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Designscapes, Inc.
Award-Winning Landscape Projects in Michigan
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2010
Landscape Design Awards
- Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Grand Award - Special
Projects, "Backyard Entertainment Patio"
This renovation
incorporates light and sound, fire and water, a food prep / grill
area, a dining patio, spaces for talking and dancing, cooling
breezes, and warmth from above.
Our firm provided
design and project management services over 4 years and 3 phases of
work. The construction was accomplished by 11 different firms plus
their subcontractors.
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2008
Annual Awards - Keep
Michigan Beautiful, Inc.
"Schaefer & Bierlein Platz"
This new
vehicle display provides the local Chrysler dealership with a highly
visible corner location. Designscapes, Inc. was responsible for all
design work with this project, from preliminary concepts through
detailing for the retaining walls, pavements, display towers,
grading, plantings, and lighting.
Elements were chosen to
coordinate with Frankenmuth's streetscape and to create a park-like
setting.
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2007
Landscape Design Awards
- Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Grand Award - Special
Projects, "Saginaw Residence"
This project is loaded with special features. With a spa, koi pond,
outdoor kitchen, entertainment areas, and waterfalls, it’s a
backyard resort!
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2006
Landscape Design Awards
- Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Grand Award -
Special Projects "North Center Medical"
The flower displays on this project are spectacular. You would
never know that they are also the storm water detention areas for
the site!
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2006
Bay City in Bloom Gardening Awards (Business Category)-
"Buoy 18 Miniature
Golf"
This adventure golf course gets more comments on the landscape
plantings we designed than any other feature of the course.
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2003
Landscape Design Awards
- Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Grand Award - Special
Projects, Commercial / Residential "Demonstration Wetland & Landscape
for Saginaw Metal Casting Operations" (GM Powertrain Division)
This landscape is a working demonstration of the value of wetlands
in keeping our water clean. The water for this stream and pond
system began as waste water from the cafeteria and rest rooms.
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2003
Annual Awards - Keep
Michigan Beautiful, Inc.
"Site Improvements for Zehnder's
Restaurant, Frankenmuth"
We have been designing special landscapes for Zehnder’s Corporation
for over 10 years.
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2002
Landscape Design Awards -
Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Grand Award - Special
Projects, "Frankenmuth River Place"
We were responsible for the site design and management during
construction of this brownfield re-development project. During
construction, we were directing 3 landscape contractors, two
excavating contractors, two irrigation contractors, and two masonry
contractors all at the same time.
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| 2002
Landscape Design Awards -
Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Grand Award – Residential
"Saginaw Residence"
This project began as a replacement of a deteriorating wood
retaining wall, and developed into a spectacular koi pond with two
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2001 Best Use of
Rainbird Water Conservancy Products - Rainbird Midwest Region
"Frankenmuth River Place"
The
raised planters on this site were a very restricted space, so
management of irrigation water was critical.
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| 2000 Environmental
Excellence in Transportation Award Finalist - SAE International
"Demonstration Wetlands for Treatment of Plant Wastewater at Saginaw
Metal Casting Operations" (GM Powertrain Division)
A sub-surface flow treatment wetland creates clean water from the
cafeteria and rest rooms' waste water.
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1999 Landscape
Design Awards -
Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association "Saginaw
Residence"
We worked closely with the owner to develop this home site. This
project had many goals. Among them were: preserve as much of the
surrounding woodlands as possible, have a walk-out lower level on a
flat site, and create a beautiful yet fun environment for outdoor
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| 1999
Landscape Design Awards -
Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association "Rogers City Residence"
This project utilized an artesian well to feed three trout ponds. A
patio sheltered by the house and woods is used during cool periods.
Another patio with views of Lake Huron is perfect during hot summer
weather. |
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