Landscape Design Awards Archive

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2020 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – Via Hermosa

Gold Awards

  • Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects – A Photographer’s Garden
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – Berryhill
  • Kelly Kilpatrick – Floradora Garden Design – Black Mountain Lodge
  • Gavin McWilliam, McWilliam Studio – Breaking Groun
  • Urban Oasis Landscape Design – Canyon View Terrace
  • Maria Hasenecz MGH Gardens – City Courtyard Garden
  • Jennifer Horn Landscape Architecture – Color Field Landscape
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Croton Street Garden
  • Laura Morton Design – Dar Ben-Lisa
  • Sarah Herman Landscape Design – Hillside Haven
  • Donald Pell Gardens – Kempton PA Garden
  • Josh Myers/Myers + Co. Landscape Architecture – Laureano Residence
  • Jim Douthit/a Blade of Grass – Lincoln Estate
  • Isa Hendry Eaton/Isa Bird Landscape Design – Modern Tudor Courtyard Garden
  • Larry Carnes/Reflections Water Gardens – Pond Life Calling
  • M.ERBS Fine gardens – Private School Courtyard
  • Amy Martin/Amy Martin Landscape Design – Scandinavian Farmhouse
  • Rosalia Sanni Design LLC – Stone House
  • Bill Ripley, FAPLD – Stride Studios – Torrence Court Swimming Pool Project
  • Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design – Tranquil Water-Side Sanctuary
  • Cedarwood Landscaping, Inc. – Tree Tops
  • Nilsen Landscape Design LLC – Westport Retreat

Silver Awards

  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – Alhambra Valley
  • Geoffrey Fornari @ Great Oaks Landscape Design – Back Yard Woodland Haven
  • Mullen Designs – Berkeley Terrace
  • Andrea Wilson Mueller/Inside Out Design LLC – Beach House on the Golf Course
  • Larry Carnes/Reflections Water Gardens – Beach Vacation at Home
  • Laura Morton Design – Beverly Hills Manor
  • Josh Gormally, MLA, APLD/Artistic Landscape Architecture
  • Dima Rumiantcev, Dimastery Studio – Brooklyn Family Terrace
  • Mario Herrada – Zacate Landscape Design – Clark Residence
  • Emma Lam/A Small Green Space – Compact Condo Garden
  • TLC Gardens LLC – Contra Verde
  • Larry Carnes/Reflections Water Gardens – Front-Yard Zen in Highland Park
  • Mason Shaffer of Blanchford Landscape Group – Grounded Prominence
  • Andrea Wilson Mueller/Inside Out Design LLC – Investors Heritage Native Public Garden
  • Justin Fox/Realm Design – L Reflection
  • Andrew Wilson, McWilliam Studio – London Roof Terrace
  • James M. Drzewiecki, APLD, Ginkgo Leaf Studio, LLC – Masterful McDonald
  • Tish Campbell/Amy Martin Landscape Design – Mid-Century Modern
  • Marti Neely, FAPLD/Marti Neely Design and Associates – Morgan Ridge
  • Linda Middleton, FAPLD, Terralinda Design – New Plant Order
  • Jonathan Harnish/InSite Landscape Design – Rain Garden Reimagined
  • Jean-Marc Flack/Hortulus Animae – Mindful Garden Design – Rambunctious Garden
  • Annika Zetterman/Zetterman Garden Design – Rosunda
  • Isa Hendry Eaton/Isa Bird Landscape Design – Terrace Pool Garden
  • Andrea Wilson Mueller/Inside Out Design LLC – Timeless Renovation
  • Bill Ripley, FAPLD – Stride Studios – Torrence Court Children’s Garden

Bronze Awards

  • Mardi Letson, Gardens by Mardi – A Child’s Hillside Garden
  • Linda Middleton, FAPLD, Terralinda Design – Courtyard Safari
  • Prideaux Design – Desert Spa Courtyard
  • Mason Shaffer of Blanchford Landscape Group – Embraced Seclusion
  • Vanessa Gardner Nagel, FAPLD, Seasons Garden Design LLC – Garden Among Giants
  • Josh Gormally, MLA, APLD/Artistic Landscape Architecture – Gregg Residence
  • Josh Gormally, MLA, APLD/Artistic Landscape Architecture – Medding Residence
  • Emma Lam/A Small Green Space – Mini Green-Roof in the City
  • Mark G. Brotton – Living Water Irrigation and Landscape LLC – O’Farrell Residence
  • Prideaux Design – Skyline Springs
  • Larry Carnes/Reflections Water Gardens – Summer Special in South Barrington

