The Moore Insider newsletter provides updates on Moore Landscapes' projects and awards. It discusses a 2008 floral bed design in Chicago that won a national award for its psychedelic themes. It also covers Moore's focus on sustainability through partnerships and guidelines to help clients lower long-term costs. Additionally, it announces Moore winning its 29th landscape award and remembers a longtime employee who recently passed away.

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2. Painting with Pansies Receives National Award
Every year the Chicago Park District
and Moore Landscapes collaborate on
new designs for floral beds. The spring
2008 theme for the Logan Monument
beds along Michigan Avenue was
inspired by the 1960s-70s psychedelic
artist, Peter Max. Our interpretations
featured a yin-yang design, LOVE, and
moon and stars.
It also caught the attention of
PLANET, a national association of
landscape professionals, who awarded
their highest Grand Award for
Environmental Improvement to this
unique entry.
Sustainability – What Does it Really Mean?
“The real voyage of discovery isn’t seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes.” - Marcel Proust
Sustainability heralds an era of new thinking focused on the bigger picture, not just its components. In a nutshell, it states
that whatever actions we take today to meet our needs will not compromise the next generation’s ability to meet their needs.
Moore Landscapes is becoming actively involved in the Sustainable Sites Initiative. This consists of guidelines that the U.S.
Green Building Council plans to incorporate into the LEED Program, focused on landscape practices that support climate
regulation, clean air and water, and improving the quality of life for each community. The City of Chicago has adopted such
goals into their Chicago Climate Action Plan.
Economic value is now being measured for sustainable landscaping:
• In Chicago, urban trees filter an estimated 6,000 tons
of air pollutants each year, valued at $9.2 million.
• In New York City, urban trees are credited with
intercepting 890 million gallons of rainwater each
year, saving the city $35 million annually in storm
water management, and providing $27.8 million
in annual energy savings from cooling benefits
through shading (or about $50 a year per tree).
As we move forward, Moore Landscapes will offer
guidance to each of our clients to identify ways to
increase their landscapes’ sustainable benefits and
value, resulting in lowered long-term energy and
Sustainable choices must provide economic value to be truly sustainable.
economic expenses.

3. Moore Landscapes Captures the Gold
Moore Landscapes received the ILCA Gold Award for Landscape
Maintenance at 425/475 Woodfield Corporate Center. This
accounts for our 29th landscape award!
Our work at 425/475 Woodfield Corporate Center has been a
welcome challenge for Moore Landscapes for over 18 years. We’ve
truly enjoyed improving the quality of life for the tenants and
surrounding community.
We’re very proud of the team effort that took place in winning
this award, because achieving excellence really does take a team
effort. Moore Landscapes would like to thank our team members
who are responsible for this distinct honor:
Management, Maintenance &
Enhancement Teams:
Management Team: Enhancement Team:
Bill Parker - Regional Vice President Sergio Custodio - Foreman
of Maintenance Alberto Custodio – Crew Member
Nancy Hanson - Account Executive Cicilio Paramo – Crew Member
Rudy Muro - Service Leader Miguel Paramo – Crew Member
Diego Martell – Crew Member
Maintenance Team:
Dionisio Muro – Foreman
Rogelio Juarez – Crew Member
Jesus Romero – Crew Member
J. Julian Romero Zavala – Crew Member
In Memory of
Mike Stefanski
In this Employee Spotlight section of our newsletter, we recently praised our Fleet Manager, Michael Stefanski. I’m sad to
say that Mike is no longer with us. He passed away in early February.
In one way or another Mike touched every single employee at Moore by supplying our crews with clean, safe and
dependable equipment. Mike was a man with character, and at times he was a character, but I imply that in a
complimentary way. He had some fun on the job, but at the same time he was extremely loyal. The company and the
equipment always came first. The phrase “company man” certainly comes to mind.
As long as I’ve been involved with the company, I have always been involved in some form or another with our repair shop
operations. In speaking of character and loyalty, I was trying to think back to another shop technician over our company’s
history who could compare to Mike in terms of these qualities. I had to go all the way back to a mechanic named Benson
who worked for my father back in the early 70s. Having to go back more than 30 years to find a comparison, well…I’m not
sure if I could come up with a higher tribute to Mike Stefanski than that. I can safely say that I speak for everyone here at
Moore – Mike, you will truly be missed.
– Eric Moore

4. Winterkill of Trees and Turf
Winter can be a tough time for your
landscaping. Even with the best of care,
winter weather can take its toll on plant
materials. Winter lasts just as long as summer
does, and can do just as much damage. Here
are a few signs we look out for regarding
winter-related problems in your landscape.
Trees
• Broken branches from winds or snow and
ice build-up
• Discolored branches
• Animal damage
Turf
• Salt and snow plow damage
• Snow mold
• Animal damage
Your Moore Landscapes Account Executive
will be calling to schedule an early-season
inspection of
your property.
Solutions to
these issues
will be just a
part of the
early inspection.
Snow mold Rabbit damage
Someone You Should Know
Jan Wemple
Jan Wemple, Sales/Design Consultant, is a graduate of Marygrove College in
Detroit with a degree in Economics/Business. She has extensive sales, client
THINK
service and sales management experience in delivering business-to-business
services. Her primary function at Moore Landscapes is developing new commercial
accounts, assisting in marketing, coordinating corresponding estimating and
GREEN!
proposal activities, and maintaining the client quality relationship with project
managers as contracts are awarded.
Jan is a member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
and was named the Associate Member of the Year in 2008. She has been a
cheerleader for BOMA/Suburban Chicago and for the value of membership and
participation. She chairs BOMA/Suburban Chicago’s Membership Committee. Jan
is also a member of the International Facility Management Association and is a
Board Member with Volo Bog.
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