[ AWARDS + RECOGNITION]

2017 ASLA
Award of Honor
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The Collector's Garden, a collaboration between the offices of O'Leary Richards Design Associates and Carlos Somoza Landscape Architecture was awarded a 2017 Award of Honor by the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

[ garden tours]

Host: APGA | American Public Garden Association
Event: 2016 Conference Tours | Miami, Florida | Date: June 6, 2016
Tour I: Exclusive Private Gardens of Miami
Join the American Public Gardens Association on a tour of some of Miami's most exclusive neighborhoods and beautiful private estates.  Many of the gardens featured on the tour are of historic significance and will open their doors to the public for the very first time.   The garden themes highlighted on the tour range from newly restored landscapes, contemporary gardens and historic properties each with its own unique interpretation of using subtropical plants to create remarkable outdoor spaces.  The tours will be led by the nonprofit organization, The Villagers, Inc., a regional organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of significant historic South Florida sites and gardens.  The Villagers is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2016.
Tour II: Orchids, Organics & Tropical Paradise
The Brooks' Garden is an exceptional tropical retreat that houses beautiful gardens. The ten-acre property is situated in the heart of tropical fruit country, surrounded by hundreds of acres of nurseries, field crops and fruit orchards. The single-family residence, designed by Florida architect Charles Harrison Pawley, marries the traditional forms of colonial Caribbean vernacular with the more contemporary details found in modern tropical architecture. The garden hosts a collection of winter-blooming perennials, displays of seasonal color, and a selection of palms and cycads. The master plan and landscape design were a collaborative effort between Debra DeMarco, DDM Horticultural Services, Inc. and Carlos Somoza Landscape Design. 
Host: The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF)
Event: 2014 National Garden Dialogues Tour
Date: Sunday |  March 30, 2014
Join Miami architect George Lopez,  garden designer Carlos Somoza, and their client, as they provide a private tour and share insight behind the creation of a modern subtropical garden.  The garden is set beneath the canopy of 100-year old live oak trees in Coconut Grove's historic Silver Bluff neighborhood.  Oak Garden provides a case study in the preservation of inherent site characteristics and the  introduction of a modern design vocabulary through the use of indigenous materials, native plants and a clean, contemporary aesthetic.
ABOUT TCLF:  The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) provides  people with  the ability to see, understand and value landscape architecture and its practitioners in the way many have learned to do with buildings and their  designers. Through multimedia, lectures, outreach and publishing, TCLF broadens the support and understanding for cultural landscapes nationwide to help  safeguard our priceless heritage for future generations.
ABOUT GARDEN DIALOGUES: The Cultural Landscape Foundation allows exclusive access to private gardens and landscapes in order to hear from the designers and their clients about the creative process in creating some of our country's most picturesque landscapes. TCLF's Garden Dialogues, a fresh take on garden visits held each year in different locations around the U.S. and Canada, provides unique opportunities for small groups to experience some of today's most beautiful and innovative gardens created by some of the most accomplished designers. Find out where inspiration comes from and what makes a great collaboration.