2019 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Nina Mullen of Mullen Designs – Panoramic Haven

Gold Awards

  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Berkshire Residence
  • Artistic Landscape Architecture – Centers Residence
  • Gunn Landscape Architecture – Central Park West Penthouse
  • Ryan Prange of Falling Waters Landscape – Estelle Residence
  • Gardens by Mardi – Front Entrance Transformation
  • Joel Berlin/AnandaScapes LLC – Koch Project
  • James M. Drzewiecki, APLD, Ginkgo Leaf Studio LLC – Modern Prairie
  • Envision Landscape Studio, Colin Miller – Oak Grove Avenue
  • Amber Freda Garden Design – Park Slope Rooftop Garden
  • Envision Landscape Studio, Colin Miller – Pierce Road
  • Susan Cohan, FAPLD – Pool House and Gardens
  • Cheryl Russ and Jim Altum, Glen Gate – Rye Residence
  • Kathy Spagnola & KGS Garden Associates – Sir Samuel and Lady Diana Mason’s Garden
  • Jim Altum & Frank Marino/Glen Gate – Study in Black and White
  • Donohoe Design Inc. – Wind Chimes

Silver Awards

  • Artistic Landscape Architecture – Alfertig Residence
  • Wickie Rowland, APLD/Design and Landscapes by Labrie Associates
  • Shannon Savage of Dabah Landscape Designs – Backyard Havens with Nestled Gardens
  • Ryan Prange of Falling Waters Landscape – Basil Street
  • Urban Oasis Landscape Design – Beach City
  • Jim Douthit/a Blade of Grass – Belmont House on the Hill
  • Carl Smith – Breathing New Life Into a Tired Mid-Century Yard
  • Envision Landscape Studio, Colin Miller – Brookside Drive
  • Rachel's Landscape Design – Caldew Garden
  • Nilsen Landscape Design LLC – Cambridge Residence
  • Mario Herrada – Zacate Landscape Design – Camino Lenada Residence
  • Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson – Chilterns Garden
  • Emma Lam/A Small Green Space – City Brownstone Garden
  • Eva Chiamulera, Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC – Coastal Garden Living
  • Donald Pell Gardens – Colonial Farmhouse Garden
  • James M. Drzewiecki, APLD, Ginkgo Leaf Studio LLC – Eclectic Craftsman
  • M. ERBS Fine gardens – English Arts and Crafts Refresh
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Five Gables
  • Kimberly Mercurio – Garden for Stones
  • Mark G. Brotton, APLD, Living Water Irrigation & Landscape LLC – Gibbs Residence
  • Molly Scott Exteriors LLC – Historic Georgetown Combined Courtyard
  • Jan Enright Creations – Junco Court Project
  • Molly Scott Exteriors LLC – Kalorama Art Deco Courtyard
  • Reflections Water Gardens – Koi Collector's Dream
  • Molly Scott Exteriors LLC – Narrow Back Yard Renovation
  • Reflections Water Gardens – Netkosha Falls
  • Kathryn Prideaux – Pusch Ridge View
  • Mark G. Brotton, APLD, Living Water Irrigation & Landscape LLC
  • Kathryn Prideaux – Saddlebrooke Ranch
  • Cathy Carr, FAPLD, GreenHeart, LLC – Screened and Open Loggia
  • Richard B. Rosiello/Meadowbrook Gardens – The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens
  • Banford Weissmann/Banford Landscapes LLC – Urban Woodland
  • Jennifer Horn Landscape Architecture – Washington Town Garden

Bronze Awards

  • Wickie Rowland, APLD/Design and Landscapes by Labrie Associates
  • Rosalia Sanni Design llc – Artist’s Garden
  • Elizabeth Przygoda-Montgomery/Boxhill Design – Hacienda Therapeutic Garden
  • Cathy Carr, FAPLD, GreenHeart, LLC – Kalorama Residence
  • Ryan Prange of Falling Waters Landscape – Leucadia Raingarden
  • James M. Drzewiecki, APLD, Ginkgo Leaf Studio LLC – Midwest Luxe
  • Linda Middleton, FAPLD, Terralinda Design – Modern '50s Ranch
  • Geoffrey Fornari/Great Oaks Landscape Associates – Northville Poolscape
  • TLC Gardens – Polaris Escape

