Award Programs

The MNLA supports the following award programs. We encourage all members who are eligible to participate. More information including descriptions, eligibility, deadlines, and an application form is available by clicking the links below!

MNLA Landscape Awards
Download the 2010 Landscape Awards Application here. (PDF)

The Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association is pleased to showcase the winners of the 2009 Landscape Awards Program. Go to GardenMinnesota.com to see this year's (and previous year's) winners! Winners will be honored at the Landscape Awards Banquet to be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the University Club Saint Paul's Downtown Clubhouse.

MNLA Friend of the Environment Award

We are now accepting applications for the 2010 Friend of the Environment Award.
(Download application)

Jim Hagstrom, Savanna Designs received the 2009 Friend of the Environment Award. Hagstrom's design work has been on the cutting edge since the early 1970's when he took a different track than the leading professionals of the time. His goal was to use native plants in both the corporate and private landscape in the same manner we use cultivated plants. His work over the years has refined that design concept and he has influenced the entire landscape profession in Minnesota and surrounding states.

Todd Bachman Award for Innovation in Horticultural Business

Nominations are now being accepted for the second annual Todd Bachman Award for Innovation in Horticultural Business.

Academic Awards/Scholarships:

The goal of the MNLA Academic Awards program is to honor the academic achievements of students who have chosen the nursery and landscape industry as their career choice. Furthermore, the program aims to encourage students to stay in this career path and to help them make connections with nursery and landscape employers who are MNLA members. By partnering with interested member companies, over 25 awards are presented every year to deserving students. This year, the following MNLA member-businesses have partnered with MNLA to provide scholarships to the following schools:

Anoka Technical College - Two scholarships sponsored by Mickman Brothers and Otten Bros. Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.

Central Lakes College - Four scholarships sponsored by Lakeside Lawn and Landscape, Landsburg Landscape Nursery, Terrain Solutions, and Scenic Specialties.

Century College - One scholarship sponsored by the Robin D. Linder Memorial Scholarship

Dakota County Technical College - Two scholarships sponsored by Bachman's Nursery Wholesale and Hoffman and McNamara.

Hennepin Technical College - Three scholarships sponsored by Mickman Brothers, Malmborg's Garden Center, and Klaus Nursery.

Iowa State University - One scholarship sponsored by Bailey Nurseries.

Rochester Community and Technical College - Three scholarships sponsored by Sargent's Landscape Nursery, Nature's Way Landscape Nursery, and Family Tree.

University of MN-Crookston - Two scholarships sponsored by Hoffman and McNamara Nursery and Landsburg Landscape Nursery.

University of MN-St Paul - Six scholarships sponsored by Tangletown Gardens, Bailey Nurseries, Wilson's Nursery, Grove Nursery, Bever Landscaping, and a Robin D. Linder Memorial Scholarship.

University of WI-River Falls - Four scholarships sponsored by Law's Nursery, Bailey Nurseries, Buell's Landscape Center, and a Robin D. Linder Memorial Scholarship.

If you are a student majoring in a nursery and landscape-related area at one of the post-secondary institutions listed above, please contact your horticulture instructor for an application form. All scholarships will be awarded at MNLA's Awards Luncheon at the Minnesota Green Expo. For more information, contact MNLA at 651-633-4987 or .