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The Danger of Bradford Pears

Administrator — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:50:38 +0100

The Danger of Bradford Pears

Bradford Pears:

Bradford Pear or Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ is a cultivar of the Callery pear that is widely used in landscape residential developments, parking lots, and roadsides. While the Bradford Pear has great ornamental qualities the safety hazards outweigh the showy white flowers inRead More...

Chapel Valley Receives Five National Awards

Administrator — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:56:30 +0100

Chapel Valley Receives Five National Awards

Chapel Valley Landscape was the recipient of five national awards at the Excellence in Landscape Awards Program held in Gaithersburg, MD in November, 2011. The awards were presented by LCA, the Landscape Contractors Association, a community of landscape contractors, landscape architects and designers, grounds departments, educational institutions, and suppliers banded together in a supportive environment in Maryland,Read More...

Chapel Valley Landscape Receives Three National Awards

Administrator — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:19:04 +0100

Chapel Valley Landscape Receives Three National Awards

Chapel Valley Landscape was the recipient of three national awards at the Green Industry Conference in Louisville, Kentucky held in October 2011. The awards were presented by PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network, an international association comprised of lawn care professionals, exterior maintenance contractors, installation/design/build professionals, and interiors landscapers. Founded in 1968, ChapeRead More...

Maryland Wins the Battle of the Branches Soccer Game

Administrator — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:04:52 +0100

Maryland Wins the Battle of the Branches Soccer Game

Chapel Valley hosted a soccer game last Saturday between our Virginia and Maryland branches. The game was filled with excitement with Maryland taking an early 2-0 lead. As the game continued Virginia fought hard to tie the game at 5-5. When the clock wound down the game was still tied we moved into penalty kicks for the win. Maryland waRead More...

Chapel Valley Designates October 17th to 21st “Safety Week”

Administrator — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:46:47 +0100

Chapel Valley Designates October 17th to 21st “Safety Week”

To reiterate the company’s slogan “Safety First”, the week of October 17th-21st has been designated as our annual “Chapel Read More...

Battle of the Branches- Soccer Game

Administrator — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:49:56 +0100

Battle of the Branches

Chapel Valley will be holding a battle of the branches soccer game on Saturday October 15th. We will have two teams of employees playing for their region's pride representing the different offices.

Battle of the Branches: Who Will Win?

Otto Read More...

Making Your Grass Look Good

Administrator — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:55:20 +0100

Making Your Grass Look Good

Check out the article from the Washington Post on how to make your grass look good. Dwayne Parris, Chapel Valley's Maintenance Division Manager contributed to the article.

Click on the photo to read the article:

or use the link below

A commercial site we maintain in Timonium, MD

We also had our maintenance enhancement group work on the site to redo the layout of thRead More...

Residential Maintenance- NW Washington, DC

Administrator — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:05 +0100

Residential Maintenance- NW Washington, DC

Chapel Valley maintains this property in NW Washington, DC. We have been maintaining the site for over 16 years.

Commercial Maintenance- Gaithersburg, MD

Administrator — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:53:19 +0100

Commercial Maintenance in Gaithersburg, MD

We maintain Muddy Branch Square, a shopping plaza in Gaithersburg, MD

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Residential Maintenance- Potomac, MD

Administrator — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:37:51 +0100

Residential Maintenance Property in Potomac, MD.

We provide a comprehensive maintenance program for this site.

The maintenance includes multipRead More...

Commercial Landscape Installation at the Department of Transportation

Administrator — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:23:31 +0100

Commercial Landscape Installation at the Department of Transportation

We installed the landscape surrounding the DOT building.

The landscape is filled with transportRead More...

Commercial Maintenance-Virginia

Administrator — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:31:57 +0100

Commercial Maintenance Property located in Virginia

Chapel Valley provides year round maintenance on this commercial property.

The property includes a water feature located in front of an expanse of windows, creating a relaxing work environment for the employees.

A wooded property in Lutherville, MD.

Our crews maintain the turf, plant material, gravel drive, & water feature.

Landscape Lighting

&nbRead More...

St. Michaels Estate

Administrator — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:48:12 +0100

Check out a great article from Chesapeake home+living about a St. Michaels Estate. We designed and installed the landscape on the property!

The property is also a 2010 Landscape Award Winner receiving a Grand Award from Landscape Contractors Association, LCA for Total Residential Contracting and a Merit Award from the Professional Landcare Network, PLANET for Residential Design/Build.

You can get to the article by clicking on the photos below:

Incorporating Annuals In the Landscape

Administrator — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:14:13 +0100

Incorporating Annuals In the Landscape

Commercial Maintenance. Herndon, VA

Annual plants are an excellent way to add color and accent to your landscape. Annuals can be used to add variety and add an additional element of color to landscapes that focus largely onRead More...

Examining Your Site Conditions

Administrator — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:46:36 +0100

Examining Your Site Conditions

A Private Residence, St. Michaels, MD
2010 Design/Build LCA and PLANET Award Winner

When working with a Landscape Company or Landscape Architect to develop a master plan for your property you may want tRead More...

Incorporating Stone In Your Landscape Design

Administrator — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:09:41 +0100

Incorporating Stone In Your Landscape Design

A Private Residence, Potomac, MD
Chapel Valley Installation

There are many different types of stones thRead More...