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We brought on Scott Davis, formerly a project manager with a well known site work general
contractor in order to manage the construction division. We also acquired our General Contractor’s
license . Scott has over 12 years experience in the construction industry and specializes in
parking lot construction, as well as maintenance. ALLSCAPE hit the ground running beginning
with site work for several regional developers. We are now offering these services to our
grounds management clients also. We knew that our property management clients would benefit
from our expertise in concrete and asphalt installation/repairs, storm water management/
piping, detention pond services and erosion control. (See page 3 for a complete list of site work
services that ALLSCAPE offers).
In January of 2005, Scott Davis was made partner of the construction division. His commitment
and experience was a perfect fit with our philosophy of “exceeding our clients’ expectations”
and “doing whatever it takes to get the job done”.
With the addition of site work and general contracting ALLSCAPE has evolved to a “Total
Source Solution” for our clients. As a result our, clients benefit from general contracting services
offered with the same commitment, response and expertise that is associated with
ALLSCAPE. Please let us know if we can assist you with any exterior, non structural issues
and/or challenges.
ALLSCAPE adds new facility and new employees!
ALLSCAPE is in the process of moving our landscape maintenance, irrigation, construction and
arboriculture divisions to a 16,000 square foot facility on Industrial Dr. in Pineville. We will
continue to operate our tree farm, nursery production and the landscape installation division out
of our Lancaster County facility.
ALLSCAPE has proudly expanded our office staff with two new employees. Vickie Hill is our
Administrative Manager and Nicole Taylor is our Regional Marketing and Sales Manager.
Vickie will be assisting Paige Phillips with accounting and administration. Vickie will be handling
accounts receivable and customer service. Nicole replaced Sam Bass, who was relocated
to Chicago due to family obligations. She is handling ALLSCAPE’s marketing, estimating and
client relations. Thanks to Nicole, we will very soon have an interactive website where our clients
can log in to request services, work orders and quotations electronically! We’re looking
forward to expanding our options to make it easier for our clients to access services we provide!
LANDSCAPING: Not all pine needles are the same
As you have probably noticed, January and February are the two months when the majority of
the mulching (pine needles) installation occurs. The reason for this timing is twofold. First, we
as an industry have the labor resources to devote to the labor intensive task of spreading pine
needles in January and February. Second and more importantly, quality pine needles are in
short supply during other times of the year. The Long leaf pine trees drop or shed needles once
per season in the late fall and early winter.
Not all pine needles are the same. There are two types of pine needles; Long leaf and Slash.
Long leaf generally originates from Long leaf pines in North and South Carolina, while the
Slash originates from Slash pines in Florida and Georgia. Long leaf needles inherently have a
richer red color, longer needles and higher resin content than the Slash needle. The higher resin
content in the Long leaf needle causes the needle to maintain its color longer and degrade more
slowly than the Slash needle.
The two main methods for baling the pine needles are by hand (box bale) and by machine
(machine bale). The machine bales usually cover 15% more area, but depending on the supplier
can have more sticks and debris than the box bale. The pine needles that are most familiar and
sold at big box retailers are box bale, Slash needles. Retail centers cannot justify the additional
cost associated with the Longleaf needles. We all know that the needles from the big box stores
are brown, crumbly and cover small areas.
ALLSCAPE uses only machine baled, Longleaf pine needles. We feel that the additional cost
$1.00-$1.50 is easily justified by the longevity of the needle and the end result. Thus, the reason
our clients’ tenants will contact us to purchase pine needles for their personal residences!
Unseasonably warm temperatures create challenges with annual flowers & turf!
The warm temperatures that we have been experiencing have been nice, but on the down side it
wreaks havoc on the annual flowers and turf. When soil temperatures are high the biological
response of turf and annual flowers (pansies and violas) is to actively grow. The cold weather
will return before the spring, and as a result the tender leaf blades of the turf and the leaves of the
annuals will become damaged. Soil borne fungus also affects the annuals becoming active and
attacking the crown of the roots. This compromises the small plant’s vascular system and the
entire plant may die if left untreated. Fortunately we stay ahead of the disease by treating the
annual beds with a fungicide soil drench. It is unfortunate for us that the chemicals are expensive
and only have a fourteen day residual, but ALLSCAPE is committed to having the best possible
color in our beds regardless of the challenges.
SITE WORK SERVICES
- Concrete installation and replacement including pads, drives, walk, curb and gutter
- Asphalt patching
- Storm water repair including; pipe repair, inlet repair and junction box repair
- Detention pond management to comply with Charlotte Mecklenburg guidelines
- Mass clearing and grading
- Construction management
- Erosion control
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