Best In Show Awards
The Western Nursery & Landscape Association will award Best in Show Awards at the 2011 National Green Centre in the following categories:
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Best in Show – Hard Goods
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Best in Show – Green Goods
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Overall Best in Show
Judging Criteria:
- Effective presentation of company image
- Coordinating literature
- Personnel in booth
- Overall visual appeal
Award Winners Receive:
- Recognition when award winners are announced Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 at 4:00 pm
- E-newsletter ad for one issue designed by Western graphic artist
- Web Site Inside Ad (www.wnla.org) for one season designed by Western graphic artist
The 2010 Best In Show Awards went to:
Van Wall/John Deere Landscapes constructed an elaborate pavilion at the 2010 WESTERN and won the Best in Show award. They also sponsored and displayed the giveaway at the 2010 WESTERN: an electric John Deere Gator TE with in-bed sprayer and rear mounted spreader. The Van Wall Group is comprised of 13 dealer locations in three states; Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. From John Deere tractors to Honda motorcycles, they put the Van Wall reputation for service and support excellence behind the best brands in the world. For more information email Aaron Smith at asmith@vanwall.com (Content from www.vanwall.com).
Burley Pottery won the Best in Hard Goods award. They focus on garden
pottery and birdbaths. Burley Clay utilizes several different
production methods to produce their stoneware. From high-tech
hydraulic and ram presses to the craftsmanship required in jiggering
and casting, their production methods differ significantly but share
certain features – an emphasis on quality, efficiency, craftsmanship,
and attention to detail. One of the methods they employ today is a
rarely found “lost art” form known as jiggering. This means of
production is an old-fashioned, hand-made process they use to create
several of their larger items, such as birdbaths, pedestals and
planters. For more information email Carol Bentley at carol.bentleyandbentley@yahoo.com. (Content from www.burleyclay.com).
Greenleaf Nursery Company won the Best in Green Goods award and is one
of North America’s largest wholesale nursery growers, each year
producing many millions of container grown plants for retailers,
wholesale distribution centers, and landscapers across the U.S. and
Canada. Primary products include: one of the industry’s widest
selections of broadleaf evergreen and deciduous shrubs; 70-plus
varieties of ornamental grasses; a full compliment of shrub roses
available twelve months a year; a broad conifer selection derived from
Greenleaf-Oklahoma’s original “Predictable Quality” list; annual,
perennial, and tropical “color”; an excellent shade and ornamental tree
offering, newly expanded to include “boxed specimen sizes.” For more
information email Randy Davis at greenleaf@greenleafnursery.com (Content from www.greenleafnursery.com).