We celebrated the Best in Horticultural Communications, at The GMG AWARDS 2021 Virtual Ceremony Friday, 26th November 2021
The Beth Chatto Environmental Journalist of the Year Award is sponsored by the Beth Chatto Education Trust. Our award was presented by Manoj Malde to our award winner, Lauren Hall. Congratulations Lauren!
The Garden Media Guild Awards celebrate the best of horticultural communications, recognising the talent, skill and inspiration of garden media professionals. Individuals and organisations from across the industry put forward their best work, which is judged by their peers and experts in the field.
Judges' Comments
“It was great to see a strong set of entries for this really important category, covering a variety of critical environmental issues. It was also encouraging to see that there was more than one entry that focused on the issue of using peat. Gardening is at its very heart a way to work with nature to create beautiful design, wholesome food, and green spaces that support health, culture, and wildlife. Yet, all too often, the products that are offered to the gardener are counter to this relationship. One of the very worst on the market is peat, and it's only been through educating the public on its perils that any action has been taken to remove it from use. Consumer awareness and pressure from the public have led to the ban on peat from 2030”
“Lauren Hall's captivating piece plays into that education and is presented in a way to reach a large audience and visually show the impacts of peat harvesting on the environment. She makes clear the issues and also communicates some of the solutions that are being explored to heal peat bogs, support industry, and to keep gardening green”
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