Awards are presented in several categories and on three levels of recognition starting with the Bronze, moving to Silver, Gold, and a special TNLA Grand Platinum Award.

Winners of the 2006 TEIL Awards were:

GRAND PLATINUM AWARD

• Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Holthouse Residence

GOLD AWARDS

• A.J.’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Schmid Residence
• Gill Landscape Nursery – Corpus Christi?EUR??,,????'?????<Martinez-Quinones Residence
• Landscape Resources, Inc. – Austin?EUR??,,????'?????<Dell
• Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Holthouse Residence
• ValleyCrest Landscape Development – Austin?EUR??,,????'?????<Blanton Museum – University of Texas at Austin
• ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance – Dallas?EUR??,,????'?????<Nasher Sculpture Center

SILVER AWARDS

• AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Harris Residence
• Guillen Landscape Contractor, L.P. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Lakes of Buckingham Residence
• Montgomery Farm Gardens – Dallas?EUR??,,????'?????<Warren Clark Development – Allen Intersection
• Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<St. Philip Presbyterian Church
• Moss Landscaping, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Stablewood Homeowners Association
• Moss Landscaping – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Tutcher Residence
• Picture This Landscape – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Private Residence
• ValleyCrest Landscape Development – Austin?EUR??,,????'?????<Gregory Gym – University of Texas at Austin

BRONZE AWARDS

• AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Area Residence
• AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Brown Residence
• AJ’s Landscaping and Design, Inc. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<O’Connell Residence
• Guillen Landscape Contractor, L.P. – Houston?EUR??,,????'?????<Royal Oaks Residence
• Lawns of Dallas – Dallas?EUR??,,????'?????<Private Residence
• Post Properties, Inc. – Houston ?EUR??,,????'?????<Post Midtown Square

HONORABLE MENTION went to:

• Absolute Accents – Santo
• Hou-Scape Inc. – Houston
• Prime Landscape Services – Arlington

Sponsors for the event were: Texas Green Industry Workers’ Comp Group, Landmark Nurseries, Inc., Rock Materials, Dry Creek Tree Farm, The LETCO Group, Tram-Tex Nursery, Inc., Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, Inc., Blooming Ideas & More, Southern Nurseries, Berger Horticultural Products, Inc., Hortica Insurance and Company Benefits, Harry’s Greenhouse, Nursery Supplies, Inc., Excel Garden Products, Greenleaf Nursery Company, and Cornelius Nurseries.

The TEIL Awards program is an annual event, with awards being presented at the January Awards Dinner. Deadline for submission for 2007 awards is October 15, 2007. For information, contact TNLA at 800.880.0343 or email info@tnlaonline.org. Photos of award-winning landscapes, and application for submission, are available at www.tnlaonline.org/press.

The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association is a trade association representing grower, retail nursery, landscape contracting, and supplier businesses in Texas. TNLA represents the fourth largest agricultural entity in Texas and an industry whose total post-farmgate sales exceed $9 billion annually.