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2025 Judges’ Award: Creating an Elevated Retreat in the Heart of Dallas

Southern Botanical, based in Dallas, Texas, was tasked with developing a sky garden for their client Harwood by blending culture, art and landscape on a 12th-floor terrace as part of their ā€˜trophy portfolio.’ The client wanted to evoke the calm, meditative beauty of a Japanese garden in the space. Throughout the 17,000-square-foot space, tenants can […]

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2025 Judges’ Award: Transforming a Steep Shoreline Into a Lush Lakeside Retreat

This client knew exactly what they wanted for their Lake Michigan property. Their vision centered on rooms in the landscape that allowed them to live, entertain and connect with nature. They also understood that they needed their architect, interior designer and landscape company to work closely together. Mariani Landscape, based in Lake Bluff, Illinois, was […]

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2024 Judges’ Award: Developing A Sustainable Oasis for Office Workers

Metropolitan Park, Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, features two 22-story office buildings, including 65,000 square feet of street-level retail and almost four acres of new and renovated public spaces. Amazon sought to provide a superior experience for both employees working inside the building and community members who enjoy the park and local small business […]

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2023 Judges’ Award: Crafting A Multi-Level Outdoor Living Space

This property, located in the lakeview district of Chicago, Illinois, was surrounded by a harsh urban environment. The homeowners decided to remodel the property, leaving the surrounding area devoid of any landscaping. Desiring a degree of separation from the city and space for more experiences at their home, the client turned to Mariani Landscape, thanks […]

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2022 Judges’ Award: Installing a Next-Generation Urban Campus

In midtown Atlanta, Georgia, is the three-acre headquarters of Norfolk Southern, which was created as a next-generation urban campus. The two office towers are unified by a five-story campus-style hub that serves as a destination for employees to work and socialize. Ruppert Landscape was brought on to help with the landscape installation by a general […]

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2022 Judges’ Award: Maintaining a Boxwood Lover’s Paradise

When The LaurelRock Company, based in Wilton, Connecticut, took on the maintenance of an estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 2020, the plant health care was nonexistent and the multi-million-dollar landscape was in decline. Two years later, their work on the property earned LaurelRock one of the two prestigious Judges’ Awards presented in 2022, which is […]

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2021 Judges’ Award: Made in the Shade

In Wilmette, Illinois, a granite cobble drive leads to a home with 25 mature trees and sweeping planting beds filled with flowering shrubs and perennials. The client wanted a colorful landscape they could enjoy with friends and family so they hired Chalet Nursery in 2017 to take on the maintenance. Their work on this property […]

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2020 Judges’ Award: Creating a Lake View Resort

In Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, a client wanted to create a family vacation compound that felt like a high-end resort when visiting. Mariani Landscape was asked to include comfortable, yet elegant, living spaces to entertain and relax. The design intent was to draw the family outside into intimate spaces for multigenerational gatherings while taking advantage of […]

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