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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

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	Champion Distinctive Landscaping Borchers’ Small Space	Merit

Design/Build/Installation: Residential, under $50,000

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
View project	Champion Distinctive Landscaping Krissengers’ Residential Under $50 K Project	Merit
	Classic Landscapes Turn of the Century Makeover	Merit
View project	Floralis Garden Design Front Landscape Renovation	Distinction
View project	Michaelangelo’s Sustainable Landscape & Design Taher Residence Project	Distinction

Design/Build/Installation: Residential, $50,000 – $150,000

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
View project	Chatham Landscape Services Mr. and Mrs. John Tyers Residence	Distinction
View project	Classic Landscapes Traditional Country Residence	Distinction
View project	Ed Castro Landscape Alecxih	Grand

Design/Build/Installation: Residential, over $150,000

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
View project	Ed Castro Landscape Smith	Grand + Judges’ Choice

Design/Build/Installation: Commercial, $75,000 – $200,000

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	Russell Landscape Contractors Capitol Plaza	Merit

Design/Build/Installation: Seasonal Color – Residential

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	Arcoiris Design Gardening Baker’s Residence	Merit
	Gibbs Landscape Company Hodge Residence	Merit
View project	Gibbs Landscape Company Residential Client	Merit
	Chatham Landscape Services Wicker Residence	Merit
View project	Floralis Garden Design Atlanta Seasonal Color	Distinction
View project	Chatham Landscape Services Romaniello Residence	Grand

Design/Build/Installation: Seasonal Color – Commercial

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	Chatham Landscape Services Allure Buckhead	Merit
	Gibbs Landscape Company Atlanta Georgia Temple	Distinction
	Chatham Landscape Services Post Riverside Parkway	Grand

Landscape Management: Residential

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	Atlanta Garden Maintenance	Distinction

Landscape Management: Commercial

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	Russell Landscape Group AGCO	Grand

Outdoor Lighting: Residential

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	The Outdoor Lights Doyle Residence	Merit
View project	The Outdoor Lights Heath Residence	Grand

Outdoor Lighting: Commercial

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	The Outdoor Lights State Mutual Office Building	Grand

Community Stewardship

	*COMPANY & PROJECT NAME*	*AWARD*
	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

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

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

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.