ASLA Honors Broccolo Tree + Lawn Care

Two projects installed by the team at Broccolo Tree and Lawn Care for Environmental Design and Research were recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects at the ASLA Chapter Awards Ceremony and Recognition Dinner, Thursday, November 6 at Belhurst Castle. Seen here is the RIT Perkins master plan.

The RIT Perkins Green Site Improvement project, which added numerous sustainable landscapes and energy efficient features to the RIT campus, won the 2009 NYU Chapter Honor in the category of built design. The Conkey Corner Park project, the gateway to the El Camino Rail Trail, which is part of a $2 million revitalization project for Rochester, received the 2009 NYU Chapter Community Award for Community Achievement.

''Broccolo's contributions were invaluable to the success of both projects,'' said Tom Robinson, RLA LEED AP. ''The Broccolo Tree and Lawn Care team went above and beyond actually creating the landscape, but also educating those around the community about the project.''

Both projects took ordinary landscapes and transformed them into sustainable landscapes. By creating sustainable landscapes at RIT and Conkey Corner Park, it will reduce the amount of pollutants entering local water ways and reduce energy costs.