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Florida Water StarSM accredited professionals
In 2011, the Florida Water StarSM program partnered with the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) to launch a professional accreditation for landscape and irrigation professionals. The goal of the Florida Water StarSM accreditation program is to provide advanced education for practitioners in the landscape and irrigation fields that will result in the sustainable design and implementation of projects achieving Florida Water StarSM certification.
Florida Water StarSM and FNGLA will provide two types of accreditation: Florida Water StarSM Accredited Irrigation Professional and Florida Water StarSM Accredited Landscape Professional. Accreditation is available for irrigation professionals, landscape design professionals and licensed landscape architects in the areas of irrigation design and installation and landscape design and installation. The Candidate Handbook provides details of the accreditation process. Optional one-day training has been developed to prepare participants for the exams. For more information about upcoming training and exams, see the training and workshops calendar or on FNGLA’s event calendar.
Florida Water StarSM Accredited Landscape Professionals
| Name | Company | Service Area |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Berendzen | Design by the Yard, LLC | Central Florida |
| Chris Boehmer | Foster Conant | Central Florida |
| Rhonda Colon | Plantescape Designs Rhonda.colon@yahoo.com |
Central Florida |
| Benjamin Ellis | Weaver Boos Consultants | Central Florida |
| Sandra Harrison | Fernview Farm, Inc. fernviewnursery@aol.com |
Central Florida |
| Marie Magrath | The Designing Gardeners, Inc. mariemagrath@gmail.com |
Central Florida |
| Stephen Pategas | Hortus Oasis | Central Florida |
| Andrew Riley | John Madison Landscape | Central Florida |
| Diane Sappington | A Landscape Vision landscapev@aol.com |
Central Florida |
| Denise F. Smith | Evergreen Consulting | Central Florida |
| Jay Sockriter | A & S Horticulture arbor1958@gmail.com |
Central Florida |
| Jon Vallon | Golden Bear Landscapes goldenbear.landscapes@gmail.com |
Central Florida |
| James Warner | Jim Warner and Associates jimwarnerla@centurylink.net |
Central Florida |
| Russell Wilburth | Wilburth Landscaping, Inc. | Marion County |
| Sheryl Wilburth | W.C. Wilburth, Inc. Construction | Marion County |
| Joy Dorst | Green Solutions TLC | North Florida |
| Jeffrey D. Lucovsky | Circle 6 Enterprises, Inc. | North Florida |
| Troy Abbott | Austin Outdoor | Statewide |
| Timothy Sherman | Cornerstone Group | Statewide |
Florida Water StarSM Accredited Irrigation Professionals
| Name | Company | Service Area |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Giro | The Sustainable Design Group | Alachua and Marion counties |
| Judith Benson | Clear Water PSI | Central Florida |
| James “Bobby” Brown | Lake Soil and Water Conservation District Mobile Irrigation Lab | Central Florida |
| Steve Brown | A & S Horticulture ashorticulture@gmail.com |
Central Florida |
| Brian Cato | Cato Environmental Services | Central Florida |
| David Gruber | Earthscapes Unlimited Inc. | Central Florida |
| Brian C. Huffman | The Villages | Central Florida |
| Arthur Beau Kirkland | Mainscape, Inc. | Central Florida |
| Monica Kling | H & M Farms monicadeleise@aol.com |
Central Florida |
| Walter Messick | Messick Irrigation Systems waltermessick@hotmail.com |
Central Florida |
| Joseph Shay | Landscape Engineering Solutions, LLC | Central Florida |
| A. Shook | Joe’s Nursery, Inc. DBA Joe’s Irrigation | Central Florida |
| James Aaron Smith | Insight Irrigation | Central Florida |
| Jeff Snyder | Mainscape, Inc. | Central Florida |
| Larry W. Spade | Spade Irrigation Design | Central Florida |
| Julian Walcuch | Central Landscape Maintenance, Inc. julek.usa@gmail.com |
Central Florida |
| James Warner | Jim Warner and Associates jimwarnerla@centurylink.net |
Central Florida |
| James M. Watson | Quality By Design | Central Florida |
| Ronald Collins | On Top of the World Communities | Marion County |
| Charles Divan | Ocala Lawn and Landscape, Inc. cdivan1@cfl.rr.com |
Marion County |
| Alfonso Dominguez | Nature Knows Best aldominguezinc@embarqmail.com |
Marion County |
| Mark Edward Sapp | Grandview Landscaping Services, Inc. msapp@grandview-landscaping.com |
Marion County |
| Jeffrey D. Lucovsky | Circle 6 Enterprises, Inc. | North Florida |
| Carlucio Da Rocha | Landscaping Details, Inc. landsdetails@gmail.com |
South Florida |
| Patrick Erwin | Green Construction Technologies GCT-GC@bellsouth.net |
South Florida |
| Richard Fontaine | Greenscapes of Southwest Florida | Southwest Florida |
| Brian Beebe | Cornerstone Solutions Group | Statewide |
| Lauren S. Morris | Valley Crest Landscape Management | Statewide |
| Mike Prevost | Prevost Stamper, Inc. | Statewide |
| Anthony Steff | Brickman Group | Statewide |
| Kurt Thompson | K. Thompson and Associates kurt@kthompsonassociates.com |
Statewide |
| Craig Undeck | Austin Outdoor | Statewide |
| Alan S. Wing | Girard Environmental Services | Statewide |
| Jack Overdorff | ECO Land Design | Tampa |
