Vermont Business Magazine On February 16, 2023 the VT Nursery & Landscape Association held their annual meeting and trade show at the University of Vermont Davis Center, which was attended by 150 people. During the VNLA annual business meeting annual awards were presented as listed below. You can read about the awards and nomination paragraph on our website: https://vnlavt.org/about-us/awards-scholarships/.
During that business meeting we also announced the establishment of the Dr. Leonard P. Perry Scholarship Fund. For 35 years, Dr. Perry was a UVM Emeritus Professor/Extension Horticulture Specialist at the University of Vermont and the VNLA celebrates Dr. Perry’s legacy in establishing this scholarship fund in his name. You can learn more here and find out how to make a donation: https://vnlavt.org/dr-leonard-perry-scholarship-fund/.
2022 Horticultural Achievement Award
Leslie and Peter van Berkum
Van Berkum Nursery
Deerfield, NH
2022 Environmental Awareness Award
Julie Rubaud - Red Wagon Plants
Hinesburg, VT
2022 Retailer of the Year Award
Full Circle Gardens
Essex, VT
2022 Allen B. Crane Horticultural Employee Acknowledgement Award
Ranee Russell – Fairfax Perennial Farm
Fairfax, VT
2023 Young Nursery Professional of the Year Award
Aaron Smith – S & D Landscapes, LLC
S. Burlington, VT
2023 UVM Student Merit Award
Abigail Chastaine – Richmond, VT
2023 Vermont Technical College Student Merit Award
Brandon Schnopps – North Adams, MA
VNLA Announces the Winners of the 2022 Industry Awards Program
The Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association is pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Industry Award Program. A panel of industry professionals met in January, 2023. Projects were judged according to difficulty, proper horticultural practices, craftsmanship, and contributions to the quality of sustainability to the environment. The winner received their awards at the 2023 VNLA Winter Meeting & Trade Show held on February 16, 2023. Winning projects can be viewed at the VNLA website: https://vnlavt.org/membership/industry-awards-program/.
2022 Industry Award Winners
Crafted Landscapes, LLC
Gabriel Bushey
Vergennes, VT
HONOR AWARD
The Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association is a non-profit, statewide organization representing Vermont’s garden centers, greenhouses, landscapers, landscape designers and architects, nurseries, arborists, plant maintenance experts, turf care and irrigation specialists, horticultural educators and researchers, and other plant professionals. For more information about our members and the association visit: www.vnlavt.org.
Source: N. Ferrisburgh, VT (April 25, 2023): VNLA
