Frogheath Landscapes was crowned Supreme Winner at the APL Awards, sponsored by Bradstone, which took place at The Brewery in London this month.
The Sussex-based company took the overall award for its project which involved landscaping the gardens surrounding a rare timber and brick 16th century sheep barn in the Brede Valley.
The project, also the winner of the Project Value over £250,000 category, included features such as a formal lawn punctuated with clipped Quercus ilex and exuberant borders, secluded areas enclosed with stilted hornbeam hedges, a walled potager with a contemporary fruit arbour, dipping pond and rustic raised beds. Frogheath Landscapes also created an orchard under planter with a wildflower meadow and a gentle walk through a nuttery of local filberts and Kentish cobs. To promote sustainability all bricks, tiles and Yorkstone are reclaimed, all lighting LED and a rainwater harvester provides irrigation.
The judges commented, “It is a fabulous piece of landscaping work that has exquisite detailing especially within the planting. It is simply stunning fitting the house and its surroundings perfectly.”
Other category winners included Arun Landscapes, RG Landscape & Construction Ltd, James Bird Landscapes, Timotay Landscapes, Big Fish Landscapes, Planet 14 Landscapes and Landform Consultants.
New for 2016 awards were presented to suppliers where the winners were Coles Nurseries, Palmstead Nurseries, Chessington Garden Centre, Green-tech and 2 Circles. Will Burberry from Gardenscapes, who won the APL Worldskills Competition received a special award.
Hosted by landscaper and horticulturist, Chris Collins, and HTA Head of Horticulture, Raoul Curtis-Machin, the awards celebrated the high standards of landscaping achieved by members and demonstrates the APL’s commitment to quality landscaping. Chris also provided the audience with an entertaining tour of his horticultural exploits in Cameroon and Japan.
The APL would like to thank all sponsors – headline sponsor Bradstone, Andersplus, Classiflora Zelari, Easigrass Green-tech, Platipus, Renson and Sovereign Turf for helping to make the awards a great success.
The winners…..
Supreme Award, sponsored by Bradstone
Winner – Frogheath Landscapes – Brede
Project Value under £20,000
Winner – RG Landscape & Construction Ltd
Highly Commended – Silva’s Gardens
Project Value £20,000 – £35,000
Winner – Arun Landscapes
Project Value under £35,000 – £60,000, sponsored by Green-tech
Winner – Landform Consultants
Project Value £60,000 £100,000, sponsored by Sovereign Turf
Winner – James Bird Landscapes
Project Value £100,000 – £250,000, sponsored by Anders Plus
Winner – Arun Landscapes
Project Value over £250,000, sponsored by Platipus
Winner – Frogheath Landscapes
Garden Feature, sponsored by Easigrass
Winner – Big Fish Landscapes Ltd
Innovation, sponsored by Easigrass
Winner – Planet 14 Landscapes Ltd
Community Garden
Winner – Timotay Landscapes Ltd
Hard Landscaping, sponsored by Bradstone
Winner – Arun Landscapes
Soft Landscaping, sponsored by Classiflora Zelari
Winner – Big Fish Landscapes Ltd
Overall Design and Build, sponsored by Renson
Winner – RG Landscape & Construction Ltd
APL Worldskills Winner
Will Burberry from Gardenscapes
Supplier Awards
Grower – North and Midlands
Winner – Coles Nurseries
Grower – South
Winner – Palmstead Nurseries
Retailer
Winner – Chessington Garden Centre
Manufacturer
Winner – Green-tech