Lawn & Landscape brings home 21 TOCA Awards

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Lawn & Landscape magazine brought home 21 awards from this year’s TOCA Communication Awards Ceremony, which took place during the 26^th annual TOCA (Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association) meeting.

Taking place on Thursday, May 1, in Charleston, South Carolina, the awards honored publishing and marketing communications in the green industry.

Of the 21 awards, Lawn & Landscape was honored with six first-place and 15 merit awards for content, articles and marketing pieces it created in 2024.

“The TOCA awards are designed to recognize excellence in green industry communications,” says Lawn & Landscape Editor Brian Horn. “Winning these awards is a testament that Lawn & Landscape is continuing to provide the best content we can to our readers.”

The complete list of awards won by Lawn & Landscape magazine are as follows:

FIRST PLACE AWARDS

Design – Publishing
Overall magazine design
“Lawn & Landscape October 2024”
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Stephanie Antal

Special Projects - Publishing
Writing for special projects
“Benchmarking Your Business Report”
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Kim Lux, Jimmy Miller, Stephanie Antal, Brian Horn

Special Event - Publishing
“Our Equip Expo 2024 coverage”
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Jimmy Miller, Kim Lux, Brian Horn

Writing – Publishing
“9 keys to leadership and growth”
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Brad Stephenson, Brian Horn

“Bye, Bye, Boston”
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Brian Horn

Headline writing
“Fight the bite”
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Brian Horn, Laura Straub

MERIT AWARDS

Design – Publishing
Two-plus page design, editorial - printed magazines
State of the Industry 2024
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Stephanie Antal

Overall media kit design
Lawn & Landscape Media Kit
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Irene Sweeney, Stephanie Antal

New Media – Publishing
Podcasts
Troy Clogg's Hot Pink Helpers
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Jimmy Miller

Photography, Video and Multimedia - Publishing
Best print magazine cover (allows for stock photos, commissioned art, illustrations, typography, etc.)
May 2024 Lawn & Landscape Cover
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Sinelab, Stephanie Antal

Best short video (2 minutes or less)
Rehlko's President, CEO explains name change
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Brian Horn
Best long video (more than 2 minutes)
How the election affects you
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Jimmy Miller, Andrew Bray

Special Project - Publishing
Lawn & Landscape October 2024
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Brian Horn, Kim Lux, Jimmy Miller, Stephanie Antal

Writing for special projects
State of the Industry 2024
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Brian Horn, Kim Lux, Jimmy Miller

Best coverage in a magazine of an on-site event
The latest from Louisville
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Kim Lux, Jimmy Miller, Stephanie Antal, Brian Horn

Writing – Publishing
Column - commercial publications
Navigating Parenthood and Entrepreneurship
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Chelsea Hartshorn, Brian Horn

Turf feature article - commercial publications
What's springing up?
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Kim Lux

Business management - commercial publications
Out on new limbs
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Jimmy Miller

Environmental stewardship article - commercial publications
From niche to necessary
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Kim Lux

Headline writing - commercial publications
Out on new limbs
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Jimmy Miller

Writing for enewsletter - original content only
Heatwave hardships
Lawn & Landscape/GIE Media
Kim Lux