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august 2010
the
landscaper
The Official Publication of the Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Chapter CLCA
www.clca-lasgv.org
INSIDE this issue:
Our 2010 Beautification
Awards Winners (pgs 10-12)
New Government Bills You
Should Know About (pg 7)
Our NEW Directory of
Products & Services (pg 19)
and much more…
Cover Photos:
Our 2010 Beautification
Awards Sweepstakes winner
Montclair Police Dept
by Mariposa Landscaping
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president’s message
I would like to start this month’s message by thanking
all of our sponsors for the 51st Annual Beautification
Awards as well as Mr. and Mrs. Alvarez who opened
up their home for us to enjoy the evening in their
beautiful garden. Without your support our event
could not have been the success that it was. More
importantly, I would like to thank everybody who
entered projects – it takes a lot of work to get those
projects together for judging and you should all be
proud of the beautiful work you put forth. I would also
like to thank Rene Emeterio and Steve Mclaughlin, our
trusty judges that drove around for 3 days looking at
all the projects. It is a difficult task when there are so
many great projects to be seen!
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the l an d s c ap er Jessica Centeno
This year’s event also allowed us to honor some
very special members that this past year have given
an extraordinary amount of time and dedication to
our chapter. Barbara Alvarez, Mike Forsberg, Juan
Gutierrez and Brandon Linz have gone beyond what
is asked of any member, they have all taken upon
themselves to help out the chapter and really deserve
a round of applause from all of us.
Hopefully, next year, many of you will also have projects
to enter and be the Award Winning Contractors of this
chapter. If anything else, make sure to make it to the
52nd Annual Beautification Awards, I am sure it will
be another fabulous event!
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LA/SGV 2010 Board of Directors
President
JESSICA CENTENO
Centeno’s Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
17514 S. Figueroa St., Gardena, CA 90248
310-768-4089 • Fax 310-719-7147
[email protected]
V.P. Events/Webmaster
BRONWYN MILLER
Eyescapes
36419 Bay Hill Drive, Beaumont, CA 92223
949-466-1222 • Fax 413-215-7081
[email protected]
Dir. of Water Resources
WARREN S. GOROWITZ, CLIA
Ewing Irrigation Products
4552 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039
310-480-9533 • Fax 866-310-4183
[email protected]
Chairman of the Board
DAN GROMER
Dan Gromer Landscaping
1201 E. Magnis St., Arcadia, CA 91007
626-447-9067 • Fax 323-349-0881
[email protected]
V.P. Advertising
TODD RITTER
LightClub USA
818-349-2663 • Fax 818-349-2663
[email protected]
Director
TED SIRKIN
Valvette Systems
23262 Oxnard St, Woodland Hills, CA
818-887-1866 • Fax 818-887-2554
[email protected]
626-836-7703 • Fax 626-836-7703
[email protected]
Associate Member Rep.
JUAN GUTIERREZ
Landscape Warehouse
1673 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91106
626-792-3319 • Fax 626-792-4757
[email protected]
Dir. of Unlicensed Operators
RAMIRO ROJAS
RR Landscape Design
P.O. Box 643021, Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-420-3808 • Fax 310-973-2027
[email protected]
Secretary
FRANK PEREZ
Ewing Irrigation Products
2327 Federal Ave., Los Angeles, CA
310-479-9533 • Fax 310-479-7925
[email protected]
V.P. Communications
BARBARA D. ALVAREZ
Alvarez Landscape & Maintenance
P.O. Box 3699, San Dimas, CA 91773
626-917-1614 • Fax 626-917-2611
[email protected]
V.P. Legislation
EFREN HERNANDEZ
Valley Green
254 Stanton St, Pasadena, CA 91103
626-797-4325 • Fax 626-401-3345
[email protected]
V.P. Public Relations
MIKE GARCIA
Enviroscape
2609 Vargas Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90278
310-374-1199 • Fax 310-370-3847
[email protected]
Director
JOHN BRACE
John’s Tree and Landscaping Inc.
1641 Walworth Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104
626-797-3509
[email protected]
Chapter Ambassador
CHARLES NUNLEY
Lakshmi Landscape Co.
P.O. Box 6265, Altadena, CA 91003-6265
626-791-4886 • Fax 209-593-0603
[email protected]
V. P. Membership
ERNIE BELTRAN
Irrigation & Land Maintenance
P.O. Box 1492, Culver City, CA 90232
310-261-8137 • Fax 661-942-4518
[email protected]
Chair of Beautification Awards
MIKE FORSBERG
Mike Forsberg Landscape & Maintenance
P.O. Box 342, Harbor City, CA 90710
310-534-5058 • Fax 310-534-8540
[email protected]
9811 Owensmouth Ave. #1, Chatsworth, CA 91311
Treasurer
BRANDON LINZ
Brandon’s Landscapes, Inc.
