GardenComm Past Media Award Winners

2022 Media Award Winners

Gold Award Winners
BROADCAST MEDIA
Broadcast Media: Podcast Series (Overall)
  • The Plant Based Podcast
Broadcast Media: Television Feature (Talent)
  • Indoor Plants - Michael Perry
Broadcast Media: Television Program (Overall)
  • A Growing Passion - Nan Sterman 
Broadcast Media: Television Program (Talent)
  • A Growing Passion - Nan Sterman
DIGITAL MEDIA
Digital Media: Social Media
  • The Impatient Gardener - Erin L. Schanen
Digital Media: Video: Single Video
  • The Story of Petitti’s: 50 Years & Growing - Petitti Garden Centers
Digital Media: Website (Overall/Commercial)
  • Home Garden and Homestead - Randy Schultz
Digital Media: Website (Overall/Individual)
  • Mr. Plant Geek - Michael Perry
Digital Media: Digital Special Project
  • Farm to Florist - Slow Flowers Society and Alayna Erhart Studio
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography: Consumer Magazine - Circulation <20K 
  • “Worshipping Nature” - Rob Cardillo
Photography: Cover
  • Spring Meadow Nursery Flowering Shrubs - Adrianna Robinson and Shannon Downey
PUBLISHER/ PRODUCER
Publisher/Producer: Book General Readership
  • Fearless Gardening: Be Bold, Break the Rules, and Grow What You Love by Loree Bohl - Timber Press
Publisher/Producer: Consumer Magazine - Circulation <20K
  • Grow Summer 2021 Issue - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/Blue Root Media
TRADE
Trade: Catalog
  • Crescent Dealer Catalog - Crescent Garden LLC
Trade: Newsletter or Brochure
  • Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Brochure - Bailey Nurseries
Trade: Special Project
  • Slow Flowers Journal: Botanical Couture - Slow Flowers Society
WRITING
Writing: Blog
  • Laidback Gardener Blog - Larry Hodgson
Writing: Book (General Readership)
  • Tropical Plants and How to Love Them - Marianne Wilburn
Writing: Book (Technical Reference)
  • The Woodchip Handbook: A Complete Guide for Farmers, Gardeners and Landscapers - Ben Raskin
Writing: Calendar 
  • 2022 Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal - 30th Edition - Helen Battersby, Sarah Battersby, and Margaret Bennet-Alder
Writing: Marketing
  • “Garden Smart” - Debbie Arrington
Writing: Newsletter/Brochure 
  • “Adapting to Meet the Needs of Our Changing Climate” - Toni Gattone, Speaker and Author
Writing: Newspaper Column - Circulations >20K
  • Jeff Lowenfels’ Weekly Column: Anchorage Daily News - Jeff Lowenfels

 

