Honors Awarded to Hardscape Projects and Professionals

County Materials was honored in the 2011 Excellence in Hardscaping banquet sponsored by the Wisconsin Masonry Alliance. The award program, held February 2011 in Sheboygan, Wis., honors landscape contractors who successfully and creatively implement hardscaping products into their designs. The event also recognizes professionals who utilize new industry landscape developments and inspired design.

County Materials' hardscaping products were showcased in these award-winning projects:

Bronze Award in Residential SRWs & Garden Wall Projects under 1000 sq.ft.

Project: Ashbury Drive Residence (shown above)

Contractor: Paul's Landscaping of Vesper, Wis

Featured Products: Summit Stone™ Tumbled Landscape Units, Lexington Stone^® Pavers, & County Block^® Retaining Wall Units

Silver Award for Best Residential Natural Stone Retaining Wall or Terraced Wall Application

Project: Sweeney Residence

Contractor: Outdoor Enterprises, Inc. of Schofield, Wis

Featured Products: Natural Stone and County Pavers^®

Bronze Award in Commercial SRWs & Garden Wall Projects under 2500 sq.ft.

Project: Marathon City Branch Library

Contractor: Switlick & Sons of Athens, Wis

Designer: Cedar Corporation of Menomonie, Wis

Featured Products: County Block^® Retaining Wall System

Bronze Award in Creative Commercial SRW & Garden Wall Projects

Project: Lake Arrowhead Golf Club

Contractor: Paul's Landscaping of Vesper, Wis

Featured Products: Tribute^® Retaining Wall System & Summit Stone™ Tumbled Landscape Units

Honorable Mention

Project: West Prairie Creek Road Residence

Contractor: Stumpf Creative Landscape of Menasha, Wis

Featured Products: Summit Stone™ Tumbled Landscape Units & County Pavers^®