Introduced in 2017, the Green Medal Sustainability Award recognizes the accomplishments of individuals or allied organizations working to address wise and respectful use of the land. See the Green Medal Sustainability Award list of Honorees.

GardenComm Sustainability Statement

The mission of GardenComm includes fostering, promoting, preserving, and maintaining natural resources by encouraging environmentally healthy and sound landscape design and development, and promoting awareness of nature-friendly practices and products among garden writers, landscape professionals, wholesalers, manufacturers, and consumers.

GardenComm shall encourage sustainability by promoting environmentally healthy and sound garden practices and awareness of nature-friendly garden practices and products to its membership.

GardenComm shall help its members reasonably minimize the use of and conserve environmental resources while conducting their businesses and shall lead by example.

Looking for a list of suggested books to read on sustainability? Check out this list put together by the members of the Sustainability Committee.

Online Resources

• Sustainable Gardening Institute https://www.sustainablegardeninginstitute.org

• Sustainable Gardening Library https://www.sustainablegardeninginstitute.org/p/the-library.html

• Homegrown National Park https://homegrownnationalpark.org/

• Wild Ones https://wildones.or

• The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies https://www.caryinstitute.org/

• National Climate Assessment https://nca2023.globalchange.gov

• Kiss The Ground for Regenerative Agriculture https://kisstheground.com/regenerative-agriculture/

• Seed Savers Exchange https://seedsavers.org/

• Biota of North American Program (for native plants; this is the genera list) https://bonap.net/NAPA/Genus/Traditional/County

• EDDMaps (for invasive plant tracking) https://www.eddmaps.org/

• Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (for all things pollinator and native plant related) https://xerces.org/