GardenComm 2025 Gold Laurel Media Awards Winners

Digital Media

Podcast Episode:

  • Morning in the Garden, Season 2 Episode 8: Winter Quiet – Willa Brock

Podcast Series (Overall):

  • Morning in the Garden – Willa Brock

Social Media

  • Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Instagram – Endless Summer® Hydrangeas

Special Projects (Course, App, etc):

  • Reduce Your Lawn Day – Kathy Jentz

Video (YouTube, Vimeo):

  • Spring Flowers - Everywhere in the Garden! – Lynn Purse

Website (Personal/Trade):

  • Gardenworks Inc. Website – Briana Hart
Photography

Book (General Readership):

  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Rob Cardillo

Book (Technical/Reference):

  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Mark Turner

Calendar:

  • Garden Sprinkle 2025 Calendar – A collaboration with Tracy Walsh and Jamie Miller of Lime Street Creative

Magazine (Consumer/Trade):

  • Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm – Grace Hensley

Marketing, Catalog, or Brochure

  • The Whole Seed Catalog 2025 – Michelle Johnson
Publishing

Book (General Readership):

  • A Life in the Garden – Barbara Damrosch

Book (Technical/Reference):

  • Plants for the Winter Garden – Timber Press

Catalog, Newsletter, or Brochure

  • Flowering Shrubs Starter Plants Catalog and Shrub Reference 2024-2025 – Shannon Downey

Magazine for Consumer or Trade

  • Trellis Magazine – Jenny Rhodenizer
Speaking and Broadcast

Live Presentation

  • Picture Perfect Phone Photography – Grace Hensely

Television Series (Overall):

  • Gardening with Steil – Aaron Steil
Writing

Blog

  • "Blooming" – Diana Pierce

Book (General Readership):

  • Black Flora - Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture 's New Vanguard – Teresa J. Speight

Book (Technical/Reference):

  • Fruit Tree Grafting for Everyone: A DIY Guide to Creating Your Own Fruit Trees – Susan Poizner

Book (Fiction):

  • The Newfoundland Lunch Party: A Sisters of the Soil Novel with Recipes – Sonia Day

Calendar:

  • 2025 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Garden Calendar - Perennial Beauty – Aaron Steil

Magazine Article (Consumer/Trade):

  • The Allure of Black – Janet Davis

Magazine Column (Consumer/Trade):

  • "Garden Views" Interviews for Horticulture Magazine – Scott Beuerlein

Marketing/Catalog/Brochure:

  • Bailey Nurseries 2025 Plant Catalog – Bailey Nurseries

Marketing/Club Newsletter

  • "Speaking of Landscapes" Newsletters – Kathleen G Connolly

Newspaper Article:

  • Sowing Hope: The Secret World of Seed Catalogs – Erica Browne Grivas

Newspaper Column:

  • Jeff Lowenfels – Jeff Lowenfels


GardenComm 2025 Silver Laurel Media Awards Winners

Digital Media

Podcast Episode:

  • Morning in the Garden, Season 2 Episode 8: Winter Quiet – Willa Brock
  • The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast Basil Camu, 175 – Eva Monheim
  • Understanding Trees – Edward Morrow -192 – Craig McManus

Podcast Series (Overall):

  • Morning in the Garden – Willa Brock
  • The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast – Eva Monheim
Social Media:

  • Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Instagram – Endless Summer® Hydrangeas
  • Monrovia's Met Gala Red Carpet – Jasmine Bonilla and Kathleen Shawl Parkes
  • Five Facebook Posts – Kathy Purdy

Special Projects (Course, App, etc):

  • Reduce Your Lawn Day – Kathy Jentz

Video (YouTube, Vimeo):

  • Spring Flowers - Everywhere in the Garden! – Lynn Purse
  • Garden Dreams Episode 1 - Creating a Beautiful Habitat – Lynn Purse
  • Monrovia's Modern Meadow Makeover Video Series – Katie Tamony
  • Down the garden path: A Tuscan-inspired Garden in West Kelowna – Karina Sinclair
  • Plant Panel: Plants for Privacy and Attracting Hummingbirds – Adriana Robinson, Kristina Howley, Stacey Hirvela, Natalie Carmolli
  • This Buddleia is for You – Natalie Carmolli and Adriana Robinson
  • Maintaining an Excellent Playing Surface with Celebration Bermuda at George M. Steinbrenner Field – Sod Solutions
  • Onion Rust and How to Deal with It - Christy Wilhelmi

Website (Personal/Trade):

  • Gardenworks Inc. Website – Briana Hart
  • Sod Solutions Professionals Website – Sod Solutions
  • Grow This, Not That! – Michael Perry
  • LorraineBallato.com – Lorraine B Ballato
Photography

Book (General Readership):

  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Rob Cardillo

Book (Technical/Reference):

  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Mark Turner

Calendar:

  • Garden Sprinkle 2025 Calendar –A collaboration with Tracy Walsh and Jamie Miller of Lime Street Creative

