Our feature project has grown wings...

... and has been published in another magazine. We were featured in the July Newsletter for Allanblock Contractors. Now the NCMA (National Concrete Masonry Association) Based in Virginia has picked up the project story and published it in their September Concrete Masonry Design Magazine. This magazine is self described as follows:

Concrete Masonry Designs Magazine provides the latest and most
useful examples of concrete masonry construction around the world. Case studies, building features and best practices are all part of this monthly four-color magazine. Specific issues provide focus on commercial, residential and hardscape projects.

Click here to see the entire magazine in PDF form. I have also ordered a few for our records and our direct marketing plans.

Here is the rundown of what this magazine is published for:

• Concrete Masonry Designs magazine showcases the qualities and aesthetics of design and construction using concrete masonry.
• Concrete Masonry Designs is devoted to design techniques using standard and architectural concrete masonry units, concrete brick, unit concrete pavers, segmental retaining walls, and other concrete masonry products around the world. We welcome your editorial comments, ideas, and submissions.
• Concrete Masonry Designs is published monthly by the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), and distributed to advance and support the concrete masonry and hardscape industry and public interest.

Our project is published in this issue alongside 3 other projects based in; Sacramento California, The Army Corp of Engineers in Jackson Mississippi, and Richmond Virgina.

We strive to maintain considerations for all parts of our little enterprise including our staff, our clients, the neighborhoods we work in, our equipment, and very importantly, our vendors. Without our very good working relationships we keep with our select vendors, we would not have achieved the goals we set out for ourselves. Without the support and dedication of Daryll, our Allanblock vendor, we would not have the opportunity to be 'published'!

Thanks to Daryll and his boss Bruce at CCI Industries for giving us the opportunity to be featured in these fine industry magazines.

Golf Day...

LeeDavid Landscapes had it's 1st annual Presidents Cup golf tournament today. Dave and Hedi were matched up against Neil and Elton in an 18 hole best ball championship to decide this years cup winners.

On the first hole, Hedi showed us that girls can SMACK the ball just as well as boys, and proceeded to out drive her partner Dave for the right to use her drive on this, the first hole. Elton whacked his first ball due south, but his team had to use his ball as Neil cranked one into the trees on the left.

The hole played out until Neil and Elton took one extra stroke on the green.

Team davehedi 1
Team neilelton 0

Hedi continued to impress with her long straight drives and accurate chipping, Dave continued hitting greens, and Elton and Neil continued to hit it into the bush.

Without much effort Dave and Hedi took a 7 - 2 lead over Neil and Elton at the turn. What seemed like an insurmountable lead became even bigger by hole 11. Dave and Hedi took the next two holes to make it 9-2. Neil and Elton looked like the big losers on this day needing to win the rest of the holes just to tie... pretty boring for the rest of the tournament right? wrong.

On the 12th Hole Elton pulled a rabbit out of his bucket hat and earned an unlikely birdie on the par 3. It was his drive and his 20 foot putt for a 2 that got his team rolling again. Neil and Elton won the next hole to pull to 5 holes back with 5 to play. game on.

The game was neck and neck for the next 4 holes as the teams traded amazing drives, incredible chips and great putts to halve the next 3 holes forcing carry-overs of the points to the following holes. On the 17th hole it looked like Neil and Elton we destined to win the 4 big points to come within one of Team davehedi. Neil and Elton had a 25foot Eagle putt while Dave and Hedi were over the green in the rough with a chip for birdie. Advantage Neil and Elton. wrong.

After Hedi chipped 155feet past the pin, Dave chips in for Birdie!!!! Yikes. Now the 25 foot putt is looking much longer. Neil takes his stance and proceeds to miss the Eagle putt and the 4 points by mere inches. well... huh... I guess it's another carry-over. 5 points to be had on the final hole. Either the score is going to be tied, or Dave and Hedi would win 14-4.

Well Elton Drove into the woods right and Neil drove into the bush left, Dave drove into the bush left and Hedi drove straight down the fairway to effectively finish off Neil and Elton. By the time we got up to the green, Dave and Hedi had 2 strokes less than Neil and Elton and Neil and Elton weren't even on the green yet. So Neil takes his stance, the only chance is to sink the chip and force Dave and Hedi to take 2 strokes to tie and force overtime. Well Neil skulls his chip and almost takes Hedi out with the missed shot (serves her right for all the straight drives and timely putts..grrr) , and Elton, while endangering no one, misses as well, thus giving the 1st annual LeeDavid Presidents Cup Championship Golf Tournament to Dave and Hedi, along with $25.00 Subway gift certificates. Neil and Elton shared an old 2006 roll-up-the-rim *win a bagel* coffee cup, for a consolation prize. too bad for them.

What a fun day, it was 27.1 degrees outside on Oct 1st, no wind and we played the incredible Sirrocco Golf Course in South Calgary. I would probably have to say, this was the best landscaping day we have had in 2008.