2021 NJNLA Awards
Announcing:
Horticultural Professional of the Year!
On December 2nd, green industry professionals from around the state gathered at the Pines Manor for an evening of celebration. Please join us in congratulating Richard A. McCoy, Richard A. McCoy Horticultural Services Inc. on his award of Horticultural Professional of the Year!
Richard is a 30-year green industry professional. He is the visionary behind Richard A. McCoy Horticultural Services Inc., which he established in 1995. His expertise, attention to detail, and ability to develop an instant rapport with clients are just the beginning of what sets this company apart from others. Recognized by many as organic and ecological land care thought leaders, Richard and the Team at McCoy Horticultural have been offering environmentally and sustainably responsible, fine-gardening design, installations, maintenance, and organic lawn care since 2005. In the winter of 2020, McCoy Horticultural began their Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative, which started their official changeover from gas-powered combustion engine equipment to clean and quieter battery-powered equipment.
His work at Stony Wood Garden, a 3.5-acre private woodland garden in Princeton, NJ, has been recognized by The Smithsonian Institute's Archives of American Gardens. In 2019 McCoy Horticultural registered with the New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry and, along with others, partnered with Homegrown National Park: Dr. Doug Tallamy's call to preserve half our planet. In 2021, they became New Jersey's first American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) Certified Service Pro company.
Richard acts as an advisor for nationally active groups the Organic Landscape Association and
Non-Toxic Communities. As a Rutgers Organic Land Care Working Group member, Richard is a co-contributor of the Rutgers Organic Land Care Best Management Practices Manual and a returning instructor for the Rutgers Organic Land Care Certificate program. He holds a Certificate of Organic Land Care through the Rutgers Organic Land Care Program, is a NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional (AOLCP). Additionally, Richard is a certified Natural Turf and Landscape Manager and an Organic Lawn Care Accredited Professional (OLCAP).
Watch the Horticultural Professional of the Year Video here:
