The Mid-Atlantic Home & Flower Show, held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center Feb. 15-17, featured numerous exhibit and garden competitions. All awards, with the exception of the People's Choice award, were judged on Friday, Feb. 15. A crowd of more than 25,000 visitors attended the event, the second time for this collaboration between the Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show and The Virginia Flower Show, produced by Tidewater Builders Association and the Virginia Horticultural Foundation The following is the list of winners from the Mid-Atlantic Home & Flower Show: GARDEN AWARDS Educational booths First place: The Virginia Bonsai Society Second place: The Hermitage Society Third place: Lynnhaven River NOW Artist Alley First place: "Plants" Fused Glass, K. Sullivan, artist Second place: "Above and Below" Encaustic painting, Michele Barnes, artist Third place: "Moon Flowers" Watercolor, Patrizia Zorzo, artist Director's Choice: "Trees of Tomahawk" Mixed Media, Gail Goodman, artist Special Awards Best use of a water feature: "Sanctuary for your Senses" Basnight Land and Lawn Inc. of Chesapeake Best use of natural materials: "Garden of Delights" Edward Gosman and Associates Inc., Virginia Waterscapes and Golf Greens Fore U. Best use of plant materials: "Sanctuary for your Senses" Basnight Land and Lawn Inc. Best use of landscape structures: "Classic Elegance" Basnight Land and Lawn Inc. Best use of landscape paving: "Italian Garden: A Feast for the Senses" Jack Frost Landscapes of Virginia Beach Best us of artistic flair: "Serumdiddlyumptious" Norfolk Botanical Garden Grandest Illusion: "Serumdiddlyumptious" Norfolk Botanical Garden Most Educational: "Serumpdiddlyumptious" Norfolk Botanical Garden Non-commercial Landscape Display First place: "Serumdiddlyumptious" Norfolk Botanical Garden
Commercial Landscape Display First place: "Classic Elegance" Basnight Land and Lawn Inc. Second place: "Sanctuary for your senses" Basnight Land and Lawn Inc. Third place: "Italian Garden: A Feast for the Senses" Jack Frost Landscapes Virginia Society of Landscape Designers Awards for Best Landscape Design "Classic Elegance" Basnight Land and Lawn Inc. American Horticultural Society Environmental Award Presented for an exhibit of horticultural excellence which best demonstrates the bond between horticulture and the environment, and inspires the viewer to beautify home and community through skillful design and appropriate plant materials. "Sanctuary for your Senses" Basnight Land and Lawn Inc. People's Choice Award "Garden of Delights" Edward Gosman and Associates Inc., Virginia Waterscapes and Golf Greens Fore U EXHIBIT AWARDS
Small Booth Best in Show: All Nations Floors and Design of Virginia Beach Honorable mention, Best in Show: Affordable Technology Solutions of Virginia Beach Most Creative: Springdale Water Gardens of Greenville, Va. Honorable mention, Most Creative: Coastal Lightscapes of Virginia Beach Large Booth Best in Show: Home Theaters by DAS of Chesapeake Honorable mention, Best in Show: East Coast Leisure of Virginia Beach Most Creative: Collections by Design of Williamsburg Honorable mention, Most Creative: Backyard Creations Inc. of Virginia Beach
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