Newport Landscape Projects Receive Beautification Awards

Local landscaping companies recently garnered beautification awards for projects in Newport Beach and Corona del Mar from the Orange County Chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association.

Fifty awards were handed out last month's 54th annual Beautification Awards to landscape contractors who demonstrated the best workmanship in the categories of installation, renovation, special effects, landscape lighting, environmental responsibility and maintenance.

“Winning a Beautification Award gives our members a chance to showcase their finest projects, raising the bar for other landscape contractors in Orange County,” said Angelia Woodside-Beckstrom, CLCA's 2012 president.

Here are the winners from Newport Beach:

• Richard Cohen Landscape received two Special Effects awards and a Landscape Lighting award for a residential project in Newport Coast. “As a dedicated business owner of a landscape contracting company for over 35 years, I’m honored to receive such prestigious awards from a panel of my peers statewide,” owner Richard Cohen said. “It’s a rewarding feeling to know that your craftsmanship and dedication to this profession is recognized in this way.”

• Las Flores Landscape captured the Judges’ Award, presented to the best entry in any landscape maintenance category, for its ongoing work at Promontory Point Apartment Homes in Newport Beach.

• Roger’s Gardens, of Corona del Mar, known for their colorful and accessorized gardens, was deemed the Excelsior Award for a landscape renovation project at a residence in Newport Coast. This award is given to the best entry submitted by a new member of CLCA. Roger’s Gardens also won an award for a Medium Residential Landscape Installation.

• CCR Landscape was awarded for a Residential Landscape Renovation in Corona del Mar.

• Wade Landscape won two Awards for Residential Landscape Maintenance and Landscape Lighting in Newport Beach.