October 15, 2017
Growers Group chair John Mantel (left) presents Sheridan Nureries’ Rob Naraj with a certificate for their winning entry.
LO Growers Awards of Excellence winners 2017
Congratulations to the following Landscape Ontario members who share the honour of producing the best nursery stock in Ontario as judged by a panel of experts at this year’s Industry Auction at BTN on Sept. 16.
Winners from the Garden Centre program and the Construction, Maintenance and Design program will be announced during special ceremonies in conjunction with Congress ’18, January 9-11, 2018 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
| Category | Winner | For |
| 1: Evergreens – Field Grown, Upright and Spreading | Sheridan Nurseries | Picea glauca |
| 2: Evergreens – Container Grown, Upright and Spreading | Willowbrook Nurseries | Assorted |
| 3: Broadleaf Evergreens | NVK Holdings | Assorted |
| 4: Deciduous shrubs | Canadale Nurseries | Assorted |
| 5: Deciduous Ornamental Trees, 300 cm or Less | Willowbrook Nurseries | Betula jacquemontii clump |
| 6: Deciduous Ornamental Trees, Top Grafted/Worked | NVK Holdings | Ginkgo biloba ‘Troll’ |
| 7: Caliper Trees | Willowbrook Nurseries | Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ |
| 8: Vines and Groundcover | Willowbrook Nurseries | Assorted |
| 9: Perennials | Millgrove Perennials | Assorted |
| 10: Unusual and Rare Plants | Sheridan Nurseries | Assorted Juniperus |
| 11: Design on a Skid | Willowbrook Nurseries | Assorted plant material |
| 12: Judges Choice | NVK Holdings | Ginkgo biloba ‘Troll’ |