2015 GALA
Georgia Landscape Awards
The tradition started with the Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association and has continued with the Georgia Urban Ag Council. For well over 20 years, we have celebrated the excellence of our members by showcasing their projects.
Projects entered 2014
Design/Build/Installation: Small Space
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Champion Distinctive Landscaping Borchers’ Small Space |
Merit |
Design/Build/Installation: Residential, under $50,000
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Champion Distinctive Landscaping Krissengers’ Residential Under $50 K Project |
Merit |
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Classic Landscapes Turn of the Century Makeover |
Merit |
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Floralis Garden Design Front Landscape Renovation |
Distinction |
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Michaelangelo’s Sustainable Landscape & Design Taher Residence Project |
Distinction |
Design/Build/Installation: Residential, $50,000 – $150,000
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Chatham Landscape Services Mr. and Mrs. John Tyers Residence |
Distinction |
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Classic Landscapes Traditional Country Residence |
Distinction |
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Ed Castro Landscape Alecxih |
Grand |
Design/Build/Installation: Residential, over $150,000
| COMPANY & PROJECT NAME | AWARD | |
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Ed Castro Landscape Smith |
Grand + Judges’ Choice |
Design/Build/Installation: Commercial, $75,000 – $200,000
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Russell Landscape Contractors Capitol Plaza |
Merit |
Design/Build/Installation: Seasonal Color – Residential
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Arcoiris Design Gardening Baker’s Residence |
Merit |
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Gibbs Landscape Company Hodge Residence |
Merit |
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Gibbs Landscape Company Residential Client |
Merit |
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Chatham Landscape Services Wicker Residence |
Merit |
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Floralis Garden Design Atlanta Seasonal Color |
Distinction |
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Chatham Landscape Services Romaniello Residence |
Grand |
Design/Build/Installation: Seasonal Color – Commercial
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Chatham Landscape Services Allure Buckhead |
Merit |
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Gibbs Landscape Company Atlanta Georgia Temple |
Distinction |
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Chatham Landscape Services Post Riverside Parkway |
Grand |
Landscape Management: Residential
| COMPANY & PROJECT NAME | AWARD | |
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Atlanta Garden Maintenance | Distinction |
Landscape Management: Commercial
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Russell Landscape Group AGCO |
Grand |
Outdoor Lighting: Residential
| COMPANY & PROJECT NAME | AWARD | |
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The Outdoor Lights Doyle Residence |
Merit |
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The Outdoor Lights Heath Residence |
Grand |
Outdoor Lighting: Commercial
| COMPANY & PROJECT NAME | AWARD | |
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The Outdoor Lights State Mutual Office Building |
Grand |
Community Stewardship
| COMPANY & PROJECT NAME | AWARD | |
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Chatham Landscape Services Atlanta Beltline Post Hope Day |
Community Stewardship |
2015 GALA Judges
MARK BANTA: Piedmont Park Conservancy
Banta built Centennial Olympic Park’s operations team from the ground up and is now President and CEO of Piedmont Park Conservancy. He is a past president of Georgia Turfgrass Association and the Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association and has served on the UAC board.
ERICA GLASENER: Gibbs Gardens
Glasener is a horticulturist, author, lecturer and award-winning host of HGTV’s A Gardener’s Diary for 14 years. She has co-authored several books on Georgia gardening with Walter Reeves. Currently, she is the Marketing Manager for Gibbs Gardens, a 220-acre public garden in Ball Ground, Georgia.
BRUCE HOLLIDAY: Landscape Plans Plus
Holliday, a landscape architect, is a 40-year veteran of the landscape industry. He is known for his unique on-site scaled-sketch design format and has prepared thousands of his “walk away” plans for homes and businesses, not only in Atlanta, but in Alabama, and the Carolinas.
WALTER REEVES: The Georgia Gardener
Reeves is retired from 29 years with the UGA Extension Service. He now hosts a call-in radio show, writes a newspaper column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, manages his extensive website, and writes gardening books.
JEREMY SMEARMAN – Planters, Inc.
Smearman has a landscape horticulture degree from North Carolina State University. In the 28 years, he has owned Planters, his firm has won over 25 UAC/ MALTA awards and competed for high-end residential projects in seven southeastern states. He enjoyed being on the other side of the judge’s table for a change.