success of the nineteenth yearly National Awards of Landscape Excellence ( NALE ) were announced on August 10 , 2022 . Each year , the NALE celebrates outstanding work across the land , honoring top projects in landscape painting grammatical construction , invention , and sustenance . so as to measure up for the NALE , applicant first figure their projects in their respective provincial association awards of excellence competition . Then the provincial associations submit up to three entries per category to the national competitor .
The judges , a volunteer gore of industry expert , did not have an easy job pass judgment several rafts of projects rove from exceptional to extraordinary . The home justice evaluated each entry based on standardised criteria first develop by the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association ( CNLA ) in 2004 to narrow the submissions down to this twelvemonth ’s best in each category .
The 2022 succeeder are as follows :
1 . “ Paradigm Condominiums ” by Seferian Design Group , Burlington , Ontario , for the Caterpillar National Award of Landscape Excellence for Commercial Construction
2 . “ Perched on the Rocky Cape ” by DaRocha Webster Landscapes , Montreal , Quebec , for the Caterpillar National Award of Landscape Excellence for Residential structure
3 . “ Urban Sanctuary ” by Clintar Landscape Management Services of Halifax , Nova Scotia , for the HortProtect National Award of Landscape Excellence for Landscape Design ;
4 . “ Centropolis ” by Strathmore Landscaping , Ottawa , Ontario , for the HortProtect National Award of Landscape Excellence for Commercial Maintenance ;
5 . “ Contemporary Beauty ” by The Cultivated Garden , Toronto , Ontario , for the HortProtect National Award of Landscape Excellence for Residential Maintenance ;
6 . Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Ltd. , Schomberg , Ontario , for the CNLA Grower of the Year Award ;
7 . Sheridan Nurseries , Etobicoke , Ontario , for the CNLA Garden Centre of the Year Award
Congratulations to all of the winners this year ! The recognition is well merit for all of this salient work that significantly elevate the level of professionalism in the landscape industry . The observance also include the CNLA awarding for Grower and Garden Centre of the Year , as well as the Green for Life Industry Awards , which recognise individuals , companies , and residential area which benefit the populace through the development and maintenance of green spaces .
The 2022 Green for Life award achiever are :
● Humboldt Urban Garden Sanctuary ( HUGS ) for the Green for Life Community AwardHUGS is a vast new community green outer space that observe its deluxe opening this summer at the Humboldt District Hospital soil , build by numerous agencies , companies , and individuals include Scotts Canada , Landscape Saskatchewan , Landscape Alberta , Green Cities Foundation Canada , and Communities in Bloom .
● LO Covid-19 Taskforce Garden Makeover Project : Participation House for the Green for Life Community AwardTo recognize the loyalty of healthcare pro and frontline workers in the fighting against coronavirus , the Landscape Ontario ( LO ) Covid-19 Task Force created a Garden Makeover Appreciation contest . A standout among the 10 contest winners is Participation House in Markham , Ontario , a loss leader in enhance the quality of life of somebody with disability , whose outdoor blank received more than $ 50,000 in contribution from LO ’s Toronto Chapter for landscaping improvements .
● General Motors Canada for the Green for Life Industry Award for a CorporationGeneral Motors Canada has been a significant feature of the CNLA ’s Member Services program , offer discounts on GM trucks to member across the country for more than 20 year .
● Alex Raab for the Green for Life Distinction Award Industry Award for an IndividualAlex Raab , who opened his first White Rose memory in 1957 , was a trailblazer of the cosmetic horticulture industry in many way , let in mail - decree delivery , large - musical scale composting , and fabricate and brand several products like the Merrygro miniskirt greenhouse .
● Raymond Carrière for the Green for Life Distinction Award Industry Award for an IndividualRaymond Carrière is the Founding President of Communities in Bloom . For more than 25 years , Raymond ’s visual sense revolutionize thousands of military volunteer and over 900 communities to register in the provincial , national and international platform .
● Tony DiGiovanni for the Green for Life Distinction Award Industry Award for an IndividualFor more than 30 old age as Executive Director of Landscape Ontario , Tony DiGiovanni has made a patsy on the landscape painting diligence in legion way , including improving communication between members , his tireless promotion of the industry , and the exponential emergence of LO membership .
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