GWA congratulates the winners of the 2018 Media Awards Silver Medals, a special designation recognizing the top talent in competition categories. These winners will now be entered for judging in the Gold Medal Round, where awards will be given for the best of each award class. Gold Medal winners will be announced during the 2018 Awards & Honors Dinner at the GWA Annual Conference & Expo in Chicago, IL.

GWA Media Awards is the only national online media awards program for the gardening communications industry. Held annually for more than 20 years, the GWA Media Awards have recognized the top professional horticultural communicators in the areas of writing, photography, digital media, broadcast media, publishing and trade.

This year's program featured over 60 categories in the areas of writing, photography, digital media, broadcast media, publishing and trade.

A very special thank you to this year's judges, Ellen Zachos (co-chair), Dee Nash (co-chair), Anelle Ammons, Kenneth Brown, Karen Chapman, Aimee Coker, Carmen DeVito, Katie Elzer-Peters, Grace Hensley, Niki Jabbour, Joe L'ampl, Chris Link, Mary-Kate Mackey, Carol Michel, Charlie Nardozzi, Mary Ann Newcomer, Rebecca Reed, Jan Riggenbach, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Mark Turner, Jessica Walliser and Paul Wilson.

Learn more about the Media Awards here.

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, 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
Gardening in Zones 1-12, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito

Podcast Series (Overall)
Slow Flowers Podcast, Debra Prinzing
Gardening across the USDA Zones 1-12, Alice Marcus Krieg & Carmen Devito

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