LEED and What It Means to the Landscape Industry
Originally developed in 2,000, the U.S. Green Building Council‘s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification process is intended to promote green building design, construction, operation and maintenance. Since its introduction, the LEED system has had a major influence, with LEED-certified and registered projects increasing as much as 700% […]
Maintenance Work at Brightview South River
Following on our earlier work installing the landscape at the new Brightview South River senior living community, E-Landscape has now been selected to perform ongoing maintenance at the facility, located on Lee Airpark Drive in Edgewater. Brightview South River is Brightview’s seventh senior living community in Maryland and its first […]
E-Landscape to Sponsor 2012 AAMC Foundation Gala
E-Landscape is proud to announce our sponsorship of the 2012 Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation Gala, to be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 Midnight at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baltimore. The theme for the 2012 gala is “Rhythm & Rouge,” supporting the AAMC […]
Landscape Installation at The Avenue (Park Morton)
E-Landscape has been selected to carry out installation of the landscape for The Avenue (Park Morton), located on the southwest corner of Newton Place and Georgia Avenue in Washington, DC. The $130 million, 500-unit Park Morton redevelopment project is a dual partnership between the Warrenton Group and the Landex Companies. […]
Disease Resistant Elms for Fort Belvoir Business Center
This winter, one of the projects we’ve been busy working on involves tree planting over at the new Fort Belvoir Business Center. Although the scope is simple – tree planting and the installation of an irrigation system – it touches on a subject (the prevention of Dutch Elm Disease) close […]
Design-Build for Dahlgreen Courts
E-Landscape has been selected to provide design-build services for the development of Dahlgreen Courts, an affordable housing development in Washington, DC. Developed by Mission First Housing Development Corporation (MFHDC), the Dahlgreen Courts project included the preservation of 96 units of affordable housing and the substantial rehabilitation of two historic buildings […]
Design-Build for Johnson Towers Senior Living
E-Landscape recently completed work on a design-build project at the Johnson Towers Senior Living Community in Washington, DC. Johnson Towers is an independent living community that includes housing for 55+, home ownership in retirement communities, and senior apartment rentals. They provide safe and easy-maintenance living for seniors who can still […]
American Trucking Association Project Update
Earlier this year, we blogged about some tree planting we were doing at the Washington, DC headquarters of the American Trucking Association. The job is now complete and we’ve got the “after” photos to share with you! Our scope of work at the ATA included tree planting, irrigation, the use […]
Fall Aeration and Turf Over-Seeding
Achievement of a healthy lawn for next year begins in the fall of the previous year. Proper aeration and over-seeding helps relieve compaction in the soil from the hot summer months to allow for better retention of moisture, nutrient retention in the soil, and seed to soil contact for over-seeding. […]
The Benefits of Late Fall Fertilization
Late season Nitrogen Fertilization or simply late fall fertilization is one of the more overlooked treatments of turf. Late fall fertilization has many benefits as with any fertilizer or application. A high nitrogen fertilizer applied once the grass has stopped growing ensures color retention throughout the winter months and into […]
