Wilfred J. Jung Distinguished Service Medal
The Wilfred J. Jung Distinguished Service Medal is presented to a GardenComm Allied Trade member that, as a company, has promoted gardening in North America, helped expand the profession of garden communications and has supported the overall objectives of GardenComm and its membership. Candidates are nominated by the membership, recommended by the Honors Committee and elected by the Board of Directors. Self-nominations are welcome.
2019 Honoree
Bailey is a fifth-generation, family-owned horticultural company serving customers worldwide. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, along with operations in Oregon, Washington, Illinois, and Georgia, they are known for producing and distributing top-quality horticultural products, marketing support services, and sought after genetic breeding work. Bailey Consumer Brands – Endless Summer® Hydrangeas, First Editions® Plants and Easy Elegance® Rose – are widely recognized as premier products in the industry.
Past Winners
| Medal Winner | Year Honored |
| Bailey Nurseries | 2019 |
| Corona | 2018 |
| St. Lynn's Press | 2017 |
| Dramm Corporation | 2016 |
| The Garden Conservancy | 2015 |
| Monrovia | 2014 |
| Ferguson Caras PR | 2013 |
| Gardener's Supply Company | 2012 |
| Proven Winners | 2011 |
| All-America Rose Selections | 2010 |
| Fiskars | 2009 |
| Longwood Gardens | 2008 |
| Chanticleer Garden | 2007 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | 2006 |
| All-America Selections | 2005 |
| Park Seed Co. & Wayside Gardens | 2004 |
| Fafard, Inc. | 2003 |
| Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association | 2002 |
| Timber Press | 2001 |
| J. Frank Schmidt & Sons Co. | 1999 |
| Davey Tree Expert Co. | 1998 |
| Sun Gro Horticulture | 1997 |
| Lilypons Water Gardens | 1996 |
| Klehm Nursery | 1995 |
| W. Atlee, Burpee Seed Co. | 1994 |
| Goldsmith Seeds | 1993 |
| Miracle Gro Products Inc. | 1992 |
