• Interiorscaper of the Month - Interiorscape Magazine.
• 1988 Distinguished Leadership Award presented by the National Association of Community Leadership Organizations (NACLO)

Patricia Gordon

Gordon is the president of Lulu Porkinghorn/The Plant Lady and Patricia Gordon Landscape Consultants in Tucson, AZ. For 27 years she has served the commercial and residential design communities in various projects across the country. She has been in business for over 26 years, providing design, installation, guaranteed maintenance and lease packages, based on sound ethical practices which she helped to develop when on the original executive board of the Interior Plantscape Association in Reston, W. Virginia. Gordon was honored nationally for her work as the founder and two-term President of Tucson's Leadership Alumini Association. Governor Martha Layne Collins in presenting the award cited Gordon's accomplishments, including the coordination and production of video interviews with candidates in Tucson's Mayor and Council races.

Statewide Association Landscape Awards include recognition for Design, Installation, Maintenance, and Special Projects. Representative Awards for Installation, Design & Maintenance include:

1981	Western Savings Regional Offices
1984	Hoffman Residence - Exterior & Interior
1985	La Paloma Country Club
1985	Bates Residence
1986	Westin La Paloma Hotel - Design
1987	Michael Myers Residence
1988	Interiorscape Magazine "Best Project Award" Christmas 'Barrel Cactus Tree' Westin La Paloma Hotel
1989	Westin La Paloma Hotel - Maintenance
1991	Williams Center Atrium - Design
1991	Tucson Convention Center Addition - Maintenance