The landscape design and build firm Mr. Hoang Landscaping was founded in 1995 in Stockton, California. It represents more than 25 years of principal Dao Hoang's commitment to and vision of environmentally sensitive landscape design that support the needs of commercial, resort and residential development of California's coast. "We work with engineers, architects, landscape architects, and the developers in the early stages of the decision making process," says Dao Hoang. "We become the environmental managers, merging development plans with the natural assets of the property to site buildings, walkways, driveways and appropriate plantings. We are trained to take the technical engineering elements, the amenities of the development and the new structures to create a pleasing coordination between the new and the existing." "As the development progresses, we act as a filter for the tremendous amount of environmental information that must be considered. We evaluate from the impact of salt-spray on grass and plant material, to adequate forest canopy for the wildlife to run-off from paved areas and building sites. All of these factors go into the equation to create visually interesting planted areas to complement an already desirable environment." Public projects undertaken by Dao Hoang. Landscaping have added challenge of very restricted budgets. "The greatest challenge in designing a large scale public or commercial project is to make it fit its surroundings successfully with limited funds" says Dao. "We strive to create an appealing environment while also addressing the project's requirements for parking lots, lighting, sidewalks and utilities. That means strategic use of the materials that are part of the project as well as capitalizing on the natural advantages of the site."