • EvLand LLC • Landsculpt Gardens

EMERALD

Camin Landscaping • Crosby Landscaping • Hayes Rototilling Service

Landmark Landscapes • Modern Landscaping, Inc (x2) • The Village Gardener

SAPPHIRE

Carmen Biland • Linda Garrett Landscape Architect

A LACARTERuskin Garden • Samscaping, Inc.

To become involved, contact Jeff Calhoun at (888) 711-7124 or [email protected].

Every month when I sit down to write my president’s message, I

am reminded of the essays I was required to write in summer

school. I’d face that blank page and dread the looming due date.

As I sit today, facing a blank screen, I am reminded of those essays,

but I am inspired by a greater purpose. While the essays were

required to earn a grade to get out of summer school, my

president’s messages to you are part of a commitment I voluntarily

made to serve an organization which I believe has great merit.

Giving back is part of my life's purpose and so is taking time to get

away to refresh myself and renew my perspectives. I will be

revitalizing myself down in Oxnard in mid-July at the CLCA

summer family extravaganza as well as in Maui in November. I

urge you to find a way for yourself to give back to our industry.

After all, CLCA and our membership are only as good as the sum

total of the fine qualities of each member!

Life offers so much to us all. During summer months, this is

especially true. Perhaps you have children around, or family

coming to visit, as I currently do. For all of us still in the middle of

our careers, we are especially busy, so finding time to refresh

ourselves to sharpen the sword is vital. Travel is a great way to

renew the spirit. I have been fortunate to see a few areas of our

world, including working in and traveling throughout Asia. It was

during that time, while living in China, that I discovered the great

author Steven Covey. I spent countless hours traveling by train,

boat and car across that country, and I must have read his book,

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People ten times. As he humorously

writes in his follow up book, First Things First, “The main thing is

to keep the main thing the main thing.” Of course he wants us to

keep our priorities straight and offers a method to maintain focus.

Mr. Covey urges us to take a weekend to get away and focus on

that big picture. Take time to cultivate one’s dreams and get them

down on paper. Life is sacred, so give this annual two-day retreat

over to dreaming. I have been looking for a weekend or two to get

away up to the mountains where I can clearly see “life's main

thing” after sorting through the vast details of a landscapers life.

Travel allows me to find enlightenment. In simple terms,

enlightenment is defined as new perspectives on old situations. I

can return home from a weekend away or better yet, a month

(dreaming) and be so clear about the changes I need to make. Mr.

Covey’s book showed me the importance of taking time to look at

my life as a living, breathing plan. He explained the idea of

threading a golden string from the big picture of my life all the way

down to the details of the day. If passions are in alignment, then

while the economic seas of life become rough and stormy, as they

have been, it is much easier to navigate through the challenging

and chaotic forces with your eye on the horizon.

Covey explains how to thread the golden string into our daily

lives by scheduling time to cultivate ourselves. Once a quarter, take

half a day to review the sacred annual weekend spent planning and

dreaming. “Have I been on course over the past three months?

Where have I slipped and why? What is new and exciting and how

can I weave it into my plan?” Next, spend two hours on a Sunday,

once a month, to review the previous month and to look forward to

the coming month. Ask the same questions but try to be more

detailed. Once a week, spend about 30 minutes going over the

previous week and planning for the next. Finally, spend a few

critical minutes almost every night looking at your day gone by

and create the next day’s schedule. This daily habit threads the few

minutes of the day together like pearls and connects them with the

golden string to your life’s purpose. Steven Covey’s advice to

schedule this personal time away from the focus of daily work can

truly help one to reassess, adjust course and maintain inspiration.

CLCA is not only a wonderful place to network and meet

friends, but also a center for education, mentoring and activism. I

encourage you to look deeper into what the CLCA has to offer and

what you can give back to your industry. This industry is changing

rapidly, and CLCA presents a framework and venue to examine

and discuss those changes so one can adjust course as needed.

Oxnard in July and Maui in November allows CLCAmembers a

way to blend so many of life’s important priorities together into

one time period: family, work, fun, planning, retreat, and

refreshment. Think of it as summer school but this time it is your

choice. We’re going to have a lot of fun and work a little too. And

please remember, “the main thing is to keep the main thing the

main thing” this summer and this life.

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TheMainThing is toKeep theMainThingtheMainThingBy James Walker, LandSculpt

A Message from the President

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A night of education and great food was enjoyed by forty eight CLCAmembers

and their guests on May 19, at the Kingfish Restaurant in San Mateo. The private

basement room provided an excellent setting for members to network and catch

up with close friends.

