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

GWA congratulates the winners of the 2016 Media Awards Silver Medals, a special designation awarded to the top 10% of each competition category. 

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 of Achievement 

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, KPBS public television

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, KPBS public television
• TV Program - Talent: Nan Sterman, A Growing Passion, KPBS public television
• 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

• Blog - Writing
  • Carol Michel, May Dreams Gardens, www.maydreamsgardens.com
  • Pam Penick, Digging: Cool Gardens in a Hot Climate, www.penick.net/digging 
  • Kathy Purdy, Cold Climate Gardening, www.coldclimategardening.com
• Blog - Overall Site: Patrice Todisco, www.landscapenotes.com  
• E-newsletter - Overall: Mark Cullen, “Gardening with Mark,” www.markcullen.com

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," KPBS Public Television
• 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," KPBS Public Television
• 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 Field and Flock,”hgtvgardens.com (Felicia Feaster)
  • Jeanne Rostaing, “Taking Bread and Roses Literally in Brooklyn,” gardenista.com
• Website - Overall: 
  • Joe Lamp'l, growingagreenerworld.com
  • Catherine Stewart, GardenDrum - beating a new path, www.gardendrum.com

ELECTRONIC MEDIA | SOCIAL MEDIA

• Blog - Overall Site: 
  • Catherine Stewart, www.gardendrum.com
  • Patrice Todisco, www.landscapenotes.com
• Blog - Writing: 
  • Christy Wilhelmi, Gardenerd Blog, www.gardenerd.com/blog
  • Dee Nash, Red Dirt Ramblings, www.reddirtramblings.com
• E-newsletter - Article: Carol Michel, “Tips for Hiring a Garden Designer,” Indiana Gardening Newsletters
• E-newsletter - Overall: Monrovia, Plant Savvy (Judy Lynes)

PUBLISHER – OVERALL PRODUCT

• Overall Book - General Readership: 
  • St. Lynn’s Press, Fine Foliage
  • St. Lynn’s Press, Slow Flowers
• Overall Book - Technical/Reference: Timber Press, Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
• Overall Calendar: The Davey Tree Expert Company, “2013 National Register of Big Trees” Calendar (Lindsay Ridinger)
• Magazine over 100K Circulation: Gardening How-To Magazine, Summer 2013 (Kathy Childers)
• Magazine under 100K Circulation: Garden Making Magazine, Fall 2013, Issue No. 15, (Beckie Fox)
• Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Plants & Gardens Members' Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2013 (Elizabeth Peters)
• Newspaper Garden Feature Page or Section: Star Tribune, Variety Home + Garden (Kim Palmer & Connie Nelson)

TRADE

• Catalog: Garden Debut®, Garden Debut® 2014 Catalog
• Magazine: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Bloom, Winter 2014  (Kelly Norris)

2013 Gold Awards
Best Talent and Best Product

• Best Magazine Writing: Pam Penick for “The Plant Man,” published by Garden Design
• Best Newspaper Writing: Marianne B. Willburn for her columns: “Horticultural Hyperbole”; “Potagers to the People”; and “Garden Affairs to Remember”, published in The Frederick News Post
• Best Book Writing: Janisse Ray for The Seed Underground, published by Chelsea Green Publishing
• Best Photography: Ellen Hoverkamp for Natural Companions, published by Abrams/Stewart, Tabori & Chang
• Best Social Media, Blog Writing: Theresa Loe for her “Living Homegrown” blog writing
• Best Broadcast Media Talent: Doug Oster for “Digging with Doug” posted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Best Overall Book: Timber Press for The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage
• Best Trade: Longwood Gardens for Light: Installations by Bruce Munro Press Kit

2013 Silver Awards of Achievement

WRITING

• Magazine Column: Barbara Pleasant, Garden Know-How Column, Mother Earth News
• Magazine Article: 
  • Carol Stocker, “Fantasy and Folly,” Design New England
  • Pam Penick, “The Plant Man,” Garden Design
  • Rebecca Bull Reed, “Take Your Garden to New Heights,” Southern Living
• Newspaper Column: Marianne B. Willburn, “Horticultural Hyperbole;” “Potagers to the People!” “Garden Affairs to Remember,” The Frederick News Post
• Newspaper Article: Kim Palmer, “Cultivating Change,” Star Tribune
• Book - General:
  • Janisse Ray, The Seed Underground, Chelsea Green Publishing
  • Peter J. Hatch, A Rich Spot of Earth — Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello, Yale University Press
• Book - Technical/Reference: Steven Biggs, Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t, No Guff Press
• Brochure: Nicole Wisniewski, Growing Together, The Davey Tree Expert Company

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Magazine: Lynn Karlin, “Almost Heaven,” Design New England
• Book - General: Ellen Hoverkamp, Natural Companions, Abrams/Stewart, Tabori & Change
• Calendar: Lynn Karlin, “Simply Raw: Vegetable Portraits - 2013 Wall Calendar,” Amber Lotus Publishing
• Cover: Lynn Karlin, Design New England, March/April 2012
• Portfolio: Lynn Karlin, Portfolio

