Similar to the popular LEED rating system for green building, the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is a national rating and certification program for site development, landscapes, and irrigation. DeSantis Landscapes has been at the forefront of green development for many years and in this article you can learn about a residence we’ve worked on that is part of […]
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Getting the Dirt on a Sustainable Landscaper
2009 EarthWISE Business of the Year Co-winner Shares Some of Their Practices By Beth Casper DeSantis Landscapes is a pioneer in the business of helping people keep their yards green in the most sustainable ways possible. It’s not just in their offering of organic fertilizers and pesticides, native plants that need less water and irrigation […]
Read MoreDeSantis Recognized by City of Portland with BEST Award
DESANTIS LANDSCAPES RECOGNIZED BY CITY OF PORTLAND AT ANNUAL BEST LOCAL BUSINESSES AWARDS Portland, Ore. – Portland’s top awards for business sustainability were revealed at the 19th annual Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Awards presented by the BEST Business Center and City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The BEST Awards recognizes […]
Read MoreDeSantis partners to offset 100% of Greenhouse gas emmissions
Salem, OR – A discussion about environmental sustainability during DeSantis Landscapes’ annual strategic planning session in 2005 took an interesting turn. In addition to its longstanding commitment to natural landscaping practices, the company decided to focus on improving the environmental impact of its internal business operations, beginning with its fleet of vehicles and equipment. Results are […]
Read MoreDeSantis Landscapes Receives National Environmental Improvement Award
SALEM, OR, November 22, 2010 – DeSantis Landscapes is proud to announce it has been awarded a National Grand Award for its work at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center (The Kroc Center) in the 2010 Annual Environmental Improvement Awards Program sponsored by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET). The Kroc Center is […]
Read MoreDeSantis Wins National Landscape Award
SALEM, OR, November 22, 2010 – DeSantis Landscapes is proud to announce it has been awarded a Grand Award for its work at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center (Kroc Center) in the 2010 Annual Environmental Improvement Awards Program sponsored by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET). The Kroc Center is a 92,000 […]
Read MoreDeSantis Selected as Test SITE™
Tigard, Ore. May 25, 2010 – The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) announced the selection of the Ash Creek House, a residential property located at 8020 SW Elmwood Street in Tigard, Oregon, as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the nation’s first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance. […]
Read MoreDeSantis Project Selected to Test SITES Rating System
Tigard, Ore. May 25, 2010 – The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) announced the selection of the Ash Creek House, a residential property located at 8020 SW Elmwood Street in Tigard, Oregon, as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the nation’s first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance. […]
Read MoreDeSantis named Small Fleet of the Year
SALEM, Ore. – At the 2010 Portland International Auto Show, DeSantis Landscapes was named the Small Fleet of the Year by the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition (Contact: Katie Gentry; 503-580-3806). Clean Cities Coalition is a national organization supported by the U.S. Department of Energy whose main objective is to promote the use of domestically produced alternative […]
Read MoreSustainability in the Garden
In 1987 a United Nations Commission, eponomously named the Brundtland Commission after its chair Gro Harlem Brundtland, argued that sustainable development is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In addition, as Dr. Brundtland put it, “the environment is where we all […]
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