President James Walker opened the evening with a warm welcome to

everyone. He then introduced Dave Tanner and Kevin Burns who gave us an

update on the latest developments in the fight against the underground

economy. Alice Domine from the Women’s Auxiliary then coordinated the

passing of the first annual and perpetual trophy of 2010 Horseshoe Champions,

Jim Everett and Kevin Burns. Jim Everett took the honor of keeping the trophy

for the first half of the year but Kevin was eager to accept the trophy for safe

keeping and well deserved bragging rights. They both welcomed all challengers

and dared anyone to try to take the trophy away from them at the upcoming

annual CLCA Chapter Picnic on September 11, at Coyote Point

in San Mateo. Any takers?

After an incredibly delicious gourmet meal, Christine

Hawkins and Warren Gorowitz from Ewing Irrigation took

center stage. They gave a great power point presentation

educating members on the latest legislative water requirements

affecting our industry and how Smart Controllers are

becoming a key tool and business opportunity for our

members. Christine discussed the many features and options

of Smart Controllers currently on the market. Warren then

pointed out that a Smart Controller will do

nothing to help a “dumb irrigation system.”

He explained that it is imperative to have an

efficient irrigation system in place before

installing a Smart Controller in order to

achieve the best measureable results.

To close a very delightful evening, Life

Member Zach Coney took the top raffle

prize sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary

that benefited the College Enrichment Fund.

Don’t forget to attend the upcoming Chapter

Picnic in September, and let’s crown a new

horseshoe champion team!

PhotosRow 1: Jim Everett, Horseshoe Champ.

Row 2: Francisco Quezadaz, Jorge Garica,Larry Edginton, Steve Veltri.

Row 3:Astrid Gaiser and ChristineHawkins.Dave Tanner and Ian Harris

Row 4: Camille and Alice Domine.Glen Hansen, Neil Wilcomer, guest ofJanet Bell, Janet Bell, Jim Everett.

4 • July 2011 CLCA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Members“Get Smart”onIrrigation atMayDinnerMeetingBy Rick Camin

www.clcasfba.org July 2011 • 5

Meet at Horizon, 4060 Campbell Avenue, Menlo Park 94025-10077:45 am, Continental Breakfast8:15 am, Garden Tour Bus leaves

$45.00/person, includes continental breakfast, transportation and lunch

Reservations due by August 6, 2011

To reserve your space, complete the form below and mail with checkpayable to CLCA SFBA to:

Oliver Frank / Landscapia1928 Lexington Ave., San Mateo, CA 94402650-345-4546 office, 650 333-3390 [email protected]

GardenTour Reservation Form

Name __________________________________________________________________________

Company Name _________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number ______________________________________________________________

Email Address __________________________________________________________________

Please reserve _________ seats on the 2011 SFBA Chapter Garden Tour at $45.00 each.

Total Enclosed $___________

California Landscape Contractors AssociationSan Francisco BayArea Chapter

2011Annual GardenTourSaturday,August 13,2011

The SFBAChapter

board met May 25, at

Peninsula Building Materials Showroom,

2490 Charleston Rd., Mountain View.

Meeting Called to Order at 5:45 p.m. by

James Walker, chapter president.

RollRick Camin, Nate Crosby, Barry L. Cohen,

Larry Scott, John Vega, James Walker,

Christine Hawkins, Marilyn Chow,

Charlene Ott, Astrid Gaiser, Jeff Calhoun

April Minutes

Barry L. Cohen motioned to approve,

seconded by Rick Camin. Motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report

Barry L. Cohen motioned to approve, Rick

Camin seconded. Motion passed.

DinnerMeeting

Rick Camin was congratulated on the

outstanding job he did in planning the May

dinner event. It had a great turnout.

Partners for Success

Jeff Calhoun is coordinating the transfer of

the Partners information to Earl Boyd who

will be taking on the program in 2012.

GolfTournament

Larry Scott is working on the details of the

event which will take place in October at

Crystal Springs Golf Course.

Chapter Project

Larry Scott is working with Foothill Hort

Club to coordinate details of the design

criteria with students.

Membership

Nate Crosby is recruiting new members.

GardenTour

Charlene Ott is working on the Garden

Tour which will take place August 13.

The Bay Breeze

Christine Hawkins will write a piece

encouraging members to write “letters to

the editor”. These letters will be published

in the Bay Breeze, as space permits.

he BoardMeetsBy John VegaT

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Another changing of the guard in the

Women’s Auxiliary! Thank you Charlene

Ott for serving as our President in April,

May and June. Your support is always

appreciated. Summer made its official start

on June 21, but the nice weather finally

appeared much earlier than that. I’m

enjoying the warm weather after the cool

spring.

