Landscape Contractor Receives National Environmental Award

"Grand Award" received for work on Hyatt Regency Calgary

Greenery Office Interiors Ltd. is proud to announce it has been awarded a Grand Award for the Hyatt Regency Calgary Plantscape and Design in the 32nd Annual Environmental Improvement Awards Program sponsored by the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA).

The architects and design firms masterfully combined a new luxurious building with the sandstone walls of the past century. Greenery’s challenge was to choose plants and planters that would compliment both areas. Over 150 plants in a variety of planters in both style and size are placed throughout this fabulous hotel. Ongoing maintenance for this facility provides a real challenge to the Greenery staff, however experienced technician, Adrian Salole has done an excellent job at managing this project.

It is a multi-million dollar industry, yet it’s an industry without an official name. Some call it interiorscaping, others, plantscaping or yet another- interior landscaping. Basically it is the design and installation of live, interior landscapes, mainly for offices, lobbies and corporate spaces. This involves the leasing or sale of plants and decorative planters and the maintenance of those plants. Owner, Joanne Young, a regional winner in the 1999 Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, has been a leader in the industry in technology and innovation. Greenery’s web-site www.greenery.ca has been recognized in several industry publications. Greenery’s clients include: Fluor Canada Ltd, PetroCanada, BP Canada, Suncor Energy, Energy Plaza, the newly completed Banker’s Hall lobbies and the Sunlife Atrium downtown.

ALCA's Environmental Improvement Awards Program reflects the assoc-iation's commitment to creating and preserving the beauty of our landscape. The program is designed to reward landscape contract-ing professionals who execute quality landscaping projects and to recognize citizens who underwrite such work. In sponsoring the Awards program, ALCA also strives to increase public awareness of environmental improvement through quality landscaping and to encourage the landscape contrac-tors' consistent use of quality materials and workmanship.

Judges for the 32nd annual program were: John Mendozza, Morningdew Tropical Plants, Boca Raton, Florida; Caprice Aerts, Artscape Inc. Royal Oak Michigan; and Rick Roberts, RLA, Engledow Group, Carmen Indiana.

ALCA is a national trade association representing more than 2,000 interior and exterior landscape maintenance, installation, and design/build contractors and suppliers nationwide.

There are plenty of job opportunities for dedicated plant lovers with Greenery. The web-site provides lots of information on available positions. Resumes are accepted at all times.

For further information: contact Joanne Young, Greenery Office Interiors Ltd. 240-1115