When the City of Huntsville handed out its 2026 Beautification Awards, a familiar name kept showing up behind the winning landscapes. Of the 376 properties recognized on August 20 by the city’s Green Team and the Huntsville Beautification Board, 41 that are maintained by Michael Hatcher & Associates (MHA) were honored. One of those, the Lockheed Martin campus on Bradford Drive, won the Mayor’s Award, the program’s highest honor.
“Lockheed Martin receiving the Mayor’s Award was a major accomplishment for our team,” said Business Development Manager John-Paul Tortorigi, noting the distinctive green signs that all of the winning landscapes display. “Those signs are recognizable across the city. They represent our hard work and dedication to maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces for our customers.”
About the Huntsville Beautification Awards
The Huntsville Beautification Board dates to 1965, and the awards program it runs has recognized standout landscaping and well-kept
properties since 1975. The city’s Green Team is a Keep America Beautiful affiliate and a division of the City of Huntsville’s Landscape Management Department.
“It’s a critical responsibility to protect Huntsville’s natural beauty. The individuals and organizations honored today show how creativity and care can shape a healthier, more vibrant city for everyone,” Mayor Tommy Battle said.
Commercial landscape maintenance in North Alabama
City leaders said at the ceremony that anyone who manages a commercial property already knows that a landscape is a living system,
and it takes skill, steady care, and a plan to keep it healthy. Forty-one awards across one city point to a maintenance program at MHA that holds up across dozens of properties with different layouts, plantings, and demands.
That program rests on a plan built around each property’s specific needs. MHA’s Huntsville Branch serves commercial properties in Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens, and the rest of North Alabama, with in-house services that include:
- Scheduled commercial mowing, edging, and detailing to keep turf and hardscapes crisp week after week
- Seasonal color and landscape enhancement programs that keep entrances, common areas, and storefronts colorful year-round
- Commercial irrigation installation, management, and repair to protect plant health and control water costs
- Turf and plant health care programs, including fertilization and pest/weed management
- Pruning, mulching, and commercial landscape bed maintenance to keep grounds clean and well-defined
- Landscape design, construction, and enhancement projects for properties looking to refresh or upgrade their grounds
Congratulations to our Huntsville customers
“We are proud of each of MHA’s 41 winners and are grateful to partner with them,” said Huntsville Branch Manager Will Comstock. “Our customers invest in their properties and trust our Landscape Specialists with them, and our team earns that trust every visit.”
If you manage a commercial property in Huntsville or North Alabama and want it to turn heads year-round, contact Business Development Manager John-Paul Tortorigi at 256-679-1885 or jptortorigi@hatcherlandscape.com.