One of the goals of the Women’s

Auxiliary is to promote education and

scholarship. We have a raffle at each

dinner meeting, benefiting our College

Enrichment Program. I appreciate

everyone’s continued support of the

Women’s Auxiliary’s fundraising activities.

We haven’t given out any money from our

College Enrichment fund for some time.

At the Awards Banquet, I had the honor of

presenting a $2,000 check to Dan Svenson

from Foothill College for the Horticulture

Department’s Entry Garden Project. I have

already received a thank you note from

Dan and I quote:

“…we hope to make the entry garden to our

facility a beautiful and well-executed statement

of what good landscape construction is all

about. This will help not only with the

visibility of our program, but also the visibility

of green industry professionals. Thank you to

everyone in the Auxiliary for their support and

dedication to both projects like this as well as

providing scholarships for our students.”

The Women’s Auxiliary is always pleased

to contribute towards the education of

future landscape professionals.

The May dinner meeting raffle

generated $100 for College Enrichment.

Thank you everyone who bought tickets.

Our raffle winners were:

•Francisco Quezadaz of Skyline

Landscapes won a garden hose, donated

by CLCA

•Tom Noonan of Ewing Irrigation also

won a garden hose, donated by

CLCA…and

•Zach Coney of Coney Landscaping won

the Auxiliary basket, made by Jill Hertzer

Congratulations everyone!

The Awards Banquet at the Decathlon

Club in Santa Clara was a grand event.

Thank you Sam Whitney for a wonderful

evening of memories. Congratulations to

all of the award winners! Thank you

everyone who purchased a ticket for the

Women’s Auxiliary annual raffle,

benefiting LEAF (Landscape Educational

Advancement Foundation). We raised

$1,220 for scholarships for future Green

Industry members. Thank you Cindy

Singletary and Charlene Ott for helping to

organize this year’s raffle, and thank you

to Cindy Singletary and Mike Hertzer for

selling tickets. The raffle winners were:

•John Gachina, Gachina Landscape

Management, won a pallet of sod,

donated by Delta Bluegrass

•Rick Camin, Camin Landscaping, won a

pallet of sod, donated by Delta Bluegrass

•Rodney Whitacre-Morimoto of Jensen

Landscape and Construction, won the

Auxiliary’s Hawaiian-themed raffle

basket, created by Cindy Singletary

•Ginger Harris, Harris Landscaping, won

4 tickets to a Giants baseball game,

generously donated by Andree Moore, a

client of James Walker…and

•Sarah Cipolla, Samscaping, won a $200

gift certificate to the Plumed Horse in

Saratoga

Again, thank you everyone who

participated. It was a fun evening.

UpcomingWomen’s Auxiliaryevents:

•Women’s Auxiliary Potluck on Saturday,

August 20, at the home of Michelle and

Ed Ott in Los Altos

•Chapter Picnic on Sunday, September 11,

at Coyote Point Park in San Mateo

•Chapter Holiday Party on Thursday,

December 8, at the Decathlon Club in

Santa Clara

Have a great summer everyone!

Lesley Peters

[email protected]

650-941-4093

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omen’s Auxiliary ReportW

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The Future caught up to the Past while

being in the Present at this year’s

annual Awards Banquet on June 4th at the

Decathlon Club in Santa Clara. What? Come

again? It was one of those “you had to be

there” things to understand. And luckily for

about 150 people, they were!

The Awards program took a step back in

time to the old ways to celebrate this year’s

winners and gaze ahead. OK, simply put,

the theme this year of Past, Present and

Future was wonderfully highlighted and

toasted. In a nod to the “way it used to be”,

as was a commonly heard request from

some of the old-timers, the awards

committee worked hard to offer up a blast

from the past, while honoring this year’s

recipients of the judges’ decisions. It was a

dress up affair and the crowd responded in

aces. For an industry whose daily dress is

blue jeans and sweaty work shirts, the

opportunity to pull on some fancy looking

duds and dazzling dresses is always a sight

to be seen!

A fantastic new venue, The Decathlon

Club, was just the place to host this decked

out group. Beautiful in its tropical splendor,

with waterfalls galore, it was easy to

envision we were all hanging out in the

tropics kickin’ back! The spacious openness,

with room to roam, offered the perfect

atmosphere to soak in the wonderful old

“photo boards” representing our glorious

Past-- over 50 years of pictures showing

some of those old timers in their playful

youth. For those folks who might not have

been fully aware of just how far back this

group goes, they were able to sneak a

glimpse and gather a sip of the grand

heritage the CLCA-SFBA has to offer.