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

• Social Media, Blog – Writing: 
  • Barbara Pleasant, GrowVeg.com
  • Theresa Loe, Living Homegrown Blog Writing
• Broadcast Media, TV Program – Talent: Doug Oster, “Digging with Doug,” 
     Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Broadcast Media, Radio — Talent         
  C.L. Fornari, GardenLine on WXTK, WXTK 95.1 FM

OVERALL PRODUCT

• Electronic Media, Blog — Overall Site: C.L. Fornari, Whole Life Gardening (www.wholelifegardening.com) 
• Electronic Media, EBook — Overall: Mt. Cuba Center, The Meadow Plants at Mt. Cuba Center, Mt. Cuba Center
• Electronic Media, Website – Overall: C.L. Fornari, www.GardenLady.com
• Electronic Media, Video – Overall: Monrovia, “Plant Savvy Tips”
• Publisher/Producer, Magazine Under 100K: Pat Stone, GreenPrints, Spring 2012, GreenPrints Enterprises
• Publisher, Magazine over 100K: Organic Gardening/Rodale, Organic Gardening Magazine, April/May 2012
• Publisher, Newspaper Garden Feature Section: Star Tribune, Star Tribune Variety H & G
• Publisher, Book - General: Timber Press, The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage       
• Publisher/Producer, Book - Technical: Chelsea Green Publishing, The Organic Seed Grower

TRADE

• Brochure: Monrovia, Online Inspiration
• Catalog: Syngenta Flowers, Inc., Syngenta Vegetables 2012-13 Catalog
• Press Kit: Longwood Gardens, Light: Installations by Bruce Munro Press Kit

2012 Gold Awards
Best Talent and Best Product

• Best Book Writing: Rebecca Rupp for How Carrots Won the Trojan War, published by Storey Publishing
• Best Magazine Writing: Wendy Tweten for “The VooDoo Garden: Good Help is Hard to Find,” published by West Sound Home & Garden
• Best Newspaper Writing: Kim Palmer for “Goodbye to Grass,” published by Star Tribune
• Best Electronic Media Writing: Billy Goodnick for Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens, produced byFineGardening.com
• Best Photography: Robert Llewellyn for Seeing Trees, published by Timber Press
• Best Graphic Design: Patrick Nistler for Handmade Garden Projects, published by Timber Press
• Best Book: McClelland & Stewart for The Untamed Garden

2012 Silver Awards of Achievement

WRITING

• Magazine:
  • Steve Bender, "Good Bones Make Great Gardens", Southern Living
  • Gene Bussell, "A Paperwhite Christmas", Southern Living
  • Therese Ciesinski, "Big Sky Country", Organic Gardening
  • Therese Ciesinski, "How We Grew", Organic Gardening
  • Rebecca Bull Reed, "Lush Life", Southern Living
  • Wendy Tweten, "The VooDoo Garden: Good Help is Hard to Find", West Sound Home & Garden
• Newspaper: 
  • Amanda McNulty, "Fatty, Fatty, two by four", The State
  • Amanda McNulty, "The Skinny on Trees in Drought", The State
  • Lynette L. Walther, "A Taste of the Tropics in Maine", The Herald Gazette
  • Kim Palmer, "Goodbye to Grass", Star Tribune
• Book - General Readership: 
  • William C. Welch & Greg Grant, Heirloom Gardening in the South: Yesterday's Plans for Today's Gardens, Texas A&M University Press
  • Rebecca Rupp, How Carrots Won the Trojan War, Storey Publishing
• Book - Technical/Reference:        
  • Sylvia Bernstein, Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Fish and Vegetables Together, New Society Publisher
  • Michael Dirr, Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs, Timber Press
• Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure:        
  • Daniel Mount, "The Story of Plants: Pumpkin", Northwest Horticultural Society
  • Diana K. Weiner, Backyard Natives Garden Guide, Friends of High School Park
• Electronic Media: 
  • Helen Yoest, Moss Rocks Blog Writing: "The truth about moss — dispelling moss myths"; "Making moss terrariums — or not..."; "Knowing your Acrocarp from your Pleurocarp" 
  • Billy Goodnick, Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens, FineGardening.com
  • Karen Geisler, The Hortiholic, www.hortiholic.com
  • Irene Virag, Garden Grow Along/Northeast: "Charms of Clivia"; "Beautiful Friendship"; "Matchmaking in the Garden", Lowes.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Magazne: Rob Cardillo, "Cottage Done Right", Country Gardens
• Book: Robert Llewellyn, Seeing Trees, Timber Press
• Cover: Lynn Karlin, Squash Blossoms, The Hook Magazine, March/April 2011
• Portfolio: Terence Roberts, "Night Gardens" photography portfolio      
• Electronic Media: Rob Cardillo, www.robcardillo.com, Rob Cardillo Photography

