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Gwen and Rodger Elliot, distinguished horticulturists, authors and media personalities, took out the top gong – the HMAA Gold Laurel and Hall of Fame Award – at the prestigious 2013-14 HMAA Laurel Awards Dinner held on Tuesday, March 25.
Chloe Thomson received the Anita Boucher Young Achiever Award in recognition of her contribution to communicating the joy and benefits of gardening to the public.
The HMAA Laurel Awards recognise excellence for the top communicators in horticulture. About 160 horticultural media personalities from throughout Australia attended the seventh Laurels gala event, held at the Plaza Ballroom in Collins St, Melbourne.
As well as the Gold and Young Achiever awards, 17 other Laurels were presented across media categories including journalism, books, images, social media, video, radio and TV.
Judges commended the high quality and diversity of entries – a record 160 this year. They also commented on the number of entries for the newly introduced social media categories, a reflection of the way HMAA members are increasingly undertaking their work.
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Gold Laurel – Hall of Fame Award
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Deserving recipients of the Gold Laurel, Gwen and Rodger Elliot share a passion for Australian plants. Between them, they have authored more than 40 highly acclaimed books, written articles for magazines, periodicals and professional journals, and are experienced radio broadcasters.
Founding members of HMA Victoria, the couple has over the years given generously of their time and knowledge. In June 2001, Gwen and Rodger were appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) for their contribution to the horticulture of Australian plants and are recipients of numerous other accolades for their contributions to the horticultural industry. Rodger is also a recipient of the Veitch Memorial Medal from the RHS (UK).
Gwen & Rodger were overseas at the time of the Laurel Awards Dinner and will be presented with their trophy at an upcoming HMA Victoria function[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17304″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Young Achiever
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This award, presented to Chloe Thomson, recognises the outstanding achievement of a young person dedicated to communicating the benefit and joys of gardening to the public.
Chloe is the creator of the edible gardening blog www.beantheredugthat.com.au and Facebook page with its large following; a presenter on The Garden Gurus TV show and contributor to a range of gardening magazines. Her goal is to show, particularly to younger generations, that sustainable gardening and growing at least some of what you eat is possible.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17307″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
Other Winners:
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Paper Laurel – Journalism
Winner: Phil Dudman – ‘Making the Citrus Cut’ (Organic Gardener)
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Denis Crawford – There will be Dragons
Kim Woods Rabbidge – Series of 3 Articles[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17310″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Paper Publication
Winner: ABC Magazines – ‘Organic Gardener’ Sept/Oct 2013
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Debbie McDonald – The Gardens
ABC Magazines – Organic Gardener Mar/Apr 2013[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17311″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Book Technical
Winner: Alistair Hay, Monika Gottschalk, Adolfo Holguin – ‘Huanduj: Brugmansia’
(published by Florilegium – Gil Teague)
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
John Mason – Commercial Horticulture
Enid Mayfield – Flora of the Otway Plain & Ranges 2[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”17312″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17314″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Book Environmental
Winner: Josh Byrne – ‘Small Space Organics’
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominee:
Penny Woodward – Pest Repellent Plants[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”17315″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17321″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Book General
Winner: Jennifer Stackhouse – ‘Garden’
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Myles Baldwin – Australian Coastal Gardens
Millie Ross – The Thrifty Gardener[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”17318″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17317″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Image Laurel
Winner: Michele Adler – ‘Avenue of Baobabs’, Morondava, Madagascar
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Denis Crawford – Green Peach Aphids
Denis Crawford – Predatory Shield Bugs[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”17319″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17322″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Social Media – Category 1 (Business of three people and under)
Winner: Catherine Stewart – GardenDrum
http://gardendrum.com/author/cstewart/[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Matthew Carroll – Hortiman Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/hortiman
Adam Woodhams – Adam Woodhams Facebook