The “winners” were numerous and

hopefully a full accounting of their names

and prizes are somewhere else in this

publication, but as anyone who was Present

this fine evening can attest, everyone in

attendance was a winner, just to be in such

fine company. As anyone who has ever

entered the competition knows, the true

prize is not the nice plaque you receive and

the recognition of your peers, which is of

course, always a reward in itself, rather it is

the warmth and friendship you gain just by

competing, just by being an active part of

this incredible organization. No other

association takes the time and effort that

CLCA does to put on this event, year after

year, in the old fashioned manner of

sending those judges to actually see the

entries, to feel them with their own hands.

This is not a competition by photo entry, no

siree…those judges spend several days,

AchievementAwards Returnto the FutureBy Sam Whitney, Awards Chairman

At left: Giannandrea by EvLand LLC, designed by

Zeterre Landscape Architects, winner of the Herb S.

Frank Memorial Award.

Above: The Portola Estate by Jensen Landscape &

Construction Company and Natural Gardens, winner of

the Landscape Management Sweepstakes Award.

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Awards WinnersSmall Residential Install A

Sponsored by: APLD Peninsula District

First Place: Bayscape Management Inc.

Project Name: Kahwajy - Deasy Residence

Designed by: Astrid Gaiser Design

Achievement Award: Greenstreak

Landscaping Inc.

Project Name: Danna Residence

Small Residential Install B

Sponsored by: APLD Peninsula District

First Place: Camin Landscaping

Project Name: Heldebrant Residence

Designed by: Astrid Gaiser Design

Achievement Award: Confidence

Landscaping Inc.

Project Name: Woods Residence

Designed by: Jeffrey Sheehan

MediumResidential Install A

Sponsored by: Vista Professional Outdoor

Lighting

First Place: The Garden Route Co.

Project Name: Wiley/Barth Residence

Designed by: The Garden Route Co.

Achievement Award: Landmark

Landscapes

Project Name: Jackson Residence

Designed by: Schaub Designs

MediumResidential Install B

Sponsored by: John Deere Landscapes

First Place: Frank & Grossman Landscape

Contractors Inc.

Project Name: SF Urban Residence

Designed by: Jay Thayer Landscape

Architects, Inc.

Achievement Award: Tamura Designs Inc.

Project Name: Cosko Residence

Designed by: Small Brown LS Architects

Large Residential Install

Sponsored by: Delta Bluegrass Co.

First Place: Tamura Designs Inc.

Project Name: Raftery Residence

Designed by: Nancy Shanahan

Achievement Award: Greenstreak

Landscaping Inc.

Project Name: Portola Valley Residence

CustomResidential Install

Sponsored by: The Urban Farmer Store

First Place: The Garden Route Co.

Project Name: Forstner/Shrader Residence

Designed by: Outer Space LS Architects

Achievement Award: Atherton Landscape Inc.

Project Name: Payne Residence

Designed by: Robin Atherton

Residential Estate Install

Sponsored by: Grass Farm-Garden Accents

First Place: Jensen Landscape & Const. Co.

Project Name: Woodside Residence

Designed by: Warnecke Rosekrans Inc.

Landscape Architects

Achievement Award: The Garden Route Co.

Project Name: Ho Residence

Designed by: Outer Space LS Architects

Small Commercial Install

Sponsored by: New Earth

First Place: Colony Landscape and Maint.

Project Name: Burgess Park Gym

Achievement Award: Bayscape

Management Inc.

Project Name: Anritsu Corporation

Designed by: JP Bergez

MediumCommercial Install

Sponsored by: Peninsula Building Materials

First Place: Colony Landscape and Maint.

Project Name: Bob Buildings

Achievement Award: Maniglia Landscape Inc.

Project Name: Juniper Networks Assembly

Building

Designed by: Cottong & Taniguchi

Large Commercial InstallSponsored by: LCIS

First Place: Jensen Corporation

Project Name: Presidio Landmark

Designed by: CMG

Multi-Residential InstallSponsored by: Ewing Irrigation

First Place: Colony Landscape &Maint.

Project Name: Olmstead Housing

Designed by: Jim Lauderbaug

Achievement Award: Diablo Landscape Inc.

Project Name: South City Apartments

Designed by: Van Dorn Abed (VALA)

Small Design /Build

Sponsored by: Granite Rock

First Place: The Garden Route Co.

Project Name: Siegel-Elsesser

Designed by: The Garden Route Co.

