The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA) Texas Excellence in Landscaping (TEIL) Awards were presented recently the Association’s Awards Dinner in Sugar Land, Texas. The TEIL Awards program recognizes excellence in landscape design, installation, and maintenance. Presenting the awards was TNLA Chairman of the Board, Tom Dickerson. Co-Masters of ceremonies for the event were TNLA State Landscape Directors, Mark Harris, TCLP, of Harris Landscape, Inc. in Houston and James Wilhite, TCLP, of Wilhite Landscape and Lawn Care in Tyler.
Awards are presented in several categories and on three levels of recognition starting with the Bronze, moving to Silver, Gold, and a special TNLA Grand Platinum Award.
Winners of the 2006 TEIL Awards were:
GRAND PLATINUM AWARD
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Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston
Residential Maintenance
Holthouse Residence
GOLD AWARDS
A.J.’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
Schmid Residence
Gill Landscape Nursery – Corpus Christi
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
Martinez-Quinones Residence
Landscape Resources, Inc. – Austin
Commercial Maintenance
Dell
Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston
Residential Maintenance
Holthouse Residence
ValleyCrest Landscape Development – Austin
Commercial Installation – Over $50,000
Blanton Museum – University of Texas at Austin
ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance - Dallas
Commercial Maintenance
Nasher Sculpture Center
SILVER AWARDS
AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
Harris Residence
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Guillen Landscape Contractor, L.P. – Houston
Residential Installation – $20,000 ¬– $50,000
Lakes of Buckingham Residence
Montgomery Farm Gardens – Dallas
Commercial Installation – Over $50,000
Warren Clark Development – Allen Intersection
Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston
Special Projects
St. Philip Presbyterian Church
Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston
Commercial Maintenance
Memorial – Stablewood Homeowners Association
Moss Landscaping – Houston
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
Tutcher Residence
Picture This Landscape – Houston
Residential Installation – $20,000 ¬– $50,000
Private Residence
ValleyCrest Landscape Development – Austin
Commercial Installation – Over $50,000
Gregory Gym – University of Texas at Austin
BRONZE AWARDS
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AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
Area Residence
AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
O’Connell Residence
Guillen Landscape Contractor, L.P. – Houston
Residential Installation – Over $50,000
Royal Oaks Residence
Lawns of Dallas – Dallas
Residential Maintenance
Private Residence
Post Properties, Inc. – Houston
Commercial Maintenance
Post Midtown Square
Honorable mention went to:
Absolute Accents – Santo
Hou-Scape Inc. – Houston
Prime Landscape Services – Arlington
Sponsors for the event were: Texas Green Industry Workers’ Comp Group, Landmark Nurseries, Inc., Rock Materials, Dry Creek Tree Farm, The LETCO Group, Tram-Tex Nursery, Inc., Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, Inc., Blooming Ideas & More, Southern Nurseries, Berger Horticultural Products, Inc., Hortica Insurance and Company Benefits, Harry’s Greenhouse, Nursery Supplies, Inc., Excel Garden Products, Greenleaf Nursery Company, and Cornelius Nurseries.
The TEIL Awards program is an annual event, with awards being presented at the January Awards Dinner. Deadline for submission for 2007 awards is October 15, 2007. For information, contact TNLA at 800.880.0343 or email info@tnlaonline.org. Photos of award-winning landscapes, and application for submission, are available at www.tnlaonline.org/press.
The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association is a trade association representing grower, retail nursery, landscape contracting, and supplier businesses in Texas. TNLA represents the fourth largest agricultural entity in Texas and an industry whose total post-farmgate sales exceed $9 billion annually.
