Laurel Media Award Winners

GardenComm 2025 Gold Laurel Media Awards Winners
Digital Media
Podcast Episode:
  • Morning in the Garden, Season 2 Episode 8: Winter Quiet – "Morning in the Garden" by Filoli Historic House & Garden, hosted Willa Brock
Podcast Series (Overall):
  • Morning in the Garden – "Morning in the Garden" by Filoli Historic House & Garden, hosted Willa Brock
Social Media
  • Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Instagram – Endless Summer® Hydrangeas
Special Projects (Course, App, etc):
  • Reduce Your Lawn Day – Kathy Jentz
Video (YouTube, Vimeo):
  • Spring Flowers - Everywhere in the Garden! – Lynn Purse
Website (Personal/Trade):
  • Gardenworks Inc. Website – Briana Hart
Photography
Book (General Readership):
  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Rob Cardillo
Book (Technical/Reference):
  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Mark Turner
Calendar:
  • Garden Sprinkle 2025 Calendar – A collaboration with Tracy Walsh and Jamie Miller of Lime Street Creative
Magazine (Consumer/Trade):
  • Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm – Grace Hensley
Marketing, Catalog, or Brochure
  • The Whole Seed Catalog 2025 – Michelle Johnson
Publishing
Book (General Readership):
  • A Life in the Garden – Barbara Damrosch
Book (Technical/Reference):
  • Plants for the Winter Garden – Timber Press
Catalog, Newsletter, or Brochure
  • Flowering Shrubs Starter Plants Catalog and Shrub Reference 2024-2025 – Shannon Downey
Magazine for Consumer or Trade
  • Trellis Magazine – Jenny Rhodenizer
Speaking and Broadcast
Live Presentation
  • Picture Perfect Phone Photography – Grace Hensely
Television Series (Overall):
  • Gardening with Steil – Aaron Steil
Writing
Blog
  • "Blooming" – Diana Pierce
Book (General Readership):
  • Black Flora - Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture 's New Vanguard – Teresa J. Speight
Book (Technical/Reference):
  • Fruit Tree Grafting for Everyone: A DIY Guide to Creating Your Own Fruit Trees – Susan Poizner
Book (Fiction):
  • The Newfoundland Lunch Party: A Sisters of the Soil Novel with Recipes – Sonia Day
Calendar:
  • 2025 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Garden Calendar - Perennial Beauty – Aaron Steil
Magazine Article (Consumer/Trade):
  • The Allure of Black – Janet Davis
Magazine Column (Consumer/Trade):
  • "Garden Views" Interviews for Horticulture Magazine – Scott Beuerlein
Marketing/Catalog/Brochure:
  • Bailey Nurseries 2025 Plant Catalog – Bailey Nurseries
Marketing/Club Newsletter
  • "Speaking of Landscapes" Newsletters – Kathleen G Connolly
Newspaper Article:
  • Sowing Hope: The Secret World of Seed Catalogs – Erica Browne Grivas
Newspaper Column:
  • Jeff Lowenfels – Jeff Lowenfels
GardenComm 2025 Silver Laurel Media Awards Winners
Digital Media
Podcast Episode:
  • Morning in the Garden, Season 2 Episode 8: Winter Quiet – "Morning in the Garden" by Filoli Historic House & Garden, hosted Willa Brock
  • The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast Basil Camu, 175 – Eva Monheim
  • Understanding Trees – Edward Morrow -192 – Craig McManus
Podcast Series (Overall):
  • Morning in the Garden – "Morning in the Garden" by Filoli Historic House & Garden, hosted Willa Brock
  • The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast – Eva Monheim
Social Media:
  • Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Instagram – Endless Summer® Hydrangeas
  • Monrovia's Met Gala Red Carpet – Jasmine Bonilla and Kathleen Shawl Parkes
  • Five Facebook Posts – Kathy Purdy
Special Projects (Course, App, etc):
  • Reduce Your Lawn Day – Kathy Jentz
Video (YouTube, Vimeo):
  • Spring Flowers - Everywhere in the Garden! – Lynn Purse
  • Garden Dreams Episode 1 - Creating a Beautiful Habitat – Lynn Purse
  • Monrovia's Modern Meadow Makeover Video Series – Katie Tamony
  • Down the garden path: A Tuscan-inspired Garden in West Kelowna – Karina Sinclair
  • Plant Panel: Plants for Privacy and Attracting Hummingbirds – Adriana Robinson, Kristina Howley, Stacey Hirvela, Natalie Carmolli
  • This Buddleia is for You – Natalie Carmolli and Adriana Robinson
  • Maintaining an Excellent Playing Surface with Celebration Bermuda at George M. Steinbrenner Field – Sod Solutions
  • Onion Rust and How to Deal with It - Christy Wilhelmi
Website (Personal/Trade):
  • Gardenworks Inc. Website – Briana Hart
  • Sod Solutions Professionals Website – Sod Solutions
  • Grow This, Not That! – Michael Perry
  • LorraineBallato.com – Lorraine B Ballato
Photography
Book (General Readership):
  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Rob Cardillo
Book (Technical/Reference):
  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Mark Turner
Calendar:
