tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49904489942319505252024-03-21T21:51:45.044-07:00Pacific Landscape Managementpacscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720011234674770402noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990448994231950525.post-78547702548839987502013-06-28T08:57:00.000-07:002013-07-01T10:51:26.354-07:00Fifth Annual Sustainability Fair!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We would like to thank those who attended our fifth annual Sustainability Fair on Thursday, June 20th. It was another great event and we believe all who attended had a great time and learned a lot. We are excited to improve every year and continue to think of ways to enhance the experience for all. As with our sustainability initiatives, our Sustainability Fair will continue to evolve. If you attended, you will receive a survey for your feedback on how to improve the event in the future. If you didn't attend, we would still love to get your input. Any ideas can be submitted to info@pacscape.com</span> pacscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720011234674770402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990448994231950525.post-14800463774629561742013-06-17T11:18:00.002-07:002013-06-17T15:16:50.090-07:00The Green, the Bad and the Ugly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was in Portland last month, so I called up Bob Grover for a private tour of some of his company’s coolest projects.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We’ve got a big sustainability issue coming up this winter, and I wanted to get a jump on it. I wore my nicest flannel shirt and Bob picked me up in his standard issue bright orange Pacific Landscape Management polo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For a few hours, Bob showed me around the city, pointing out some of the latest in water gardens, bioswales and other green landscape improvements. We saw projects downtown and more traditional installations at office parks out in the suburbs. He showed me the good, the bad and the ugly...</span><a href="http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/ll0613-landscaping-practical-sustainability.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Read More</span></a></span>pacscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720011234674770402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990448994231950525.post-33693186259808288362013-06-12T16:09:00.003-07:002013-06-17T15:18:14.687-07:00Fourth Annual Sustainability Fair Thursday, June 20th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">As you may already know, Thursday, June 20th is the day for our 4th Annual Sustainability Fair. This has been a great event for us to be able to demonstrate and explain our ongoing development of the sustainable elements of our service. We have partnered with many of our suppliers as well as the local municipal and non-profit organizations that support our efforts. In addition to a traditional trade fair with these partners, we also will be showing off and explaining all of the sustainable experimenting we are doing at our office. View a Rain Garden, Bio-Swale, Eco-Lawn, Lawn Alternatives, Drought Tolerant Plantings, Recycling Programs, Low Emission Equipment, Organic Fertilization, etc. We do not believe you will find a more comprehensive display of sustainable landscaping anywhere else.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We have partnered with IREM to present our highly popular seminar series where you can now receive Oregon Real Estate CEU recertification credit. If you want to sign up for CEU credit, please sign up through IREM at </span><a href="http://www.iremoregon.org/irem/calendar/details.phx?itemid=1832&navid=818"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">http://www.iremoregon.org/irem/calendar/details.phx?itemid=1832&navid=818</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">At their annual Best Green Companies luncheon yesterday, Corey Peterson received Pacific Landscape Management's award as Oregon's 13</span><sup style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white;"> Greenest Companies. This is our 5</span><sup style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">th</sup></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> year on the list and an award that we are quite proud of with our focus on helping our customers improve the sustainability of their landscapes through our service as well as our internal effort to be as "green" as possible in all of our business operations. We are proud to have done this in some of the challenging economic times. Sustainability is a balance of environmental protection, social acceptance and economic feasibility. Our goal is to continue to challenge ourselves to reduce our environmental impact while maintaining beautiful landscapes at the lowest possible cost. We believe all three objectives are achievable together.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Thursday Night, May 23rd Pacific Landscape Management was presented </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">with the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Servicing 350 commercial properties in the Portland metro area, Pacific Landscape management is hard to miss--providing quality landscaping and irrigation service in their signature, orange uniforms. Founded in 2001 from scratch, the company has grown from three founding employees to 110 today, with offices in Hillsboro, Parkrose, and Sherwood. In fact, they have been named one of the fastest growing private companies by Portland Business Journal six years in a row. They're also in the top five largest landscape contractors in Oregon...</span><a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/PLM-honored-at-the-Hillsboro-Chamber-of-Commerce-Banquet-.html?soid=1105401146784&aid=eCfqu9dv4eI" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read More</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In February, at the <a href="https://www.landcarenetwork.org/" target="_blank">Professional Landscape Network (PLANET)</a> annual leadership conference, <u><i>Lawn and Landscape</i></u> magazine presented their 2013 Leadership Award to Bob Grover for his years of service and leadership through PLANET and it's impact to the landscape industry. Follow the link below to read the full article which outlines Bob's career and how his leadership has helped Pacific Landscape Management grow and become one of the nation's leading landscape companies. </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001zMRVf-kPh8dbjrrYUt8mbAUzPKqf6wIQDkrdfm8LNm5WHWoFPWc-Q8IIFmo1lVhytXg59yH2OyZGaRYj1lf6sxhhF_E-_0Kwc1e9kDMZVArK0E2mC4oFSOaUYuBBeadqyCa2km3TtmwoIxcPL_CJrLqkHYhnKdT_8_3av3seEfg=" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/ll0313-leadership-awards-bob-grover.aspx</a></span>pacscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720011234674770402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990448994231950525.post-3608151237999469352013-03-08T10:53:00.003-08:002013-03-08T10:54:35.530-08:00<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">100 Best Award Recipient</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">An excerpt from the Portland Business Journal explains: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"From turning a downtown parking lot into an urban park and a former freeway into a riverfront park to maintaining a 5,000-plus-acre park with 70 miles of trails and an arboretum with nearly 1,000 species of trees and shrubs, Portland is a paradise for bikers, runners, yoga aficionados and wildlife alike. And unlike most cities in the country, its urban tree canopy has been increasing over the last few years."