Silver Award Winners
BROADCAST MEDIA
Broadcast Media: Podcast Series (Overall)
  • The Native Plant Podcast
  • The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast, Eva Monheim and Hal Rosner
  • The Plant Based Podcast
Broadcast Media: Television Feature (Talent)
  • Indoor Plants - Michael Perry
Broadcast Media: Television Program (Overall)
  • A Growing Passion - Nan Sterman
Broadcast Media: Television Program (Talent)
  • A Growing Passion -  Nan Sterman
DIGITAL MEDIA
Digital Media: Social Media
  • Ohio Tropics Instagram, Raffaele Di Lallo
  • WDCgardener Twitter Account, Kathy Jentz
  • Groovy Plants Ranch’s Social Media, Groovy Plants Ranch
  • The Impatient Gardener, Erin L. Schanen
Digital Media: Video: Single Video
  • The Story of Petitti’s: 50 Years & Growing, Petitti Garden Centers
  • Fall Gardening Do’s & Don’ts, Garden Gab™ for First Editions® Shrubs & Trees, Bailey Nurseries
  • Slow Flowers Society Membership Appreciation Month, Slow Flowers Society
Digital Media: Website (Overall/Commercial)
  • The Placemakers Academy of Garden Design, Mary Palmer Dargan (Founder) and Arielle McIntyre (Co-Producer)
  • Encore Azalea Web Site, Encore Azaleas/Plant Development Services
  • Home Garden and Homestead, Randy Schultz
Digital Media: Website (Overall/Individual)
  • The Seeds of a Broken Promise, Cheaper than Psychotherapy, Leesa Lawson
  • Mr. Plant Geek, Michael Perry
Digital Media: Digital Special Project
  • Placemaker’s Academy of Garden Design: Module 1 – Observe, Mary Palmer Dargan (Founder) and Arielle McIntyre (Co-Producer)
  • Farm to Florist Series, Slow Flowers Society and Alayna Erhart Studio
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography: Book (General Readership)
  • The First-Time Gardening: Growing Vegetables by Jessica Sowards  
Photography: Consumer Magazine, Circulation <20K
  • Worshipping Nature, Rob Cardillo
Photography: Cover
  • Grow Spring 2021 Cover, Rob Cardillo
  • Grow Fall 2021 Cover, Rob Cardillo
  • Spring Meadow Nursery Flowering Shrubs, Adrianna Robinson and Shannon Downey
PUBLISHER/ PRODUCER
Publisher/Producer: Book General Readership
  • Fearless Gardening: Be Bold, Break the Rules, and Grow What You Love by Loree Bohl, Timber Press
  • Garden Allies by Frédérique Lavoipierre, Timber Press
  • Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn, Cool Springs Press – The Quarto Group
  • Tiny Plants by Leslie F. Halleck, Cool Springs Press – The Quarto Group
Publisher/Producer: Consumer Magazine, Circulation <20K
  • Grow – Summer 2021 Issue, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/Blue Root Media
  • Washington Gardener Magazine - April 2021 issue, Kathy Jentz, Washington Gardener Magazine
Publisher/Producer: Newspaper Garden Feature Page/Section
  • La Florida, Land of Flowers, Sustainable and Resilient Ornamental Horticulture with Florida Native Plants, Tampa Bay Times Newspapers in Education
TRADE
Trade: Catalog
  • First Editions® Shrubs & Trees 2022 Catalog, Bailey Nurseries
  • Crescent Dealer Catalog, Crescent Garden LLC
Trade: Newsletter or Brochure
  • Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Brochure, Bailey Nurseries
Trade: Special Project
  • Slow Flowers Journal: Botanical Couture, Slow Flowers Society
WRITING
Writing: Blog
  • Garden Rant, Scott Beuerlein
  • Laidback Gardener Blog, Larry Hodgson
  • Rooting for You, Mary-Kate Mackey
  • UConn Home & Garden Education Center Blog, Dawn Pettinelli, UConn Home & Garden Education Center 
Writing: Book (General Readership)
  • Garden Allies: The Insects, Birds & Other Animals That Keep Your Garden Beautiful and Thriving, Frédérique Lavoipierre
  • The New Heirloom Garden, Ellen Ecker Ogden  
  • In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden, Niall Williams and Christine Breen
  • Tropical Plants and How to Love Them, Marianne Wilburn 
Writing: Book (Technical Reference)
  • The Woodchip Handbook: A Complete Guide for Farmers, Gardeners and Landscapers, Ben Raskin
Writing: Calendar
  • 2022 Toronto & Golden Horseshow Gardener’s Journal, 30th Edition, Helen Battersby, Sarah Battersby, and Margaret Bennet-Alder
Writing: Consumer Magazine Article, Circulation <20K
  • "Party Crashers", C.L. Fornari
  • "Rule Breakers "– The Unexpected Day Moths, Bill Johnson
  • "Join the Club", Marty Ross
Writing: Consumer Magazine Article, Circulation >20K 
  • "Create an Ecologically Vibrant Garden", Kelly D. Norris
Writing: Marketing
  • "Garden Smart", Debbie Arrington
Writing: Newsletter/Brochure
  • "Adapting to Meet the Needs of Our Changing Climate", Toni Gattone, Speaker and Author
Writing: Newspaper Article, Circulation >20K
  • "Would you pay $18,888 for a plant?", Erica Browne Grivas
  • "Growing a taste of home: Keeping tradition alive", Jessica Damiano
Writing: Newspaper Column, Circulations >20K
  • Jeff Lowenfel's Weekly Column: Anchorage Daily News, Jeff Lowenfels

2018 Gold Awards Best Talent and Best Product

WRITING

Best Writing: Book
Fresh from the Garden: An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, 
Berries, and Herbs in Cold Climates, John Whitman

Best Writing: Digital
"On Ants, Aphids and Mutualism", Helen Battersby

Best Writing: Magazine
The Conscientious Gardener: Three-Part Series on The Monarch, Kylee Baumle

Best Writing: Newspaper
"New Flavors Sprout from Nearby Seed Experiments", Debbie Arrington

PHOTOGRAPHY

Best Photography
Chanticleer: Now & Then, Lisa Roper

DIGITAL MEDIA

Best Digital Media
Homestead Brooklyn, Summer Rayne Oakes

BROADCAST MEDIA

Best Broadcast Media
A Growing Passion, Nan Sterman

Best On-Air Talent
Cultivating Place, Conversations on Natural History 
& The Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell

PUBLISHING

Best Overall Book
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, Carol Michel

Best Overall Periodical
GROW, Summer 2017, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/Blue Root Media

SPEAKING

Live Presentation
"Beneficial Bugs in Your Garden Talk by Jessica Walliser", Jessica Walliser

TRADE

Best Overall Trade
2018 First Editions® Plants Catalog, Bailey Nurseries

2018 Silver Medal Winners

WRITING

Magazine Column (Circulation > 20K) 
The Conscientious Gardener: Three-Part Series on The Monarch, Kylee Baumle 
Humane Backyard Column, All Animals Magazine, Nancy Lawson

Magazine Column (Circulation < 20K)
Ask the Expert, Pennsylvania Gardener Magazine, Denise Schreiber

Magazine Article (Circulation < 20K) 
"Pick Your Own", Mary Schier 
"Walks to Remember", Diane McGann 
"Your Customers are Talking", Mason Day 
"All-American Poppies + Web Extra: California Poppies Bloom en Masse After Wild Fire", Nan Sterman