  • Garden Sprinkle 2025 Calendar –A collaboration with Tracy Walsh and Jamie Miller of Lime Street Creative
Magazine (Consumer/Trade):
  • Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm – Grace Hensley
Marketing, Catalog, or Brochure:
  • The Whole Seed Catalog 2025 – Michelle Johnson
Publishing
Article in Newspaper or Magazine for Consumer or Trade:
  • A New World of Biological Treatments – Lorraine B. Ballato
Book (General Readership):
  • A Life in the Garden – Barbara Damrosch
  • The Cut Flower Handbook – Lisa Ziegler by Cool Springs Press
  • California Eden: Heritage Landscapes of the Golden State – Christine O'Hara and Susan Chamberlin
  • The Beekeeper's Guide: Building Skills and Knowledge – Meredith May, Claire Jones, Anne Rowberry, and Margaret Murdin
  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Rob Cardillo and Nicole Juday
  • Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark – Leigh Ann Henion
  • Simplify Vegetable Gardening – Tony O'Neill
  • Bird-Friendly Gardening – Jen McGuinness
  • Black Flora - Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture 's New Vanguard – Teresa J. Speight
  • The Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region – Rick Gray and Shaun Booth
  • Β‘Verdura! – Living a Garden Life – Perla SofΓ­a Curbelo-Santiago by Cool Springs Press
Book (Technical/Reference):
  • Plants for the Winter Garden – Timber Press
  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Timber Press
Catalog, Newsletter, or Brochure:
  • Flowering Shrubs Starter Plants Catalog and Shrub Reference 2024-2025 – Shannon Downey
  • Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. 2025 Catalog – Dan Heims
Magazine for Consumer or Trade:
  • Trellis Magazine – Jenny Rhodenizer
  • Food Gardening Magazine July 2024 – Christy Page
Speaking and Broadcast
Live Presentation:
  • Picture Perfect Phone Photography – Grace Hensely
Television Series (Overall):
  • Gardening with Steil – Aaron Steil
Writing
Blog:
  • "Blooming" – Diana Pierce
  • Garden in Delight Devotions Blog – Shelley S. Cramm
Book (Fiction):
  • The Newfoundland Lunch Party: A Sisters of the Soil Novel with Recipes – Sonia Day
Book (General Readership):
  • Black Flora - Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture 's New Vanguard – Teresa J. Speight
  • Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Nicole Juday
  • California Eden: Heritage Landscapes of the Golden State – Christine O'Hara and Susan Chamberlin
  • Growing Herbs for Health, Wellness, Cooking, and Crafts – Kim Roman
Book (Technical/Reference):
  • Fruit Tree Grafting for Everyone: A DIY Guide to Creating Your Own Fruit Trees – Susan Poizner:
  • Weeds of the Pacific Northwest – Mark Turner and Sami Gray
Calendar
  • 2025 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Garden Calendar - Perennial Beauty – Aaron Steil
Magazine Article (Consumer/Trade):
  • Looking Beyond Peat – Gail H Hudson
  • The Allure of Black – Janet Davis
  • The Doyenne of Ornamental Grasses – Gail Hudson
  • Bringing Back the Alberta Bouquet – Adrienne Mason
  • People and Nurseries Can Benefit from the Healing Powers of Plants – Erica Browne Grivas
  • What is Firescaping? How to Use it to Defend Your Home – Erica Browne Grivas
  • Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm – Grace Hensley
  • Proving herself a winner: Pushing back against imposter syndrome – Karina Sinclair
  • The Garden Goes Dark – Phyllis Gricus
  • Rambling Roses – Kathy Purdy
  • Floral Funding: Juneau's Adopt-A-Flower program brings looms to Alaska's capital city – Lucy Mercer
  • Connecting Through Plants – Wendy Komancheck
  • Engaging Via Education – Wendy Komancheck
  • Garden and Outdoor Living Trends 2025 – Melanie Taylor
  • Snakes, Asclepius, and Asclepias – Homer Trecartin
Magazine Column (Consumer/Trade):
  • "Garden Views" Interviews for Horticulture Magazine – Scott Beuerlein
  • "Deep Roots" Essays for Horticulture Magazine – Scott Beuerlein
  • How to Plant Grass Seed to Achieve Green Glory – Sod Solutions
  • New Plants Radar (HortWeek) – Michael Perry
  • Nursery Forum column in The Landscculptor magazine – Homer Trecartin
  • Melanie Taylor - Gardening Columnist for Velvet Magazine – Melanie Taylor
Marketing/Catalog/Brochure:
  • Bailey Nurseries 2025 Plant Catalog – Bailey Nurseries
  • The Whole Seed Catalog 2025 – Michelle Johnson
  • Monrovia 2024 Shades of Beautiful – Katie Tamony
Marketing/Club Newsletter:
  • Gardenworks Inc. Newsletter – Briana Hart
  • "Speaking of Landscapes" Newsletters – Kathleen G Connolly
Newspaper Article
  • Sowing Hope: The Secret World of Seed Catalogs – Erica Browne Grivas
Newspaper Column
  • Jeff Lowenfels – Jeff Lowenfels

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