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On this page, you will find:
Duplicate Awards Plaque Order Form
Looking for an example? Check out these winning entries!
Click
here to view
the 2005 Judges'
Award - Decorative
Plant Service at
Macy's Flower Show.
Click
here to view a
2007 Merit Award -
Initial (now Ambius) Los Angeles at Crowne Plaza
Ventura.
Click
here to view a
2007 Technician
Award - Billy Times of Gardener's Guild, Inc.
THE
16TH ANNUAL PIA INTERIOR PLANTSCAPE AWARDS PROGRAM
The
awards program is held each year to recognize excellence and professionalism
in the interior plantscaping industry. Awards will be presented to the
winning entries at the 16th annual PIA Interior Plantscape Awards Ceremony
during CalScape Expo 2008 on the evening of September 18, 2008, at the
Wyndham Hotel and Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California.
ABOUT
THE PIA AWARDS PROGRAM
The
PIA Awards Program is open to all individuals and/or firms actively involved
in the interior plantscape industry. You need not be a PIA member. It
is designed to recognize excellence and professionalism. Entries will
not be judged against each other, but rather on their own merit. Points
are given to each project based on the entry information and photo documentation.
Scoring is not based on a curve. Acquiring 95% or more of the total number
of points possible will earn a project an Award of Excellence, and earning
90-94% of the total number of points possible will earn a project a Merit
Award. The judging criteria will be found on the back pages of the official
entry form.
PROGRAM
DEADLINES
Entries
are no longer being accepted for the 2008 Awards Program. Check
back soon for information on the 2008 winner and the 2009 program!
Entry deadline: Wednesday, June 11, 1008
Late
Entry deadline: Monday, June 16, 2008 (plus $20 fee per entry)
LOOKING
FOR THE AWARD WINNERS?
Click here to view the 2007 Award Winners.
Click here to view the 2006 Awards Winners.
2008
AWARDS ENTRY FORM
Download
an entry form here to prepare your materials
- you can now type directly onto the form and save it, without having
to worry about formatting! Please be patient while the form loads, as
the file size is rather large.
"WHY
SHOULD I ENTER A PROJECT?"
In
the words of a fellow plantscaper..."The reason is simple and
selfish, if we have to work this hard (and you all know what I mean) we
deserve SOME glory! For those who can afford the time and effort, even
greater glory can be achieved by another simple effort: create a one page,
one paragraph press release about the award on your letterhead...Send
it out with EVERYTHING you mail or fax up to one year after the event." Kim
Parker, Kim Parker Plantscapes
ENTRY
CATEGORIES
DESIGN
Projects
in this category will be judged on their overall characteristics and enhancements
of the environment. Special attention will be paid to form, shape, texture,
color, scale, proportion, creativity, originality, container selection
and special features. Further consideration will be given to horticultural
aspects such as light, temperature, and maintenance requirements. Design
projects submitted must have been designed by the entrant company within
the last 2 years. Dollar values in this category represent the total retail
sales price for materials installed, including tax and labor. View
the Judging Sheet for this category.
INSTALLATION
Projects
in this category will be judged on the quality and complexity of the installation.
Special consideration will be given to the use of sub-irrigation, proper
staging materials, safety precautions, problem solving, special handling
or equipment required, and planning for ongoing care and maintenance.
Projects need not have been designed by the project entrant, but must
have been installed during the past two years. Dollar values in this category
represent total retail sales price for materials installed, including
tax and labor. View the
Judging Sheet for this category.
HORTICULTURAL
SERVICE
Projects
in this category will be judged on the overall appearance, including plant
health, cleanliness of the foliage and containers, care of top dressing,
appropriate pruning and trimming, and pest control. Special consideration
will be given to unique maintenance requirements (e.g. color rotations)
and maintenance of special features (e.g. replicas, water features, rock).
Projects must have been maintained continuously by the entrant company
for at least one year. View
the Judging Sheet for this category.
MAJOR
RENOVATION
Projects
in this category will be judged on the quality and type of materials used,
but primarily on the improvement of the plantscape affected by the renovation.
