OHIO VALLEY GROUP RECEIVES TOP LANDSCAPE AWARD

The Ohio Valley Group was awarded the prestigious Grand Environmental Improvement Award from the Professional Landcare Network [PLANET] in recognition of its work on its Blues Garden for the Cleveland Botanical Garden’s 2007 Rhythm and Hues Flower Show.  This is Ohio Valley’s second PLANET award. This award highlights Ohio Valley’s commitment to excellence in landscaping.

Ohio Valley’s award winning design for its Blues Garden was designed by Ohio Valley’s landscape architect, Terry Ries.  Terry was inspired to create this garden by the B.B. King song “The Thrill is Gone”.  This decidedly thrilling garden uses blue plantings, blue stone and a water feature with musical notes and lyrics from the song to create a private space that hints at the private nature of human relationships.  Like the blues itself, this garden’s elements combine to convey the complexity and ultimate triumph of the human spirit.

Ohio Valley’s Blue’s garden was one of hundreds of entries into the national judging competition.  The awards program recognizes professionals in the landscape industry who execute superior projects and consistently use quality materials and workmanship.

“Receiving a national award like this for the second year in a row is extremely gratifying” said Andy Dangelo, president of Ohio Valley.  “While this award was given for just one of our projects, we consider this as recognition of the highly creative and professional work we do every day”.