NEWS Horticultural ‘Oscars’ announced
Held at The Savoy in London on Thursday 21 November, the Garden Media Guild Awards were attended by more than 350 industry professionals, including DIY Week’s editorial team. Alex Fordham reports...
It’s been a significant year for the horticultural industry in the UK. From topical and newsworthy subjects such as eliminating plastics from our garden, to the social prescribing of gardening to improving mental health and other ailments, it’s been a year to celebrate within the gardening and DIY industries. With this in mind, DIY Week and our sister publication Garden Centre Update were lucky enough to attend the Garden Media Guild Awards, the self-titled horticultural ‘Oscars’. As one of the principal events on the horticultural calendar, over 350 industry figures attended, including news journalists, photographers, broadcasters, bloggers and social media influencers. The Garden Media Guild itself is a trade organisation endeavouring to improve the quality of garden writing,
photography and
broadcasting, and keeping members up-to-date on the world of horticulture. Kicking off the event, co-chair of the Garden Media Guild, Constance Craig Smith, introduced the event with a rallying call for the industry to be proud of the successes of the industry. In quoting from her presentation prior to the awards, she said: “It’s fantastic that so many of this year’s winning entries highlight the force for good that gardening can bring
and across such a diverse range of platforms, from social media, vlogs and blogs to TV programmes and long-standing print magazines. “The entire world of gardening media is in a wonderful position to highlight the increasing social, environmental and health benefits gardening, plants and being engaged with nature, can offer to everyone whatever their age.” This year’s award winners included Sally Chandler who won Social Media Influencer
of the
Year for Beth’s Chatto’s Plants & Gardens website. Chandler has created a celebration of the life of one of the UK’s greatest gardeners and has used excerpts from Chatto’s Notebook to compare the garden then and now, with up-to-date images illustrating
the inspiring words. The winner of Practical
Journalist of the Year was won by gardening national treasure Alan Titchmarsh for his articles for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, including those on creating plants for free and advice on how to grow super spuds. The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award was
this
year presented to gardening presenter and plant guru, Carol Klein, whose natural, down-to- earth approach has made her a popular and trusted figure among the British public over the last 30 years. On receiving her awards, an
plantswoman’s 4
emotional Klein reflected: “Apart from having my daughters and getting married, it’s the best day of my life,” she said. “I’m so thrilled, and to have been given the award by my mentor Roy Lancaster, it’s all the more special.
“I just love plants and the natural world, and I’m so lucky to have worked in this industry. It’s the most thrilling experience and an enormous privilege and a huge honour to receive this award.” The inaugural Beth Chatto Environmental Award
usage in my garden. It’s been a very personal project to me and something that is very close to my heart.” The event was
also Perennial. an
opportunity to pay homage to two of the Guild’s supported charities, Greenfingers Charity and
Greenfingers THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS was
scooped by Sally Nex for her writing on plastic-free gardening in The Garden magazine. “This was a series I wrote for The Garden magazine, over the course of an entire year,” explained Nex. “It has given me a chance to express how I’ve been able to reduce plastic
• Blog or Vlog of the Year, sponsored by Mr Fothergill’s - Alison Levey, Blackberry Garden • Website of the Year, sponsored by Honda - National Garden Scheme • Social Media Influencer of the Year, sponsored by Stihl - Sally Chandler, Beth Chatto’s Plants and Gardens website • Alan Titchmarsh New Talent Award, sponsored by Hayloft Plants - Tom Brown for writing and broadcasting • Radio Broadcast/Podcast of the Year, sponsored by Evergreen - Sarah Wilson, Roots and All podcast • Roy Lancaster TV Broadcast of the Year, sponsored by the Horticultural Trades Association - Great British Gardens, Channel 5 • Peter Seabrook Practical Book of the Year, sponsored by the Garden Press Event- New Vegetable Garden Techniques, Joyce Russell • Garden Book of the Year - Kiftsgate Court Gardens, Vanessa Berridge • Features Photographer of the Year - Jason Ingram • Gordon Rae Photographer of the Year, sponsored by Candide - Jason Ingram • News Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Briggs & Stratton - Marc Rosenberg • Practical Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Thompson & Morgan - Alan Titchmarsh • Beth Chatto Environmental Award, sponsored by Beth Chatto Education Trust - Sally Nex • Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Viking Cruises- James Alexander-Sinclair • Dr David Hessayon Garden Columnist of the Year, sponsored by Vitax - Marian Boswall • Garden Publication of the Year, sponsored by Westland Horticulture - Garden Design Journal • Cover of the Year, sponsored by Cobra - The Galanthophiles • Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Westland
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1 Carol Klein winning Lifetime Achievement Award, collecting from Roy Lancaster 2 James Alexander-Sinclair, Journalist of the Year 3 Sally Nex winning the Environment Award for her series – The Garden: series on plastic 4 Marc Rosenberg, News Journalist of the year 5 Tom Brown, winner of the Alan Titchmarsh New Talent Award
Charity creates outdoor spaces for children who spend time in hospices to enjoy with family, friends
and siblings,
Perennial offers horticulturalists, their children and their families help in times of crisis.
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