24 W. Mira Monte Ave., Sierra Madre, CA 91024
2010 CLCA State Board
President - William Schnetz
Schnetz Landscape Inc.
(760) 591-3453, (760) 796-4252 fax
[email protected]
President-Elect - Robert Wade
Wade Landscape Inc.
(949) 494-2130, (949) 494-3583 fax
[email protected]
Immediate Past President Heath Bedal
JPH Group, LLC
(916) 457-5925, (916) 457-7041 fax
[email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer Eric Watanabe
Majestic Pools & Landscapes Inc.
(818) 831-1390, (818) 831-1392 fax
[email protected]
Dir. of Chapter Srvcs. Andrew Simpson
Quillen Enterprises, Inc.
(916) 721-1635
[email protected]
Dir. of Communications Chuck Carr
Carr Landscape Management, Inc.
(818) 300-0176, (818) 832-1546 fax
[email protected]
Dir. of Education - Stephen Jacobs
Nature Designs Landscape
(760) 945-4321, (760) 945-4430 fax
[email protected]
Dir. of Events - Michael Hertzer
Modern Landscaping, Inc.
(800) 761-9191, (408) 371-4488 fax
[email protected]
Dir. of Legislation - Shari Collins
Verdant Landscaping
(805) 552-9457, (805) 435-3627 fax
[email protected]
Dir. of Membership - Javier Lesaca
Lesaca Landscape Company
(661) 836-0229, (661) 833-2429 fax
[email protected]
Dir. of Resource Mgmt. Frank Niccoli
The Village Gardener Inc.
(650) 592-9440, (650) 592-9441 fax
[email protected]
Co-Dir. of Chapter
Presidents Council (North)
Mike Mitchell
MJM Lighting
(916) 501-5393, (916) 369-1787 fax
[email protected]
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Co-Dir. of Chapter Presidents
Council (South)
Kevin Fairchild
Illumiscapes, TLC
(714) 541-1000, (714) 541-1998 fax
[email protected]
Associate Member Dir. Tom Noonan
Ewing Irrigation Products
(916) 652-9530,(916) 652-9533 fax
[email protected]
Executive Dir. - Sharon McGuire
CLCA Headquarters
(800) 448-2522 x13, (916) 830-2788
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from our editor
Barbara Alvarez
In the middle of the old Laundromat sits a tropical garden.
Advertise in the Landscaper!
(See page 16 for more info)
The tropics can happen anywhere you know. It’s a state of
mind. Close your eyes and think a minute and tell me what
you see when you visualize a Laundromat?
Do you want to know what I see? I see a room with absolutely
perfect growing conditions. Plenty of heat from the heavy
duty dryers, mist and moisture from the powerful washing
machines, and just the right amount of indirect light that
comes in the windows of an old Laundromat. To me a
Laundromat is an ideal greenhouse that just so happens to
have some clothes going around in circles.
On the floor, runs just enough drip from the washing
machines for moss to grow in abundance, velvety smooth,
creating uneven mounds of emerald green across the floors.
It makes you want to take off your shoes.
Plants are strung across the ceiling in between the racks
of fluorescent lights, stretching from one side of the
Laundromat to the other. Colorful flowers sprang from the
pots and hung down over the benches and folding tables.
Invisible fishing line had been used to hang the plants so
the flowers seem to float in midair.
You see now the Laundromat was like a jungle where
washing machines had been dumped or maybe a laundry
where a jungle had sprung up.
The tropics can happen anywhere you know. It’s a state of
mind.
It’s pretty easy to get sucked into the plant world. They
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Important Bills You Should Know About:
Rain Water Catch Basins
Assembly Bill 1834 – Rainwater Capture Act of 2010
This bill would authorize a landowner to install, maintain, and
operate, on the landowner’s property, a rainwater capture
system meeting specified requirements.
This bill would authorize a public agency to lead a statewide
stakeholder process to consider and address issues arising
out of expansion of rainwater and stormwater capture.
This bill would additionally authorize a LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR working within the classification of his or her license to
enter into a prime contract for the construction of a rainwater capture system as defined, if the system is used for
landscape irrigation. The bill would authorize a landscape
contractor holding a specified classification to design
and install all exterior components of a rainwater capture system that are not a part of, or
attached to, a structure.
