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OUR NEWSLETTER NEEDS YOU!
Give Us Your Thoughts
It is time to start some communicating! This newsletter will become a regular feature for customers of the Zenere Companies
and we would love to involve you
with each issue. Anytime some
news (not gossip) comes along—
perhaps a new project that you
are excited about or some major
events that we should all know
about—let us know and we can
include it in the next issue.
We would also like your opinions
about current
events in the
world of landscape design,
excavating,
trucking, and
other related
topics. There’s
a lot going on in our area and
we’d like to hear about it! Just
email [email protected]
with your suggestions. Thanks - and
enjoy this newsletter.
If you have a chance, be sure to
drive by the Hyatt just south of
Midway Airport. We will be using
carpenters,
John
and
Dave, were working and John,
up on a scaffold accidently cut
off his ear.
He yelled down to Dave…”Hey!
look out for my ear I just cut
off!”
In a little bit Dave calls up to
John, ” Is this your ear?”
John looks down and says
“Naw! Mine had a pencil be-
ZENERE HAPPENINGS
Hyatt Place Midway
Did you know that Zenere is in the
hotel business? OK—not really, but
we do have the
responsibility of
making the new
Hyatt Place Midway looking as
sharp as can be.
In just a short
time guests will
be able to drive past beautiful
flowering plants, trees and fresh
sod adorning the entrance drive
and the front of the building. Zenere began this project with all of
the excavation work last summer
and is now looking forward to
completion in May.
Two
hind it!”
this newsletter to remind everyone
that Zenere is heavily involved in
making our communities beautiful
and helping local businesses to
thrive. Be sure to congratulate
those involved with the Hyatt
Place Midway project!
Hyatt Quick Facts:
1. This project includes the
first ever putting green for
Zenere!
2. The size of the project
area is 3.25 acres.
3. 50 trees, 175 shrubs and
475 perennials were
planted.
4. The property is located at
6550 S Cicero Ave in Chicago (Bedford Park).
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WEBSITE EVOLUTION
Our website (zenerecompanies.com) is being update continually to better
serve our customers. Be sure to check it and our Facebook page
(Facebook.com/zenerecompanies) regularly to watch our progress.
New Zenere Employees
Congratulations to the newest employees at our Thornton office. They are
here to serve you.
DELIVER IT TO
MY TRUNK?
This month in Germany,
DHL, Amazon, and Audi
will be testing a new system for delivering packages directly to a mobile
Karl Beaudry - IT, Web Design, Software Development.
Ted Ferrell - Landscape Superintendent.
Linda Lesage - Sales
delivery address - namely, the trunk of your car!
These
companies
developed a method for
secure
Just what does Zenere do?
have
delivery
that
would involve the auto
owner each step of the
Excavating - including large landfill projects and commercial site preparation.
Snow Removal - Who needs this in Chicago, right?
Landscape Installation - including malls and other commercial projects
Landscape Maintenance - We can take care of what we install!
Trucking - Dirt, rock, gravel, sludge - if it needs to travel, we’ll take it.
way.
Using
a
special
smart
phone app, the delivery
company can determine
the location of your car,
securely open your trunk
after you have given per-
QUESTIONS TO PONDER
mission, and place your
packages before locking
up the trunk once again.

If nothing sticks to Teflon what makes the Teflon stick to the pan?

Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
in the rapidly developing

Is it wrong for a vegetarian to eat animal crackers?
field of GPS technology.

If people from Poland are called "poles" are people from Holland called "holes?"

Can you cry under water?
ue to find the best ways

Is there an abbreviation for the word abbreviation?
to serve their customers

Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it is called a shipment, but
when you transport something by ship, it is called cargo?

If you throw a cat out a car window, does it become kitty litter?

What is another word for thesaurus?

When a cow laughs, does milk come out of its
nose?
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If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how will
anyone ever know?
This is just another step
Zenere makes use of GPS
every day and will contin-
with the latest technologies.
Building Trivia
Built in only 16 months between 1941 and 1942, the
Pentagon is only 71ft tall
and yet it has 5 floors, 17.5
miles of corridors, 131 stairways, 284 restrooms, 691
drinking fountains, and
7,754 windows.
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BENEFICIAL LANDSCAPING
Principles for Responsible Planting and Design
Computer Tip
of the Week
The question is always
being asked—”Is it better
to keep your computer on
or turn it
off for the
night?” Despite a multitude of opinions on either
side
of
the
issue,
it
stands to reason that a
computer is going to last
much longer when it is
turned off regularly.
The two biggest causes
of computer failure are
heat and dust. When dust
blocks a fan or air vent in
a computer’s case, the
build up of heat causes
extreme wear on components—especially
the
hard drive. Turning your
computer off at night will
allow it to cool down.
Your computer will thank
you!
Having a Bad Day? Cheer Up!
It Could Be Worse….
The EPA (epa.gov) recently published an
article regarding finding a balance between our needs and the needs of nature when considering landscaping and
landscape design. The article listed several important principles to follow:
~ Protect existing natural areas Select
regionally native plants to form the
backbone of the landscape. Select appropriate plants for each particular site
(each plant has its unique requirements
and most sites have a variety of conditions).
~ Reduce use of turf. Instead, install
woodland, meadow or other natural
plantings. Where lawns are needed
(such as play areas), follow best management practices available from your county's cooperative extension agent to reduce harmful impacts and use composting mowers.
~ Reduce use of pesticides, practice integrated pest management.
~ Compost and mulch on site to eliminate solid waste. Generate a free mulch
(a soil additive that can replace the need
for most fertilizers).
~ Practice soil and water conservation.
Stabilize slopes with natural plantings,
mulch around plants, and install drought
- tolerant species.
~ Reduce use of power landscape equipment. Shrinking the size of the lawn and
planting appropriate native species in
less formal arrangements will reduce the
need for extensive use of power equipment.
~ Use plantings to reduce heating/
cooling needs. Deciduous trees planted
appropriately along the south sides of
buildings can reduce air conditioning
costs by up to 20%; in winter they allow
the sun's rays to warm buildings. Coniferous trees planted to block prevailing
NW winter winds can reduce heating
costs. Trees planted to shade paved areas reduce the summer heat-island effect
that makes parking lots so inhospitable.
~ Avoid use of invasive exotics which
outcompete native plants and result in
declines in biodiversity. Examples include: Norway maples, kudzu, purple
loosestrife, Japanese honeysuckle and
multiflora rose.
~ Create additional wildlife habitat to
partially compensate for land lost to
urban/suburban sprawl. This is especially important along streams where the
vegetation can filter runoff, aid in flood
control, and provide wildlife corridors.
Zenere Companies
[email protected]
317 E Margaret St, Thornton, IL 60476
(708) 877-9306