Achievement Award: Blue Sky Designs Inc.

Project Name: Malero Residence

LargeDesign /Build

Sponsored by: Granite Rock

First Place: The Garden Route Co.

Project Name: Stern Residence

Small Xeriscape Install

Sponsored by: Lyngso Garden Materials

First Place: Confidence Landscaping Inc.

Project: Rose Residence

Designed by: Jeffrey Sheehan, Johnny Fort

Large Xeriscape Install

Sponsored by: Lyngso Garden Materials

First Place: Confidence Landscaping Inc.

Project: Gilbert Residence

Designed by: Johnny Fort

PublicWorks

Sponsored by: Valley Crest

First Place: Cohen Landscape Services

Project: Kelly Park

Designed by: Callandar Associates

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At left: Eschenbach

by Atherton

Landscape, Inc.,

designed by Robin

Atherton, winner of

the Sustainable

Landscape award.

from sun-up to sun-down, driving to every

site and getting dirty, checking out those

valve installations and drainage systems, to

name just a few.

We were especially lucky this year to

have some of the most outstanding,

knowledgeable judges this industry has to

offer. Roger Fiske, author of the California

Landscape Standards Manual, Past

President of this chapter 42 years ago, and

State President in 1986, honored us with his

time and his knowledge to judge the

entries. Along with Charles Nunley, one of

the most dedicated members in the whole

state over the past 40 years, and Rick

Myers, also one of our Past Presidents and

multiple award winner in his own right

from his many years in business around

here. We had one of the sharpest, toughest

crews this chapter has seen in a while.

Thank you, gentlemen for your time and

energies on our behalf, and “Thank You” to

Barry Cohen for digging these guys out and

rounding them up for us.

Lucky too, we were, to have such an

outstanding Master of Ceremonies, Barry

Elder from Ewing Irrigation Products. Barry

brought the confidence and experience of

his many years of devotion to this industry

to the podium and added the touch of class

to top off the evening’s events. Thanks,

Barry!

A killer sound system and musical

selections by committee member Mike

Hertzer was truly appreciated. A nostalgic

“slide show” with photo’s from many years

of members participation was resurrected

for the full enjoyment of all those Present.

The Past was fully honored and

remembered by all those whose lives have

been touched by this wild and crazy group!

With members of our local Student Club

from Foothill College in attendance, the

Future had a front row seat on our Past!

The tables and environs were fabulously

decorated by Jill Hertzer and Cindy

Singletary, the incredible desert cake was

personally selected by Mary Cohen,

instrumental in securing our wonderful

new party center, which will have us back

for this years’ Holiday Party also.

Newcomer Dinah Zuckerman, from Delta

Bluegrass, spent countless hours assembling

the Power Point presentation, and even a

small technical glitch couldn’t put a damper

on the celebration. Thanks go to Girvin and

Lesley Peters for handling the reservations

and plaques, to Dale and Toni von Dohren

for an amazing job of producing the killer

logo “Brunfelsia” and the Invitations and to

Richard Singletary and Jim Everett for their

“behind the scenes” contributions.

A special “Thank You” goes out to the

often times over-looked crew of drivers and

navigators for those grueling long days of

judging; Mike Ruscoe, Chris McNairy, Mike

McPherson, Larry Edington and Craig

Stenehjem. One of this year’s quality

touches was having a full card of Sponsors

to show their support and hand out their

awards. To Jeff Calhoun of Hunter

Industries, this year’s Partner’s Chairman,

an incredible job of

lining up those

sponsors is due

very special

Thanks!

Last, but not

least, a hearty and

heart felt gesture

of appreciation

goes to Glenn

Hansen for his

non-stop

contributions of all

things technical

that made sure this event became a reality.

From a re-working of the entry forms and

web site access to them, to the pain-staking

work of processing all the paperwork and

routing of the judging, along with Mike

Hertzer and many others, Glenn was

always there to do whatever it took to help

out.

It was an honor to be the “Chair” of this

magnificent crew of volunteers, willing to

give countless hours of their time and

energy toward the goal of presenting our

38th Annual Achievement Awards

Competition and Banquet, for the sole

purpose of keeping alive this really cool,

time honored tradition of ours which is so

important to the on-going health and

vitality of this special group. I look forward

to making next year an equally fine time…if

you missed this year, be sure to join us next

time and see what the excitement is about.

At left: Olmstead

Terrace Faculty

Housing by Diablo

Landscape Inc., winner

of the Commercial

Sweepstakes Award.

Below: San Francisco

Bay Area Estate, by

Fran & Grossman

Landscape Contractors

Inc., winner of the

Residential

Sweekstakes Award.

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Small RenovationSponsored by: SPJ Lighting

First Place: Blue Sky Designs Inc.

Project Name: Blank Residence

Designed by: Ken Coverdell

Small ResidentialMaintenanceSponsored by: CLCA SFBA Chapter

First Place: Bayscape Management Inc.

Project Name: Johnson Residence

Large ResidentialMaintenance

Sponsored by: CLCA SFBA Chapter

First Place: Jensen Landscape & Const. Co.

Project Name: Hillsborough Residence

SmallMulti-ResidentialMaintenance

Sponsored by: TMT Enterprises

First Place: Medallion Landscape

Management Inc.

Project Name: 550 Moreland

Achievement Award: Medallion

Landscape Management Inc.

Project Name: Mariani Square

LargeMulti-ResidentialMaintenance

Sponsored by: Devil Mountain Wholesale

Nursery

First Place: Allied Landscape Services

Project Name: Hampton Park HOA

Achievement Award: Gachina Landscape

Management

Project Name: Shelter Creek

Small CommercialMaintenance

Sponsored by: Imperial Sprinkler Supply

First Place: Gachina Landscape

Management

Project Name: Chartwell

Achievement Award: Petalon Landscape

Management Inc.

Project Name: Cupertino Crossings

MediumCommercialMaintenance

Sponsored by: CLCA SFBA Chapter

Achievement Award: Petalon Landscape

Management Inc.

Project: Legacy Almaden Plaza

Large CommercialMaintenance

Sponsored by: Horizon Distributors

Achievement Award: Gachina Landscape

Management

Project Name: NetApp

Special AwardsHerbert S.FrankMemorial Award

Sponsored by: Hunter Industries/FX

Luminaire

EvLand LLC

Project Name: Giannandrea

Designed by: Zeterre Landscape Architects

Sustainable LandscapeAward

Sponsored by: Lyngo Garden Materials

Atherton Landscape Inc.

Project Name: Eschenbach

Desgined by: Robin Atherton

LandscapeManagementSweepstakes

Sponsored by: Ewing Irrigation

Jensen Landscape & Construction Co. and

Natural Gardens

Project Name: Portola Estate

Commercial Sweepstakes

Sponsored by: Hunter Industries/FX

Luminaire

Diablo Landscape Inc.

Project Name: Olmstead Terrace Faculty

Housing

Designed by: Guzzardo Partnership

Residential Sweepstakes

Sponsored by: Lyngso Garden Materials

Frank & Grossman Landscape Contractors Inc.

Project Name: SFBAArea Estate

Desgined by: Ron Herman LS Architect

LandscapeAwards Sweepstakes

Sponsored by: Delta Bluegrass Company

Jensen Landscape & Construction Co.

Project Name: Los Altos Hills Residence

Designed by: Zeterre Landscape Architects

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Above: Chartwell by Gachina LandscapeManagement, Small Commercial Maintenance.

Above: Stern Residence by The Garden RouteCo., Large Design/Build.

Above: 550 Moreland by Medallion LandscapeMgmt. Inc., Small Multi-Residential Maint.

Above: Gilbert Residence by ConfidenceLandscape Inc., Large Xeriscape Installation.

Above: Urban SF Residence by Frank &Grossman, Medium Residential Installation.

www.clcasfba.org July 2011 • 11

Dear Members. The following Letter to the Editor is not in its entirety a direct

response to Barry Cohen's letter in last month's Bay Breeze but rather offers a

different opinion for the consideration of our members. Please note that Mr.

Hayes has made a few points which respond directly to Mr. Cohen's letter. No

letter submitted to the Bay Breeze represents any official position of the

editorial staff or the CLCA-SFBA Board of Directors. Please feel free to email

any letter to the editor you wish to publish to Christine Hawkins, our Bay

Breeze Liason. Thank you. James Walker

As a member of the CLCA and a member of the Underground Economy

Task Force Committee (we are a task force with STATE, a committee in

SFBA), I have volunteered about 10 hours a month for this committee.

As far as the money goes, what money are you speaking of?

Technically, we have not spent any of our money, unless they count our

phone meetings. I have requested the exact amount from our state

office, but as of this writing I have not received an answer to my

questions.