Contractors: Worker’s Comp Insurance
Coverage
Senate Bill 1254: Author Leno
This bill would authorize the registrar of contractors to issue
a stop order, effective upon service, to any licensed or unlicensed contractor who as an employer has failed to secure
workers’ compensation insurance coverage for his or her
employees.
The bill would make a failure to comply with the stop order
a crime. The bill would set forth specified procedures for
the payment of employees during a work stoppage subject to
a stop order.
ALSO: Expect some big hikes in workers comp.
costs effective 1/1/11.
THIS BILL HAS PASSED BOTH HOUSES IN
THE LEGISLATURE AND IS SITTING ON THE
GOVERNORS DESK WAITING HIS SIGNATURE
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(See page 16 for more information)
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Turfgrass & Landscape Research Field Day
Join us for this annual event to see our latest field research activities.
Thursday, September
16, 2010 • 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Pre-registration is required
$50 registration
fee; $65 after September 10, 2010
Presented
by University of California, Riverside
Turfgrass Research Facility, Dept. of Agricultural Operations
1060 Martin
Luther King Boulevard, Riverside, California
http://ucanr.org/sites/UCRturfgrasslandscapefieldday/
Everyone is invited to attend! This event is intended for industry professionals, but the general public will find the
information
on the care and maintenance of home lawns and landscapes beneficial.
Brief Agenda - to view more detail, visit our web site
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Refreshments
8:00
Welcome and Announcements - Steve Cockerham and Jim Baird
8:15
Field Tours – 20 minute rotations 10:15
Break and Refreshments 10:30
Field Tours – 20 minute rotations
12:30
Barbeque Lunch 1:30 p.m. Adjourn
Continuing Education applied for:
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Golf Superintendents Association of America
For further information:
Website: http://ucanr.org/sites/UCRturfgrasslandscapefieldday/
Registration: Heidi C. O’Guinn email: [email protected], phone: 530-752-3932
Program: James Baird email: [email protected], phone: 951-827-5630
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5 1st A n n u a l B e a u t i f i c
Sweepstakes Award
Colorscape Award
Sponsor: John Deere Landscapes
Sponsor: DM Color Express, Inc.
Recipient: Mariposa Landscaping
Recipient: Brandon’s Landscapes
Recipient: Jones & Potik Landscaping
Project: Montclair Police Department
Project: Madison Residence
Project: Hunter Residence
Special Effects Award
California Friendly Award
Sponsor: Belgard/Old Castle
Sponsor: Hunter Industries/FX Luminaire
Recipient: Enviroscape
Recipient: Mariposa Landscaping
Project: Gambino Residence
Project: Gateway Business Center Sustainable
Landscape Renovation
President’s Award
Sponsor: Armstrong & Assoc./First Team
Insurance (not endorsed by clca)
Recipient: Bennett Landscaping
Project: Hunter Residence
Medium Residential Landscape
Sponsor: CLCA LA/SGV Chapter
Recipient: Brandon’s Landscapes
Project: Madison Residence
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Excelsior Award
Sponsor: ValleyCrest Tree Co.
t he l an d s c ap er Judges Award
Honors Award
Sponsor: Landscape Contractors Insurance
Services, Inc.
Recipient: Centenos Nursery & Landscape
Project: Malaga Bank
Small Residential Landscape
Sponsor: Kellogg Supply Inc.
Sponsor: Southland Sod/ Norm Lopez
Recipient: LA Forest Inc
Recipient: Dan Gromer Landscaping
Project: Berenato Residence
Project: Tai - San Rafael Residence
Residential Landscape Estate
– over $150k
Sponsor: Monrovia Nursery
Recipient: Garden View Inc.