2018 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Margie Grace/Grace Design Associates, Inc. – Sycamore Canyon

Gold Awards

  • Margie Grace/Grace Design Associates, Inc. – Sea Cliff
  • Margie Grace/Grace Design Associates, Inc. – The River at Tanayan
  • David Thorne Landscape Architect, Inc – Mid-Century Modern
  • Elizabeth Pryzgoda-Montgomery, BOXHILL – Desert Geometry
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – A Writer’s Retreat
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Camp Brown
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – Park Hill
  • Burdick & Associates – Good Hope Green Roof Car
  • Gunn Landscape Architecture – William Vale Hotel
  • Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson – Notting Hill Roof Terraces
  • Gunn Landscape Architecture – Nolita Common Space
  • HARRISON GREEN – Union Square Rooftop
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Merion Station
  • Thomas Lynch Design, Inc. – Maine Seaside Garden

Silver Awards

  • Margie Grace/Grace Design Associates, Inc. – Beach Retreat
  • Laura Morton Design – Blue Bayou
  • Nancy Lattanzio/Lattanzio Landscapes – Finch Modern Farmhouse
  • Burdick & Associates – Good Hope
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – Happy Valley
  • Jennifer Horn Landscape Architecture – Kalorama Residence
  • Melda Cipli-Clark/FineLines Design Studio – Lancaster Art Studio Garden
  • Burdick & Associates – Midcoast Maine Private Residence
  • Mario Herrada – Zacate Landscape Design – Margarido Residence
  • M. ERBS Fine Gardens – Meany’s Northumberland Parterre
  • Catharine Cooke & Spring Lake Garden Design, Inc. – Modern Lakefront
  • Anna Brooks, Arcadia Gardens LLC – Native Sand Dune
  • Alan Tufts, Siciliano Landscape Company – Navesink River Road Residence
  • Cheryl Russ, Jim Altum, Glen Gate Company – New Canaan Residence
  • Todd MacLean Outdoor Living – Pennock Point
  • Todd MacLean Outdoor Living – South Flagler
  • Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design – The Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club
  • Susan Cohan, APLD – The Walled Garden
  • David Keegan Garden Design & Landscape Consultancy – The Eco Garden
  • Brandon Jones/Glen Gate Company – Timberline Pool
  • HARRISON GREEN – Upper West Side Terrace
  • Gunn Landscape Architecture – Upper West Side Townhouse
  • Urban Oasis Landscape Design – Vibrant Front Yard
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – Weber Place
  • Jim Douthit/a Blade of Grass – Westwood Back Yard

Bronze Awards

  • Terry Birch Sims, The Garden Artist LLC – Asian Garden with Feng Shui Influence
  • Jim Altum/Glen Gate Company – Cos Cob Residence
  • Geoffrey Fornari, APLD – Custom Compass Rose Landing
  • Brian Klein, BKLD – Dominican Heights
  • John Beaudry Landscape Design – Food Forest Sanctuary
  • Dabah Landscape Designs Associates LLC – Fully Equipped Stone Kitchen and Patio Spaces
  • A Small Green Space – Tiny Urban Garden
  • Designing With Elements – Urban Oasis

2017 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, LLC – Waban Hillside

Gold Awards

  • Jim Douthit/a Blade of Grass – Farm House Gardens
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Brookline Residence
  • Margie Grace & Grace Design Associates, Inc. – Whimsical Retreat
  • HARRISON GREEN LLC – Baccarat Hotel and Residences
  • HARRISON GREEN LLC – Upper Eastside Maisonette Terrace
  • Lauren Pucciarelli and Gunn Landscape Architecture team/Install by Vert Gardens – Brooklyn Townhouse
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Villanova Residence
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Carriage House
  • Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson – Silence
  • Tina Nyce, FAPLD, Nyce Gardens – Hunt Sustainable Landscape

