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Landscape Design Winners

All-America Selections’ 2020 Landscape Design Challenge faced unusual challenges this year, as did all live events planned for 2020. But the AAS Display Gardens are creative, determined, and resourceful so they reacted well when AAS adapted the rules of this year’s contest due to the COVID pandemic.

This year’s theme was “Make An Entrance” and reading the gardens’ stories below is sure to inspire all of us. For this challenge, AAS provided the gardens with recent AAS Winner seeds and plants. The gardens also had the option to incorporate older AAS Winners in their design to illustrate the theme. In a typical year, gardens are encouraged to generate publicity and hold events to share the story of All-America Selections and AAS Winners but alas, this year did not allow for that.

Click on any photo below to see more details about each garden’s entry in the challenge as well as all photos from that garden.

First Place Winner: State Botanical Garden, Athens, Georgia

First Place Winner: State Botanical Garden, Athens, Georgia

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

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First Place Winner: State Botanical Garden, Athens, Georgia

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

First Place Winner: State Botanical Garden, Athens, Georgia

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

First Place Winner: State Botanical Garden, Athens, Georgia
2020-10-20
First Place Winner: Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, Ohio

First Place Winner: Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, Ohio

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

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First Place Winner: Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, Ohio

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

First Place Winner: Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, Ohio

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

First Place Winner: Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, Ohio
2020-10-20
First Place Winner (tie): Lee College Horticulture Program, Huntsville, Texas

First Place Winner (tie): Lee College Horticulture Program, Huntsville, Texas

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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First Place Winner (tie): Lee College Horticulture Program, Huntsville, Texas

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

First Place Winner (tie): Lee College Horticulture Program, Huntsville, Texas

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

First Place Winner (tie): Lee College Horticulture Program, Huntsville, Texas
2020-10-20
First Place Winner (tie): Virginia Beach Master Gardeners, Virginia Beach, Virginia

First Place Winner (tie): Virginia Beach Master Gardeners, Virginia Beach, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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First Place Winner (tie): Virginia Beach Master Gardeners, Virginia Beach, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

First Place Winner (tie): Virginia Beach Master Gardeners, Virginia Beach, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

First Place Winner (tie): Virginia Beach Master Gardeners, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2020-10-20
Second Place Winner: Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Second Place Winner: Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

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Second Place Winner: Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

Second Place Winner: Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

Second Place Winner: Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2020-10-20
Second Place Winner (tie): McCrory Gardens, Brookings, South Dakota

Second Place Winner (tie): McCrory Gardens, Brookings, South Dakota

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

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Second Place Winner (tie): McCrory Gardens, Brookings, South Dakota

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Second Place Winner (tie): McCrory Gardens, Brookings, South Dakota

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Second Place Winner (tie): McCrory Gardens, Brookings, South Dakota
2020-10-20
Second Place Winner (tie): Purdue Extension-Marion County Demonstration Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana

Second Place Winner (tie): Purdue Extension-Marion County Demonstration Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

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Second Place Winner (tie): Purdue Extension-Marion County Demonstration Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Second Place Winner (tie): Purdue Extension-Marion County Demonstration Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Second Place Winner (tie): Purdue Extension-Marion County Demonstration Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana
2020-10-20
Second Place Winner: Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County, Lafayette, Indiana.

Second Place Winner: Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County, Lafayette, Indiana.

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Second Place Winner: Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County, Lafayette, Indiana.

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Second Place Winner: Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County, Lafayette, Indiana.

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Second Place Winner: Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County, Lafayette, Indiana.
2020-10-20
Third Place Winner: Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado

Third Place Winner: Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

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Third Place Winner: Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

Third Place Winner: Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado

category 3: over 100,000 visitors

Third Place Winner: Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado
2020-10-20
Third Place Winner: Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson, New York

Third Place Winner: Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson, New York

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

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Third Place Winner: Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson, New York

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Third Place Winner: Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson, New York

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Third Place Winner: Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson, New York
2020-10-20
Third Place Winner (tie): UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County Botanical Garden, St. Augustine, Florida

Third Place Winner (tie): UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County Botanical Garden, St. Augustine, Florida

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Third Place Winner (tie): UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County Botanical Garden, St. Augustine, Florida

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Third Place Winner (tie): UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County Botanical Garden, St. Augustine, Florida

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Third Place Winner (tie): UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County Botanical Garden, St. Augustine, Florida
2020-10-20
Third Place Winner (tie): William Dam Seeds, Dundas, Ontario