Magazine Article (Circulation > 20K) 
"A Cut Above", Teresa Woodard 
"A Farm in the Sky", Heather Blackmore 
"Orchids: The High Art of Pretending", Judy White 
"Can We Embrace the New Natural Garden?", Belinda Gallagher

Newspaper Article (Circulation > 20K)
"New Flavors Sprout from Nearby Seed Experiments", Debbie Arrington

Newspaper Column (Circulation < 20K) 
Good Seasons Column: "Your Wildlife Hedge Fund", 
"What Can We Do About the Cost?", "Stop the Bio-Drain", Lynette Walther 
Good Seasons Column: "The Winter Habitat in Your Garden", "The Bonnet House", "Identifying and Rooting Out Invasive Plants", Lynette Walther 
Get Growing Column: "Listen to the Goldenrod: Winter is Coming"; 
"Hurrah for Heucheras"; "Gardens Give Gifts All Year Long", Gloria Day

Newspaper Column (Circulation > 20K) 
Everybody Gardens Column, Doug Oster

Book: General Readership 
The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes 
that Inspired the Little House Books, Marta McDowell 
The Northern Gardener: From Apples to Zinnias, 
150 Years of Garden Wisdom, Mary Schier 
Homegrown Pantry, Barbara Pleasant

Book: Technical/Reference 
Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Manual for the 
Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Cheryl Corson 
Fresh from the Garden: An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, 
Berries, and Herbs in Cold Climates, John Whitman

Blog (Single Post) 
"Hymn To A Quieter Mind", Leesa Lawson 
"On Ants, Aphids and Mutualism", Helen Battersby 
"How to Really Save the Bees", Nancy Lawson

Blog (Overall) 
Backyard Forager, Ellen Zachos 
Paper Garden Workshop: A Spirited Place to Learn Garden Design, Lisa Orgler 
Cold Climate Gardening: Three Posts, Kathleen Purdy

Newsletter, Bulletin or Brochure 
"Seven Ways to Find More Room for Plants", Kathleen Purdy 
"The Renaissance Collection", Diana K. Weiner

PHOTOGRAPHY

Magazine (Circulation > 20K) 
"Mists of Time", Rob Cardillo 
"Itty-bitty Veggies", Bob Stefko 
"A Cherry Life", Bob Stefko 
Baltimore Style, "Collectors Eden: Lowry Garden", Paula Simon

Magazine (Circulation < 20K) 
"Pollinators Pleasure", Bill Johnson 
"Under Used Perennials", Bill Johnson 
"A Farm Full of Flowers", Jackie Fox

Newspaper (Circulation < 20K) 
"Heirloom Tomatoes", Theresa Forte

Book (General Readership) 
Chanticleer: Now & Then, Lisa Roper 
Houseplants The Complete Guide to Choosing, Growing, 
and Caring for Indoor Plants, Chelsea Steinkopf

Calendar 
Bailey Nurseries Calendar, Tracy Walsh

Cover 
Iowa Gardener, "10 Natives for Pollinators", Bill Johnson 

DIGITAL MEDIA

Blog (Overall Site) 
Homestead Brooklyn, Summer Rayne Oakes 
Paper Garden Workshop Blog, Lisa Orgler

Website: Individual (Overall Site) 
donnabalzer.com, Swag Design Factory, Donna Balzer 

Website: Commercial (Overall Site) 
Richard Jackson's Garden, Richard Jackson's Garden & Jigsaw Media

 Video (Single Video) 
"Plant One On Me: Cacti Care Tips - Field Trip!", Summer Rayne Oakes 
"Plant Clinic Tip: Mulching", The Morton Arboretum

Special Project 
GrowIt! Q & A Feature, GrowIt! Garden Socially

BROADCAST MEDIA

Television Program (Talent) 
A Growing Passion, Nan Sterman

Television Program (Overall) 
Central Texas Gardener, Linda Lehmusvirta 
A Growing Passion, Nan Sterman & AGP Productions, LLC

Radio Program (Talent) 
Cultivating Place, Conversations on Natural History 
& The Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell 
GardenLine on WXTK, C.L. Fornari

Radio Feature (Talent) 
Cultivating Place, Conversations on Natural History 
& The Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell

Radio Program (Overall) 
Cultivating Place, Conversations on Natural History 
& The Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell

Podcast Series (Talent) 
Plantrama, C.L. Fornari & Ellen Zachos

Podcast Series (Overall) 
Slow Flowers Podcast, Debra Prinzing

PUBLISHING

Magazine (Circulation > 20K) 
Gardening Simplified, Stacey Hirvela & Spring Meadows Nursery 
GROW, Summer 2017, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/Blue Root Media 
GROW, Fall 2017, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/Blue Root Media

Magazine (Circulation < 20K) 
Washington Gardener Magazine, Kathy Jentz & Washington Gardener Magazine

