Oct. 23, 2009 – Winners of the Landscape Ontario’s Awards of Excellence for Garden Centres and Growers were announced Monday at the ceremony luncheon that was held in conjunction with the Garden Centre Symposium at Garden & Floral Expo.
Winners of the Landscape Ontario’s Awards of Excellence for Garden Centres and Growers were announced Monday at the ceremony luncheon that was held in conjunction with the Garden Centre Symposium at Garden & Floral Expo, Canada’s fall buying show for the green and floral industries. The awards were created by Landscape Ontario as a way to provide the industry with an opportunity to learn who the growers of ‘the best’ are as well as the retailers who have been deemed as ‘excellent’.
“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 Kristen McIntyre, Awards Coordinator.
The full list of winners in their respective categories is below:
2009 GARDEN CENTRE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
Acorus Restoration Native Plant Nursery, Walsingham, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Web Site Development
Angelo's Garden Centre, Concord, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Evergreens and/or Broadleaf Evergreens
Canadale Nurseries Ltd, St. Thomas, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event
Award of Excellence for: Permanent Display Gardens – Over 500 square feet
Cut & Dried Flower Farm, Glencairn, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event
Degroot's Nurseries Ltd, Sarnia, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Print Advertising
Landale Landscape Management, Thunder Bay, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Permanent Display Gardens – Over 500 square feet
Mori Gardens, Niagara on the Lake, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Annuals and/or Perennials
Award of Excellence for: Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Evergreens and/or Broadleaf Evergreens
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event
New North Greenhouses Inc, Sault Ste Marie, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Outstanding Display of Goods – Giftware
Pathways To Perennials, Kettleby, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Outstanding Display of Goods – Hardgoods
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Print Advertising
Rockcliffe Landscaping Design Centre & Nursery, Ottawa, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Permanent Display Gardens – Over 500 square feet
Sheridan Nurseries Ltd, Norval, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Promotional Event
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Outstanding Print Advertising
Award of Excellence for: Permanent Display Gardens – Under 500 square feet
Award of Excellence for: Merchandising Techniques – Creative POP Area
Award of Excellence for: Outstanding Display of Plant Material – Deciduous Shrubs and/or Trees
2009 GROWERS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
Braun Nursery Ltd, Mount Hope, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Caliper Trees, Acer campestre
Connon Nurseries, NVK Holdings Inc, Waterdown, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Perennials, Assorted Perennials
Award of Excellence for: JUDGES CHOICE, Maclura pomifera
Ground Covers Unlimited, Bethany, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Vines & Groundcovers, Polystichum acrostichoides
Langendoen Nurseries Inc, Niagara on the Lake, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Deciduous Shrubs, Assorted Deciduous Shrubs
Sheridan Nurseries Ltd, Georgetown, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Evergreens – Field Grown, Upright & Spreading, Picea glauca
Willowbrook Nurseries Inc, Fenwick, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Broadleaf Evergreens, Assorted Broadleaf Evergreens
Award of Excellence for: Evergreens – Container Grown, Upright & Spreading, Assorted Evergreens
Award of Excellence for: Design on a Skid, Assorted Plant Material
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd, Lynden, Ont.
Award of Excellence for: Unusual & Rare Plants, Ginkgo biloba ‘Mariken’
Award of Excellence for: Deciduous Ornamental Trees, 300 Cm Or Less, Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’
Award of Excellence for: Deciduous Ornamental Trees, Top Grafted, Salix x Hakuro Nishiki Std & Cotoneaster praecox Std
For more information on the Awards of Excellence, please visit www.loawards.com
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