Award Winning Project
Thoms Bros. received three awards from the Michigan Green Industry Association at the annual Awards Banquet and Holiday Celebration last Thursday, November 30 at the Suburban Collection Showplace:
1. Gold Award for Residential Landscape Construction over $250,000
2. Design Award
3. Best of Show for our “History Set in Stone” project in Northville.
Thanks to our hard-working team and these amazing clients for making this possible.
About the Project
Completed in 2023, this enchanting home in historical Northville, Michigan was designed for a client that was seeking harmonious blend of “old world” with the nature and community that surrounds it. Nestled within a newly constructed home, our design team transformed the yard to give the appearance it had been there for a 100+ years. The landscape design and construction included a 300’+ natural dry-laid freestanding wall. In front of the property parallel with the historical street. Old world stone was harvested from fields in Pennsylvania and shipped to complete this massive wall. Plantings were simplistic in clean-line beds. Pavers were chosen for their “old world” look in the driveway ribbons, circle drive landing and rear patio. The rear patio includes a firepit to extend fireside conversations into Autumn.
What is the Michigan Green Industry Association?
The Michigan Green Industry Association (MGIA) is a statewide professional trade association serving the green industry for over 60 years. MGIA promotes education and certification to its members and has set high standards of professionalism and business integrity for Michigan’s green industry contractors. MGIA provides its members with the latest information on new methods, treatments and technologies that help the landscape thrive. Our members range in size and include franchise operations. The Michigan Green Industry Association is committed to improving the professional excellence of its members through continued education, public awareness and partnerships with allied trade and community interests.
MGIA Environmental Improvement Awards Purpose
The aim of the Michigan Green Industry Association
Environmental Improvement Awards Program is as follows:
- To increase public awareness and reflect MGIA’s commitment to environmental improvement through quality landscaping.
- To recognize and encourage the landscape professional who executes superior landscaping through the use of quality materials, design, and workmanship.
- To recognize the consumers.
Elegibility
Landscape projects for which the entrant is responsible for the major portion of the work may be entered for judging in the following categories listed below. All entries must have had the largest portion of the work completed within the last three years to be eligible. Projects
which have previously received an award in a particular category cannot be re-entered in the same category. The MGIA Environmental Improvement Awards is a unique awards program in which judging takes place onsite. Entries that are submitted outside of the tri-county area will be judged by photos only (must submit before AND after) and will not be eligible for the Best of Show Award.
Best In Show Award
This award is given to one gold award-winning entry at the discretion of the judges and will be announced at the Annual MGIA Awards Program and Holiday Celebration on November 30, 2023.
Thank YOU!
Much appreciation to our hard-working team that spent countless hours working on this very skilled project.
Our hearts could not be filled with more gratitude for the clients’ of this project who gave us faith to complete this as well were very patient with the time needed to complete this.