Book (General Readership) 
Cool Plants for Cold Climates: A Garden Designer's Perspective, 
Brenda Adams & University of Alaska Press 
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, Carol Michel 
The Chinese Kitchen Garden, Wendy Kiang-Spray & Timber Press

Book (Technical/Reference) 
Fresh from the Garden: An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, 
and Herbs in Cold Climates, John Whitman & University of Minnesota Press 
Desert Landscape School: A Guide to Desert Landscaping 
and Maintenance, Luana Vargas & Desert Botanical Garden

Newsletter/Brochure 
"A Vision for Roses", Stacey Hirvela, Shannon Downey & Spring Meadows Nursery 
"Be Inspired", Jennifer Calhoun, Bates Meron Sweet Design & Benary

SPEAKING

Live Presentation 
"John Bartram: America's First Gardener at the Inland Empire Garden Club", Kirk Brown 
"Houseplant Rescue: Save It, or Say Goodbye!", C. L. Fornari & Ellen Zachos 
"Beneficial Bugs in Your Garden Talk by Jessica Walliser", Jessica Walliser

TRADE

Catalog 
2018 First Editions® Plants Catalog, Bailey Nurseries

Calendar 
"Every Tree Tells a Story", The Davey Tree Expert Company

Magazine 
Bloom, The Great Des Moines Botanical Garden

 Newsletter/Brochure 
"2017 Gardener's Idea Book", Proven Winners

Press Release, Press Kit or Promo 
"Bailey Nurseries Press Kit", Bailey Nurseries

Special Project 
Slow Flowers Journal, Debra Prinzing

2017 Gold Awards 
Best Talent and Best Product

 

  • Best Magazine Writing: “Outdoor Dining - Our Well-Tended Gardens : A lunchroom for Wildlife”, Bill Johnson
  • Best Newspaper/Newsletter Writing: Everybody Gardens, Doug Oster 
  • Best Digital Writing: Grieving Garden: This, Too, Is a Garden, Leesa Lawson
  • Best Photography: Private Gardens of South Florida, Rob Cardillo 
  • Best Overall Digital Media: Savvy Gardening, Amy Andrychowicz,Niki Jabbour, Tara Nolan & Jessica Walliser
  • Best Overall Broadcast Media: Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell 
  • Best On-Air Talent: Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell 
  • Best Overall Magazine: Mini Gardens & Terrariums, Meredith Corp. 
  • Best Overall Book: Master Gardener Manual, Nancy Knauss, Sue Wyble, Jennifer Bair, Amanda Kirsten & Penn State Extension
  • Best Trade: Bloom, Fall 2016, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

2017 Silver Medal Winners

WRITING

  • Magazine Column (Circulation > 20K): The Friel World, John Friel
  • Magazine Article (Circulation < 20K):
    • "Outdoor Dining - Our Well-Tended Gardens : A Lunchroom for Wildlife", Bill Johnson
    • "The Soul of a Garden", Linda Vater
    • "An Affair of the Horticultural Heart: The Union Square Market", Abbie Zabar
  • Magazine Article (Circulation > 20K):
    • "Design to Share", Mary-Kate Mackey
    • "Opposites Attract", Mary-Kate Mackey
    • "Small Trees Play a Big Role", Mary-Kate Mackey
    • "Dinner From the Ground Up", Tovah Martin
    • "Brave New Meadow", Tovah Martin
    • "Pecans in a Nutshell", Marty Ross
  • Newspaper Column (Circulation < 20K): Good Seasons, Lynette L. Walther
  • Newspaper Column (Circulation > 20K):
    • Gardening Column/Homes Section, Star Tribune, Rhonda Fleming Hayes
    • Garden Columns by Jeff Lowenfels, Jeff Lowenfels
    • Plants That Matter, Doug Oster
    • Small Town Gardener, Marianne Willburn
  • Book: General Readership:
    • The Cocktail Hour Garden, C.L. Fornari
    • Gardens of Awe and Folly, Vivian Swift
  • E-Newsletter Article: "For Desperate Gardeners, New Idea to Keep Deer out of Your Garden",
    Connie Oswald Stofko
  • Blog (Single Post):
    • View from Federal Twist, "A review of The Art of Gardening", James Golden
    • "Grieving Garden: This, Too, Is a Garden", Leesa Lawson
  • Blog (Overall):
    • Toronto Gardens, Helen Battersby
    • Rooting for You Blog for Hartley-Botanic Greenhouses, Mary-Kate Mackey
    • View from Federal Twist, James Golden
  • Newsletter, Bulletin or Brochure
    • "Anna's Plant Pick: Taraxacum Officinale Dandelion - Is It a Weed?", Anna Leggatt
    • Everybody Gardens, Doug Oster
  • Student (Newspaper, Magazine, Book, Blog)
    • "Taking the Prickly Path", Anelle Ammons
    • "Footsteps of the Goddess", Gail Hudson

