The Fockele Garden Co. takes home PLANET awards

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The Fockele Garden Co. received PLANET Awards in three categories at the 41st Annual Environmental Improvement Awards Program.

The Fockele Garden Co. earned merit awards in both the residential design/build and erosion control/ecological restoration divisions, and a distinction award in the commercial maintenance category.

In the erosion control category, The Fockele Garden Co. was honored for its work at the Fusaro-Everitt Home in Atlanta for creating a beautiful and technical remedy for a stormwater runoff problem.

The design/build award was for the Hillside Garden at the Moss home on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, where a series of naturalistic seating areas make a garden out of a steep slope.

The company’s work at Peach State Bank & Trust earned the award for maintenance, where a unique and interesting landscape requires ongoing, custom care.

PLANET’s Environmental Improvement Awards Program is designed to honor independent landscape, lawn care and interior plantscaping professionals who execute superior projects.

The Fockele Garden Co. serves clients throughout the Southeast. The company focuses on the maintenance and installation of commercial landscapes and residential gardens, and provides services such as irrigation systems, cisterns, custom water features, and stone work.