Re-cap on the 38th APPQ Landscaping Contest

On February 16, 2017, the 38th APPQ landscaping contest was held at the Lévis Convention Center.

The Groupex members proudly represented the Cooperative in this major competition. Our members were able to distinguish themselves and create a place for themselves among the finalist projects in the different categories.

Here is a summary of the various finalist projects in addition to the winners in each category:

Category – Let it grow

Paysages Rodier | project: Alba Magnifika

Paysagiste Andryves | project: Avec le temps est-ce que tout s’en va?

Martel Paysagiste | project: Boisé enveloppant

Créations Aqua Terra | project: Quand la pierre nous inspire

WINNERS:

1st placePaysages Rodier

2nd placeCréations Aqua Terra

 

Category – My region – the Laurentians

Créations Aqua Terra | project: Belles Laurentides

Les entreprises Patrick Logan (non-member) | project: Laurentides en toute élégance

Dominique Bernier Paysagiste (non-member) | project: Savourer le temps

Décoration horticole Guy Lajoie (non-member) | project: De la banlieue à la montagne

WINNERS:

1st placeCréations Aqua Terra

Mention – Les entreprises Patrick Logan (non-member)

 

Category – Concrete at its best

Éco-Verdure | project: Californienne chaleureuse

Dominique Bernier Paysagiste (non-member) | project: Du haut des cimes

Martel Paysagiste | project: Harmonie des textures

Paysagiste Andryves | project: La danse du ricochet

Les Services Prime (non-member) | project: Le Resort urbain

Aménagement Grenon | project: Oasis contemporain

WINNERS:

1st placeÉco-Verdure

2nd place – Dominique Bernier Paysagiste (non-member)

 

Category –  Permacon

Dominique Bernier Paysagiste (non-member) | project: Du haut des cimes

Martel Paysagiste | project: Harmonie des textures

WINNER:

1st placeMartel Paysagiste

 

Category –  Shade and light garden

Les Services Prime (non-member) | project: À la tombée

Les entreprises Patrick Logan (non-member) | project: Convivialité en pleine nature

WINNER:

1st place – Les Services Prime (non-member)

 

Category – Around the house

Services Paysagers Dominique Filion | project: Enveloppe vert tendre

Conception horticole du Nord (non-member) | project: Lignes pures

Pépinière du Parc | project: Tableau champêtre en ville

WINNER:

1st place – Conception horticole du Nord (non-member)

 

Category –  The successful metamorphosis

Art & Jardins | project: Changements éternels

Les Services Prime (non-member) | project: Charme au bord de l’eau

Réflex Paysage | project: Cocon familial

Candide Villeneuve Paysagiste (non-member) | project: Destination récréation!

Paysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés | project: En équilibre

Aménagement Grenon | project: Façade zen

Paysagiste Andryves | project: Réhabilitation

WINNERS:

1st placePaysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés

2nd placeRéflex Paysage

3rd placeArt & Jardins

 

Category – Populus award

Décoration horticole Guy Lajoie (non-member) | project: Agréable oisiveté

Paysages Rodier | project: Canopée

Paysagiste Andryves | project: Détente

Créations Aqua Terra | project: Flamboyant et floral

Ô Naturel aménagement paysager | project: La vita e bella

Aménagement Grenon | project: Oasis contemporain

Entretien paysager Mario Langevin (non-member) | project: Repos bien mérité

Les Embelissements paysagers Laval (non-member) | project: Rivière boisée

WINNER:

1st placePaysagiste Andryves

Winner of this “public vote” type category for 3 years in a row! WOW!

 

Category –  An innovative idea

Les Artisans du Paysage du Québec (non-member) | project: Aquarium

Prestige Paysage | project: Clôture en acier corrugué

Les Jardins de vos rêves (non-member) | project: De l’eau au jardin

WINNER:

1st place – Les Jardins de vos rêves (non-member)

 

Category –  Young entrepreneurs (company of 8 years and -)

Prestige Paysage | project: Design et simplicité

Éco-Verdure | project: Détente exotique

Les entreprises Patrick Logan (non-member) | project: Façade rocheuse

WINNER:

1st placeÉco-Verdure

Category blindly voted (without the name of the company) by the public at the gala.

 

Category –  Heritage

Art & Jardins | projectt: Flambant Vieux

Paysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés | project: Maison Morey

WINNERS:

1st place ex-aequoArt & Jardins

1st place ex-aequoPaysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés 

Category blindly voted (without the name of the company) by the public at the gala.

 

Category – Of natural matter

Les Jardins de vos rêves (non-member) | project: 180 degrés sur le fleuve

Dominique Bernier Paysagiste (non-member) | project: Namaste

Les entreprises Patrick Logan (non-member) | project: Nature invitante

Tournesol Paysagiste (non-member) | project: Phélan-Ségur

Créations Aqua Terra | project: Prendre le temps au nord comme au sud!

WINNERS:

1st place – Dominique Bernier Paysagiste (non-member)

2nd place – Tournesol Paysagiste (non-member)

 

Category – Signature landscaping

Les Artisans du Paysage du Québec (non-member) | project: un air nautique

Les Embelissements paysagers Laval (non-member) | project: Déclinaison verdoyante

WINNER:

1st place – Les Embelissements paysagers Laval (non-member)

 

Category – Limited space for large garden

Art & Jardins | project: Courtepointe

Groupe Paysager Plantenance (non-membre) | project: Le petit Versailles

Martel Paysagiste | project: Noblesse étagée

Les Aménagements paysagers l’Artisan (non-membre) | project: Éden retrouvé

WINNERS:

1st place – Les Aménagements paysagers l’Artisan (non-member)

2nd placeArt & Jardins

 

Category – Courtyard side

Paysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés | project: Brise d’été

Les Jardins de Babylone | project: C’est ça la vie!

Services Paysagers Dominique Filion | project: Minimalisme intemporel

Groupe Paysager Plantenance (non-member) | project: Oasis urbain

Les Aménagements paysagers l’Artisan (non-member) | project: Théâtre en fleur

WINNERS

1st place ex-aequoPaysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés

1st place ex-aequo – Les Aménagements paysagers l’Artisan (non-member)

2nd placeServices Paysagers Dominique Filion

 

Category – A piece of paradise

Martel Paysagiste | project: Authenticité rayonnante

Les Jardins de Babylone | project: Le jardin des convivialités!

WINNER:

1st place Martel Paysagiste

 

Category – Inviting facades

Tournesol Paysagiste (non-member) | project: Chasse-Spleen

Ô Naturel aménagement paysager | project: La Casa

WINNER:

1st place – Tournesol Paysagiste (non-member)

 

Category – Ô

Les Jardins de vos rêves (non-member) | project: Hommage aux cinq éléments

Les Embellissements Paysagers Laval (non-member) | project: Rivière Boisée

WINNER:

1st place – Les Embellissements Paysagers Laval (non-member)

 

Congratulations to all our members and all the companies that have made their mark in this 38th gala. We would also like to congratulate the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire – ITA (1st place), the Centre de Formation agricole de Mirabel (2nd place ex aequo), the Centre de formation horticole de Laval (2nd place ex aequo), the Centre de formation professionnel le CRIFA (3rd place) for their winning projects in the New generation category. Succession is important for Groupex. It’s on the school benches that everything starts!

 

The Recognition Award for this 38th competition was given to none other than Mehdi El Gaied of Les Embellissements des Deux-Rives for its major involvement in the APPQ and in the landscaping industry in Quebec. Congratulations!