2020 Award of Merit
Designer Home Site
Project Owner: Wheeler and Bukovic
Project Designer: Grounded Solutions
Project Contractor: Green Isle Gardens
Award Category: residential
Location: The Villages, Sumter County
The design goals were:
- Convert existing turfgrass
- Create a wildlife-friendly landscape that fits in with the neighborhood
- Looks attractive and well maintained.
- Replace the turfgrass lawn with ground cover and landscape beds planted with Real Florida Natives.
Two side-by-side Designer Homesites
Project Owner: Harryman and Mullen
Project Designer: Green Isle Gardens
Project Contractor: Green Isle Gardens
Award Category: residential
Location: The Villages, Sumter County
These are small landscapes that limit plant sizes. The vertical space was maximized by installing a trellis in the back and on the side of the house. A melaleuca wood chip path provides access through the landscape. A pair of bee boxes provide nest holes for solitary native bees and wasps. Birdbath to provide water for birds.
Designer Home Site
Project Owner: Quillin and Ramsey
Project Designer: Green Isle Gardens
Project Contractor: Green Isle Gardens
Award Category: residential
Location: The Villages, Sumter County
The design goals were:
1. Replace the turfgrass lawn with Real Florida Natives.
2. Create a wildlife-friendly landscape that is both attractive and looks well maintained.
3. Include butterfly host and nectar plants
4. Provide water and shelter for wildlife
5. Designed and maintained to be appropriate for the setting (fits into the neighborhood)
Designer Home Site
Project Owner: Quillin and Ramsey
Project Designer: Green Isle Gardens
Project Contractor: Green Isle Gardens
Award Category: residential
Location: The Villages, Sumter County
The design goals were:
1. Replace the turfgrass lawn with Real Florida Natives.
2. Create a wildlife-friendly landscape that is both attractive and looks well maintained.
3. Include butterfly host and nectar plants
4. Provide water and shelter for wildlife
5. Designed and maintained to be appropriate for the setting (fits into the neighborhood)
Florida Native Plant Society Awards
Each year at the Annual Conference, FNPS gives awards for high-quality native plant landscapes in the categories of residential, commercial, institutional, transportation, restoration, mitigation, and wildflower/butterfly garden - landscaped primarily with native plants.