PHOTOGRAPHY 

  • Magazine (Circulation < 20K):
    • "Turkscap Lily with Swallowtail", Kim Eierman
    • "October Reds", Bill Johnson
    • "Outdoor Dining - Our Well-Tended Gardens : A Lunchroom for Wildlife", Bill Johnson
  • Magazine (Circulation > 20K): "Pecans in a Nutshell", Bob Stefko
  • Book (General Readership): Private Gardens of South Florida, Rob Cardillo
  • Cover:
    • GROW Magazine, Fall 2016 Cover, Rob Cardillo
    • GROW Magazine, Summer 2016 Cover, Rob Cardillo
    • GROW Magazine, Winter 2016 Cover, Rob Cardillo
    • Michigan Gardener Magazine, September-October 2016 Cover, Bill Johnson
  • Portfolio: Into the Light: Captured on Camera, Minnesota's Moths are Quite Diverse, Bill Johnson

DIGITAL MEDIA

  • Blog (Overall Site):
    • Toronto Gardens, Helen Battersby & Sarah Battersby
    • GardenLady.com Blog, C.L. Fornari
    • Garden Therapy, Stephanie Rose
    • The New Perennialist, Tony Spencer
    • Landscape Notes: Exploring Parks + Gardens + The Public Realm, Patrice Todisco
    • Savvy Gardening, Jessica Walliser
  • Website: Individual (Overall Site):
    • ThePaintboxGarden.com, Janet Davis
    • EcoBeneficial Website, Kim Eierman
    • Susan's in the Garden, Susan Mulvihill
    • Mr. Plant Geek, Michael Perry
    • OrchardPeople.com, Susan Poizner
  • Website: Commercial (Overall Site):
    • Garden Media Group Website Redesign, Garden Media Group
    • The New MtCubaCenter.org, Mt. Cuba Center
    • Richard Jackson's Garden, Richard Jackson's Garden
  • Video (Single Video):
    • "Pruning Endless Summer® Hydrangea", Bailey Nurseries Endless Summer® Hydrangeas
    • "Seattle Wholesale Growers Market - Lisa Waud Workshop", Andrew Buchanan
      & Seattle Wholesale Growers Market

BROADCAST MEDIA

  • Podcast Series (Talent):
    • Native Plant Podcast, John Magee
    • We Dig Plants: People and Places, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen DeVito
  • Radio Program (Overall): Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell
  • Radio Program (Talent):
    • Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie Nardozzi
    • Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden, Jennifer Jewell
    • We Dig Plants Interview: All the Presidents' Gardens with Marta McDowell,
      Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito
  • Television Feature (Talent):
    • "Summer Shade Using Trees", Brian Cox & The Davey Tree Expert Company
    • "Secret hacks with Orchids on ITV This Morning", Michael Perry
  • Podcast Series (Overall):
    • We Dig Plants: People and Places, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen DeVito
    • The Urban Forestry Radio Show, Susan Poizner
    • The Native Plant Podcast, John Magee, Mike Berkley & Jesse Turner
    • EcoBeneficial Podcast, Kim Eierman

PUBLISHING

  • Magazine (Circulation > 20K):
    • Cut Flowers & Bouquets, Meredith Corp.
    • Country Gardens Spring 2016, Meredith Corp.
    • Mini Gardens & Terrariums, Meredith Corp.
  • Book (General Readership):
    • 100 Plants to Feed the Bees by Jennifer L. Hopwood, Storey Publishing
    • The Cancer Survivor's Garden Companion by Jenny Peterson, St. Lynn's Press
  • Book (Technical/Reference): Penn State Extension Master Gardener Manual, Nancy Knauss, Sue Wyble, Jennifer Bair, Amanda Kirsten & Penn State University
  • Calendar: 2016 National Big Tree Program Calendar, The Davey Tree Expert Company
  • E-Zine: Plant A Star® Magazine, October 2016, Kathleen White

TRADE

  • Catalog: Botanical Interests Gift Guide, Botanical Interests
  • Magazine: Bloom, Fall 2016, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

 

2016 Gold Awards
Best Talent and Best Product

  • Best Overall Book: Craig LeHoullier & Storey Publishing, Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time
  • Best Overall Magazine: Beckie Fox, Michael Fox & Inspiring Media, Inc., Garden Making, Issue No. 24, Garden Essentials
  • Best Overall Electronic Media: David Calle, The Good Garden: Garden History Design Inspiration
  • Best Overall Broadcast Media: Linda Lehmusvirta, Central Texas Gardener
  • Best Overall Trade: George Coombs & Mt. Cuba Center, “Coreopsis for the Mid-Atlantic Region”
  • Best Writing - Book: Ken Druse, The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change
  • Best Writing - Magazine: Teresa Woodard, “Honey Harvest”
  • Best Writing - Newspaper/Newsletter/Brochure: Jeff Lowenfels, “Immortality & Grandpa’s Daylillies”, et al.
  • Best Writing -  Electronic: Teresa Odle, GardeninginaDrought.com
  • Best Photography: Bob Stefko, “Honey Harvest”
  • Best On-Air Talent: Nan Sterman, A Growing Passion  

 