Project: McNeeley Residence
Large Residential Renovation
Sponsor: Ewing Irrigation/Warren Gorowitz
Recipient: Green Tree Landscaping
Project: 7939 Hillside Avenue
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at ion Awa r d W i n n e rs
Large Commercial Landscape
Commercial Renovation – over $15k
Small Residential Maintenance
Sponsor: Pacific Sod/Steve Mclaughlin
Sponsor: Hunter Industries/ Dan Kamieniecki
Sponsor: Hydro-Rain
Recipient: Living Color Landscaping
Recipient: Mariposa Landscaping
Recipient: Enviroscape
Project: Little Company of Mary Providence
- San Pedro
Project: Gateway Business Center Sustainable Landscape Renovation
Project: Gambino Residence
Medium Residential Maintenance
Large Residential Maintenance
Medium Commercial Maintenance
Sponsor: Golden Oak Corp
Sponsor: Hydro-Scape Products/ Kevin Treft
Sponsor: Birch Financial
Recipient: Mike Forsberg Landscape
& Maintenance
Recipient: Mike Forsberg Landscape
& Maintenance
Recipient: Green Tree Landscaping
Project: Pomeroy Residence
Project: Florance Residence
Large Commercial Maintenance
Small Contractor Design/Build
Project: 1351 Havenhurst
Large Contractor Design/Build
Sponsor: Coastline Equipment
Sponsor: Landscape Warehouse/Juan Gutierrez
Sponsor: Toro Irrigation Products
Recipient: Marina Landscaping
Recipient: Jones & Potik Landscapes
Recipient: Gregory Davis & Associates
Project: 2960 Sycamore Meadow
Project: LEANARCH
Project: Brentwood Hills Estates
Small Water Feature
Medium Water Feature
Large Water Feature
Sponsor: FX Luminaire/David Oborn
Sponsor: EasyPro Pond Products
Sponsor: Thompson Building Materials
Recipient: Paradise Landscaping
Recipient: Dan Gromer Landscaping
Recipient: Living Color Landscaping
Project: Kitchen Residence
Project: Chan Residence
Project: Little Company of Mary Providence
- San Pedro
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Beautification Awards Honorable Mention Winners
Small Residential Landscape
Large Residential Landscape
Sponsor: Norman’s Nursery
Sponsor: Monrovia Nursery
Recipient: Centenos Nursery & Landscape
Recipient: Mike Forsberg Landscape
& Maintenance
Recipient: Green Tree Landscaping
Project: The Stoll Residence
Large Residential Renovation
Project: Healey Residence
Small Residential Maintenance
Project: 200 Toyopa Drive
Medium Residential Maintenance
Sponsor: Ewing Irrigation/Warren Gorowitz
Sponsor: Hydro-Rain
Sponsor: Golden Oak Corp
Recipient: Green Tree Landscaping
Recipient: Brandon’s Landscapes
Recipient: Green Tree Landscaping
Project: Santa Monica Project
Project: Lemley Residence
Project: 12104 Laurel Terrace
Large Residential Maintenance
Large Commercial Maintenance
Small Contractor Design/Build
Sponsor: Hydro-Scape Products/ Kevin Treft
Sponsor: Coastline Equipment
Sponsor: Landscape Warehouse/Juan Gutierrez
Recipient: Green Tree Landscaping
Recipient: Live Art
Recipient: Enviroscape
Project: 2424 Nichols Canyon
Project: Figueroa Plaza
Project: Gambino Residence
Large Contractor Design/Build
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Large Residential Landscape
Sponsor: Southland Sod/ Norm Lopez
Small Water Feature
Medium Water Feature
Sponsor: Toro Irrigation Products
Sponsor: FX Luminaire/David Oborn
Sponsor: EasyPro Pond Products
Recipient: Green Tree Landscaping
Recipient: Enviroscape
Recipient: Paradise Landscaping
Project: 2530 Carob Drive
Project: Gambino Residence
Project: South Bay Botanic Garden-Koi Pond/
Japanese Garden
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Charles Nunley
ambassador’s report
LA/SGV Chapter Will Hold Elections in September for the 2011 Board of Directors
Monday June 7th at a chapter board meeting, Pres. Jessica Centeno appointed a nominating committee for the 2011
board officers. The committee consists of Charles Nunley, Bronwyn Miller, and Juan Gutierrez.
Positions and elections are open to all local chapter members. Certain pre-qualifications are required to run for President. If
you would like to serve your members by serving on the chapter board please contact any of the three nominating committee
members. If you would like to serve on a committee or just work on putting together one chapter event please let the chapter
know. Come to the chapter board elections on September 16th & make your vote count.
