Lawn & Landscape magazine received awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors and designers employed in the business, trade and specialty press presented Lawn & Landscape magazine with six awards for 2018. The winning entries were counted under ASBPE’s Heartland Region, an area including Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Justin Armburger, art director of Lawn & Landscape magazine, won a regional gold award in the Opening Page/Spread-Photo category for Lawn & Landscape’s March 2017 cover story, Price point. He also won a regional gold award in the category of Contents Page or Pages for Lawn & Landscape’s July 2017 Contents page. From the same issue, Armburger won a regional gold award in the category of Front Cover Illustration for Lawn & Landscape’s July 2017 Cover. In addition, he won a regional gold award in the category of Opening Page/Spread-Illustration for Lawn & Landscape’s September 2017 cover story, Occupational overload.
All four of these design awards are national finalists in their respective categories.
Brian Horn won a regional silver award in the category of Individual Profile for print for Lawn & Landscape’s June 2017 cover story, Control in the chaos. Also, Brooke Bilyj, contributing editor of Lawn & Landscape, and Horn both received a regional bronze award in the category of Company Profile for the December 2017 cover story, Out of the storm.
Sister publications also published by GIE Media, Inc., won the following awards:
- Cannabis Business Times: Company Profile - Regional Gold Award – “Patients Over Profits”
- Cannabis Business Times: Regular Column, Contributed - Regional Silver Award – “Hort How-To”
- Cannabis Dispensary: New Publication Design - Regional Gold Award - November 2017 Cannabis Dispensary
- Cannabis Dispensary: Opening Page/Spread-Photo - Regional Bronze Award - November 2017 Guest Interview
- Cannabis Dispensary: Case History - Regional Bronze Award – “Breeding Cannabis Experts”
- Garden Center: Infographics - Regional Gold Award – “Last Look”
- Garden Center: Company Profile print – Regional Silver Award – “Bet the Farm.”
- Garden Center: Opening Page/Spread-Photo – Regional Bronze Award – “Bet the Farm.”
- Garden Center: Feature Article – General Interest print – Regional Bronze Award – “Why Aren’t Garden Centers Hooked on ‘Ponics?”
- Garden Center: How-To Article print – Regional Silver Award – “5 Steps to Boost Your Garden Center’s Brand Visibility.”
- Garden Center: News Analysis print – Regional Silver Award – “When the Storm Breaks.”
- Golf Course Industry: Feature Article Design - Regional Bronze Award – “When the Creek Rises”
- Golf Course Industry: Feature Series - Regional Silver Award – “When the Creek Rises”
- Greenhouse Management: Front Cover-Illustration - Regional Silver Award - “State of the Industry Illustrated Cover”
- Greenhouse Management: Infographics - Regional Silver Award - “State of the Industry Report Infographic”
- Nursery Management: Infographics - Regional Bronze Award – “Purpose & Perseverance”
- Nursery Management: Case History - Regional Gold Award – “Burning bright”
- Nursery Management: Individual Profile - Regional Gold Award – “Grower of the Year”
- Nursery Management: Case History - Regional Silver Award – “Strength in Unity”
- Produce Grower: Front Cover-Photo - Regional Bronze Award – “Man of Tomorrow”