Silver Awards

  • Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC – Waterfront Circular Garden
  • Aaron McIntire and Gunn Landscape Architecture team/Install by Vert Gardens – Chelsea Terraces
  • Christie Dustman – Kyoto Meets New England - An Entrance Courtyard
  • Chris Elkow and Mark Hicks/Elise Landscapes & Nursery, LLC – Bayberry Hillside
  • Colin/Envision Landscape Studio – Stonehurst
  • HARRISON GREEN LLC – Fifth Avenue Terrace
  • JMMDS – Woodland Rill Garden
  • Kimberly Mercurio Landscape Architecture – Orleans Residence
  • Lisa Mierop/Mierop Design – A Grand Gesture
  • Private Gardens Design, Inc. – Fidalgo Island
  • Mario Herrada - Zacate Landscape Design – Del Amigo Residence
  • Nilsen Landscape Design, LLC – Brookline Residence
  • Urban Oasis Landscape Design – Enchanted Oasis
  • Wickie Rowland/Labrie Associates, Inc. – A Modified Rain Garden
  • W. Gary Smith Design – Santa Fe Botanical Garden
  • Cheri Stringer - TLC Gardens – Tiga Sanctuary

Bronze Award

  • Cheri Stringer - TLC Gardens – Urban Courtyard

2016 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Carrie Preston, Studio TOOP – The Inclusive Garden

Gold Awards

  • Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson – Sacred Grove
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Beacon Hill Courtyard
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Cambridge Garden
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Bryn Mawr Residence
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Buttonwood
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Philadelphia Farm to Forest
  • Katherine Field and Associates – Bridge House
  • Zaremba & Company Inc. – Ann Arbor
  • Zaremba & Company Inc. – Turtle Lake

Silver Awards

  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Clamshell Alley
  • Kimberly Mercurio/Kimberly Mercurio Landscape Architecture – Chatham Cottage
  • Kimberly Mercurio/Kimberly Mercurio Landscape Architecture – Coastal Landscape
  • Hilarie Holdsworth & Walker Creek Garden Design – Sawyer Free Library
  • John Beaudry Landscape Design – Walking Meditation Garden
  • Margie Grace & Grace Design Associates - Smith: The Restoration of an Historical Gem
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio, Inc. – Conner Residence
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio, Inc. – Peirano Residence
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio, Inc. – St. Helena Residence
  • Leslie Needham Design LLC – River Hills
  • Kathryn Prideaux, APLD – Spicy
  • Kathryn Prideaux, APLD – White Twist
  • Patricia St. John, APLD/St. John Landscapes – 29th Street Garden
  • Cheri Stringer/TLC Gardens – Red Renaissance
  • Cheri Stringer/TLC Gardens – Rock Canyon
  • Studio TOOP – Family Friendly Urban Garden

Bronze Awards

  • Nancy Drobnick/Miriam's River House Designs LLC – Meditation Building & Garden
  • Mark Greenwald/Maher & Greenwald – Shorefront Gardens
  • Tim Heelan/Stonepocket, Inc. – Copper and Stone
  • Tim Heelan/Stonepocket, Inc. – Shade to Sun: A Garden Transformation
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – Lee Residence
  • Colin Miller/Envision Landscape Studio – San Francisco Residence
  • Matthew Murrey Design – Southern Garden
  • Kathryn Prideaux, APLD – Desert Spa
  • Cheri Stringer/TLC Gardens, LLC – Western Exposure
  • Urban Oasis Landscape Design – California Native Garden
  • Urban Oasis Landscape Design – Tarzana Hilltop Garden
  • Tom Wilhelm/a Blade of Grass – Woodland Retreat

Student Award

  • Jane Finlay – The Restorative Garden

2015 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens & Andropogon Associates, Ltd. – Center for Sustainable Landscapes

Gold Awards

  • Susan Cohan, APLD – Lee Hill Farm
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Longwood Garden
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Kat's Garden
  • Aaron Andrew McIntire and Gunn Landscape Architecture Team with Install by Vert Gardens – Tribeca Roof Garden,
  • Patricia St. John, APLD – City Gem
  • David Thorne Landscape Architect, Inc. – The Reclamation of Native Oak Ridge

Merit Awards

  • Shelly Ann Abbott, MLA for Landscape Design West, LLC – Camino Arizona
  • Nick McCullough, APLD, McCullough's Landscape & Nursery – Barn House
  • a Blade of Grass – Contemporary Courtyard
  • a Blade of Grass – Dedham Residence
  • Buttercup Landscape Design by Vickie Cardaro – House in the Dunes
  • Grace Design Associates – Monarch Sanctuary
  • Jennifer Hoxsie, APLD, Greenhaven Landscapes, Inc. – A Home to Showcase
  • Reuben Huffman, Fullmer's Landscaping Inc. – Garden of Hope
  • Shibanee & Kamal Architects – Windmills of Your Mind