Third Place Winner (tie): William Dam Seeds, Dundas, Ontario

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Third Place Winner (tie): William Dam Seeds, Dundas, Ontario

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Third Place Winner (tie): William Dam Seeds, Dundas, Ontario

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Third Place Winner (tie): William Dam Seeds, Dundas, Ontario
2020-10-20
Honorable Mention: “Reinvention of their Heartland Harvest Garden with AAS Winners”: Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri

Honorable Mention: “Reinvention of their Heartland Harvest Garden with AAS Winners”: Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

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Honorable Mention: “Reinvention of their Heartland Harvest Garden with AAS Winners”: Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Reinvention of their Heartland Harvest Garden with AAS Winners”: Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Reinvention of their Heartland Harvest Garden with AAS Winners”: Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri
2020-10-20
Honorable Mention: “Overcoming Challenges”: Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio

Honorable Mention: “Overcoming Challenges”: Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

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Honorable Mention: “Overcoming Challenges”: Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Overcoming Challenges”: Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio

category 2: 10,000-100,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Overcoming Challenges”: Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio
2020-10-20
Honorable Mention: “Sharing and Showing the Beauty of AAS Winners”: Community Arboretum at Virginia Western, Roanoke, Virginia - Design Contest 2020

Honorable Mention: “Sharing and Showing the Beauty of AAS Winners”: Community Arboretum at Virginia Western, Roanoke, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Honorable Mention: “Sharing and Showing the Beauty of AAS Winners”: Community Arboretum at Virginia Western, Roanoke, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Sharing and Showing the Beauty of AAS Winners”: Community Arboretum at Virginia Western, Roanoke, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Sharing and Showing the Beauty of AAS Winners”: Community Arboretum at Virginia Western, Roanoke, Virginia
2020-10-20
“Perseverance in Hard Times”: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cooperstown, New York - Honorable Mention 2020 AAS Design Challenge

Honorable Mention: “Perseverance in Hard Times”: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cooperstown, New York

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Honorable Mention: “Perseverance in Hard Times”: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cooperstown, New York

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Perseverance in Hard Times”: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cooperstown, New York

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Perseverance in Hard Times”: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cooperstown, New York
2020-10-20
Honorable Mention: “Flexibility and Adaptability”: Parker F Scripture Botanical Garden, Oriskany, New York

Honorable Mention: “Flexibility and Adaptability”: Parker F Scripture Botanical Garden, Oriskany, New York

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Honorable Mention: “Flexibility and Adaptability”: Parker F Scripture Botanical Garden, Oriskany, New York

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Flexibility and Adaptability”: Parker F Scripture Botanical Garden, Oriskany, New York

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Flexibility and Adaptability”: Parker F Scripture Botanical Garden, Oriskany, New York
2020-10-20
Honorable Mention: “Sharing and Showing the Beauty of AAS Winners”: Community Arboretum at Virginia Western, Roanoke, Virginia

Honorable Mention: “Inspiring Garden Visitors”: William Jennings Bryan Statue Garden, Salem, Illinois

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Honorable Mention: “Inspiring Garden Visitors”: William Jennings Bryan Statue Garden, Salem, Illinois

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Inspiring Garden Visitors”: William Jennings Bryan Statue Garden, Salem, Illinois

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Inspiring Garden Visitors”: William Jennings Bryan Statue Garden, Salem, Illinois
2020-10-20
Honorable Mention: “Victory Garden Adaptation”: Willow Oaks Country Club, Richmond, Virginia

Honorable Mention: “Victory Garden Adaptation”: Willow Oaks Country Club, Richmond, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

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Honorable Mention: “Victory Garden Adaptation”: Willow Oaks Country Club, Richmond, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Victory Garden Adaptation”: Willow Oaks Country Club, Richmond, Virginia

category 1: 0-10,000 visitors

Honorable Mention: “Victory Garden Adaptation”: Willow Oaks Country Club, Richmond, Virginia
2020-10-20

All-America Selections recognizes and thanks to the contest judges who are industry experts in the field of horticulture and landscaping:

  • Jeff Gibson, Landscape Business Manager, Ball Horticultural Company
  • Lise Goudreau, Retired, AAS Judge and Flower Seed Buyer at Norseco
  • Barbara Wise, Sales and Marketing Manager, Crescent Garden
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