Aquatic Award - best water feature
     Gold: David LeRoy Designs / Old World Builders (Santa Cruz)
     Silver: Fulton Creek Nursery & Farm / Cray Croft Gardens (Fulton)
     Bronze: Gardenmakers / Lazar Landscape and Construction (Sacramento)

Au Naturel Award - garden best displaying a naturalistic design
     Gold: Austin/Castellon Landscapes (Alameda)

Avant Garden Award - most innovative exhibit
     Gold: Redwood Landscape, Inc. (Millbrae)
     Silver: Land Plan / Birdwing Studio (Pleasanton)
     Bronze: Welton Rotz, Sculptor / Bayside Garden Center (Sausalito)

CLCA President's Award - exhibit that best demonstrates the integration of horticulture with structures and other hardscape elements of fine craftsmanship
     Gold: Stone Grove (Pleasanton)
     Silver: Creative Waterways (Mill Valley)
     Bronze: Warnecke Stratton Gp. / Steve Bice / Wheeler Zamaroni (San Francisco)

California Association of Nurserymen Award - outstanding use of foliage and color
     Gold: Redwood Landscape, Inc. (Millbrae)

California Horticultural Society Award - best demonstration of horticultural excellence and design creativity, using uncommon or unusual plants appropriate to the San Francisco Bay area.
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Chelsea Award - exhibit that best illustrates a British influence
     Gold: Sonoma Mission Gardens (Sonoma)
     Silver: East Bay Nursery (Berkeley)
     Bronze: Mystic Water Creations (Selton)

Chicago Horticultural Society Flower Show Award - and exhibit showing outstanding horticultural skill and knowledge
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Exhibitor Award - exhibit that show garden creators consider the most accomplished
     Gold: Gardenworks / Confidence Ldscp. / Marin Ldscp. Mgmt. / Evland (Healdsburg)

Fine Gardening Magazine Award - best design incorporating captivating combinations of plants
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Foliage Award - garden which best features plants for their foliage
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)
     Silver: Ballingarry Gardens / Foothill College (Portola Valley)
     Bronze: Carol Poshepny Landscape Design & Construction (San Rafael)

Friends of Recreation & Parks Award - most environmentally educational garden
     Gold: Austin/Castellon Landscapes (Alameda)

Garden Design Magazine Award - an exhibit of excellence in landscape design for a modern urban residential site
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Giardino Mediterraneo Award - exhibit that best illustrates a Mediterranean influence
     Gold: David LeRoy Designs / Old World Builders (Santa Cruz)
     Silver: Alida Blair Design (San Francisco)
     Bronze: Gardenmakers / Lazar Landscape and Construction (Sacramento)

Golden Gate Cup - most overall meritorious exhibit
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Horticulture Magazine Award - most creative use of plants in a garden design
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Massachusetts Horticultural Society Flower Show Award - garden exhibit containing the highest quality plant material of great distinction
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Pacific Horticulture Magazine Award - garden that best demonstrates the regional nature of garden design
     Gold: Ballingarry Gardens / Foothill College (Portola Valley)

Pacific Rim Award - exhibit that best illustrates and Asian influence
     Gold: Creative Waterways (Mill Valley)
     Silver: Austin/Castellon Landscapes (Alameda)
     Bronze: not awarded

Palette Award - exhibit best demonstrating skillful use of color
     Gold: Ballingarry Gardens / Foothill College (Portola Valley)
     Silver: Gardenworks / Confidence Ldscp. / Marin Ldscp. Mgmt. / Evland (Healdsburg)
     Bronze: Warnecke Stratton Gp. / Steve Bice / Wheeler Zamaroni (San Francisco)

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Garden Award - most successful use of plants in a well designed landscape
     Gold: Ballingarry Gardens / Foothill College (Portola Valley)

U.S. Bank People's Choice Award - favorite garden or major exhibit as voted by the public
     Gold: Ballingarry Gardens / Foothill College (Portola Valley)
     Silver: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)
     Bronze: Land Plan / Birdwing Studio (Pleasanton)

San Francisco Water Dept. Water Smart Award - garden best displaying a naturalistic design
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Award - outstanding presentation of unusual and uncommon plants in a landscape setting appropriate to the San Francisco Bay area.
     Gold: University of California Botanical Garden (Berkeley)

Sunset's Western Living Award - the garden most filled with fresh, useful, achievable ideas that enhance outdoor living in the West
     Gold: Carol Poshepny Landscape Design & Construction (San Rafael)

Thomas Church Design Cup - an exhibit demonstrating overall excellence in landscape design
     Gold: Ballingarry Gardens / Foothill College (Portola Valley)
     Silver: David LeRoy Designs / Old World Builders (Santa Cruz)
     Bronze: Carol Poshepny Landscape Design & Construction (San Rafael)

Whimsy Award - an exhibit containing and unusual element while displaying horticultural skill and beauty
     Gold: Kent Gordon England / Blue Spruce Landscape (Campbell)