ILLUSTRATION

• Calendar: Randy Griffis, Garden Art Calendar 2012 Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply

GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Book: Patrick Nistler, Handmade Garden Projects, Timber Press

ON-AIR TALENT

• Radio: Tom Wichman, "Gardening in a Minute" radio program, UF/IFAS Extension & WUFT-FM
• Television: Joe Lamp'l, “Growing a Greener World”, National Public Television

OVERALL PRODUCT

• Magazine - Under 100k: American Horticultural Society, The American Gardener: November 2011
• Magazine - Over 100k: Meredith Corporation, Country Gardens: Summer 2011, Vol. 20, #3
• Newspaper Section: Dallas Morning News, “Special Focus: Spring Gardening”
• Book, General Readership: McClelland & Stewart, The Untamed Garden
• Brochure: The Davey Tree Expert Company, The Davey Guide
• Electronic Media: Meredith Corporation, Jaime Digs In, Better Homes & Gardens

TRADE

• Newsletter: Seed Savers Exchange, The Heritage Farm Companion
• Catalog: Seed Savers Exchange, Seed Savers Exchange 2012 Catalog of Heirloom & Open-Pollinated Seeds, Books and Gifts

2011 Gold Awards Best Talent and Best Product

• Best Magazine Writing: Sarah Chase Shaw for "The Art of Autumn" published by Garden Design.
• Best Newspaper Writing: Abbie Zabar for "A Vine in the Sky" published by The Forward.
• Best Book Writing: Jeff Lowenfels for Teaming with Microbes (Revised Edition) published by Timber Press.
• Best Photography: Vaughn Sills for the book Places for Spirit: Traditional African American Gardenspublished by Trinity University Press.
• Best Illustration: Clyde Philip Wachsberger for the book Into the Garden with Charles self-published.
• Best Graphic Design: Jane Jeszeck for the book The Revolutionary Yardscape published by Timber Press.
• Best Magazine: Organic Gardening: December/January 10/11 published by Rodale, Inc.
• Best Electronic Media: Growing a Greener World produced by The joe gardener Media Network.
• Best Trade: "Seed Savers Exchange 2010 Summer Edition" published by Seed Savers Exchange. 

2011 Silver Awards of Achievement

Writing

• Magazine: 
  • Gene Bussell, “The Trinket Garden”, Southern Living 
  • Sarah Chase Shaw, “The Art of Autumn”, Garden Design
• Newspaper
  • Mariana Greene, “Gilding the Lilium”, The Dallas Morning News 
  • Abbie Zabar, “A Vine in the Sky”, The Forward
• Book
  • Steve Bates, The Seeds of Spring: Lessons from the Garden, Breaking Ground Books
  • Jeff Lowenfels, Teaming with Microbes (Revised Edition), Timber Press
  • Janet Marinelli, The Climate Conscious Gardener, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Newsletter/Bulletin/Brochure: Elizabeth Peters, “Native Bees: Observing and Preserving Native Pollinators in Urban Gardens,” Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Electronic Media
  • Irvin Etienne, “Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog”, Indianapolis Museum of Art
  • Theresa Loe, Growing a Greener World, Joe Gardener Media/PBS

Photography

• Magazine: Rob Cardillo, “Fabulous Fuschias”, Country Gardens 
• Book: Vaughn Sills, Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens, Trinity University Press
• Book - Technical/Reference: Rob Cardillo, The Encyclopedia of Container Plants, Timber Press
• Cover: Roger Foley, “Full Bloom”, Virginia Living magazine
• Electronic Media: Rob Cardillo, www.RobCardillo.com

Illustration

• Book: Clyde Phillip Wachsberger, Into the Garden with Charles, self-published

Graphic Design

• Book: Jane Jeszeck, The Revolutionary Yardscape, Timber Press
• Cover: Gavin Robinson, Organic Gardening: June/July 2010, Rodale Inc.

On-Air Talent

• Radio: Doug Oster & Jessica Walliser, The Organic Gardeners, KDKA Radio
• Television: Doug Oster, Digging with Doug, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Overall Product

• Magazine - Under 100k: GreenPrints, Inc., GreenPrints: Spring 2010
• Magazine - Over 100k: Rodale Inc., Organic Gardening Magazine: December/January 2010
• Newspaper: Star Tribune, “Home & Garden”
• Book: Trinity University Press, Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens
• Electronic Media: The joe gardener Media Network, Growing a Greener World

Trade

• Newsletter: Seed Savers Exchange, “Seeds Savers Exchange 2010 Summer Edition”
• Catalog: Seed Savers Exchange, “Seeds Savers Exchange Catalog of Heirloom Seeds, Books and Gifts”
• Print Column: Mt. Cuba Center, “The Drought’s Lesson”
• Special Projects: The Arnold Arboretum, Arnoldia, Vol. 68, No. 2
• Calendar: Seed Savers Exchange, “Seed Savers Exchange 2011 Calendar"