“I can’t think of a better place for our growers and retailers to be recognized than among their buyers and suppliers who identify and appreciate the quality and excellence the winners produce,” said awards coordinator Kristen McIntyre.

2009 GARDEN CENTRE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS

• Acorus Restoration Native Plant Nursery, Walsingham, Ont.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Website Development.

• Angelo’s Garden Centre, Concord, Ont.  

Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Evergreens and/or Broadleaf Evergreens.

• Canadale Nurseries Ltd, St. Thomas, Ont.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event. Permanent Display Gardens – Over 500 square feet.

• Cut & Dried Flower Farm, Glencairn, Ont.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event.

• Degroot’s Nurseries Ltd, Sarnia, Ont.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Print Advertising.

• Landale Landscape Management, Thunder Bay, Ont. Permanent Display Gardens – Over 500 square feet.

• Mori Gardens, Niagara on the Lake, Ont.

Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Annuals and/or Perennials

Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Evergreens and/or Broadleaf Evergreens.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event.

• New North Greenhouses Inc, Sault Ste Marie, Ont.

Outstanding Display of Goods – Giftware.

• Pathways To Perennials , Kettleby, Ont.

Outstanding Display of Goods – Hardgoods

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Print Advertising.

• Rockcliffe Landscaping Design Centre & Nursery, Ottawa, Ont.

Permanent Display Gardens – Over 500 square feet.

• Sheridan Nurseries Ltd, Norval, Ont.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event.

Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Print Advertising. Permanent Display Gardens – Under 500 square feet.

Merchandising Techniques – Creative POP Area.

Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Deciduous Shrubs and/or Trees.

2009 GROWERS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS 

• Braun Nursery Ltd , Mount Hope, Ont.

Caliper Trees, Acer campestre.

• Connon Nurseries, NVK Holdings Inc, Waterdown, Ont.

Perennials – Assorted Perennials

Judges’ Choice – Maclura pomifera.

• Ground Covers Unlimited, Bethany, Ont.

Vines & Groundcovers, Polystichum acrostichoides

• Langendoen Nurseries Inc, Niagara on the Lake, Ont.

Deciduous Shrubs, Assorted Deciduous Shrubs

• Sheridan Nurseries Ltd, Georgetown, Ont.

Evergreens – Field Grown, Upright & Spreading, Picea glauca.

• Willowbrook Nurseries Inc , Fenwick, Ont.

Broadleaf Evergreens, Assorted Broadleaf Evergreens.

Evergreens – Container Grown, Upright & Spreading, Assorted Evergreens.

Design on a Skid, Assorted Plant Material.

• Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd, Lynden, Ont.

Unusual & Rare Plants, Ginkgo biloba ‘Mariken.’

Deciduous Ornamental Trees, 300 Cm Or Less, Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’

Deciduous Ornamental Trees, Top Grafted, Salix x Hakuro Nishiki Std & Cotoneaster praecox Std

Visit www.loawards.com for more information on the Awards of Excellence program.

Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association is comprised of over 2,000 members, 10 sector groups and nine local chapters. Its trade mission is to promote the horticulture industry in Ontario, and its public mission, Green for Life, promotes the joys and benefits of plants and green spaces.