The Garden Media Guild Awards 2009

The Garden Media Guild Awards celebrate the best in garden writing - including books, newspapers and magazines - photography, broadcasting - TV and radio - and new media - including gardening websites and gardening blogs. They are the garden media 'Oscars'.

 

Journalism Awards

 

News Story of the Year

Winner: Carol Warters for her article Grow Plea to World Leaders in Garden News.

Finalists:
Matthew Appleby for his article Retailers exit show as crunch hits Chelsea in Horticulture Week.
Marc Rosenberg for Fake plants 'dumb down' Chelsea’s show published in Amateur Gardening.

 

 

 

Trade Journalist of the Year

Winner: Kris Collins for his three articles published in Horticulture Week.

Finalists:
Matthew Appleby for his three articles published in Garden Retail and on Horticulture Week.com
Magda Ibrahim for her three articles published in Horticulture Week.
Marc Rosenberg for his three articles in Garden Retail and Horticulture Week.
Louise  Zass-Bangham for her articles in Garden Design Journal.

 

Practical Journalist of the Year

Winner: Adam Pasco for articles in Gardeners’ World Magazine.

Finalists:
Nick Bailey for articles in Gardeners’ World Magazine.
Andi Clevely for articles in The Garden.
Carol Klein for articles in Gardeners’ World Magazine.
Joyce Russell for articles in Kitchen Garden.

 

 

 

Journalist of the Year

Winner: Ambra Edwards for her articles published in Hortus and Gardens Illustrated.

Finalists:
John Hoyland for three articles in Gardens Illustrated.
Frank Ronan for three articles in Gardens Illustrated.
Nigel Slater for his series Nigel Slater On… in The Garden.
John Walker for articles in Kitchen Garden and The Garden.

 

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