RECOGNITION
Gardener Recognition Awards 2018
Presenting Sponsor
The Gardener Recognition Award Program was created in 1995 in recognition of the amateur gardener whose personal dedication to his garden creates an inspirational space for all who see it. The program has grown over the years from 10 award recipients to 29 recipients in 2018. Today’s award winners include nominations of individual gardens, container gardens, rooftop gardens, community and commercial gardens. The GRA program highlights the importance of horticulture and the value of aesthetic improvements in our neighborhoods by promoting the beautification of garden spaces.
The Cincinnati Horticultural Society hosted its 23rd Annual Gardener Recognition Awards October 4 at Kenwood Country Club. Sponsored by Western & Southern Financial Fund, the evening paid tribute to Greater Cincinnati gardeners and businesses whose contributions to horticulture are an inspiration in the community. Nominated by fellow gardeners, friends and neighbors, gardens were judged by a team of horticulturists in early summer, with recipients honored at the fall event for their outstanding efforts toward community beautification. Twenty-nine winners received the prestigious award representing neighborhoods from east to west, Anderson Township to Western Hills and from downtown Cincinnati to Guilford, Indiana.
Please join us in congratulating the 2018 Gardener Recognition Award Winners.
Special Commendation Awards
Chairman’s Award – Sis Winterhalter
The Cincinnati Horticultural Society’s Chairman’s Award highlights gardens representing all the qualities of good design principles: balance, flow, color, and a strong relationship to the home. The plant material must be healthy, well-maintained, and appropriate for the site conditions. Meticulous maintenance of the site is a huge factor.
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Inspirational Award – Ginger Mitchell
Our CHS Inspirational Award has traditionally been given to the gardener that offer the most ideal representation of a floral paradise.
Award of Gardening Excellence – Rothenberg School Rooftop Garden
The Cincinnati Horticultural Society’s Gardening Excellence has been with this program for a long time. It is meant to recognize the gardener who has created a garden space that will enlighten those who experience it to follow their dreams.
Judges’ Commendation Award – Clara Berger
The Cincinnati Horticultural Society’s Judges’ Commendation has always brought a most satisfying conclusion to the Society’s annual program. The gardener recognized with this award has always had that “something special”.
2018 Award Winners
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Maggie Adams – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Paula Anstaett Clara Ashcraft Bianca Beary Clara Berger Bonnie & Linda Bishop Cary Maish Brodie Karen Anderson Brown Jenny Eagle – Golden Eagle Extrusions Inc. Patty Horwitz – CITYLink Center Emily & Richard Godin Kara Killen & Kimberlee Gray Jill King Chris LaMond -ATP Lighthouse Community School Adele Lippert Susan McCamey Ginger Mitchell Dick & Kathy Nocks Julie Pelle Joyce & Abe Philip Nancy & Dick Riedel Rothenberg School Rooftop Garden Bill Schmitt Amy Spackman Elizabeth Shely Sis Winterhalter Fatima & Gary Woster
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Gardener Recognition Awards Ceremony
 Bryan Bass, Rothenberg Prep |
 Ginger Mitchell |
 Julia Murphy & Jane Koppenhoefer |
 Rukiye Abdul-Mutakallim, Bill Schmitt, Sis Winterhalter |
 Karen Anderson-Brown |
 Sondra Britton |
 Jack and Kathy Nocks |
 Fatima Woster |
Special Thanks to the Judges
Betsy Anderson
Debbie Berger
Diana Cooper
Marty Fish
Kim Foreman
Ann Fox -:Event Chairman
Kelly Grimm
Gail Suiter
Cheryle Webb
Frank Welsh
2017 Award Winners
Cynthia Bercaw
Omer and Cecil Berger
Dr. Jon Bossert
Steve Bowling
Gail and Jerold Chuck
City of Cheviot
Civic Garden Center Community Garden
Cindy Coggins
City of Fairfield
Federated Garden Clubs
Dr. Grady and Suzanne Gibson
Leslie Gordon
Libby Head
Jim Jordan
John and Lisa Kaising
Andrea Klopfenstein
Krohn Conservatory
Dianna Laurence
Mc Donalds Restaurant
Norwood Community Garden