Candidates for the following positions are as follows:
President.............................................Jessica Centero
Chairman....................................................Dan Grover
Treasurer................................................. Brandon Linz
Secretary..................................................Frank Perez
VP Membership........................................ Ernie Beltran
VP Events/Web...................................... Bronwyn Miller
VP Communications............................. Barbara Alvarez
VP Education
VP Legislation..................................... Efren Hernandez
VP Public Relations..................................... Mike Garcia
Chapter Ambassador............................. Charles Nunley
Dir. of Unlicensed Operators........................John Brace
Associate Member Rep........................... Juan Gutierrez
For more info, contact:
Charles Nunley [email protected]
Bronwyn Miller [email protected]
Juan Gutierrez [email protected]
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CLCA Helps Rock th e Boat
The California Landscape Contractors Association
(CLCA) is pleased to announce it has become a sponsor
and co-producer for the documentary Rock the Boat, the
controversial tale of a group’s 51- mile boating expedition
down the cemented canals known as the Los Angeles
River in 2008. The cement lined walls were originally
built by the Army Corps of Engineers to move water
away from Los Angeles to prevent flooding. Defying the
local authorities and the Army Corps of Engineers, the
group went down the river despite opposition, hoping
to have the EPA declare it as a navigable river so that it
could gain protection under the Clean Water Act.
“When we met with the Director Thea Mercouffer
earlier this year, we were very excited about the
possibilities of what the Los Angeles River could become,
not only from a recreational and flood prevention
perspective, but also as a significant water source for
the area. With California’s water crisis, rather than see
all the water pushed out to sea, there are lots of ways to
harness some of that water for Los Angeles to use” said
Chuck Carr, Director of Communications of the California
Landscape Contractors Association. “Los Angeles has a
current River Revitalization Plan, but most of us didn’t
even know they had one until we considered becoming
a sponsor. We were pleased to see that they included
a lot of positive, sustainable ideas in the master plan
including natural filtration of stormwater to help clean
water run off before it before it enters the river.
River restoration is a great step to help Green LA
and a positive step in helping to solve California’s water
crisis. We think this movie brings attention to what the
river is now and what it could be in the future. This
river has so much potential! It is very exciting, not only
from a water source and conservation perspective, but
imagine what it could do for the citizens of Los Angeles.
Trees and other plants positively alter the environment,
reduce carbon emissions, improve the air quality, protect
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t he l an d s c ap er the land, create oxygen and sustain life. Restoring the
Los Angeles River will enhance the lives of all who live
in California.”
The expedition’s hopes recently came true. On July
7, the EPA declared the Los Angeles River a navigable
river, making it eligible for federal protection and funding
under the Clean Water Act. According to the Los Angeles
Times article, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is
quoted as saying, “This is a watershed as important as
any other. So we are going to build a federal partnership
to empower communities like yours. We want the L.A.
River to demonstrate how urban waterways across
the country can serve as assets in building stronger
neighborhoods, attracting new businesses and creating
new jobs.”
The shortage of water is not only a big problem in
California but also worldwide. According to the United
Nations, nearly two thirds of the world’s population is
expected to have limited access to water by 2025. As
our population continues to increase and our resources
shrink, water is becoming one of the most difficult
challenges to date and its availability impacts us all.
For more information about Rock the Boat or to
consider becoming a sponsor check out their website at
http://www.RockTheBoatFilm.com.
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Board Meeting, Barbara Alvarez Residence, San Dimas
10-13
CLCA State Convention, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim
DECEMBER
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Board Meeting, Jessica Centeno Residence,
Rancho Palos Verdes
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Chapter Holiday Party, The Depot Restaurant, Torrance
• Full line of weather-based irrigation controllers
• Stand-alone and networked
• Easy to program
Ted Byrne, Territory Sales Manager
951-675-1242
JANUARY
11
2011 Leadership Conference, Los Angeles
12-13
Landscape Industry Show, Los Angeles (Lis)
Board Meetings begin at 6 p.m.; Dinner Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.
