GardenComm 2026 Silver Laurel Media Awards Winners
Digital Media
Podcast Episode:
- Plants Always Win: Beneficial Non-Natives? Borage vs. Cosmos – Erin Alladin and Sean Patchett
- Spotted Lanternfly: Protecting our landscape from an emerging threat – Karina Sinclair
- On Defense: Estonia's Stadium Oak – Doug Still
Podcast Series (Overall):
- Plants Always Win – Erin Alladin and Sean Patchett
- The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers – Epic Gardening
- The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt – Carol J. Michel & Dee A. Nash
- This Old Tree podcast – Doug Still
Social Media:
- And the winner is..... red carpet fashion meets garden design – Jasmine Bonilla, Kathleen Shawl Parks and Katie Tamony for Monrovia
- Paper Garden Workshop on Instagram – Lisa Nunamaker + Mandy Orgler
- @mr_plantgeek Instagram – Michael Perry
- Gardenerd Instagram Social Media Account – Christy Wilhelmi
Special Projects (Course, App, etc.):
- Turn that Patch into a Plan – Heather Evans
- New Naturalism Academy Fall 2025 Cohort – Kelly D. Norris, LLC
- Garden Graphics Tool Kit: An 8-Week Landscape Graphics Course – Lisa Nunamaker
- Gardening 101: A Veggie Grower's Guide – Rebecca Swee
Video (YouTube, Vimeo):
- 140 Years of Bachman’s: Where Inspiration Grows – Gail Hudson, Gail Hudson Media
- The Romantic June Garden – Lynn Purse
- The September Garden - Lush and Otherworldly – Lynn Purse
- NorthBridge Bermudagrass X Columbus Clingstones: Rebuilding Golden Park – Sod Solutions
Website (Personal/Trade):
- National Garden Bureau website – Diane Blazek & Gail Pabst
- Chanticleer Garden Website Redesign – Erin Dougherty
- Iowa Arboretum & Gardens Collection Pages – David McKinney
- Paper Garden Workshop Website – Lisa Nunamaker
Photography
Book or Magazine Cover:
- Cover of GROW magazine Fall 2025 issue – Rob Cardillo
- Cover of Gardens Illustrated September 2025 – Rob Cardillo
- Global Gardens Cover – Gail Hudson
- July-August 2025 Washington Gardener Magazine – Kathy Jentz
Magazine:
- Education of a Gardener – Rob Cardillo
- Heads Up – Rob Cardillo
Marketing, Catalog, or Brochure:
- The Whole Seed Catalog 2026 – Michelle Johnson
- Proven Winners ColorChoice 2026 Rose Collection – Adriana Robinson
Portfolio:
- Garden Photography Portfolio — Longwood Gardens – Becca Mathias
Book (General Readership):
- Garden to the Max – Bob Stefko
Publishing
Book (General Readership):
- ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING – American Horticultural Society
- ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PERENNIAL GARDENING – American Horticultural Society
- Your Natural Garden: A Practical Guide to Caring for an Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden – Kelly D. Norris
- The Flower Farmers: Inspiration & Advice from Expert Growers – Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni
Magazine or Newspaper Column:
- Grower's Almanac – The American Horticultural Society
Magazine (Consumer or Trade):
- American Gardener – The American Horticultural Society
- Trellis Magazine. Winter 2025 Issue. – Toronto Botanical Garden
- Northern Gardener magazine, Fall 2025 issue – Rebecca Swee
- Northern Gardener magazine, Spring 2025 issue – Rebecca Swee
Marketing, Catalog, or Brochure:
- 2026 Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Catalog – Clarisa PonceDeLeon
- Geranium Rozanne® – Kris Smith
- Monrovia: 100 Years of Growing Beautifully – Katie Tamony
Television Feature:
- Light Pollution and Plants – Virginia Home Grown/VPM, Bryant Dameron and Peggy Singlemann
Television Series:
- Virginia Home Grown/VPM Season 2025 – Virginia Home Grown/VPM, Bryant Dameron and Peggy Singlemann
Speaking and Broadcast
Live Presentation:
- Looking at Non-Native Plants with Fresh Eyes – David McKinney
- Carol Michel on the Life of Lost Ladies of Garden Writing – Carol J. Michel
- Structure + Soul: Understanding Spatial Design vs. Planting Design – Lisa Nunamaker
Radio Feature or Show:
- Better Lawns and Gardens - How to Grow Caladiums, July 12, 2025 – Teresa Watkins
Radio Program or Series:
- Better Lawns and Gardens - Fall Prep for Winter November 1, 2025 – Teresa Watkins
Television Program or Series:
- Epic Gardening on Samsung TV Plus – Epic Gardening
Writing
Blog:
- May Dreams Gardens – Carol J. Michel
- Lost Ladies of Garden Writing – Carol J. Michel
- Paper Garden Workshop Blog – Lisa Nunamaker
- Gardening Hints for the Southeast – Mary Snoddy
Book (Fiction):
- The Peach Thief – Linda Joan Smith
Book (General Readership):
- Herbs in Every Season: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary – Bevin Cohen
- The Flower Farmers: Inspiration & Advice from Expert Growers – Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni
- Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary Maximalist Design – Teresa Woodard
- Mythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods – Ellen Zachos
Book (Technical/Reference):
- Fruit Tree Pruning: The Science and Art of Cultivating Healthy Fruit Trees – Susan Poizner
Book (Children’s):
- The Peach Thief – Linda Joan Smith
Calendar:
- Canada Gardener's Journal – Helen Battersby, Sarah Battersby, Steven Biggs
Magazine Article (Consumer/Trade):
- Bringing Your Soil to Life – Michelle N Bruhn
- The New Buzz over Bee Lawns – Gail Hudson
- Adaptive Native Perennials – David McKinney
- Stroke of genius – Tony Spencer
Magazine Column (Consumer/Trade):
- "Deep Roots" Column for Horticulture Magazine – Scott Beuerlein
- Associated Press Gardening Column – Jessica Damiano
- Plant Watch – Michael Perry
- Gardening Columnist for Velvet Magazine – Melanie Taylor
Marketing/Catalog/Brochure:
- The Whole Seed Catalog 2026 – Michelle Johnson
Newsletter:
- The Weekly Dirt – Jessica Damiano
- The Pencil Case: A Garden Design and Graphics Newsletter – Lisa Nunamaker
- Cardinals and petunias May 2025 Hoosier Gardener Newsletter – Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
- Pegplant's Post Gardening Newsletter – Peggy Riccio

