The Australian Native Nurseries Group has been accepted into a new national awards program that rewards innovation and outstanding industry acumen among garden and nursery businesses.

Acceptance into the YATES 2007 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards will ensure that the Australian Native Nurseries Group continues to sprout new shoots that strengthen and grow their businesses.

They will initially be judged against entrants from Western Australia and then, if successful, will step up to compete against other state winners from across Australia vying for the prestigious national Environmental award.

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This is just one of 11 award categories in the 2007 YATES Nursery & Garden Industry Awards, which were relaunched in June 2006 after a review earlier this year.

Nursery and Garden Industry Australia (NGIA) CEO, Jenny Lambert, said "As a result, the industry now has a single national awards system where state winners' progress to the National Finals