This year's Garden Media Guild Awards have been announced, with Gardens Illustrated winning in two categories.
Beating off stiff competition from the likes of The Garden, The Plant Review, BBC Gardener's World Magazine and Which? Gardening, Gardens Illustrated picked up publication of the year at the awards ceremony in London.
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Alongside publication of the year, Gardens Illustrated was also recognised for its new podcast Talking Gardens, which launched this year, with its second series currently being released each week.
Talking Gardens sees Gardens Illustrated editor Stephanie Mahon interviewing key figures in the horticultural world about what their dream garden might be. It has featured designers and garden enthusiasts such as Piet Oudolf, Arthur Parkinson, Charlotte Harris, Tom Massey, Nigel Slater, Marian Boswall and Errol Rueben Fernandes.
The annual Garden Media Guild awards celebrate the best in garden media communications, including writing, photography, videography, broadcasting, vlogging and social media. The awards are open to everyone in the garden media, not just GMG members. The ceremony took place at the Savoy Hotel in London.
Elsewhere on the winners list was Gardens Illustrated photographer Richard Bloom, winning features photographer of the year, for photographs including those he took for a recent feature on Great Dixter in the magazine.
Gordon Rae photographer of the year was taken home by Bennet Smith, while The Roy Lancaster Broadcast of the Year was won by Monty Don's Adriatic Gardens - Episode 1.
The Alan Titchmarsh New Talent of the Year went to Bob Askew, while Rekha Mistry took home individual social media influencer of the year.
The final award of the night was given for outstanding contribution to Barbara Segall.
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The full winners of the Garden Media Guild awards 2023
The Peter Seabrook Practical Book of the Year – Sponsored by GARDENA
Chris Baines for RHS Companion to Wildlife Gardening
Sally Nex for RHS Can I Grow Potatoes in Pots
Emma Crawforth for Things to do with Plants - WINNER
Rekah Mistry for Rekha's Kitchen Garden
Sarah Raven for A Year Full of Veg
The Garden Book of the Year – Sponsored by STIHL
Adam Alexander for The Seed Detective
Adrian Bloom for Foggy Bottom - A Garden to Share
Philip Clayton for A Plant for Every Day of the Year
Jane Perrone for Legends of the Leaf
Shahina Ghazanfar for Plants of the Qur’ān - WINNER
Garden Publication or Garden Section of the Year – Sponsored by Johnsons Lawn Seed
The Garden
The Plant Review
Which? Gardening
BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Gardens Illustrated - WINNER
The Dr David Hessayon Garden Writer of the Year
Matthew Collins - WINNER
Marianne Willburn
Clare Foster
Rachel de Thame
Jodie Jones
Paula McWaters
Practical Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by Cobra
Benedict Vanheems - WINNER
Emma Rawlings
Jo Thompson
Charles Dowding
Kim Stoddart
The Beth Chatto Environmental Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by Beth Chatto Education Trust
Liz Potter
Jean Vernon
Rebecca Searle
Ade Sellars - WINNER
Annie Green-Armytage
Stephanie Hafferty
The Gordon Rae Photographer of the Year
Bennet Smith - WINNER
Jason Ingram
Clive Nichols
Marianne Majerus
Jonathan Buckley
Features Photographer of the Year – Sponsored by Roses UK
Anna Omiotek-Tott
Richard Bloom - WINNER
Clive Nichols
Annaïck Guitteny
Mimi Connolly
Portfolio Photographer of the Year
Gillian Plummer
Marina Walker
Molly Hollman - WINNER
Joe Wainwright
The Roy Lancaster Broadcast of the Year
Gardeners' World 2023 - Episode 6
Love Your Garden Series 13 - Episode 2
Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens - Episode 1 - WINNER
Beechgrove Garden 2023 - Episode 18
Radio Broadcast or Podcast of the Year – Sponsored by The Horticultural Trades Association
Two Good Gardeners
Gardeners’ Corner
Talking Gardens - WINNER
Grow, Cook, Eat & Arrange with Sarah and friends
The Alan Titchmarsh New Talent of the Year – Sponsored by Miracle-Gro
Bob Askew - WINNER
Drew Swainston
Alexander Smith
Ben Thornton
Molly Blair
Olivia Drake
Garden Video of the Year – Sponsored by Charles Dowding Ltd
Wildside – the story of a garden
The Power of Gardening
STIHL May Garden Guide with Jane Moore
Step inside Jihae Hwang's 'A letter from a million years past' RHS garden full of medicinal plants
Can You Be Self-Sufficient While Working a Full-Time Job? - WINNER
Digital Gardening Writer of the Year – Sponsored by HONDA
Val Bourne - WINNER
Daniel Masoliver
Barbara Segall
Greg Loades
Individual Social Media Influencer of the Year – Sponsored by Thompson & Morgan
Anya Lautenbach
Rekha Mistry - WINNER
Rosy Hardy
Lee Burkhill
Simon Akeroyd
Brand Social Media Influencer of the Year – Sponsored by The Garden Press Event
Borde Hill Garden - WINNER
Garden Organic
The RHS
Gardens Illustrated
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