The winners of the second heat of the 2026 Pro Landscaper International Awards have been unveiled at FutureScape USA in Los Angeles. 

Prolific landscape designers and contractors have spent the last two days presenting their awe-inspiring projects for the North & South America Heat at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 

Luna Park in California, USA by Landscape Craft Studio topped the City Landscape Project category, whilst ASU Hayden Library Reinvention in Arizona, USA by Trueform Landscape Architecture Studio won the Commercial Project. 

The winner of the Conceptual Project category was Scottsdale Ranch in Arizona, USA by Michael Bernier Design, and Resilience in Bloom in California, USA by Ecogardens Landscape Design received the award for Residential Project Under $500k. Rich Residence by K&D Landscaping won the Residential Project Over $500k category. 

Eighteen projects were shortlisted, with an esteemed panel of judges deciding the winner of each of the five categories. This included president of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA), Lindsay Ono, Association of Professional Landscape Designers’ director Francesca Corra, and Adam White, past president of the Landscape Institute and director of Davies White. 

The five winning projects are now through to the final, which is taking place in June 2026 at FutureScape Global in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

The projects will be going up against the winners of the Europe Heat, which took place in London this October, and three other heats that are taking place early next year—Middle East & India, Asia & Australasia, and Africa.