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Core Principles

Our company culture is built on a shared belief in our Core Principles, which are based on “ETHICAL” practices. These are values by which we live and work every day as we strive to positively influence the lives of our clients, employees, and business partners.

1

Embrace Teamwork

Collaborate, motivate, and empower.
2

Think Creatively

Generate solutions, energize clients, be distinctive.
3

Honor the Client

Through our relationships, our words, and our actions.
4

Invest in the Community

Get involved, give back, and make a difference.
5

Continuously Improve

Ourselves, our service, and our systems.
6

Act with Integrity

Exemplify professionalism, trust, and reliability.
7

Listen, Learn, and Lead

Our peers, our clients, our community, and our industry.
The LaurelRock Company | Exceptional Residential Landscapes

Giving Back

LaurelRock is actively involved within the communities we serve. We are proud to share our time, talent, and resources with the many local and national organizations and charities that work tirelessly to enrich the lives of others.

The LaurelRock Company is actively involved within the communities in CT we serve.
  • ABC House – Westport
  • Achievement First Bridgeport Academy
  • Brady’s Smile – Trumbull
  • Friends of Autistic People – Greenwich
  • Greens Farms School – Westport
  • Mercy Learning Center – Bridgeport
  • Merryhill Child Care Center – Newtown
  • Newtown Congregational Church
  • Wilton Trackside Teen Center
  • Newtown Ecumenical Workcamp
  • Newtown High School Career Fair
  • Newtown Historical Society
  • Redding Congregational Church
  • Summer Theater of New Canaan
  • The Discovery Museum – Bridgeport
  • Westport Historical Society
  • Wilton Kiwanis Club
  • UConn Foundation
  • American Cancer Society
  • ASLA Scholarship Fund
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Girl Scouts of America
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • NALP Foundation Academic Excellence Scholarship Fund
  • Special Olympics Connecticut
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Honors + Awards

2021

Best of Houzz - Service Award
Best of Houzz - Design Award

2020

Best of Houzz - Design Award

2019

Best of Houzz - Service Award

2017

National Association of Landscape Professionals—Merit Award
Back Country Manor
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Merit Award
Seaside Enchantment
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Merit Award
Historic New England Estate

2016

National Association of Landscape Professionals—Awards of Excellence Grand Award
Bluff Point
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Awards of Excellence Grand Award
Green Farms Residence

2015

National Association of Landscape Professionals—Awards of Excellence Grand Award
Hollow Tree Ridge
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Merit Award
Artist's Retreat

See More Awards

2014

The Association of Professional Landscape Designers—Gold Award
Back Country Manor

2013

National Association of Landscape Professionals—Awards of Excellence Grand Award
High Meadow Farm
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Judges Award
High Meadow Farm
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Audience Choice Award
High Meadow Farm

2012

At Home A-List—Finalist
Contemporary Home

2011

National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Environmental Improvement Merit Award
Suburban Home

2010

National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Environmental Improvement Grand Award
Contemporary Home
Connecticut Cottages & Gardens—Innovation in Design Award
Traditional New England Colonial

2009

Connecticut Cottages & Gardens—Innovation in Design Award
Beachfront Retreat
National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Environmental Improvement Merit Award
Traditional New England Colonial

2007

American Society of Landscape Architects—Merit Award
Beachfront Retreat

2005

National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Environmental Improvement Grand Award
Family Homestead
National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Environmental Improvement Judges Award
Retreat
National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Environmental Improvement Grand Award
French Country Chateau
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Grand Award
Retreat

2003

National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Environmental Improvement Grand Award
French Country Chateau
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Merit Award
Beachfront Retreat

2002

Connecticut Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects—Merit Award
French Country Chateau

LaurelRock is a first-class act, with first-class service. We really enjoy working with you.

ResidentNew Canaan, CT

You guys are a breath of fresh air!

ResidentWeston, CT

… thank you for the great job you did in our front yard. Every step of the project, from conception to completion, was well thought out and well executed.

ResidentDarien, CT

Thanks again for all the years of great service and making our property look great.

ResidentWestport, CT

First I would like to tell you that your lawn cutting team is doing a splendid job. Just love their work and their attitude. We are getting so many compliments! Please let them know how happy we are! Thank you.

ResidentWestport, CT

Training + Safety

At LaurelRock, we constantly strive to work to a high standard to ensure that every project is deployed within a safe work environment and with care and efficiency.

For more than a decade, the firm has been a member of the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) STARS Safe Company Program, the nation’s top safety program for the landscape industry. As a participating company, LaurelRock has made a pledge to excellence in safe work practices by taking an active role in promoting safety throughout the company and investigating and documenting every job-related injury, incident, or accident.

We also firmly believe that off-season training is especially important to ensure a safe spring. This, along with our weekly safety tailgate talks, is a large part of our safety success story at LaurelRock.

LaurelRock is proud to be recognized by the NALP for their commitment to safety, receiving multiple awards in the categories of NALP Overall Safety Achievement and No Vehicle Accidents over the years.

Training + Safety Specialists at The LaurelRock Company

2018

National Association of Landscape Professionals—No Vehicle Accidents Award
National Association of Landscape Professionals—No Days Away from Work Award
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Overall Safety Achievement Award—Silver Performance Level

2017

National Association of Landscape Professionals—No Vehicle Accidents Award
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Overall Safety Achievement Award—Silver Performance Level

2016

National Association of Landscape Professionals—No Vehicle Accidents Award
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Overall Safety Achievement Award—Silver Performance Level

2015

Hearst Media Services / Workplace Dynamics, LLC—Connecticut Top Workplaces Award
National Association of Landscape Professionals—Silver Overall Safety Achievement Award
National Association of Landscape Professionals—No Vehicle Accidents Award

See More Operational Awards

2013

National Association of Landscape Professionals—Sustainable Company Award

2009

National Association of Landscape Professionals—Sustainable Company Award
National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Safety Recognition Award

2005

Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA)—Safety Success Award, First Place

2004

National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Safety Recognition Award
Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA)—Safety Success Award, First Place
Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA)—Safety Success Award, Honorable Mention

2002

National Association of Landscape Professionals—National Safety Recognition Award

Come Alive Outside

Come Alive Outside

When you think about your childhood what do you remember?

Finding joy in your outdoor spaces is something that is important to our company. That is why LaurelRock has taken a leadership role in the non-profit organization, Come Alive Outside, which works closely with partners in the landscaping industry and other sectors to encourage people to spend more time outdoors.

LaurelRock’s President, Burt DeMarche, is personally invested and serves on the Board of Directors. His goal is to bring to life the values of Come Alive Outside in our community – get active outside. Eat what you grow. Learn with your hands. Relax outdoors. Play unplugged.

Learn more about Come Alive Outside