Studio note
The GREENPLACE team was featured in the California Landscape Contractors Association magazine during the March 2026 Lunch & Learn event in Orange County — an independent recognition of our work, our standards, and the people behind them.
We were proud to be featured in the latest issue of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) magazine following the March 2026 Lunch & Learn event in Orange County. CLCA is the state's principal industry body for licensed landscape contractors — its members are vetted on craft, safety record, and conduct, and its magazine reaches the architects, property managers, and operators who hire serious studios.
Why this recognition matters
The feature spotlighted our co-founders, Volodymyr Dragan and Viktor Peshekhonov, and the field discipline we apply to every project: documented site engineering before aesthetic decisions, field-tested hardware, weekly photo updates during build, and stewardship plans that protect the work after handover. CLCA's editorial team chose to profile us because that operational consistency is unusual at our scale — and because Southern California's serious residential market increasingly demands it.
What was shared at the event
At the Lunch & Learn, we walked CLCA peers through our diagnostic-first methodology — how we document water flow, slope, soil, and longevity risk before we propose a planting palette or a paver pattern. We also talked about robotic mowing integration, smart irrigation controllers, and architectural lighting systems we calibrate as one operating layer rather than three separate trades.
Independent recognition
CLCA features are editorial, not paid placement. The magazine reaches member firms, allied architects, and property managers across California — and the standards it reflects are the standards we hold the studio to every day.
What this means for clients
If you are evaluating a design-build studio for a residence, an HOA common area, or a boutique commercial property, our CLCA member standing — alongside our C-27 #1127515 license, $1M/$2M liability coverage, and surety bond #100884076 — is meant to make due diligence simple. The recognition is one more data point that the studio you would be hiring operates inside an institutional-grade discipline, not on a per-job hustle.
