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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., October 2, 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 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:

Mark Betschart, CLT (Installation), Pacific Earth Works, Inc., Monroe, WA
Brian Brady, CLT (Maintenance), Maxalea, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Robert Condon, CLT (Maintenance), TruGreen LandCare–Mid-Atlantic North Region, New Windsor, MD
Juan Cruz, CLT (Installation), Pacific Earth Works, Inc., Tacoma, WA
Earl Edmondson, CLT (Installation), Bob Jackson Landscapes, Inc., Westminster, MD
Bo Gerhart, CLT (Installation), Brickman, Laurel, MD
Chris Graf, CLT (Installation), R.A.R. Outdoor Services, Baltimore, MD
Jeremy Hall, CLT (Installation), Chapel Valley Landscape Co., Leesburg, VA
Thomas Harrington, CLT (Installation), Outside Unlimited, Inc., Cooksville, MD
Benito Hernandez, CLT (Maintenance), John Shorb Landscaping, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
Jeff Holroyd, CLT (Maintenance), Chapel Valley Landscape Co., Richmond, VA
Gregory Leary, CLT (Installation), Akehurst Landscape Service, Inc., Parkville, MD
Evan Ludeman, CLT (Maintenance), Spokane Pro Care, Inc., Spokane, WA
Jonathan Passero, CLT (Installation), Chapel Valley Landscape Co., Woodbine, MD
Tom Pattison, CLT (Installation), Chapel Valley Landscape Co., Woodbine, MD
Robert Phillips, CLT (Maintenance), Custom Lawn Service, Inc., Centreville, MD
Christopher Primo, CLT (Maintenance), R.A.R. Outdoor Services, Rosedale, MD
Kurt Rashall, CLT (Maintenance), Signature Landscape Services, Inc., Monroe, WA
Robert Ray, CLT (Maintenance), Maxalea, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Russell Robinson, CLT (Maintenance), Deschutes Environmental Services, Inc., Redmond, OR
Noe Robles, CLT (Installation), Outside Unlimited, Inc., New Market, MD
Rodrigo Romero, CLT (Maintenance), American University Grounds Department, Hyattsville, MD
Rigoberto Sandoval, CLT (Maintenance), Silver Spring, MD
Jim Scarborough, CLT (Installation), Outside Unlimited, Inc., Littlestown, PA
Roger Schwarb, CLT (Installation), Outside Unlimited, Inc., Towson, MD
C. Paul Widener, CLT (Installation), Wilkes Community College, Todd, 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:

Gretchen Fowler, CLT, Green Connection, Anchorage, AK
Margie Schaefer, CLT, Green Connection, Anchorage, AK
Daniela Takacs, CLT, Green Connection, Anchorage, AK
Kaethe Wilbur, CLT, Green Connection, Anchorage, AK

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