Landscape Ohio! Awards handed out

Kurt Kluznik receives the Lifetime Dedication and Outstanding Contributions to the Landscape Industry Award from Ohio Landscape Association President Joe Chiera and Executive Director Sandy Munley.

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Ohio Landscape Association announced the winners of the 14th Annual Landscape Ohio! Awards Program last week.

The awards are meant to increase awareness of quality landscaping and how it improves the environment. This year, 37 projects in 18 different categories received awards at a ceremony hosted by the Cleveland Botanical Gardens.

Also during the evening, the Lifetime Dedication and Outstanding Contributions to the Landscape Industry Award was given to Kurt Kluznik, owner of Yardmaster in Painesville, Ohio.

Here is a list of this year’s winners:

A. Residential Maintenance
Category Sponsor: Alvord's Yard & Garden
Honor Award: McCullough's Landscape & Nursery (Johnstown)
Merit Award: Chesterland Nurseries (Chesterland)
Merit Award: #1 Landscaping (Medina)

B. Commercial Maintenance
Category Sponsor: Emmett Equipment
Honor Award: The Brickman Group (Columbus)
Merit Award: Chesterland Nurseries (Chesterland)

C. Residential Installation, Category I - less than $25,000
Category Sponsor: Medina Sod Farms
Honor Award: O'Neill Landscape Design & Installation (Chagrin Falls)
Merit Award: Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscape (Avon Lake)

D. Residential Installation, Category II - $25,000 to $50,000
Category Sponsor: O'Reilly Equipment
Honor Award: Suncrest Gardens (Peninsula)
Merit Award: O'Neill Landscape Design & Installation (Chagrin Falls)
Merit Award: O'Neill Landscape Design & Installation (Chagrin Falls)

E. Residential Installation, Category III - $50,000 to $100,000
Category Sponsor: Rusty Oak Nursery
Honor Award :Yard Solutions (Groveport)
Merit Award: Land Creations Landscaping (Columbia Station)
Merit Award: KGK Gardening & Design Corp. (Hudson)

F. Residential Installation, Category IV - $100,000 to $150,000
Category Sponsor: Willoway WDC
Honor Award: Ohio Valley Group (Chagrin Falls)
Merit Award: Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscape (Avon Lake)
Merit Award: Land Creations Landscaping (Columbia Station)

G. Residential Installation, Category V - over $150,000
Category Sponsor: Davis Tree Farm & Nursery
Honor Award: Impullitti Landscping (Burton)
Merit Award: Suncrest Gardens (Peninsula)
Merit Award: KGK Gardening & Design Corp (Hudson)

H. Residential Installation, Category VI - projects with swimming pools
Category Sponsor: East of Eden Nursery, Inc.
Merit Award: O'Neill Landscape Design & Installation (Chagrin Falls)
Merit Award: Naturescape (Chagrin Falls)

I. Commercial Installation, Category I - less than $75,000
Merit Award: #1 Landscaping (Medina)
Merit Award: American Beauty Landscaping (Boardman)

J. Commercial Installation - Category II - over $75,000
Category Sponsor: Klyn Nurseries
Honor Award: DTR Associates (Aurora)

K. Water Features   
Category Sponsor: Bedford Glens Garden Center
Merit Award: Suncrest Gardens (Peninsula)

L. Landscape Lighting
Category Sponsor: Wolf Creek Company
Honor Award: T.L.C. Landscaping (Solon)
Merit Award: KGK Gardening & Design Corp. (Hudson)

M. Specialty Gardens
Category Sponsor: The Great Big Home and Garden Expo
Merit Award: Complete Outdoor Installation (Stow)
Merit Award: J. Barker Landscaping Company (Bedford)

N. Show Gardens / Display Gardens
Category Sponsor: Kurtz Bros., Inc.
Merit Award: Land Creations Landscaping (Columbia Station)

O. Garden Structures/Pavements, Category I - less than $25,000
Category Sponsor: Valley City Builders Supply
Merit Award: #1 Landscaping (Medina)

P. Garden Structures/Pavements, Category II - $25,000 to $50,000
Category Sponsor: Unilock Ohio
Merit Award: KGK Gardening & Design Corp. (Hudson)
Merit Award: J. Barker Landscaping Company (Bedford)

Q. Garden Structures/Pavements, Category III - over $50,000
Category Sponsor: Belgard Hardscapes
Honor Award: Complete Outdoor Installation (Stow)
Merit Award: KGK Gardening & Design Corp. (Hudson)
Merit Award: Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscape, Inc. (Avon Lake)

R. Best Use of Color
Category Sponsor: Art Form Nurseries
Merit Award: #1 Landscaping (Medina)