Laura Noyes
Belinda and Roger Perna
Dave Radlinski
Julie and Dick Seitz
Doug & Linda Selkirk
Barry Stare
Randy Stephens
Cathy Strasser
2016 Award Winners
Kathy and Robert Berninger
Rose Bohan
Iris and Jim Bush
Ginny Clark
Leesa Comparin
Daniel Day
Deborah and Daniel Durham
Tom Fryman
Chris and Gary Grafs
Pat and Don Hinkley
Denise and Mike Holscher
Sandra and Stephen Joffe
Jackie Lahrmer
Kate Lawrence
Liz and Warren Remle
Pam and Mike Staun
Greg Tulley
Amanda and Guy VanRooyen
Judy and Tom Woods
2016 Certificate Awards -Residential
Susie and Bruce Kohler
Molly and Joey Kueffner
Karen and Todd Majors
Lynn Miller
Janice Ring
Benita and Dave Winters
2016 Certificate Awards – Commercial
Cincinnatus Savings and Loan
Fairfield Taco Bell
West Hills Apartments
2016 Certificate Awards – Community
Chisolm and Butler County Gardeners
East Row Garden Club
Mount Adams Community Garden
2015 Award Winners
Ken & Pam Hilvert
Mark & Linda Eppler
Greg Villena
Tim & Vicki Lighthall
Karen Jetters
Connie Wallace
Sue Ann Vogt
Dr. Edmund Jones
Russ & Donna Welty
Mark & Lindsay Bibler
Del Langenbrunner
Boone County Arboretum
Bonita & Gene Brockert
Doris Niemeyer
Bennett Dowling/ Civic Garden Center
Debbie Burger
Ada Perkins
John & Beverly Cannon
Jack Shelton
Village of Evendale
Alice Eby
Tony Taphorn
2014 Award Winners
Christina Anderson
Beverly Bibent
Karen and Leroy Brothers
Sue Brungs
Bonnie Dixon
Sherry Goodson
Greg Helterbridle
Marie Huenefeld
Larry Huston
Kat Jenkins
Ron Kauffman
Donna McMullin
Bill and Michele Mischler
Sarita Naegel
Our Lady of the Rosary/ Jeff Bossman
Emery Schmidt and Jim Swearingen
Sycamore High School Garden
Trinity Episcopal Church
Kathy and Dick Wayman
Jan Wrassman
2013 Award Winners
Arrowhead Apartments
Libby Bassett
Theodore M. Berry Friendship Park
Tom & Debbie Bosarge
Cabrini Clark-Jacobsen
Cooper Creek Event Center
Cornerstone at Norwood
Chad & Tiffany Fitzsimmons
Brian & Amy Gockerman
Greenacres Foundation
Gary & Dena Gruber
Maryan Hahn
George Knoske
Edgar E. Loyd
Suzanne Merusi
Dr. Lairy W. Miller & Debra Miller
Don & Mary Holtmeier
Bill & Charlotte Moore
Tom & Leslie Mowry
Mark & Nan Plunkett
Procter & Gamble
The Pub at Rookwood
Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum
Stu & Cathy Scheller
Tom & Genny Sedler
Jody Skowronek
Diana Spears-Laurence
Frances Turrell
Dave & Kim Volker
2012 Award Winners
Banana Leaf Modern Thai
Michele & Scott Beuerlein
Katherine & Manfred Bohlke
Connie & Jack Campbell
The Cincinnati Woman’s Club
Jennifer & Robert Conklin
Cecilia & Joe Davis
Jared & Bridget Davis
Elisha Morgan Farm Mansion Heritage Garden
Hammond North Condominium
Karen Freeman
Jack & Vickei Gluckman
Susan & Gary Greiner
Lisa Gross
Janet Helterbridle
Sandy Hickey
Highfield Discovery Garden
Angela Lampe
Sandy & Dick Manteuffel
Jane Mashburn
Greater Milford Events and Arts Council
Carol & Bob Olson
Kathy & Mark Onady
Pelican’s Reef
Kathy & Fred Pfirrmann
Susie Peck & Dan Earls
Melody Sawyer Richardson
Nancy & Tom Shepherd
Susy Spence
St. Johns Unitarian Universalist Church
Betsy & Charles Townsend
2011 Award Winners
James and Vicki Crushman
Bonnie and Rick Doepke
Roy and Michelle Eckart
Granny’s Garden School
Glendale Garden Club/ Rogan Family Garden
Eads Hardware Store
Ed and Marsha Haberer
Michael Hodovanic
James Free Jewelers
Margaret Johnson
The Kenwood by Senior Star
Jane Mashburn
Craig and Debbie Mann
City of Madeira
City of Montgomery
National Exemplar/ Mariemont Inn
Connie Strawser
St. Gabriel Consolidated School
Western Cincinnati Neurological Institute
Pat Zehnder
2010 Award Winners
Jeff Bossman for Camargo Trading Company
Cheryl and Ray Bittman
Jane Butler
Arja Ewing
Afsaneh Fowler
Glendale Village Gardeners for Village of Glendale
Jane and Frank Green
Steve and Barb Groh
Lisa Gross for the Hyde Park Wine Merchant
Ed and Janet Hermes
Helen K. Hoffmann
Village of Loveland
Sue Laing
Village of Mariemont
Jenny Meyers
Dennis Warner and Paula Phillips for Kenwood Country Club
Jay Yasbeck
2009 Award Winners
Steve Beckman
Mary Jane and Gerald Blain
Lee DeRhodes
The late June Edwards
Pat and Chuck Ellsworth
Ivy Kelly
Len Kuertz
Gladys Miller
Kathy and Terry Muldoon
Donald and Beverly Redder
Lana Santavicca
Ginny Tom