Oct 19, 2016

AAS Selects Landscape Design Contest Winners

All-America Selections (AAS) has selected the winners of the fifth annual AAS Landscape Design Contest for Display Gardens.

Each display garden was responsible for creating and executing a design incorporating the yearly theme then generating publicity surrounding the contest.

Gardens were divided into three categories based on the number of visitors per year.

The winning gardens are:

Category I: fewer than 10,000 visitors per year

First Place Winner: Master Gardeners Association of Tippecanoe Country (MGATC), Lafayette, Indiana.

Second Place *TIE* Winner: Jennings Park Master Gardener Display Garden, Marysville, Washington.

Second Place *TIE* Winner: Kenosha County Center Display and Demonstration Garden, Bristol, Wisconsin.

Second Place *TIE* Winner: University of Wisconsin Spooner Ag Research Station, Teaching and Display Garden, Spooner, Wisconsin.

Third Place Winner: William Dam Seeds, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.

Honorable Mention, “Best Use of a YouTube Video”: Backyard Farmer Garden, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Honorable Mention, “Best Theme Execution”: Breckenridge Endowment Farm and Display Garden, Twin Falls, Idaho.

Honorable Mention, “Best Combinations of Edibles and Ornamentals”: Garden of the Sun, Fresno, California.

Honorable Mention, “Best Community Involvement”: Parker F. Scripture Botanical Gardens, Oriskany, New York.

Honorable Mention, “Best Brochure for Pollinator Education”: St. Louis Community College-Meramec Horticulture Department, St. Louis, Missouri.

Category II: 10,0001 – 100,000 visitors per year

First Place Winner: Noelridge Park Gardens, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Second Place Winner: Town of Oakville – Shell Park, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Third Place Winner: Hidden Lake Gardens – MSU, Tipton, Michigan.

Honorable Mention, “Best Garden Focal Points”: Country Heritage Park, Milton, Ontario, Canada.

Honorable Mention “Best Small Space Designs”: Le Jardin des Graminées, Jardin Daniel A. Seguin, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.

Honorable Mention, “Best Use of Color in Design”: McCrory Gardens, Brookings, South Dakota.

Honorable Mention, “Creation of a Pollinator Target Garden”: Oglebay Park, Wheeling, Ohio.

Category III: Over 100,000 visitors per year

First Place Winner: Norseco at the Botanical Garden of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Second Place Winner: Boerner Botanic Gardens, Hales Corners, Wisconsin.

Each of these contest winners are profiled on the AAS website, under “Display Gardens.” A complete collection of photos from all contest entrants can be found on the All-America Selections Flickr and Facebook accounts.

For more information about the contest winners or how to participate in 2017, visit the All-America Selections website.