Plant Interscapes' Leadership Recognized as Trailblazers - 1-Nov-05 press release or news release

PLANET TRAILBLAZERS TO BE HONORED

Herndon, VA, November 1, 2005 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is proud to announce that PLANET Trailblazers will be recognized during the PLANET Green Industry Conference, November 2–5, 2005, in Orlando, Florida.

The PLANET Trailblazers program recognizes an elite group of individuals who have made significant and long-term contributions to the green industry in four categories — Design/Build/Installation, Interior Plantscaping, Lawn Care, and Maintenance. With an initial launch of the program in 2003, nominees are annually selected for lifetime recognition. These individuals are identified as outstanding professionals who directly influence the state of the industry.

A Trailblazer’s commitment to give back to the green industry spans beyond past accomplishments. Each year, with coordination and support from PLANET staff, a Trailblazer sets aside one day to provide on-site mentoring to a PLANET member. This in-depth member-to-member networking and mentoring program is a unique way for both emerging and established companies to gain insight and advice on how to develop and grow their businesses.

We congratulate the following new 2005 PLANET Trailblazers:

Design/Build/Installation

Glenn H. Jacobsen, CLP
Jacobsen Landscape Design & Construction, Inc.
Midland Park, NJ

Ron Lester
Architerra, Inc.
Indian Creek, Il 60061

Interior Plantscaping

William Braid, CLP
Plant Designs Ltd.
Herefordshire, ENGLAND

Connie Hom, CLP
Buckingham Greenery, Inc.
Buckingham, VA

Paul R. Levy
Rolling Greens, Inc.
Clinton, MD

Michael Senneff, CLP, and Karin Senneff
Plant Interscapes, Inc.
6436 Babcock Road
San Antonio, TX

Lawn Care

Gary Clayton
Community Lawn Care
Kennesaw, GA

Fred Haskett, CTP, CA
U. S. Lawns/West St. Louis
Defiance, MO

Louis Kobus, CLP
Village Turf, Inc.
Mount Vernon, VA

Michael Kravitsky, IV
Grasshopper Lawns, Inc.
Larksville, PA

Bill Leuenberger
Chalet Landscape Company
Wilmette, IL

Thomas G. Shotzbarger, CLP, CLT, CTP-CSL
Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care & Landscape, Inc.
Lancaster, PA

Maintenance

Eric P. Cross, CLP, CLT
Duke's Landscape Management, Inc.
Hackettstown, NJ

John P. Gachina, CCLP, CLT
Gachina Landscape Management
Menlo Park, CA

George M. Gaumer, CLP
Davey Commercial Grounds Management, a Division of The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent, OH

Kurt Kluznik, CCLP
Yardmaster, Inc.
Painesville, OH

Bruce T. Moore, Sr., CCLP
Eastern Land Management, Inc.
Stamford, CT

For more information about the Trailblazers program, contact Catherine Schmutz, PLANET’s director of membership, at (800) 395-2522 or e-mail catherineschmutz@landcarenetwork.org.

PLANET represents approximately 4,300 green industry service provider companies and suppliers nationwide that specialize in design/build/installation, interior plantscaping, lawn care, and maintenance. These firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.