Past Laurel Media Award Winners

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)
  • The Plant Based Podcast
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

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