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Landscape Ontario announced the winners of the Awards of Excellence for Garden Centers and Growers at EXPO 2012, Landscape Ontario’s garden and floral fall trade show. The awards were created by Landscape Ontario to recognize the growers of the best plant material, and retailers who showcase excellent products and provide outstanding services.
The winners in their respective categories are:
2012 Garden Center Awards of Excellence Winners
Baseline Nurseries & Garden Centre
Category: Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Annuals and/or Perennials
Elviage Dr, London, N6K 4N5, Phone: 519-657-1265
Canadale Nurseries Ltd.
Categories: Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Evergreens and/or Broadleaf Evergreens; Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Your Specialty: Plant Material Your Business is Noted For; Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Annuals and/or Perennials; Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Promotional Event
Connon Nurseries/CBV Holdings Inc.
Categories: Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Deciduous Shrubs and/or Trees;
Outstanding Display of Goods - Hardgoods
Cudmore's Garden Centre Inc.
Category: Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Deciduous Shrubs and/or Trees
DeGroot's Nurseries Ltd.
Category: Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Promotional Event
Georgina Garden Centre
Category: Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Annuals and/or Perennials
Landale Landscape Management
Category: Permanent Display Gardens - Under 500 square feet
New North Greenhouses Inc.
Categories: Outstanding Display of Goods – Hardgoods;
Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Promotional Event;
Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Your Specialty: Plant Material Your Business is Noted For
Parkway Gardens Ltd.
Categories: Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Annuals and/or Perennials;
Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Your Specialty: Plant Material Your Business is Noted For
Pathways To Perennials
Category: Outstanding Display of Goods - Hardgoods
Peter Knippel Nursery Inc.
Category: Permanent Display Gardens - Over 500 square feet
Sandhill Nursery
Categories: Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Web Site Development;
Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Promotional Event;
Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Print Advertising; Outstanding Display of Goods – Seasonal; Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Promotional Event; Outstanding Display of Goods - Giftware
Sheridan Nurseries (Georgetown) Ltd.
Categories: Outstanding Display of Goods – Hardgoods; Outstanding Display of Goods – Giftware; Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Promotional Event;
Merchandising Techniques - Creative P.O.P. Area (Cash register or immediate surrounding area); Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Print Advertising
The Pond Clinic
Category: Merchandising Techniques - Outstanding Promotional Event
Vermeer's Garden Centre & Flower Shop
Category: Outstanding Display of Plant Material - Annuals and/or Perennials
2012 Grower Awards of Excellence Winners
Canadale Nurseries Ltd.
Category: Deciduous Ornamental Trees - Top Grafted/Worked
Connon Nurseries/NVK Holdings Inc.
Categories: Perennials – Assorted perennials;
Unusual and rare plants
Mori Nurseries Ltd.
Categories: Evergreens - Field Grown Upright & Spreading; Deciduous Shrubs
Sheridan Nurseries Ltd.
Categories: Evergreens - Container Grown Upright & Spreading;
Caliper Trees
Willowbrook Nurseries Inc.
Categories: Broadleaf Evergreens - Assorted Broadleaf Evergreens;
Deciduous Ornamental Trees 300 Cm Or Less;
Vines & Groundcovers; Design on a Skid;
JUDGES CHOICE
For more information about the Awards of Excellence, visit www.loawards.com. To learn more about the expo, visit www.loexpo.ca.