4 Ohio companies honored

COLUMBUS — Four Ohio companies have been announced as winners in the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) 48th Annual Landscape Awards.

LWB Design, LLC, based in Willoughby, Ohio, was the only winner of a Grand Award this year for its complete landscape overhaul of a mid-century modern residential property located in Bath, Ohio. The project also received the highest recognition as it was named the 2020 Landscape Awards Project of the Year.

Dayton-based Grunder Landscaping Co. received two Merit Awards. The first was for a residential installation of a craftsman-style outdoor living space and another was awarded in the residen- tial landscape maintenance category for a property it has been maintaining biweekly since 2017.

M.J. Design Associates, based in central Ohio, won a Merit Award in the category of Use of Seasonal Color, Container Garden, or Perennial Gardens for its Temple Residence project.

Finally, Cincinnati-based LawnScapes Inc., received a Merit Award for its Springboro project, an impressive residential installation of natural fieldstone walls, a fullrange bluestone pool deck and concrete paver walkways.

The largest program of its kind in the state, ONLA’s Landscape Awards program encourages landscape contractors, landscape designers and landscape architects to continue their efforts to raise the industry’s image through consistent use of quality materials and outstanding workmanship. All awards were given based on a 100-point system. A Merit Award is given to any entry scoring a minimum of 70 points. One Grand Award is given in each category to the project, if any, that has the highest score above 85 points. A single Judges’ Choice: Project of the Year Award is given to one award-winning entry at the discretion of the judges.