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 place – Paysages Rodier
2nd place – Créations 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 place – Créations 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 place – Éco-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 place – Martel 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 place – Paysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés
2nd place – Réflex Paysage
3rd place – Art & 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 place – Paysagiste 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 place – Éco-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-aequo – Art & Jardins
1st place ex-aequo – Paysagiste 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 place – Art & 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-aequo – Paysagiste Chantal Lambert et associés
1st place ex-aequo – Les Aménagements paysagers l’Artisan (non-member)
2nd place – Services 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!