Special attention will be paid to enhancements such as use of sub-irrigation,
new containers, new ground coverings or top dressings, etc. At least one-half
of the existing plantscape must have undergone renovation during the past
two years to be considered for this category. A minimum of five (5) "before
renovation" and five (5) "after renovation" photos are
required. Dollar values in this category represent the total retail sales
price for materials installed, including tax and labor. View
the Judging Sheet for this category.
SPECIAL
EVENT & HOLIDAY
Projects
in this category will be judged on the impact of the project on the event.
Special consideration will be given to the overall enhancement of the
event's theme, special use of props, degree of difficulty, time constraints,
client requirements, and use of color, form, light, and texture. This
category includes short-term interior plantscapes such as seasonal displays
or exhibits and event rentals. The event must have occurred during the
past year (June to June). Dollar values in this category represent the
total retail sales price for materials installed, including tax and labor.
View the Judging Sheet
for this category.
TECHNICIAN
In
addition to the criteria in the horticultural service category, technicians
will be judged on their contribution to the entrant company and the horticultural
community. Consideration will be given to pesticide licensing, certification,
on the job safety, timely replacements, client satisfaction, and PIA involvement.
An entry in this category must include a project that has been maintained
by that same technician for at least one year, and that individual must
be at least 75% responsible for the project. Only one photo of the technician
should be included with supporting photos of the project he/she maintains.
In addition to the Official Technician Entry Form and Project Description
Form, with each entry you are required to submit 1) one digital file for
each photo and 2) two 4" x 6" prints of the photograph you would
like used on the awards plaque should you receive an award. Digital image
files of each print should be at 300 dpi formatted to 4”x6”
print size. View the Judging
Sheet for this category.
ATRIUM
Projects
in this category will be judged on the quality and complexity of the installation.
Special consideration will be given to the use of sub-irrigation, proper
staging materials, safety precautions, problem solving, special handling
or equipment requirements, and planning for ongoing care and maintenance.
Atrium projects submitted must have been installed by the entrant company
since last June. Dollar values in this category represent the total sales
price for materials installed, including tax and labor. View
the Judging Sheet for this category.
EXTERIOR
GARDEN
Projects
in this category include patioscape installations (in-ground and containerized
in association with a building), containerized exterior plantings, and
rooftop (not Green Roof) gardens. Green Roof projects have a separate
set of project criteria. Exterior Garden projects will be judged on their
overall characteristics and enhancements of the environment. Special attention
will be paid to form, shape, texture, color, scale, proportion, creativity,
originality, container selection, special features, adherence to construction
standards, and irrigation efficiency. Further consideration will be given
to horticultural aspects such as light, temperature, and maintenance requirements.
Projects in this category must have been installed by the entrant company
since last June. Dollar values in this category represent the total retail
sales price for materials installed, including tax and labor. View
the Judging Sheet for this category.
GREEN
ROOF
Projects in this category are extensive and intensive green roofs. Green
roofs are engineered light-weight roofing systems covered with vegetation
and 6” or less growing media planted over a water proof membrane
on a man made structure. They will be judged on the quality and complexity
of the project. Special consideration will be given to the use of irrigation,
plant material not requiring irrigation, safety precautions, problem solving,
special handling or equipment required, and planning for ongoing care
and maintenance. Projects need not have been designed by the entrant but
must have been installed during the past two years. Dollar values in this
category represent total retail sales price for materials installed, including
tax and labor. View the
Judging Sheet for this category.
SILK,
PRESERVED & REPLICA
Projects
in this category will be judged on their overall characteristics and visual
enhancement of the environment and installation /safety requirements.
Special attention will be paid to form, shape, texture, color, scale,
proportion, creativity, originality, container selection and staging,
as well as safety issues, special needs, as well as, degree of difficulty
for installation or client requirements. Silk, Preserved and Replica design/installation
projects must have been installed by the entrant company since last June
and be composed of at least 80% silk, preserved, and/or replica materials.
Dollar values in this category represent the total retail sales price
for materials installed, including tax and labor. View
the Judging Sheet for this category.
DUPLICATE
AWARD PLAQUE
Would
you like to order a duplicate of your awards plaque? Click
here to view then print the order form.
PIA ~ 493 S. Highland
Ave., Ukiah, CA 95482-4633 ~ Ph: 707/462-2276 ~ Fax 707/463-6699 ~ pia@piagrows.org