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January/February 2022
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
MISSION
Davey's Charlotte Residential/Commercial (R/C) office
conducted tree maintenance work at two cemeteries in the
Spartanburg, South Carolina, area thanks to a relationship
cultivated by Davey's National Business Development
Team (NBDT).
NBDT client Park Lawn Corporation manages cemeteries
throughout the U.S. Park Lawn acquired two cemeteries
in 2020, Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Spartanburg
and Boiling Springs Memorial Gardens in Boiling Springs,
South Carolina. Both needed tree maintenance and
landscaping services.
"There were hazard trees on the properties," said Herb
Landmann, project manager, NBDT. "Some of the shrubs
around the onsite chapels were overgrown and not
maintained well. A lot of it was difficult work. A crane was
needed and there were a number of difficult removals over
graves and monuments that had to be carefully done."
Between the two sites, the Charlotte office pruned or
removed 275 trees and shrubs from April to October 2021
and completed the work in three phases.
A challenge for the project is the fact these were active
cemeteries with graveside services daily, said Ray Betz,
district manager, Charlotte office. The crew had to navigate
around the funeral schedules and work when the
sounds of equipment, chainsaws and chippers wouldn't
disturb services.
"Working in a cemetery there are so many obstacles," Betz
said. "We were able to mitigate those without one piece
of property damaged. That's a significant accomplishment.
You also need to be aware of the public because they are
there for a very emotional reason. I talked to the crews
before we left about being respectful, and we had zero
issues with that. We aren't a large office, but we are
fortunate to have very professional and veteran staff."
Park Lawn also needed landscape maintenance work
conducted. Steve Freeman, project manager, Commercial
Landscape Services, Charleston Air Force Base, helped
Landmann determine the best way to accomplish the
landscaping work. Freeman recommended one of his
subcontractors perform the landscaping.
"The client was impressed by the professionalism and
quality work performed by our crews," Landmann said.
"The collaboration and communication among Ray, Steve
and I was crucial to the successful completion of the
multi-phase, multiple service line project."
EXPERT CARE FOR FINAL RESTING PLACES
AFTER
Above: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in all their fall splendor.
The cemetery, a Davey client, is in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Below: The Charlotte R/C office's equipment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens.