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Contact: Marcia Higgins, BCA
Phone: (703) 736-9666
E-mail: marciahiggins@landcarenetwork.org

For Immediate Release

PLANET ANNOUNCES NEWLY CERTIFIED CANDIDATES

HERNDON, Va., September 5, 2006 — An important part of the mission of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is to promote the professional advancement of its members. One means to achieve that goal is through a certification program that tests individuals against a national standard.

Certified Landscape Professional (CLP)
To achieve the CLP designation, a candidate must master a body of material on all aspects of operating a green industry business. The four-hour exam is divided into seven sections: Risk, Law, and Contracts; Human Resources; Production/Operation and Horticulture; Marketing; Leadership; Strategic Planning; and Corporate Financial Management. PLANET congratulates:

Charles C. Williams, CLP, CMS, Rock Hill, SC
Rick Sanderfoot, CLP, Van Zeeland Nursery & Landscape, Inc., Little Chute, WI

Certified Landscape Technician-Exterior (CLT-E)
The CLT-Exterior exam is a day-long event that tests the candidate’s ability to properly use equipment, demonstrate an understanding of handling plants and related materials, and pass written general comprehension tests — all done under the pressure of strict time frames. The candidate selects a specialty area (Maintenance, Installation, or Irrigation) and is judged on the skills and knowledge needed to perform tasks in that specialty. State associations are licensed by PLANET to administer the test. PLANET congratulates the following newly certified exterior landscape technicians:

Garon Albrecht, Jr., CLT (Installation), Landscape Concepts Management, Inc., Lake Barrington, IL
Christopher Edwards, CLT (Irrigation), Dew Drop Sprinklers & Landscaping, Spokane, WA
Blake Bennett, CLT (Maintenance), Myatt Landscaping Concepts, Inc., Fuquay Varina, NC
Barry Blackmon, CLT (Installation), Barry E. Blackmon Landscaping, Lancaster, SC
Bryan Blackmon, CLT (Installation), Barry E. Blackmon Landscaping, Lancaster, SC
David Boette, CLT (Maintenance), Greensboro, NC
Jonathan Bowles, CLT (Installation), Taylorsville, NC
Nick Cole, CLT (Maintenance), Brickman, Columbia, MD
John Cover, CLT (Installation), Snow Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., Arden, NC
Scott Derby, CLT (Installation), Omni-Scapes, Durham, NC
Patrick Freeman, CLT (Installation), Bland Landscaping Co., Inc., Apex, NC
Mike Glomski, CLT (Maintenance), City of Lake Forest, Lake Forest, IL
Haylie Goodin, CLT (Maintenance), Rockford Park District, Rockford, IL
Christine Hanley, CLT (Maintenance), Kujawa Enterprises, Inc., South Milwaukee, WI
Kevin Henrich, CLT (Maintenance), Raleigh, NC
Bradley Holland, CLT (Maintenance), Omni-Scapes, Durham, NC
Greg Holvick, CLT (Installation), Bland Landscaping Co., Inc., Raleigh, NC
Chris Huebsch, CLT (Installation), Bret Achtenhagen’s Seasonal Services, Inc., Mukwonago, WI
Tim Ketchie, CLT (Installation), Omni-Scapes, Durham, NC
Jordan Lail, CLT (Installation), Stony Point, NC
Jamie Lopez, CLT (Installation), Clark & Co. Landscape Services, Fletcher, NC
Matt McCoy, CLT (Installation), Snow Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., Canton, NC
Richard Miller, CLT (Maintenance), Rich Miller Landscape Service, LLC, Portland, OR
Kent Richardson, CLT (Irrigation), Bend, OR
Leopaldo Ruiz, CLT (Maintenance), Mariani Landscape, Lake Bluff, IL
Sam Schmitz, CLT (Installation), Ground Pros, Itasca, IL
Joseph Schriner, CLT (Installation), Kate Anchordoguy Landscaping, Sebastopol, CA
Jaime Sierra, CLT (Installation), Van de Hey Co., Appleton, WI
Benito Fuentes Tapia, CLT (Maintenance), TruGreen LandCare, Tigard, OR
Jonathan Teague, CLT (Installation), Just Simple Landscapes, Lenoir, NC
Simpliflor A. Tomas, CLT (Maintenance), Marriott Waiohai Beach Club, Lihue, HI
Mike W. Tripp, CLT (Maintenance), Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC

Certified Landscape Technician-Interior (CLT-I)
The candidate for this designation must pass a four-hour written test, covering such topics as pesticides, plant identification, safety, watering/subirrigation, pruning, fertilization, insects, disease, and customer relations. PLANET congratulates Carol Kelley, CLT, Raimondi Horticultural Group, Inc., Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ.

Certified Ornamental Landscape Professional (COLP)
To become a Certified Ornamental Landscape Professional, individuals must pass two exams based on the material in the Principles of Landscape Tree & Shrub Maintenance. This course emphasizes plant physiology, woody ornamental identification, soils, plant establishment and fertilizers, plant health-care management, property maps, insect and disease identification, physiological or cultural problems, chemical injury, and pesticide safety. PLANET congratulates:

Anne Krueger, CLT, COLP, Summit Lawn & Landscape, Grandview, MO
Kimberly Roach, COLP, Starwood of Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC

Certified Turfgrass Professional-Cool Season Lawn (CTP-CSL)
The CTP-CSL designation is earned by passing two exams based on material in Management of Cool Season Lawns. The course builds a foundation for understanding lawn management in the northern United States. Study topics include establishment and renovation; fertilization and liming; mowing, thatch management, aeration, and irrigation; pest and weed management; diseases; identification and management of insect pests; and pesticides and pesticide safety. PLANET congratulates Jeff E. Stitt, CTP, CTP-CSL, McGinty Brothers, Inc., Long Grove, IL.

For more information about PLANET’s certification programs, please contact the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522 or visit the PLANET Web site, landcarenetwork.org.

PLANET represents approximately 4,400 green industry service-provider companies and suppliers nationwide that specialize in lawn care, design/build/installation, interior plantscaping, and landscape management. These firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.