</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Portland Business Journal: <a href="http://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/urbanforests/10-best-cities-for-urban-forests/" target="_blank">http://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/urbanforests/10-best-cities-for-urban-forests/</a></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">American Forests: <a href="http://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/urbanforests/10-best-cities-for-urban-forests/10-best-cities-for-urban-forests-portland/" target="_blank">http://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/urbanforests/10-best-cities-for-urban-forests/10-best-cities-for-urban-forests-portland/</a></span></strong>pacscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720011234674770402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990448994231950525.post-77661792555802892172013-01-14T07:07:00.001-08:002013-01-14T07:07:31.106-08:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Organicology Conference</b></span><br />
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pre-registration is not required. For more details, follow the link: <a href="http://www.organicology.org/organicology/Workshops_AM.html" target="_blank">http://www.organicology.org/organicology/Workshops_AM.html</a></span></span></div>
<span id="goog_373097950"></span><span id="goog_373097951"></span>pacscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720011234674770402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990448994231950525.post-56000603198075125682012-12-10T10:40:00.001-08:002012-12-10T10:40:37.823-08:00<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">PLM's Sustainable Efforts Recognized in New Book</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last summer, Landscaper and Author, Adam Arvidson came to PLM and met with us to view and document our sustainable landscape programs for use in his new book <u>Greening The Landscape</u>,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">OVERVIEW: A guide to improving the environmental performance of any landscape through the use of green construction and maintenance. Landscapes create obvious environmental benefits but can have unrecognized negative impacts. Adam Arvidson outlines the five primary problem issues - plant pots, vehicle fuel, energy consumption, water/fertilizer use, and green waste - and details a variety of practices, ranging from exceedingly simple ideas to long-term investments, for making the installation and upkeep of landscapes more green. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This book was published by WW Norton and is available at <a href="http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=24740" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=24740</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Last week, The Portland Business Journal published their annual Commercial Real Estate Services Guide. In it was a listing of the largest landscape contractors in the Portland area. Pacific ranked 4th largest. We are proud of this ranking but also are careful to strictly strive to be big. We are more proud of our great service and landscape quality and consider our growth to the 4th largest as a sign of the success of our dedication to service and quality. Thank you to all our customers for your business and continued loyalty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, what a crazy weather week it is turning out to be. For those of us in facility maintenance, it has been hopping. We have spent much of the past two days working to help customers unclog drains, remove down trees, and deal with flooding and other storm related problems. We know you are also dealing with building flooding, roof leaks, and other storm related damage and want to help you as you request. Please, do not hesitate to call if you need our help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While most will be off during the Thanksgiving weekend, we will be hard at work as this is a great time to work in business parks and commercial properties without having to work around people and cars. Our employees are proud to make the sacrifice as they know how efficient and effective we can be over the holiday. With this recent storm, there is a lot of clean-up needed but we are confident that you will be satisfied with our progress by Monday, 11/26.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For retail and HOA properties, we are prioritizing clean-up efforts on those properties today and tomorrow to be as clean as possible over the long weekend but the weather has not cooperated so far. We will make our best effort there but those customers don't want us to work on these properties over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">TREE PRUNING AS AN ENHANCEMENT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they grow and develop, most trees need to be pruned and we do or coordinate that work for our clients as an enhanced or extra service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some trees simply need to be limbed up which can be done from the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We typically do this work ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trees needing thinning require climbing which we contract with several arboriculture companies to complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may see recommendations for pruning in your budget letter and we are happy to discuss these as an important component of your long-term site management plan.<span style="mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As shown in the table above, the daily irrigation need varies widely from day to day and even can be widely different from one year to the next. This is the basis for the magic of Weather Based Irrigation Control. Weather Based Irrigation Control calculates the water lost on a daily basis and then only waters when the site needs it based on this scientific calculation. With the widely varying irrigation need, it is impossible to accurately calculate or "guess" what will be needed during the following week as a manually programmed conroller does. When you guess, you usually guess consistently higher than needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As reported last month, every year is different regarding weather and irrigation need. Some years start dry and end wet, while others are exactly opposite. This has added up to a greater irrigation need despite the lack of significant high temperatures. The data in the above graph is from the weather stations that fed our weather based irrigation. As of the end of August, we are running at 140% of last years irrigation need. July and August are normally dry but this summer is the dryest since 2003 (see below). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, you will likely see higher irrigation bills for your irrigation needs May through August. We hate to be the bearer of bad news but you need to be prepared when your bill arrives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">July and early August were warm and dry as normal and our irrigation need was high. However, in late August we normally cool down and the irrigaiton need drops significantly. This year was no different and that has been the case since August 17th. Even with our current above normal temperatures, irrigation need is lower than in mid summer. Late summer is one of the most important times to adjust irrigation as the same peak summer program from earlier in the month is unneccessary and wasteful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This is as much due to the day length as it is the temperatures. Although temperatures can get as high late in August, there is almost two hours less daylight than mid July and it cools down quicker at night. Fall is near and it is important to monitor irrigation need to avoid wasting water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We monitor the actual irrigation need and the weather forecast througout the summer to ensure the most appropriate irrigation. Despite the warm weather at the end of August, we have already begun to decrease our irrigation as fall is fast approaching. Time will tell what this fall brings but regardless, we will monitor and adjust the irrigation accordingly. </span>pacscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720011234674770402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990448994231950525.post-49665914188367812672012-08-31T13:18:00.001-07:002012-11-28T10:12:28.843-08:00<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Some Impatiens Severely Impacted By Disease</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Previously, Impatiens have been a virtually bullet-proof selection for summer seasonal color. One of the best choices for shady locations, Impatients are even good in sunny locations with good irrigation. However, a new threat has come on the scene called Downey Mildew. This pathogen, known for many years in other parts of the U.S., has become an exceptionally damaging pest here just this season. The disease has the potential for widespread and rapid destruction of Impatiens. Luckily, Impatiens are the only plant we have seen affected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We started seeing a few plantings show signs of Downey Mildew in late July. We worked with out grower and chemical supplier to develop a management strategy. We have treated all of our Impatients twice so far with two different fungicides and plan to treat them twice more. These fungicide treatments are outside of our standard program and will be billed as an extra but we are working to keep the cost as low as possible. Our treatment and cost will be discussed with impacted clients individually. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, this disease is difficult to control and the earliest affected plantings were too far gone for our treatments to be effective. We hope that our control plan will be successful with those plantings not yet affected. We have learned that the diesease is not curable, but hopefully preventable. Once affected, most plantings will fail. So far, we have only had a small percentage of our plantings infected and our control program appears to be protecting most plantings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">In addition to helping many clients save money with water savings, we have also helped some save other utility expenses. Last month, we wrote about how we helped Waterhouse HOA evaluate their system, changed their pump control to a variable speed drive controls and saved them $4,700/year with a 2 year ROI on the control change out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This month, we are proud to share that we have helped another client, Dawson Creek Corporate Park with the same pump control technology. Dawson Creek Corporate Park irrigates off water from the on-site lakes. Well pumps keep the ponds full and irrigation pumps pull water from the lakes to feed the irrigation system. Their new system, after $8,766 Energy Trust rebate, cost $12,707. The annual energy savings will be $2,525, giving the project a 5 year ROI. In addition to the savings, the reliability of the pumping system will be much better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow! The summer color is on fire. We spend a great deal of time planning and preparing for each of our color rotations and take great pride in our creativity and consistency. We believe this summer is no exception. Our flowers started stronger, filled in quicker, and are more spectacular than any others that we have seen around town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every year is different. Some years start dry and end wet while others are exactly the opposite. The very warm and dry month of May started the irrigation season much earlier than the last year. Our mostly dry July added up to a greater irrigation need despite the lack of significant high temperatures. This data is from the weather stations that feed our weather based irrigation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It is too early to tell, but despite this early difference, most years work out to be similar when you compare the entire season. Time will tell how the second half of the season works out. Unfortunately, you will likely see higher irrigation bills for the first half of the summer irrigaiton season, so be prepared when your bill arrives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Widely Varying Daily Irrigation Need Managed Well By Weather Based Irrigation Control</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As shown in the table above, the daily irrigation need varies widely from day to day and even can be widely different from one year to the next. This is the basis for the magic of Weather Based Irrigation Control. Weather Based Irrigation Control calculates the water lost on a daily basis and then only waters when the site needs it based on this scientific calculation. With the widely varying irrigation need, it is impossible to accurately calculate or "guess" what will be needed during the following week as a manually programmed conroller does. When you guess, you usually guess consistently higher than needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In our experience, weather based irrigation is saving 20-40% from historical water usage. As water is expensive, this can add up to significant dollars. In most cases, we are finding a 2 year or less ROI. We strongly believe that all properties should have some form of weather based irrigation. If you don't have it already, we will be proposing it again as a part of our 2013 budget proposal. </span><br />
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