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GardenComm 2024 Gold Laurel Media Awards Winners
Digital
Podcast, episode:
- The Plant a Trillion Trees by Eva Monheim
Podcast, series, overall:
- This Old Tree Podcast by Douglas Still
Social Media:
- Forks in the Dirt Instagram by Michelle Bruhn
Special projects (includes course, app, etc.):
- Complete Fruit Tree Grafting and Budding: Spring to Summer Mastery by Susan Poizner with Steph Muma
Video (YouTube, Vimeo):
- Creating a Garden-Scale Grassland by Preston Montague
Photography
Marketing, Catalog, Brochure:
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Hydrangeas Demystified by Shannon Downey and Adriana Robinson
Publishing
Book, general readership:
- The Milkweed Lands by Eric Lee-Mäder, publisher Storey Publisher with Hatchett Book Group
Catalog, Newsletter or Brochure:
- First Editions® Shrubs & Trees Cool Climate Landscape Brochure by Gretchen McNaughton
Magazine for Consumer or Trade:
- Slow Flowers Journal: Winter 2023 Edition by Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni
Speaking and Broadcast Media
Television feature:
- Gorgeous Gardens with Margaret McSweeney: Winter in London by Lisa-Renee Ramirez
Writing
Article, magazine consumer/trade:
- At 10, Seattle's Pioneering Food Forest Pivots to Increase Food Security by Erica Browne Grivas
Article, newspaper:
- How to Make Gardening Easier as We Age by Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Blog:
- Create a Beautiful and Sustainable Rain Garden by Phyllis Gricus
Marketing Catalog Brochure:
- Monrovia Weekend Project Guide by Emily Reeves
Column, magazine, consumer/trade:
- In Defense of Gardening, The American Gardener by Marianne Willburn
Column, newspaper:
- AP Gardening Column by Jessica Damiano
GardenComm 2024 Silver Laurel Media Awards Winners
Digital
Podcast, Episode:
- The Garden Question Podcast by Craig McManus
- The Plant a Trillion Trees by Eva Monheim
Podcast, Series - Overall:
- Plant a Trillion Trees by Eva Monheim
- This Old Tree Podcast by Douglas Still
Social Media:
- #plantingdesign in the New Perennialist by Tony Spencer
- Growing in the Garden Instagram by Angela Judd
- Forks in the Dirt Instagram by Michelle Bruhn
Special Projects (includes course, app, etc.):
- Complete Fruit Tree Grafting and Budding: Spring to Summer Mastery by Susan Poizner with Steph Muma
Video (YouTube, Vimeo):
- Everything You Need to Know About Spirea by Natalie Carmolli and Adriana Robinson
- 5 Things You Need to Know About USDA Zone Map by Stacey Hirvela and Adriana Robinson
- Creating a Garden-Scale Grassland by Preston Montague
Website (personal/trade):
- ButterflyCandy.com by Corrina S. Murray
Photography
Marketing, Catalog, Brochure:
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Hydrangeas Demystified by Shannon Downey and Adriana Robinson
Publishing
Article in Newspaper or Magazine for consumer or trade:
- A Brave New World by Kali Pearson
Book, General Readership:
- The Milkweed Lands by Eric Lee-Mäder, Storey Publisher with Hatchett Book Group
Catalog, Newsletter or Brochure:
- Spring Meadow Nursery Flowering Shrubs Starter Plants Catalog & Shrub Reference 2023-2024 by Shannon Downey, Stacey Hirvela and Kristina Howley
- First Editions® Shrubs & Trees Eclipse® Bigleaf Hydrangea Consumer Brochure by Gretchen McNaughton
- First Editions® Shrubs & Trees Cool Climate Landscape Brochure by Gretchen McNaughton
Magazine for Consumer or Trade:
- Food Gardening Magazine: The Dirt Issue by Christy Page, Mequoda Systems LLC
- Landscape Trades: New Plant Issue by Kali Pearson
- Slow Flowers Journal: Winter 2023 Edition by Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni
Speaking and Broadcast Media
Live Presentation:
- Winterizing the Tropical Garden by Marianne Willburn
- The Garden of Regrets Presentation with Helen Battersby by Helen Battersby
Radio Series - Overall:
- Horticulture Friday on Iowa Public Radio by Aaron Steil
- This Old Tree Radio Show by Douglas Still
Television - Feature:
- Gorgeous Gardens with Margaret McSweeney: Winter in London by Lisa-Renee Ramirez
Writing
Article, magazine consumer/trade:
- Kicking the Plastic Pot Habit by Gail Hudson
- At 10, Seattle's Pioneering Food Forest Pivots to Increase Food Security by Erica Browne Grivas
- Fire - How Thoughtful Landscaping Can Protect Homes by Karina Sinclair
Article, Newspaper:
- Cultivating Gardeners by Jessica Damiano
- How to Make Gardening Easier as We Age by Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Blog:
- Create a Beautiful and Sustainable Rain Garden by Phyllis Gricus
- Botanic Monthly Blog by Roger Marshall
- The Weekly Dirt by Jessica Damiano
Marketing Catalog Brochure:
- Monrovia Simply Beautiful Fall Planting Guide by Emily Reeves
- Monrovia Weekend Project Guide by Emily Reeves
Column, Newspaper:
- Green and Growing Column by Kathleen Groll Connolly
- Spring Fervor by Arlene Marturano
- Impatient Gardener by Erin L. Schanen
- AP Gardening Column by Jessica Damiano
Newsletter, Marketing/Club:
