LOCATION: Irving, Texas
COMPANY: Superscapes
DETAILS: Superscapes are really putting ‘big’ in “The Big One” this month. Cypress Waters is a massive 1,000-acre development filled with offices, entertainment, retail and more that has been managed by a large team of Superscapes professionals for more than eight years.
Blake Freis, vice president of maintenance for Superscapes, says they initially got their foot in the door at the property by doing an installation at three of the office buildings, and since then, they’ve been on duty for maintenance with multiple full-time crews and specialists.
Fitting for a development that has some big names and brands, Superscapes keeps the aesthetic professional and business-minded. Freis says the property uses lots of right angles and straight lines in its design, and the team focuses on tried-and-true vegetation they know will be easy to maintain in the harsh summers.
Plant health has been especially challenging for the crews as water rationing and poor soil have been big issues over the years. With lots of concrete throughout the property, high pH and clay contents in the ground, Superscapes does annual tests and uses custom designed chemical programs to gradually restore the soil’s health.
With so many variations in what different clients and properties need in terms of landscape maintenance, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. However, Freis says the great teamwork throughout his crews makes for effective execution.
“It just takes everybody working together as a team and communicating the issues and getting it knocked out. So, it has its challenges, but we’ve got a really good team that works well together,” Freis says. “We’ve got really good communication from our clients.”
Superscapes won a silver award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.
See more photos from this project here.
