In August, winners of the 2016 National Awards of Landscape Excellence competition were announced at a gala evening, hosted in Kelowna, B.C. The 13th annual ceremony was held in conjunction with the British Columbia Landscape and Nursery Association Landscape Awards of Excellence. The room was full of the who’s who in landscape horticulture.

National judges received over 50 entries in the landscape categories alone, where only five could be named national champions. A huge thank you to everyone that participated in their provincial awards programs for a chance to be entered into the national awards – 2016 was one of the biggest years to date.
 

The winners in the five landscape categories are:

• Bruce Wilson Landscaping in Ontario, for the Caterpillar Award of Excellence in Commercial Landscape Construction/Installation
• Pro­Land Landscape Construction in Ontario, for the Caterpillar Award of Excellence in Residential Landscape Construction/Installation
• Joe Bidermann Landscaping Design in Nova Scotia, for the DynaSCAPE Award of Excellence in Landscape Design
• OGS Grounds Maintenance Specialists in Ontario, for the National Award of Landscape Excellence in Commercial Maintenance
• Cedar Springs Landscape Group in Ontario, for the National Award of Landscape Excellence in Residential Maintenance.

Congratulations to all the winners for truly outstanding projects!

Harold Deenen was awarded the prestigious President’s Award for his years of service and dedication to the both the association and the industry as a whole. Donnie Burke accepted the Green for Life Community Award on behalf of Nova Scotia Lands and the other groups involved in the restoration of the Sydney Tar Ponds into the beautiful Open Hearth Park. Bradford Greenhouses Garden Gallery in Ontario was named Garden Centre of the Year.

 

Jenn Thiebaud (right) from OGS Grounds Maintenance.

Charlie Wilson from Bruce Wilson Landscaping.

Craig Cole from Cedar Springs Landscape Group.