2016 Silver Medal Winners

WRITING

  • Magazine Column (Circulation <30K): Ask the Expert, Denise Schreiber
  • Magazine Column (Circulation >30K): Insect ID, Bill Johnson
  • Magazine Article (Circulation <30K): 
    • “Jennie Loves Dahlias”, Nicole Juday 
    • “Charlie’s Garden: Gem of the Idaho Mountains”, Mary Ann Newcomer
  • Magazine Article (Circulation >30K) 
    • “Honey Harvest”, Teresa Woodard 
    • “Up on the Roof”, Regina Cole 
    • “The Art of the Garden”, Sharon Lovejoy
  • Newspaper Column (Circulation <30K): “Gardening in the Wild", Belinda Gallagher
  • Newspaper Column (Circulation >30K): “Jessica Walliser’s Column", Jessica Walliser
  • Newspaper Article (Circulation <30K): “Dismissed and ridiculed, Virginia Tech Researchers Fought to Prove Flint’s Water was Unsafe”, Lauren Farrar
  • Newspaper Article (Circulation >30K): “Immortality and Grandpa Al’s Daylilies + Midwinter Dreams of Giant Vegetables + In the Unending War with Dandelions, a Détente”, Jeff Lowenfels
  • Book (General Readership, <120 pg): Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Fruit, Cider, Perry, and More, Wendy Tweten & Debbie Teashon
  • Book (General Readership, >120pg): 
    • The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change, Ken Druse 
    • The Authentic Garden: Naturalistic and Contemporary Landscape Design, Richard Hartlage, Sandy Fischer & Land Morphology
  • Book (Technical/Reference, >120pg): The Hop Grower’s Handbook, Laura Ten Eyck & Dietrich Gehring
  • Newsletter, Bulletin, or Brochure: 
    • Thistle & Fig Tales, "History of Fertilizer”, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito 
    • “La Florida - Land of Flowers: Ornamental Horticulture with Florida Native Plants”, Sue Bedry, Jodi Pushkin, & Stacy Rector 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

  • Magazine (Circulation <30K): “Breeding a Better Apple”, Rob Cardillo
  • Magazine (Circulation >30K): "Honey Harvest”, Bob Stefko
  • Newspaper (Circulation >30K): “The Garden Next Door”, David Calle
  • Book (General Readership, <120pg): Heirloom Harvest: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures, Jerry Spagnoli
  • Book (General Readership, >120 pg): On Walnut Hill, Roger Foley
  • Calendar: Simply Raw Vegetable Portraits, Lynn Karlin
  • Cover Photo: “Viburnum Trilobum ‘Redwing’”, Bill Johnson
  • Portfolio: On Walnut Hill Portfolio, Roger Foley 

ELECTRONIC MEDIA 

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Blog - Writing:
    • GardeninginaDrought.com, Teresa Odle 
    • Eat Local Blog, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Sarah Owens
  • Blog - Overall Site:
    • The Good Garden: Garden history, design inspiration, David Calle 
    • The Art of Outdoor Living-The Blog of Grace Design Associates, Margie Grace
  • E-Newsletter Article: “Gardening with Mark - June Issue”, Mark Cullen

ONLINE MEDIA

  • E-Zine Article: “7 Ways To Use Drifts and Masses in Your Garden”, Benjamin Vogt
  • Website Overall: 
    • Richard Jackson’s Garden, Richard Jackson 
    • Costa Farms, Justin Hancock
  • Video (YouTube, Vimeo): “In the Garden with Doug Oster", Doug Oster
  • Podcast Series Overall: What Makes a Flower Blue, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito

BROADCAST MEDIA

  • TV Program - Talent: A Growing Passion, Nan Sterman
  • TV Program - Overall: Central Texas Gardener, Linda Lehmusvirta
  • Radio Program - Talent: 4 Centuries of Botanical Traditions, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito
  • Radio Program - Overall: A Way to Garden, with Margaret Roach, Margaret Roach
  • Radio Feature - Talent: “A Way to Garden, with Margaret Roach”, Margaret Roach
  • Radio Feature - Overall: “A Way to Garden, with Margaret Roach”, Margaret Roach
  • Electronic Special Project: Slow Flowers: The Online Directory to Florists, Shops, and Studios Who Design with American-Grown Flowers, Debra Prinzing

PUBLISHING 

  • Magazine (<100K Circulation): Garden Making, Issue No. 24: Garden Essentials, Inspiring Media Inc., Beckie Fox & Michael Fox
  • Newspaper Garden Feature Page or Section: Thistle & Fig Tales, "History of Fertilizer", Pith & Vigor, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen DeVito 
  • Book (General Readership): 
    • Epic Tomatoes, Storey Publishing  
    • Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening, Storey Publishing 
  • Book (Technical/Reference): The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving, John Torgrimson
  • Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure: Growing Together, Fall 2015 Issue, The Davey Tree Expert Company 
  • Calendar: 2015 National Big Tree Program Calendar, The Davey Tree Expert Company 
  • E-Zine Overall: Dallying in the Dirt, Kenneth Brown
  • E-Book Overall: Think Like A Gardener, Saxon Holt & PhotoBotanic.com 
  • E-Newsletter Overall: Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, Connie Stofko 

