NJ Landscape Association Hosts Special Guests at Holiday Gala

from Gardener News February 2023

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Each year the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) hosts a Holiday Gala Landscape Achievement Awards Dinner. The 2022 event was held on December 13 at The Venetian in Garfield, Bergen County.

It was the first year the association created a theme for the event to make it more festive. The inaugural theme was the 70’s and attendees were encouraged to wear 70’s attire.

During the cocktail hour a band played 70’s music. The highlight was the grand entrance of Felipe Rose, the original co-founder and original Native American/ Latinx member of the world renowned Village People from 1977-2017. Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music.

Rose entered the dance floor under a shower of sparks that shot over four feet in the air as he performed a version of the 1978 disco years hit songs “Macho Man” and “Y.M.C.A.” to over 275 attendees.

During the award ceremony, New Jersey Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari received the association’s “Legislator of the Year” award for supporting and helping to professionalize the New Jersey Landscape Industry. In the 20222023 Legislative Session, Senator Scutari has sponsored Bill S3010 that provides for licensure of landscape professionals and registration of professional landscaping businesses.

The Landscape Achievement Awards program was created to recognize the outstanding work designed, built and maintained by NJLCA members. The program also encourages greater public awareness of the aesthetic and environmental benefits of landscaping. Typical entries include: residential, commercial, streetscapes, campuses, institutions, industrial, green roofs, public spaces, sustainable landscapes, water features, foundation plantings, etc.

The awards were classified into two main categories: Design/Build and Maintenance. These categories are then broken down into various subcategories, providing companies of all sizes and experience an opportunity to win an award. There are three potential awards for each subcategory: the Award of Excellence, the Award of Distinction, and the Award of Merit, all of which are very prestigious.

The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) is a proven resource to the landscape contractor, outdoor industry service provider and supplier as well as the consumer. They are a community of industry professionals who are dedicated to advancing the integrity, proficiency and continued growth of the landscape industry. They do this through education, training and legislative advocacy.

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