This was another award-winning year for Stay Green Inc., after we brought home seven state awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) annual trophy awards gala, plus three awards from the National Association of Landscape Professionals.

The CLCA is a nonprofit trade organization whose members include landscape contractors and public officials. The awards were presented at during the organization’s annual convention, Nov. 13 at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa.

Stay Green received three first-place state awards at the gala reception:

• Small Commercial Maintenance for McDonalds, Santa Clarita;
• Medium Homeowners Association (HOA) Maintenance for Cornerstone HOA, Santa Clarita;
• Large HOA Maintenance for Valencia Mayfair, Santa Clarita

“This company was started by my dad as a truly one-man operation, with a commitment to the highest-quality service. After nearly 50 years of growth, those core principles have not changed,” Stay Green CEO Chris Angelo said. “Receiving these awards is a great affirmation of the quality of the work done by our team.”

Stay Green also received four Outstanding Achievement awards in the CLCA Trophy Awards:

• Public Works, for T-2 Old Orchard in Santa Clarita;
• Large HOA Maintenance for Burbank Hills in Burbank;
• Medium HOA Maintenance for Devonshire Village in Northridge;
• Condos/Townhomes/Apartments for the Sonoma Apartments in Porter Ranch.

“The judges were impressed by Stay Green’s technical prowess and attention to detail, noting ‘Very well done; excellent craftsmanship,'” CLCA Communications Manager John Sassaman said. “Stay Green’s water-management skills also earned accolades.”

• The Merit Awards received in the 2015 Awards of Excellence, presented by the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) include:
• Commercial Landscape Management (Housing), for the Siena Villas HOA in Santa Clarita;
• Commercial Landscape Management (Retail) for The Commons at Calabasas;
• Commercial Landscape Management (Retail) for The Promenade at Westlake.
• Commercial Landscape Management (Housing), for the Siena Villas HOA in Santa Clarita;

Projects entered in the NALP awards range in size and scope from under $25,000 to more than $1 million. The organization represents approximately 100,000 landscape industry professionals across the U.S.

“While our focus is on serving clients throughout Southern California, receiving national recognition says a lot about the level of our work,” Angelo said.