2016 AmericanHort International Plantscape Gold Award – “The Splash”
We are bringing color into a very large, heavily visited space with the use of various bromeliad varieties. We have ten large containers in the courtyard, twelve lookdowns, nine containers in the pool and various others spread throughout. This covers 3 levels. We are using other plants to beautify this space but our concentration is on bromeliads…
Read More2016 AmericanHort International Plantscape Gold Award – “Winter Lights”
First we’ll remove the fall planting of mums, swiss chard, kale. We have 6 slanted beds along a busy sidewalk on 2 sides that our client wants lights. We are talking about planter beds covering a full downtown block. The client is not sure what kind of lights or how we are to achieve it but he hopes we can figure something out. And he wants to leave it in all winter…
Read More2015 I-Plants Magazine International Design Contest – First Place Award
During our visit with the owner she described how she’d like to feel, as if she was sitting on her patio at home looking into her garden. She wanted “pretty things” but was not specific about plant varieties. There were existing pots with Japanese Maple Bloodgood trees, but two of them had died. She loved having trees up so high on her terraces…
Read More2015 AmericanHort International Plantscape Platinum Award – “The BIG Holiday”
Special Events and Holiday – “The BIG Holiday” Project Description — By: Lynn Ott Imagine walking into the main lobby and you are greeted by a 7’ round 7’ tall red glittering ornament! Hanging overhead on the grid are ceiling ornaments mostly bright red with a large gold final in the center. Three 72” wreaths…
Read MoreGrowing Green Inc. Celebrates 40 Years!
Growing Green Inc., an interior/exterior plantscape firm, is proud to celebrate 40 years of successfully designing, installing, and caring for the finest displays of tropical plants and flowers in corporate offices, lobbies, hospitals, financial institutions, hotels and shopping malls throughout the St. Louis bi-state area. Beautifying places is our main objective, explains President Teri Pesapane, who co-founded the company with husband Joel in 1973. As young people new to the region, the Pesapanes came to St. Louis…
Read MoreGrowing Green Inc. Embraces Pure Power
Growing Green, a Pure Power Gold Leader since March 2010, offsets 100% of the electricity that we use for our business. Not only does this align with our sustainability initiative as a company, but it also supports development of new renewable energy sources in Missouri, most recently wind energy…
Read MoreFour Seasons Award
Growing Green has been beautifying building exteriors for years, but recently decided to enter an awards contest sponsored by the Plantscape Institute of America. We are thrilled to be Gold Award Winners for “Four Seasons of Interest”. Our designer took great care in selecting plant material that would thrive in the area as well as give eye-catching curb appeal to the building.
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