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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Two businesses named winners in City of Edina
landscaping contest
Edina, Minn., Sept. 15, 2005 – BP Amoco and Heritage of Edina have been named winners of the
City’s 2005 Commercial Property Pride Awards for Landscape Excellence.
The City established the Commercial Property Pride Award for Landscape Excellence to recognize
those commercial properties in the community that take pride in the appearance of their outdoor
landscape and grounds. Commercial properties contribute to the strong sense of community in Edina
and quality of life here.
Applications were accepted through mid-August. After the nomination deadline, Centennial Lakes Park
Horticulturist Ted Stephenson headed a volunteer committee to judge the properties. Judging criteria
included overall aesthetics; year-round beauty; maintenance of turf; disease and insect control; mix of
trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials; and overall attention to detail. After a thorough evaluation of the
applicants’ properties, the committee decided unanimously to present the award to BP Amoco in the
retail business category and Heritage of Edina in the residential complex category.
“The mixture of dwarf conifers, small ornamental trees, grasses and blooming plants softens the
otherwise everyday appearance of a gas station,” Stephenson said of the BP Amoco property at 5209
Vernon Ave. “The whole landscape adds a lot of class and charm to this neighborhood. The use of
berms to help screen – but not hide – the station’s pumps and utilities is welcome in the urban picture.
The boulders and landscape also add to the natural setting. The marriage of the existing mature trees
and shrubs with the new plantings is a fine accomplishment.”
The dedicated grounds staff and owners of Heritage of Edina, 3456, 3450, 3434 and 3420 Heritage
Drive, take great pride in the grounds surrounding the senior assisted living community. The four
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buildings that comprise Heritage have one of the most extensively planted grounds in Edina for a
complex of this size. “Hard work and pride describe why Heritage of Edina’s grounds look as nice as
they do,” Stephenson said. “Each entrance is landscaped to welcome your arrival. The mature
landscape is very neat and orderly. The attractive large potted plants beautify as well as mark
entrances. The many annual flower beds add splashes of bright color to the mass of trimmed greenery.
The turf is trimmed neatly and is a very lush green. The overall appearance must make for a pleasant
living experience at the Heritage of Edina”
The businesses will be presented plaques at a meeting of the City Council in early October.
For more information on the City’s Commercial Property Pride Award for Landscape Excellence, call
952-833-9520.
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