2020 Laurels
The Horticultural Media Association Australia Laurels were announced online on 29 March, 2020. Winners are listed below:
Article Laurel
Winner:
Phil Dudman – 6 Skills Every Gardener Should Have
Finalists:
Kim Woods Rabbidge – Coastal Collectibles
Karen Sutherland – Fill Your Garden With Fruit
Audio Laurel
Winner:
Deryn Thorpe & Steve Wood – Autumn Gardening
Finalists:
Adam Woodhams – Garden Better – spring blooms & pollinators
Sabrina Hahn – Bushfire Safety
Book Laurel
Winners: TIE
Angus Stewart and Simon Leake (Grow your own)
Penny Woodward, Karen Sutherland and Janice Sutton (Tomato know sow grow feast)
Finalist:
AB Bishop – Habitat
Image Laurel
Winner:
Kate Blood – Country Garden Sunrise
Finalists:
Angus Stewart – A ‘Scarlet Blaze’ Of Colour
Denis Crawford – Tiny Wily Wasp
Magazine Laurel
Winner:
Jenny Baldwin – ABC Gardening Australia
Finalists:
Steve Payne – ABC Organic Gardener
Karen Smith – Hort Journal Australia
Social Media Laurel
Winner:
Leanne Croker – Facebook ABC Organic Gardener
Finalists:
Kim Woods Rabbidge – Instagram Our Australian Gardens
Michael McCoy – Instagram Michael McCoy Gardens
Technical Laurel
Winner:
Denis Crawford – Nullius In Verba
Finalists:
John Mason – Nursery Management ebook
Kate Blood – Early Invader Manual
Television Laurel
Winner:
Michael McCoy – “Mt Eliza” Dream Gardens
Finalists:
Jane Edmanson – “A Garden For All” Gardening Australia
Sophie Thomson – “Never Enough Natives” Gardening Australia
Video Laurel
Winner:
Chloe Thomson – How to Grow Beautiful Brassicas
Finalists:
John Mason – Working in Horticulture
Michael McCoy – Dixter Revisited
Website Laurel
Winner:
Michael McCoy – The Gardenist
Finalists:
Josh Byne – Josh’s House Virtual Tour
Angus Stewart – Gardening With Angus
Anita Boucher (Honour Laurel)
Winner: Sophie Thomson
Gold Laurel (Honour Laurel)
Winner: Jennifer Stackhouse