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Social Media – Category 2 (Business of more than three people)
Winner: Matthew Carroll – Plant Life Balance
http://www.facebook.com/plantlifebalance[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Claire Bickle – Claire Bickle Gardening Pages
https://www.facebook.com/clairebicklegardeningpages
Jacqueline Forster – ABC Organic Gardener Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/organicgardenermagazine[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17324″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Website – Category 1 (Business three people and under)
Winner: Catherine Stewart – GardenDrum
http://gardendrum.com[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Toni Salter – The Veggie Lady
http://theveggielady.com/
Chloe Thomson – Bean There Dug That
http://beantheredugthat.com.au/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17325″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Website – Category 2 (Business of more than three people)
Winner: ABC Magazines – ABC Organic Gardener
https://www.organicgardener.com.au/[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Toni Salter – The Veggie Lady
http://theveggielady.com/
Chloe Thomson – Bean There Dug That
http://beantheredugthat.com.au/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17326″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Video other than TV – Category 1 (Business three people and under)
Winner: Kim Woods Rabbidge – ‘Our Australian Gardens’ Dec 2012
http://www.ouraustraliangardens.com[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Phil Dudman – How to Grow Watermelons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l002A9Uoqp8
Leonie Shanahan – Edible School Gardening[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17327″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Video other than TV – Category 2 (Business of more than three people)
Winner: Josh Byrne – ‘Perth Cultural Centre – Urban Orchard’
http://www.perthculturalcentre.com.au/Gallery/Urban-Orchard/The-Urban-Orchard[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Josh Byrne – The Landscape Special
Gardening Australia – Growing Our Future[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17328″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Radio – Community & Regional
Winner: Phil Dudman & Julie Ray – ‘Harvest’
Harvest[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Carolyn Blackman – ABC 774 Carolyn Blackman Gardening
Marianne Cannon – Real World Gardener[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17329″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Radio Commercial & Metropolitan
Winner: Jane Edmanson – ‘Jane and Darren’s Big Backyard’ 3AW
Big Backyard 3AW[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Michael Keelan – Stephen Ryan Interview
Nick Bell – Square Foot Gardening[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17330″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
TV Technical
Winner: Angus Stewart – The Next Frontier (ABC1 Gardening Australia)
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Sophie Thomson – A Simple Solution (ABC1 Gardening Australia)
Michael Keelan – July Garden Diary[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17331″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Television – Environmental
Winner: Josh Byrne – Future Proof Plants
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Jerry Coleby-Williams – Changing World
Michael Keelan – Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17332″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Television – General
Winner: Milton Vadoulis – ‘Planting Cactus’
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Other nominees:
Michael Keelan – Mushroom Compost
Jane Edmanson – A Pathway for the Future[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17333″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]HMAA congratulates all winners. We also thank all the Laurels sponsors who helped make the Awards and Gala Dinner possible.
For more information, please contact victoria@hmaaustralia.com.au[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
Photos From The Night Are Now Ready For Viewing And Ordering!
Follow this link:
http://www.fotrel.com/hynesite/hmaa-laurels-award-night/sign-in
Password is: laurels
The digital files are FREE to download – you just need to select the images you would like and ‘order’ using the gallery tools:
1. Select ADD TO ORDER on the images you would like to receive.
2. Once you’ve selected all the images you want, click VIEW ORDER.
3. Type 1 into the digital files box for each image OR the number of prints you want in the box if you’d prefer to buy 5×7 print/s.
4a. For FREE digital downloads ONLY – select “pick up from studio free” as postage method (the images will be emailed directly to you) AND “direct deposit” as the payment method (OBVIOUSLY no payment is actually required!).
4b. If you wish to order 5×7 printed images, you can do this through the gallery and the printed images will be posted to you. Payment is via direct deposit or cheque.
5. If by chance you want EVERY digital image from the night, please contact us via email and we can arrange an online link from which you can download them directly (you will need a good internet connection though, as the download of ALL images can be slow!).
Gerard Hynes
Hynesite Photography[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