The cities, counties, state and federal governments are losing money

from the taxes lost to the $140 Billion Underground Economy. It

continues to grow and we all lose on the taxes that should be collected

from this illegal commerce. People not caring, yes that is true too, but

it's what the people and government don't know that is hurting all of

us. We need this revenue to make California whole again. That's why

we need to get the message out to everyone, and our committee is

working on just that. We are finding more ways to get the message out

in a very cost effective way. The UETF has created a 3 minute

presentation template intended to be used on a local, grass-roots level,

so that our members can meet their City and County leaders and

deliver this important message.

I have also talked to David Fogt, Chief of Enforcement, from the

Contractors State License Board about using my house for a sting

operation. A week before we were going to start I had a heart attack, so

we have postponed it. I have a list of about 30 suspected underground

contractors and 60% of them are landscapers. I also talked to David Fogt

TheUnderground EconomyBy Scot Hayes

Letters to the Editor

(continued on page 12)

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12 • July 2011 CLCA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

about a landscaper in Cupertino, California,

accused of killing his customer and injuring

her husband over payments for work not

done. This really got me started on the

Underground Economy as I have friends,

family, and customers in the

Saratoga/Cupertino area. In fact, after I

told David Fogt about the story, he now

uses it in his slide show presentation for the

CSLB.

Our vendors should help us as well. In

our local Plumbing Industry, there are only

a very few supply houses that will not sell

to you unless you have a state license and a

photo ID. I wish our vendors would do

that. I was so disappointed when I attended

a homeowner irrigation class put on by the

Santa Clara Valley Water District and to

have a vendor stand at the podium and tell

everyone there, if you buy from us, we will

give you the same pricing as our

contractors. People who knew me looked

over at me... all I said was, “I don't know

why I can't make any money in this

business.” It got a laugh, but not from me.

Being that it's the Memorial Day

weekend and watching the old war movies,

I'm reminded about the bravery, courage

and honor of our fallen service men and

women. They didn’t give up when the

going got tough because they knew what

was “right” and that it is for the good of

our great country. What if they gave up

and said we’re not getting the bang for our

buck. Where would we be today as a

country?

And as I thought about this I was

looking at our state CLCAwebsite. I read

our Vision and Mission Statement. Very

interesting what it says. Then, I clicked on

our history and WOW, we started in 1937

with our chapter, 30 years before Mr. Cohen

graduated from Cal-Poly in 1967. We

formed an association to combat the “cut

throat”, illegal operators. The second thing

our forefathers wanted was education. They

wanted legal, professional, C-27 landscape

contractors. So 74 years ago, the CLCA

started with two main objectives: one to

combat illegal operators and two,

education. I think we should continue in

the fight against the Underground

Economy and continue with education. I

think with the different types of media we

have today we can educate ourselves, our

customers, and our government. But a

committee can't do it alone. We need every

licensed contractor in the state to stand up

and be heard... Unless you are comfortable

with your income and you are not worried

about those who are cheating our state and

our industry.

Let’s stand together and make our

founding forefathers proud! Let’s all show

up at city meetings and hand out

brochures, DVDs, and memory sticks with

a handshake and a smile. Let’s show all

people what they are missing. We need to

get off our butts and the coat tails of our

founding forefathers and make a place for

all of us on the CLCA history page.

(continued from page 11: letters to editor)

www.clcasfba.org July 2011 • 13

Our Design Contest has been extended into

the summer months. We have six finalists

out of the original 30 candidates. They and

their mentors are working on the second

phase of the project. Guiding principles for

the project provided by the East Palo Alto

Charter School (EPACS) include: Safety,

Education, Flexibility, Continuity,

Stewardship and Efficiency. The ‘Winning’

Design, which is scheduled to be installed

this fall, will be announced in September at

the Fall Meet and Greet event. Stay tuned

for more info!

Also at the Fall Meet and Greet, formal

introductions of our new board members

will be held. The canidates for the

2011/2012 Foothill Hort Club Board will be:

•President - Ginny Babbitt

•Vice President - Shelly Strebel

•Treasurer - Linda Luntsford

•Secretary – Open

•Education Chair - Sylvi Rupilius

We look forward to

their leadership this

coming academic year!

Everyone is welcome!

2010/2011 Foothill Hort Club BoardMembers

Melanie LaTelle-Seaman, President

Shelly Strebel, Vice President

Dawn Engel, Secretary

Marilyn Chow, Treasurer

Sylvi Rupilius, Education Chair

Visit our website at www.foothillhort.com

Hort ClubNewsBy Melanie LaTelle-Seaman, Foothill College Hort Club Presidentwww.foothillhort.com

Condolences to the Everett’s

On May 15, Jim Everett's mother, Betty,

passed away.

The chapter sends its sincere

condolences to Jim and Pam Everett in

their time of loss.

