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The 2007 Award Winners

 (The 2008 winners will be posted here after the ceremony)

 

  • Broadcast Awards

 

TV Broadcast of the Year

Grow Your Own Veg produced by Juliet Glaves for BBC Birmingham (for BBC2)

 

Radio Broadcast of the Year

Gardens of Faith by Natural History Unit Radio at BBC Bristol (for Radio 4), produced by Mary Colwell

 

  • Multimedia Awards

 

Electronic Media Award

www.bbc.co.uk/gardening edited by Camilla Phelps

 

New Writer Award

Louise Zass-Bangham for her article 'Is all wood good?' in Garden Design Journal

 

Environmental Award

John Walker for his article 'Time to power down?' in Organic Gardening

 

  • Photography Awards

 

Photographer of the Year

Andrew Lawson

 

Features Photographer of the Year

Michelle Garrett for images in the article 'Mosses & liverworts' by Jacky Hobbs in Homes & Gardens

 

Single Image of the Year

Jonathan Buckley for his image entitled Orchid

 

  • Book Awards

 

Enthusiasts' Book of the Year

Garden People: Valerie Finnis & The Golden Age of Gardening by Ursula Buchan, published by Thames & Hudson

 

Practical Book of the Year

RHS New Gardening by Matthew Wilson, published by Mitchell Beazley

 

Reference Book of the Year

RHS Encyclopedia of Perennials by Graham Rice, Editor-in-Chief, published by Dorling Kindersley

 

  • Press Awards

 

Newspaper of the Year

The Daily Telegraph, Kylie O'Brien, Editor, Telegraph Gardening

 

Magazine of the Year

Gardens Illustrated, edited by Juliet Roberts

 

Journalist of the Year

Jane Moore for articles in Gardeners' World magazine

 

Practical Journalist of the Year

Andi Clevely for his article 'To dig or not to dig?' in The Garden

 

Trade Journalist of the Year

Graham Clarke for his article 'Developments in tougher turf' in Horticulture Week

 

  • Special Award

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ken Muir

 

  • Commemorative Awards

 

See below

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The presentations

  • Presenter, Carol Klein (left) and producer, Juliet Glaves receive the TV Broadcast of the Year Award from the HTA's Andrew Richardson (not pictured)

  • Mary Colwell receives the Radio Broadcast of the Year Award from Giles Clotworthy of Gardens of Cornwall

  • Marshalls' Jeremy Swallow (right) presents the Electronic Media Award to Camilla Phelps and Tom Sumner of www.bbc.co.uk/gardening

  • Louise Zass-Bangham (right) receives the New Writer Award from Miranda Harris of Johnsons Lawn Seed

  • Camilla Milward of Banrock Station Wines presents the Environmental Award to John Walker

  • Inga Grimsey of the RHS presents the Photographer of the Year Award to Andrew Lawson

  • Lee Wheatley of the Garden Picture Library presents the Features Photographer of the Year Award to Michelle Garrett

  • Jonathan Buckley (right) receives the Single Image of the Year Award from Ian Small of Briggs & Stratton

  • Keith Nicholson of Westland Horticulture presents the Enthusiasts' Book of the Year Award to editor, Sarah Vernon-Hunt

  • Matthew Wilson (right) receives the Practical Book of the Year Award from Johnny Mobasher of Hartley Botanic

  • Reference Book of the Year Award winner, Graham Rice (left) with David Hesketh of sponsor, Laurent-Perrier

  • Telegraph Gardening editor, Kylie O’Brien (left) receives the Newspaper of the Year Award from Lucy Batizovszky of sponsor, Johnsons

  • John Ashley of Scotts Miracle-Gro presents the Magazine of the Year Award to Juliet Roberts

  • Jane Moore receives the Journalist of the Year Award from Robin Lennie of sponsor, STIHL

  • Ian Hodgson, editor of The Garden (left) receives the Practical Journalist Award on behalf of Andy Clevely from Paul Hansord of Thompson & Morgan

  • Trade Journalist of the Year, Graham Clarke (left) with Mike Kelly of sponsor, Brother

  • Ken Muir (left) receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Tommy Gill of Bayer Garden

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Commemorative Awards

At the 2007 Awards ceremony, the Guild presented four commemorative awards to recognise special achievements in the world of garden communication. These were presented to: John Cushnie to mark six decades of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time; Derek Cox of BBC Radio Leicester’s Down to Earth to celebrate 40 years of continuous broadcasting of the programme; Monty Don and series producer Rosemary Edwards to celebrate 40 years of Gardeners’ World; and Peter Seabrook to mark his run of 30 years as gardening editor for The Sun.

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