Student Award

  • Tanya Wilson – Modern Country Garden

2014 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Colin Miller, Envision Landscape Studio, Inc. – Barden Residence

Gold Awards

  • Nancy Drobnick – Sun/Moon Garden and Walkway
  • Allan Broadbent – Balance Restored – Darien Residence
  • Janet Conroy, Julie Melear & Mary Sper – Harvest Home
  • Scott Hostetler – Beijing Sky Ocean Canal No 1
  • Scott Hostetler – Shanghai Zhaoxian Gemdale

Merit Awards

  • Paul Connolly – Dos Renos
  • Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC – Children's Garden
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, LLC – Beech Ledge
  • Debbie Gliksman – Natural Stone Oasis
  • Grace Design Associates – Ocean Bluff
  • Hess Landscape Architects – 74th-75th Street Dune Vegetation Management
  • Scott Hostetler – Shanghai CRLand the Bund
  • J. Brandon Jones – Darien Pool Garden
  • Jan Johnsen – Riverhouse
  • Janice Parker Landscape Design – Pool & Sculpture Garden
  • Hess Landscape Architects – Pool Barn
  • Colin Miller – North Ridge
  • Christopher Elkow & Mark Hicks – Minella Meditation Garden
  • William Ripley – Burns Avenue
  • Patricia St. John – A Mediterranean Garden

Student Award

  • Thomas Lawson – Design 4 Final Project, Fire Island Beach House

2013 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Paul Connolly, APLD, Sundrea Design Studio – Rio Ranch

Gold Awards

  • a Blade of Grass – Brookline Residence
  • Doug Myers of Fernhill Landscapes – Sterling Residence
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Farlow Hill Residence
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Belmont Hill Residence
  • Barry Block Landscape Design & Contracting, Inc. – Studio Gardens
  • Kate Stickley, Gretchen Whittier – A Painterly Approach
  • Paul M. Smith, P' In E' Landscape Planning – Duke Farms Community College

Merit Awards

  • William Ripley, APLD – Dauwe Residence
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Front Ridge Residence
  • Laura Rogers, Debbie Woodhouse, Joe Scott/Glen Gate Company – Garden Pool Space
  • David Fierabend of Groundswell Design Group, LLC – Greenhouse Living
  • Grace Design Associates, Inc. – Victoria Garden Mews
  • Brandon Jones/Glen Gate Company – Courtyard Pool Garden
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC – Valentine Park
  • Laura Morton Design – Silver Lake Jewel

Student Award

  • Heidi Hower, Edmonds Community College – Tsubo Niwa - A Courtyard Garden

2012 Awards

Landscape Designer of the Year

Brandon Jones, Glen Gate Company – Reiner Residence

Gold Awards

  • Paul Connolly, APLD, Sundrea Design Studio – Saguaro Vista
  • Sally Court & CGD Landscape Design, LLC – Barvikha Garden
  • Brandon Jones, Glen Gate Company – Fraser Residence
  • Andrew Wilson and Gavin McWilliam, Wilson McWilliam Studio – Lake House
  • Andrew Wilson and Gavin McWilliam, Wilson McWilliam Studio – The Savil Rose Garden
  • Scott Hostetler and HZS USA Landscape – Chengdu Jingli Master Garden

Merit Awards

  • Sally Court & CGD Landscape Design, LLC – Barvikha Garden
  • Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design – Charles River Garden
  • Fullmer’s Landscaping, Inc., Reuben Huffman – Sycamore, Stone, and Steel
  • Scott Hostetler and HZS USA Landscape – Dalian Yida Blue Bay Beach
  • Scott Hostetler and HZS USA Landscape – Dalian Yida Fifth County Lot 5
  • David Keegan Garden Design & Landscape Consultancy – Thornlea Farm
  • Gasper Landscape Design & Construction (Christina Reeves) – Meadowbrook Poolside Retreat
  • Joyce K. Williams Landscape Design – The Journey Garden
  • Angelo Zielinski of Kane Brothers, Inc. – Del Agau Viene la Vida

Student Awards

  • Theresa Bertz, Garden Design School, USA – A Grand Garden Redesign & Renovation
  • Sophie Dixon, Oxford College of Garden Design – 33 The Hill, Garsington
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