Magazine (Consumer/Trade):

  • Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm – Grace Hensley

Marketing, Catalog, or Brochure:

  • The Whole Seed Catalog 2025 – Michelle Johnson
Publishing

Article in Newspaper or Magazine for Consumer or Trade:

  • A New World of Biological Treatments – Lorraine B. Ballato

Book (General Readership):

  • A Life in the Garden – Barbara Damrosch
  • The Cut Flower Handbook – Lisa Ziegler by Cool Springs Press
  • California Eden: Heritage Landscapes of the Golden State – Christine O'Hara and Susan Chamberlin
  • The Beekeeper's Guide: Building Skills and Knowledge – Meredith May, Claire Jones, Anne Rowberry, and Margaret Murdin
  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Rob Cardillo and Nicole Juday
  • Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark – Leigh Ann Henion
  • Simplify Vegetable Gardening – Tony O'Neill
  • Bird-Friendly Gardening – Jen McGuinness
  • Black Flora - Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture 's New Vanguard – Teresa J. Speight
  • The Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region – Rick Gray and Shaun Booth
  • ¡Verdura! – Living a Garden Life – Perla Sofía Curbelo-Santiago by Cool Springs Press

Book (Technical/Reference):

  • Plants for the Winter Garden – Timber Press
  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Timber Press

Catalog, Newsletter, or Brochure:

  • Flowering Shrubs Starter Plants Catalog and Shrub Reference 2024-2025 – Shannon Downey
  • Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. 2025 Catalog – Dan Heims

Magazine for Consumer or Trade:

  • Trellis Magazine – Jenny Rhodenizer
  • Food Gardening Magazine July 2024 – Christy Page
Speaking and Broadcast

Live Presentation:

  • Picture Perfect Phone Photography – Grace Hensely

Television Series (Overall):

  • Gardening with Steil – Aaron Steil
Writing

Blog:

  • "Blooming" – Diana Pierce
  • Garden in Delight Devotions Blog – Shelley S. Cramm

Book (Fiction):

  • The Newfoundland Lunch Party: A Sisters of the Soil Novel with Recipes – Sonia Day

Book (General Readership):

  • Black Flora - Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture 's New Vanguard – Teresa J. Speight
  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Nicole Juday
  • California Eden: Heritage Landscapes of the Golden State – Christine O'Hara and Susan Chamberlin
  • Growing Herbs for Health, Wellness, Cooking, and Crafts – Kim Roman

Book (Technical/Reference):

  • Fruit Tree Grafting for Everyone: A DIY Guide to Creating Your Own Fruit Trees – Susan Poizner:
  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Mark Turner and Sami Gray

Calendar

  • 2025 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Garden Calendar - Perennial Beauty – Aaron Steil

Magazine Article (Consumer/Trade):

  • Looking Beyond Peat – Gail H Hudson
  • The Allure of Black – Janet Davis
  • The Doyenne of Ornamental Grasses – Gail Hudson
  • Bringing Back the Alberta Bouquet – Adrienne Mason
  • People and Nurseries Can Benefit from the Healing Powers of Plants – Erica Browne Grivas
  • What is Firescaping? How to Use it to Defend Your Home – Erica Browne Grivas
  • Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm – Grace Hensley
  • Proving herself a winner: Pushing back against imposter syndrome – Karina Sinclair
  • The Garden Goes Dark – Phyllis Gricus
  • Rambling Roses – Kathy Purdy
  • Floral Funding: Juneau's Adopt-A-Flower program brings looms to Alaska's capital city – Lucy Mercer
  • Connecting Through Plants – Wendy Komancheck
  • Engaging Via Education – Wendy Komancheck
  • Garden and Outdoor Living Trends 2025 – Melanie Taylor
  • Snakes, Asclepius, and Asclepias – Homer Trecartin

Magazine Column (Consumer/Trade):

  • "Garden Views" Interviews for Horticulture Magazine – Scott Beuerlein
  • "Deep Roots" Essays for Horticulture Magazine – Scott Beuerlein
  • How to Plant Grass Seed to Achieve Green Glory – Sod Solutions
  • New Plants Radar (HortWeek) – Michael Perry
  • Nursery Forum column in The Landsculptor magazine – Homer Trecartin
  • Melanie Taylor - Gardening Columnist for Velvet Magazine – Melanie Taylor

Marketing/Catalog/Brochure:

  • Bailey Nurseries 2025 Plant Catalog – Bailey Nurseries
  • The Whole Seed Catalog 2025 – Michelle Johnson
  • Monrovia 2024 Shades of Beautiful – Katie Tamony

Marketing/Club Newsletter:

  • Gardenworks Inc. Newsletter – Briana Hart
  • "Speaking of Landscapes" Newsletters – Kathleen G Connolly

Newspaper Article

  • Sowing Hope: The Secret World of Seed Catalogs – Erica Browne Grivas

Newspaper Column

  • Jeff Lowenfels – Jeff Lowenfels