LOCATION: Toledo, Ohio
COMPANY: Yellowstone Landscape
DETAILS: When disaster strikes, sometimes it’s the little things in life that can make all the difference.
That’s why at this medical facility in northwest Ohio, Yellowstone Landscape tries going the extra mile to ensure top-notch landscaping care and maintenance.
“Nobody is happy to be at a hospital,” says Rob Ponn, branch manager for Yellowstone Landscape. “When we first pick these places up, our main focuses are main entrances. What are they seeing when they’re walking in, is there color there, is something going to pop to brighten someone’s day?”
Chris Redli, production manager for Yellowstone, says they applied that mindset immediately when starting maintenance in 2022, spending the first summer cutting all the overgrown vegetation down until it had a nice, manicured look.
From there, Redli says they worked with the client to bring their vision to life, adding vibrant colors and carefully maintained beds with a variety of vegetation such as daylilies, hydrangeas, hostas and more.
Plus, with Yellowstone being responsible for snow and ice removal at the hospital, there’s a necessity to keep the property free of any potential slip hazards.
“We want absolutely zero refreeze when we’re working with a hospital,” Ponn says. “The way we look at it is no snowflake
left behind.”
Yellowstone Landscape won a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.
