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2006 Landscape Design Winners

The Residential Best of Show award was bestowed upon Daniel Lowery, APLD, of Queen Anne Gardens in Seattle, Washington for a project entitled, “Urban Place- Sanctuary Space.” Click here to view this design.

The Non-Residential Best of Show award was bestowed upon W. Gary Smith of W. Gary Smith Design, Inc. in collaboration with Scott Ogden of PlantDrivenDesign.com for a project entitled “Tropical Mosaic Garden.”
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Other winners were as follows:

Residential winners

Under $25,000 Design/Build

Gold Award- Flower to the People, Los Angeles, CA. Click here to view this design

Silver Award- Nigel Rollings, New York, NY

Bronze Award- Joanne Kostecky, APLD, Joanne Kostecky Garden Design, Inc., Allentown, PA

$25,000 – $75,000 Design/Build

Gold Award – Daniel Lowery, APLD, Queen Anne Gardens, Seattle, WA. Click here to view this design

Silver Award – Chicago Specialty Gardens, Chicago, IL

Bronze Award – Patricia St. John, APLD, Patricia St. John Landscape Design, Berkeley, CA

Honorable Mention- Joanne Kostecky, APLD, Joanne Kostecky Garden Design, Inc., Allentown, PA

$75,000 - $150,000 Design/Build

Gold Award – Barry Block, Barry Block Landscape Design & Contracting, Inc., East Moviches, NY. Click here to view this design

Silver Award – Susan Murphy, Landscape Solutions by Susan Murphy LLC, Weston, WI

Bronze Award- Kathy Snyder Hubner, APLD, Gill Landscape Nursery, Corpus Christi, TX

Over $150,000 Design/Build

Gold Award – Mark Voelkel of Rolling Acres Landscaping and Nursery, Annapolis, MD. Click here to view this design Click here to view this design

Silver Award - Barry Block, Barry Block Landscape Design & Contracting, Inc., East Moviches, NY.

Bronze Award - Damon Lang, Green Planet Landscaping, LLC, Henderson, NV

Non-Residential winners:

Under $40,000 Design/Build

Gold Award - Joanne Kostecky, APLD, Joanne Kostecky Garden Design, Inc., Allentown, PA. Click here to view this design.

Silver Award - Elizabeth Johnston, Garden Designs by Elizabeth, Randolph, NJ

Bronze Award - Andrew Fisher Tomlin, Fisher Tomlin, London, England

Over $150,000 Design/Build

Gold Award – Gary Smith of W. Gary Smith Design, Inc. in collaboration with Scott Ogden of PlantDrivenDesign.com. Click here to view this design.

Silver Award – Christopher Valenti, APLD, J.B. Landscaping, Lewes, DE

Six judges in the design and horticultural professions reviewed the submissions.

  • Ed Black, RLA, Ed Black and Associates
  • Stephanie Cohen, Horticultural Consultant
  • Martin R. McGann, Penn State University
  • Dennis Rydberg, APLD, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Donna Swansen, APLD, Donna Swansen Design
  • Barbara Whitcraft, Hershey Gardens