Canadian Rockies Landscape Receives National Award for Green Innovation
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Cranbrook, BC — Canadian Rockies Landscape (CRL) has received national recognition for its work in the Kootenays, earning the 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award for Green Innovation for its Off-Grid Oasis project.
The award was presented on August 11 at the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association’s National Awards of Landscape Excellence in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. The event brought together 130 industry members from across the country to celebrate outstanding achievements in Canada’s landscape and horticultural industry.
- Award
- Outstanding Achievement for Green Innovation
- Project
- Off-Grid Oasis
- Year
- 2026
National Recognition for a Kootenay Project
For CRL, the national recognition is especially meaningful. The 3.8-acre Off-Grid Oasis was created for a remote mountain property in the Kootenays and designed around the homeowners’ desire to live simply, beautifully and sustainably within the surrounding landscape.
“To have this project recognized nationally for Green Innovation is incredibly meaningful for our entire team,” said Jennifer Krotz, Manager and Designer at Canadian Rockies Landscape. “From the beginning, this project challenged us to think carefully about how every part of the landscape could work with the property, rather than against it. We wanted to create something beautiful and functional while respecting the environment and the realities of building in a remote mountain setting.”
Perched high in the Canadian Rockies, the property presented challenges ranging from remote access and colder growing conditions to water conservation, drainage and wildfire resilience. These considerations helped shape a landscape that balances beauty, function and environmental responsibility through resilient plantings, natural stonework, water-conscious design and fire-smart principles.
Building on Provincial Recognition
The national award builds on previous recognition for Off-Grid Oasis at the 2025 BC Landscape Awards of Excellence, where Canadian Rockies Landscape received both a Landscape Design Award and a Green Stamp Award recognizing the project’s commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability. The project was also named a finalist for Single Family Residential Exceptional Execution of Landscape Installation.
Founded in 2001, Canadian Rockies Landscape has built a strong reputation throughout the Kootenays for thoughtful, client-focused landscape design and construction. This latest recognition provides an opportunity to showcase not only the CRL team’s work, but the calibre of landscape design and craftsmanship coming from the Kootenay region.