TRADE

  • Newsletter, Bulletin, or Brochure: “Coreopsis for the Mid-Atlantic Region”, George Coombs
  • Catalog: Sakata Home Grown Vegetable Catalog, Sakata Seed America, Inc. 
  • Press Release, Press Kit, or Promo: “Perfect Blooms that Beg to Be Brought Indoors”, Ferguson Caras LLC for David Austin Roses  
  • Magazine: Bloom, December 2015, Look Book Edition, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden 
  • Special Projects: 2016 Winter Coloring Book, Botanical Interests
       

2015 Gold Awards
Best Talent and Best Product

  • Gold Award For Best Book Writing: Brent Horvath, The Plant Lover’s Guide to Sedums
  • Gold Award For Best Magazine Writing: Daniel Mount, “Over and Under the Rainbow: A Gardener Comes to Terms with Red”
  • Gold Award For Best Newspaper Writing: Beth Botts, “How Native Are Your Native Plants”
  • Gold Award For Best Photography: Lynn Karlin, “Simply Raw” – Vegetable Portraits Calendar
  • Gold Award For Best On-Air Talent: Niki Jabbour, The Weekend Gardener
  • Gold Award For Best Broadcast Media: Nan Sterman, Marianne Gerdes & AGP Productions, LLC, A Growing Passion
  • Gold Award For Best Electronic Writing: Carol Michel, www.maydreamsgardens.com
  • Gold Award For Best Overall Electronic Media: Tony Spencer, www.thenewperennialist.com
  • Gold Award For Best Overall Magazine: GROW, The Magazine of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Winter 2014 
  • Gold Award For Best Overall Book: Saxon Holt, Good Garden Photography
  • Gold Award for Best Trade: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Bloom, Summer 2014

2015 Silver Awards

WRITING

  • Book - General Readership: Claire Splan, California Month-by-Month Gardening, Cool Springs Press
  • Book - Technical/Reference: Scott Zanon, Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest – A Guide for Residential & Commercial Properties, Ohio University Press
  • Magazine Article: 
    • Steve Bender, “The Genius of the Place,” Southern Living 
    • Daniel Mount, “Over and Under the Rainbow: A Gardener Comes to Terms with Blue,” Pacific Horticulture
  • Magazine Column: Ann McCormick, Herbalist’s Notebook, The Herb Quarterly
  • Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure: George Graine, Fooling Mother Nature: Forcing Flower Bulbs for Indoor Bloom, Virginia Cooperative Extension
  • Newspaper Article: Kim Palmer, “Cultivating the Condo,” Star Tribune 
  • Writing - Newspaper Column
    • Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee
    • Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune
    • Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Dispatch News

PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Book - General Readership: Perry Mastrovito, Private Gardens of Quebec, Broquet
  • Cover Photo: Rob Cardillo, GROW, Winter 2014
  • Magazine Article
    • Rob Cardillo, “Connecticut Crescendo,” Garden Design
    • Roger Foley, “The Genius of the Place,” Southern Living
  • Portfolio: Roger Foley, A Southern Garden Portfolio

ELECTRONIC MEDIA | BROADCAST

  • Electronic Special Project: Susan Poizner, “Orchard People Winter and Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Online Workshop,” Orchard People
  • Radio Feature - Talent: RJ Laverne, “Benefits of Trees,” The Money Pit
  • TV Feature - Talent: Doug Oster, “Spring Flower Show is a Musical Journey,” KDKA-TV
  • TV Program - Talent: Nan Sterman, A Growing Passion

ELECTRONIC MEDIA | ONLINE

  • E-Zine Article: Pam Penick, “Placing Art in the Garden,” www.gardendesign.com 
  • E-Zine Overall: Association of Professional Landscape Designers, The Designer, www.apld.com
  • E-newsletter - Article: Carol Michel, “Late Fall Blooms for the Midwest Garden,” Indiana Gardening e-Newsletter
  • Podcast Series - Talent: Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito, “We Dig Plants,” www.HeritageRadioNetwork.org 
  • Podcast Series - Overall: Kim Eierman, “EcoBeneficial! – Useful Gardening Tips to Improve Our Environment,”www.ecobeneficial.com  
  • TV Program - Overall: Nan Sterman, AGP, LLC & Marianne Gerdes, A Growing Passion
  • TV Program - Talent: Nan Sterman, A Growing Passion
  • Video - Talent: Doug Oster, “Digging with Doug,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • Video - Overall: HGTVGardens, Anne’s Acres, Scripts Networks (Felicia Feaster)
  • Website - Article: HGTVGardens, “Urban Farmer Hero,” Scripts Networks (Felicia Feaster)
  • Website - Overall: Patterson Webster, www.siteandinsight.com

ELECTRONIC MEDIA | SOCIAL MEDIA

PUBLISHER | OVERALL PRODUCT

  • Overall Book - General Readership: St. Lynn’s Press, Taming Wildflowers: Bringing the Beauty and Splendor of Nature’s Blooms Into Your Own Backyard
  • Overall Book - Technical/Reference: Timber Press, The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden
  • Overall Calendar: Botanical Interests, “2015 Desk Calendar”
  • Magazine over 100K Circulation: Country Gardens, Fall 2014
  • Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure: Slow Flowers LLC, Debra Prinzing & Willo Bellwood, Where Do Your Flowers Come From?
  • Newspaper Garden Feature Page or Section: Star Tribune, The Original American Diet