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Every year we call upon our generous

suppliers and manufacturers to help

support our chapter events. Their great

resources come in many forms: money and

materials, knowledge and attendance. One

of the greatest resources that our partners

and sponsors give (and often gets

overlooked) is time. Did you know that

some of our partners and sponsors that

attend chapter events come from areas as

far away as Fresno, Modesto, Brentwood,

Stockton and Sonoma? When that Thursday

night dinner meeting gets over at 9:30pm it

can be midnight by the time they get back

to their homes. That is a big commitment of

their time dedicated to supporting our

chapter. This month I want to thank our

generous Awards Sponsors, particularly

those suppliers who were able to offer their

time to attend our great awards banquet:

APLD

Bamboo Pipeline

Delta Bluegrass Co.

Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery

Ewing Irrigation

Graniterock

Grass Farm - Garden Accents

Horizon Distributors

Hunter / FX Luminaire

Imperial Sprinkler Supply

John Deere Landscapes

LCIS

Lyngso Garden Materials

New Earth

Peninsula Building Materials

SPJ Landscape Lighting

The Urban Farmer Store

TMT Enterprises

Valley Crest

Vista Pro Outdoor Lighting

Juan Gonzalez 12750 Guard Rd.(209) 810-3992 Lodi CA [email protected] (800) 588-6882

www.agsod.com

Growers of Quality Bluegrass, Fescue & Bermuda Sod

FrankNiccoli Appears OnOprahCongratulations to CLCAmember Frank

Niccoli of The Village Gardener, who

appeared on Oprah’s Behind the Scenes

Show! Featured as one of Procter and

Gamble’s Individuals Who Through Small

Changes Is Having Big Impact, Frank was

interviewed about sustainability and

landscape water management.

“The crew came and spent the day and

it was very exciting. I still can’t believe it

really happened,” said Frank. “We started

at 6 a.m. and they finished up about 7 p.m.

It was a long day, but an incredible

experience! A team of 11 people followed

me throughout the day and the result was

about 5 minutes of TV. It is amazing how

much work goes into something like that.”

Oprah’s Behind The Scenes is a one-

season filming portraying how each of her

last year of shows was made.

To view the clip on YouTube visit:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO5MToZBEJ

0&feature=player_embedded.

Thanks Again andAgain andAgain…By: Jeff Calhoun, FX Luminaire

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July 201113-16 CLCA Summer Meeting. Oxnard,

CA. www.clca.us/summer.

21 Chapter Board Meeting. 5 p.m.

social, 5:30 p.m. meeting. Peninsula

Building Materials, Mountain View.

22 LIC Construction Math Seminar.

7-9:30 a.m. Menlo Park. Worth 2.5

PLANET CEUs for Landscape

Industry Certified certificate

renewals! Master the basic

landscape math and plan reading

skills needed to move from laborer

to manager: find areas, calculate

volumes, convert fractions to

decimals, read an architect's scale

and learn other landscape and

construction mathematical formulas.

Combined English and Spanish

class. $40 members/$80 non-

members. Flyer at www.clcasfba.org

August 201113 Garden Tour. Meet at Horizon, 4060

Campbell Avenue, Menlo Park 7:45

am. $45.00/person, includes

continental breakfast, transportation

and lunch. See page 5.

20 Women’s Auxiliary Potluck hosted

by Michelle and Ed Ott.

25 Chapter Board Meeting. 5 p.m.

social, 5:30 p.m. meeting. TBA.

26 Sign up deadline for October 1, LIC

certification field test in Sacramento.

Visit www.clca.org.

September 201111 Chapter Picnic at Coyote Point.

29 Chapter Board Meeting. 5 p.m.

social, 5:30 p.m. meeting. Peninsula

Building Materials, Mountain View.

October 20111 Landscape Industry Certified Field

Test. Sacramento, www.clca.org.

TBA Chapter Golf Tournament

20 Chapter Dinner Meeting.

27 Chapter Board Meeting. 5 p.m.

social, 5:30 p.m. meeting. Peninsula

Building Materials, Mountain View.

November 201110 Chapter Dinner Meeting.

16-19 CLCAAnnual Convention. Maui,

Hawaii. www.clca.org.

30 Chapter Board Meeting. 5 p.m.

social, 5:30 p.m. meeting. Peninsula

Building Materials, Mountain View.

December 20118 Chapter Holiday Party at The

Decathlon Club, Santa Clara.

15 Chapter Board Meeting. 5 p.m.

social, 5:30 p.m. meeting. Peninsula

Building Materials, Mountain View.

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