The American Horticultural Society (AHS) has announced its 2007 award winners honoring great American gardeners.
Among the award winners this year are:
Michael Dirr, author, researcher, and professor at the University of Georgia (Athens). Cited for significant contributions in teaching, research, writing, plant exploration & more. We in the landscape design business all know him best for his Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses
It's the most comprehensive woody plants guide in the United States, and if you don't have it, click the link above and order one. You'll never regret it.
Dr. Elwin R. Orton, researcher and professor at Rutgers University. He's hybridized more than 20 species of holly, as well as pyracantha and dogwoods. Extraordinary achievement in plant breeding.
Paul Saunders of Saunders Brothers Nursery in Virginia, leading growers and researches on boxwood. Cited for excellence in the field of commercial horticulture.
Kathleen Norris Brenzel, senior editor at Sunset Magazine. Cited for effective communication using media and research techniques for expanding horticultural awareness.
Steve Martino, landscape architect in Phoenix, Arizona. Cited for expanding the awareness of horticulture in landscape architecture.
Read the full article on this year's winners, along with winning books, in the current issue of American Gardener magazine.
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