TRADE

  • Catalog: A.M. Leonard’s Gardener’s Edge, Gardener’s Edge Summer 2014 Edition
  • Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure: The Davey Tree Expert Company, The MyDavey Bulletin
  • Press Release/Press Kit/Promo: Ferguson Caras LLC, Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs Fall Gardening Wild Tulips
  • Special Projects: The Davey Tree Expert Company, 2015 National Big Tree Program Calendar

2014 Gold Awards
Best Talent and Best Product

  • Gold Award for Best Book Writing: Marta McDowell, Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life, published by Timber Press
  • Gold Award for Best Magazine Writing: Marty Ross, “Hail to the Chiefs,” published in Country Gardens, Fall 2013
  • Gold Award for Best Newspaper Writing: Kim Palmer, “building buzz,” Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
  • Gold Award for Best Photography: Ken Druse, “Gourd Times,” Organic Gardening magazine
  • Gold Award for Best Broadcast Media: AGP Productions, LLC, A Growing Passion: #105 "Cycle and Recycle"
  • Gold Award for Best Electronic Writing: Dee Nash, reddirtramblings.com
  • Gold Award for Best On-Air Talent: Joe Lamp’l, Growing a Greener World TV
  • Gold Award for Best Overall Book: St. Lynn’s Press, Fine Foliage
  • Gold Award for Best Overall Magazine: Garden Making, Fall 2013, Issue No. 15
  • Gold Award for Best Overall Electronic Media — Website: Joe Lamp’l, growingagreenerworld.com
  • Gold Award for Best Overall Special Project: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Plants & Gardens, Members’ Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2013
  • Gold Award for Best Trade: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Bloom, Winter 2014

2014 Silver Awards of Achievement 

WRITING

  • Book - General Readership: 
    • Jeff Lowenfels, Teaming With Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition, Timber Press
    • Marta McDowell, Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, Timber Press
    • Susan Poizner, Growing Urban Orchards: The Ups, Downs and How-Tos of Fruit Tree Care in the City, Orchard People
  • Book - Technical/Reference: Gary Paul Nabhan, Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land, Chelsea Green Publishing
  • Magazine Article:
    • Ken Druse, “Gourd Times,” Organic Gardening 
    • Tom Christopher, “Hedge Fun,”Design New England 
    • Tovah Martin, “One Man's Treasure,” Design New England 
    • Marty Ross, “Hail to the Chiefs,” Country Gardens
    • Therese Ciesinski, “Sticks & Stones,” Organic Gardening
  • Magazine Column: Andrea Bellamy, Edible Gardens column, Edible Vancouver
  • Newpaper Article: 
    • Kim Palmer, “Building buzz,” Star Tribune 
    • Marty Ross, “Down the Right Path,” The Kansas City Star
  • Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure: Kim Eierman, Replacing the Green Desert: Meadowscaping and Other Native Alternatives, Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals Newsline Winter 2014  
  • Newspaper Column: 
    • Erin McIntyre, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel 
    • Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News
    • Marianne Willburn, The Frederick News Post

PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Book: General Readership: Shaun Buchanan, Planting Designs for Cactus and Succulents, Cool Springs Press
  • Calendar: Saxon Holt, Inspired Flowers & Gardens 2014, True Image Publishing
  • Cover Photo: Bill Johnson, Iowa Gardener Magazine - May/June 2013
  • Magazine Article: Ken Druse, “Gourd Times,” Organic Gardening
  • Newspaper: Rob Cardillo, “3,000 Plants, and Then Some,”New York Times
  • Portfolio: Rob Cardillo, Portfolio

ELECTRONIC MEDIA | BROADCAST

  • Electronic Special Project: Susan Poizner, “Online Fruit Tree Care Education for the New Urban Orchardist,”Orchard People
  • Radio Program - Overall: Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen DeVito, “We Dig Plants,” HeritageRadioNetwork.org
  • Radio Program - Talent: Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen DeVito, “We Dig Plants,” HeritageRadioNetwork.org
  • TV Program - Overall: AGP Productions, LLC, A Growing Passion: #105 "Cycle and Recycle"
  • TV Program - Talent: Joe Lamp'l, Growing a Greener World TV

ELECTRONIC MEDIA | ONLINE

  • E-Zine Article: Mary Ann Newcomer, “Lost on Vancouver Island,” Leaf Magazine, Spring 2013
  • Podcast Series - Talent: Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito, “We Dig Plants,” HeritageRadioNetwork.org
  • Video - Overall: Dallas Arboretum, “Dallas Arboretum Opens Scientific Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden” (Juliette Coulter)
  • Video - Talent: Doug Oster, “Digging with Doug,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • Website - Article: 
    • Scripts Networks, “Sow and Tell: Chef Lance Gummere's Fi