Santa Barbara - P.K. (800) 506-4119
San Luis OBispo - Neil jerome (805) 595-7393
N. Calif. - Rick kapki (916) 600-5324
fax: (805) 684-8391
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Directory of Products & Services
Nurseries
C&S Nursery Inc. (see ad on pg. 13)
3615 Hauser Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016
Phone: 323.296.6657
www.csnursery.com
Centeno’s Nursery (see ad on pg. 2)
Jose Centeno
17514 S. Figueroa Blvd, Gardena, CA 90248
Phone: 310.768.4089
Green Thumb (see ad on pg. 2)
Nancy Bergquist
7659 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Phone: 818.348.9266
www.gtgrowinggrounds.com
M.B. Landscaping (see ad on pg. 15)
Phone: 310.527.7750
ProGrowers, Inc. (see ad on pg. 2)
8303 Scout Ave., Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Phone: 562.287.0444
www.progrowersinc.com
Village Nurseries (see ad on pg. 5)
Richard Barto
1589 N. Main St., Orange, CA 92867
Phone: 800.542.0209
www.villagenurseries.com
Irrigation
Aqua-Flo Supply (see ad on pg. 15)
Goleta: 805.967.2374 • Ojai: 805.646.7244
Santa Clarita: 661.257.0909 • Santa Barbara:
805.897.1166 • West L.A.: 310.915.5208 • Ventura:
805.676.1114 • Torrance: 310.782.0355
DIG Irrigation (see ad on pg. 15)
800.322.9146
www.digcorp.com
Ewing Irrigation Products (see ad on pg. 4)
800.343.9464
www.ewing1.com
Hardscape Products
KRC Rock (see ad on pg. 6)
San Marcos • Poway • Lakeside
1.800.572.7625
www.KRCRock.com
Poly Pavement (see ad on pg. 6)
P.O. Box 36339, Los Angeles CA 90036
323.954.2240
www.polypavement.com
Southwest Bolder & Stone (see ad on pg. 2)
877.SWB.ROCK
www.SWBRock.com
Kellogg Garden Products (see ad on pg. 14)
Cecilio T. Lebron
350 W. Sepulveda Blvd., Carson, CA 90745
800.232.2322
[email protected]
www.KelloggGarden.com
LandscapE Products
Bamboo Pipeline (see ad on pg. 17)
888.288.1619
www.BambooPipeline.com
EasyPro Pond Products (see ad on pg. 3)
800.448.3873
[email protected]
Focus Industries (see ad on pg. 13)
888.882.1350
www.FocusIndustries.com
Gro-Power (see ad on pg. 6)
15065 Telephone Ave., Chino CA 91710
909.393.3744
www.GroPower.com
J. Harold Mitchel Company (see ad on pg. 6)
San Gabriel • Altadena
www.jhmsupply.com
Senna Tree Company (see ad on pg. 7)
818.957.5755
[email protected]
Landscape Contractors Insurance Services
(see ad on pg. 5)
1835 N. Fine Ave., Fresno, CA 93727
800.628.8735
www.LCISinc.com
Smith Pipe & Supply (see ad on pg. 17)
www.SmithPipeSupply.com
Landscape Warehouse (see ad on pg. 15)
Pasadena: 626.792.3319
Altadena: 626.398.1799
Azusa: 626.633.1050
Living Green (see ad on pg. 18)
Santa Barbara • San Luis Obispo • Nor Cal
[email protected]
Pottery Manufacturing Company
(see ad on pg. 6)
18881 S. Hoover St., Gardena, CA 90248
310.323.7772
www.potterymfg.com
Thompson Building Materials
(see ad on pg. 6)
Gilbert Torres
310.994.0536
You Can Dig It (see ad on pg. 15)
Gwyny Pett
626.797.9100
[email protected]
www.YouCanDigItTool.com
Redwood Products (see ad on pg. 14)
909.923.5656
www.RedwoodChino.com
Wallace Laboratories (see ad on pg. 2)
800.GREEN.99
310.615.0116
www.bettersoils.com
Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting
(see ad on pg. 6)
800.766.8478
www.vistapro.com
Sod
A-G Sod Farms (see ad on pg. 16)
Bill Wells
41120 40th St. East, Palmdale, CA 93552
661.965.2865
Specialty Products
& Services
Aqua Conserve (see ad on pg. 18)
Ted Byrne
951.675.1242
Barenbrug (see ad on pg. 17)
www.BarUSA.com
Birch Financial (see ad on pg. 16)
Nelson Colvin
800.959.3701
www.BirchFinancial.net
Southland Sod Farms (see ad on pg. 7)
800.532.3489
www.sod.com
Superior Sod (see ad on pg. 15)
Jim Shaw
800.344.7317
www.SuperiorSod.com
Coastline Equipment (see ad on back cover)
www.CoastlineEquipment.com
Dietz Hydroseeding Co. (see ad on pg. 15)
Ronald Dietz
Sylmar, CA • Orange, CA
800.350.SEED
West Coast Turf (see ad on pg. 16)
888.893.TURF
www.WestCoastTurf.com
2010 LA/SGV Chapter Partners
Gold Leaf Partner
Hunter Industries/FX
Landscape Design
Barbara Paul Landscape Design
(see ad on pg. 13)
562.439.6762
Jan C. Scow Reg. Consulting Arborist
(see ad on pg. 14)
818.789.9127
www.JanScow.com
John Deere Landscapes (see ad on pg. 9)
800.347.4272
www.JohnDeereLandscapes.com
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Centeno’s Landscaping
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