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1. Before Installation of new flower bed on Rankin Road.
After Installation of new flower bed on Rankin Road.
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Landscape team from left to right: Patrick Sablan, Abra Lee
and Danny Adams.
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Bush Intercontinental Airport is in Bloom
March 5, 2014
The first day of spring is not until March 20 but the foliage at
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is already in full
bloom. The drive to the terminal is the first interaction
passengers have with the airport, and the Houston Airport
System (HAS) is hoping on-the-go travelers will take notice of
its curb appeal.
The landscape team at Bush Airport is responsible for
maintaining more than one million square feet of the airport
grounds from trees and shrubs to plants and groundcover, all
of it designed to enhance the passenger experience even
before customers reach the check-in counter.
“The Houston Airport System aims to create a welcoming
atmosphere that is aesthetically pleasing and leaves our
customers with a positive lasting impression of Houston,”
said Abra Lee, Airport Maintenance Group Superintendent.
“We are currently upgrading the landscape around George
Bush Intercontinental Airport to give passengers a
remarkable and unique experience through horticulture.”
The upgrades included adding flower beds along the roads
approaching the terminals, adding plants to the first point of
entry for passengers arriving from international destinations
and other enhancements to the airport’s administration
building.
Last year, Lee and her team decided on flower installations
that included colors that could be captured at the 40 mile
per hour driving limit and that would also catch the eye of
the busy traveler inside the airport. They worked with local
suppliers to install an array of flowers, shrubs and grass for
the spring planting season.
The job can be challenging at times, from Houston’s up and
down weather to the overall magnitude of installing and
maintaining thousands of plants each season combined with
working around ongoing construction projects. The team also
has to consider plants that are suitable for the airport
environment including heavily traveled public spaces.
“It is a big job, but we have a great team with a wonderful
eye for design, and we are all passionate about contributing
to the overall look and feel of the airport,” said Lee.
The landscape team is now gearing up for the summer
planting season which begins mid-May.
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