- Garden Variety Newsletter by Aaron Steil
Column, Magazine - consumer / trade:
- New Plants Radar, HortWeek by Michael Perry
- In Defense of Gardening, The American Gardener by Marianne Willburn
- Garden Views Column, Horticulture Magazine by Scott Beuerlein
Book, includes general and technical/reference:
- Tiny and Wild by Graham Laird Gardner
- Vegetable Gardening Made Easy by Resh Gala
GardenComm 2023 Laurel Media Awards - Gold Award Winners
Digital Media
Podcast Series (Overall)
- Kathy Jentz, GardenDC Podcast
Social Media
- Summer-Dry Gardens Instagram
Video (YouTube, Vimeo)
- Sod Solutions, How to Lay Sod
Website (Personal/Trade)
- Julie Joyce, GreenID Marketing, Re-Brand & Website Launch of Family Owned Landscape
Photography
Book (General Readership)
- Nicholas McCullough, American Roots
Publisher/Producer
Book (General Readership)
- Containers in the Garden by Claus Dalby / Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Book (Technical/Reference)
- The Complete Book of Ground Covers by Gary Lewis / Publisher: Timber Press
Catalog, Newsletter or Brochure
- Emily Reeves, Monrovia Backyard Habitat Guide
Magazine (Consumer/Trade)
- Toronto Botanical Garden, Trellis Magazine—Winter 2022/23
Speaking and Broadcast Media
Speaking - Live Presentation
- Kathy Jentz, Deer & Garden Mammals Talk
Television Series (Overall)
- Chad Crawford-Crawford Entertainment - “Flip My Florida Yard” Television Show
Writing
Blog
- Hyannis Country Garden Blog by C.L. Fornari
Book (General Readership)
- American Roots by Teresa Woodard
Book (Technical Reference)
- The Home-Scale Forest Garden by Dani Baker
Magazine Article (Consumer/Trade)
- Erica Browne Grivas, “The Future Is Wild: Exploring the World of Matrix-Based Garden Design”
Marketing/Club Newsletter
- Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, News from the Hoosier Gardener
Newspaper Article
- Rhonda Fleming Hayes, “Rare Heirloom Peony Has Been with Bloomington Family for Four Generations (Sisterhood of the Traveling Plant)”
Newspaper Column
- Erin L. Schanen, “The Impatient Gardener”
2023 Laurel Media Awards - Silver Award Winners
Digital Media
Podcast Series (Overall)
- Kathy Jentz, GardenDC Podcast
- Pacific Horticulture, Garden Futurist Podcast
Social Media
- Summer-Dry Gardens Instagram
- Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Instagram
- Kristina Howley, TikTok @pwcolorchoice
- Kathy Jentz, @WDCGardener Twitter
Special Projects (Course, App, etc.)
- Great Grow Along Virtual Garden Festival 2022
- Penn State Extension Green Industry Team - Plant Identification and Usage: Ornamental Grasses Online
Video (YouTube, Vimeo)
- Jeff Rugg, Greener View Thanksgiving Cactus Video
- Adriana Robinson and Natalie Carmolli, Hardy Hibiscus and Its Handsome Famil
- Sod Solutions, How to Lay Sod
Website (Personal/Trade)
- GreenMark Media Website
- Michael Perry, mrplantgeek.com
- Julie Joyce, GreenID Marketing, Re-Brand & Website Launch of Family Owned Landscape
2022 Media Award Winners - Gold Award Winners
Broadcast Media
Podcast Series (Overall)
Television Feature (Talent)
- Indoor Plants - Michael Perry
Television Program (Overall)
- A Growing Passion - Nan Sterman
Television Program (Talent)
- A Growing Passion - Nan Sterman
Digital Media
Social Media
- The Impatient Gardener - Erin L. Schanen
Video: Single Video
- The Story of Petitti’s: 50 Years & Growing - Petitti Garden Centers
Website (Overall/Commercial)
- Home Garden and Homestead - Randy Schultz
Website (Overall/Individual)
- Mr. Plant Geek - Michael Perry
Digital Special Project
- Farm to Florist - Slow Flowers Society and Alayna Erhart Studio
Photography
Consumer Magazine - Circulation <20K
- “Worshipping Nature” - Rob Cardillo
Cover
- Spring Meadow Nursery Flowering Shrubs - Adrianna Robinson and Shannon Downey
Publisher/Producer
Book General Readership
- Fearless Gardening: Be Bold, Break the Rules, and Grow What You Love by Loree Bohl - Timber Press
Consumer Magazine - Circulation <20K
- Grow Summer 2021 Issue - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/Blue Root Media
Trade
Catalog
- Crescent Dealer Catalog - Crescent Garden LLC
Newsletter or Brochure
- Endless Summer® Hydrangeas Brochure - Bailey Nurseries
Special Project
- Slow Flowers Journal: Botanical Couture - Slow Flowers Society
Writing
Blog
- Laidback Gardener Blog - Larry Hodgson
Book (General Readership)
- Tropical Plants and How to Love Them - Marianne Wilburn
Book (Technical Reference)
- The Woodchip Handbook: A Complete Guide for Farmers, Gardeners and Landscapers - Ben Raskin
Calendar
- 2022 Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal - 30th Edition - Helen Battersby, Sarah Battersby, and Margaret Bennet-Alder
Marketing
- “Garden Smart” - Debbie Arrington
Newsletter/Brochure
- “Adapting to Meet the Needs of Our Changing Climate” - Toni Gattone, Speaker and Author
Newspaper Column - Circulations >20K
- Jeff Lowenfels’ Weekly Column: Anchorage Daily News - Jeff Lowenfels
2022 Media Award Winners - Silver Award Winners