{"id":32319,"date":"2018-06-08T02:47:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T06:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=32319"},"modified":"2018-06-11T06:10:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:10:10","slug":"woman-forms-landscaping-company-aimed-at-providing-quality-work-customer-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/06\/woman-forms-landscaping-company-aimed-at-providing-quality-work-customer-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Forms Landscaping Company Aimed At Providing Quality Work, Customer Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32321\" style=\"width: 1518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/larch-landscaping-marquard-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1518\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/larch-landscaping-marquard-hc.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/larch-landscaping-marquard-hc-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/larch-landscaping-marquard-hc-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/06\/larch-landscaping-marquard-hc-1024x734.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Marquard owns Larch Landscape Architecture and Engineering.<br \/>\u00a92018 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Susan E. Campbell<\/p>\n<p>A woman-owned and managed landscape engineering business opened in March in Saratoga Springs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Larch Landscape Architecture and Engineering PLLC was founded by Jessica Marquard, RLA, ASLA, APA, to provide quality landscaping and planning for commercial, industrial and municipal projects.<\/p>\n<p>Marquard is a Cornell University graduate with two masters degrees. After getting her professional career started in Philadelphia, she and her husband returned to the area where she grew up and joined Saratoga Associates, then later C. T. Male Associates.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At the latter, she managed landscape development on such projects as site design for GlobalFoundries in Malta and two municipal solar projects. But Marquard said she \u201cgrew tired of the Northway and daily commute\u201d and wanted to go out on her own.<\/p>\n<p>Larch Landscaping offers a range of services, from site selection and master planning for municipal development, to Brownfield revitalization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe projects I enjoy most are community planning and my specialty is design for high-tech facilities and utilities, which are opposite ends of the spectrum,\u201d she said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Relationships with other landscape designers and clients she worked with since graduate school are helping the new business grow.<\/p>\n<p>Larch Landscaping is a one-woman shop. Marquard said when she needs personnel, she teams up with a variety of partner firms.<\/p>\n<p>Marquard believes there is a shortage of WBE-certified companies in her industry. Architectural engineering has been a male-dominated field and it can be difficult for prospective clients to even locate a woman-owned firm. Her goal is to achieve the status of a certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a lengthy process,\u201d she said. WBE certification may further help to open doors for Marquard.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Women may find it more difficult than men to make business connections and to get their companies started, she said. \u201cOften I am the only woman in the room at a meeting, so it\u2019s important to be confident. I may have felt more intimidated when younger, but I\u2019ve gotten used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is harder to be taken seriously, especially when starting out,\u201d said Marquard. \u201cI would advise other women\u2014don\u2019t be afraid to pound the pavement. The more you do the more comfortable you will feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marquard\u2019s biggest goal as a small business is to provide high-quality product and to be responsive to customer needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig firms can get stuck and not return phone calls,\u201d she said. \u201cClient support and service will make my firm stand out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The name Larch is a reference to the American larch, a conifer tree native to the Adirondacks and also an acronym for landscape architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Visit www.larchny.com for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Susan E. Campbell A woman-owned and managed landscape engineering business opened in March in Saratoga Springs.\u00a0 Larch Landscape Architecture and Engineering PLLC was founded by Jessica Marquard, RLA, ASLA, APA, to provide quality landscaping and planning for commercial, industrial and municipal projects. Marquard is a Cornell University graduate with two masters degrees. 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