FNGLA’ s 2016 LANDSCAPE AWARD WINNERS
2016 PROJECT WINNERS:
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MAINTENANCE – INSTITUTIONAL/PUBLIC Project: The City of Ormond Beach (Ormond Beach, FL) Landscape Contractor: Yellowstone Landscape (Daytona Beach, FL) Welcome to Ormond Beach, Florida. The City, nicknamed the ‘Birthplace of Speed,’ is located just north of Daytona Beach and is home to more than 40,000 residents. In 2012, Ormond Beach began its partnership with Yellowstone Landscape, seeking to improve the quality of its public green spaces. City leaders sought to achieve a greater sense of continuity in the appearance of The City’s major streetscapes, parks, and public facilities.
Improving the quality of the Sports Complex, which includes sixty acres of competitive athletic fields, was also a city priority. Over the past four years, the quality of Ormond Beach’s public green spaces has improved dramatically, enabling Ormond Beach to host large community events and festivals in its parks and major youth sports tournaments at the Sports Complex. Maintenance services for The City of Ormond Beach are carried out by a dedicated team of more than 15 landscape professionals, including two full time irrigation technicians.
One of Ormond Beach’s most utilized public spaces, the beachfront park is visited by hundreds of residents and visitors each day. Most of the city’s more than 50 streetscape medians include mature palms and hardwood species, shrubs, perennials, mulched ornamental beds, and irrigated St. Augustine turf. These medians are key features and highlight major City thoroughfares and create a manicured impression for Ormond Beach’s green spaces.
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