Gardener Recognition
Gardener Recognition Awards
Sponsored by Roy and Jackie Sweeney
The Cincinnati Horticultural Society (CHS) encourages horticultural excellence by recognizing local residents and businesses whose love of gardening cultivates gorgeous outdoor spaces that delight and inspire all who see them. If you have a friend, neighbor, or family member you would like to nominate, or a local business that makes a special effort to beautify their entrance, please nominate them for an award. Don’t be afraid to nominate yourself!
Thanks to the continued support and generous sponsorship from Roy and Jackie Sweeney, the Cincinnati Horticultural Society has been able to recognize over 200 gardeners and organizations since 1996.
Nominations for the 2013 Gardener Recognition Awards are now closed. Sign up for our newsletter to receive updates on the 2013 winners. However, it’s not too early to nominate someone for a 2014 award!
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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
2008 Award Winners
Gardener Recognition Awards
Best Perennial Display – Karen Davis, Batavia
Best Water Feature – Gary and Cindy Doolan, Milford
Best Land Renovation – The Kemper Family, Fort Thomas, KY
Best Shrub Collection – Tom and Diane Leugers, Anderson Township
Best Single Genus Display, Dahlias – Mike Maloney and Jeff Dey, Kennedy Heights
Best Use of Ornamental Grasses – Major and Winona McNeil, Kennedy Heights
Best Unusual Plant Display – David and Lois Paterson, Kennedy Heights
Best Use of Color – Lori Puthoff, Kennedy Heights
Best Curb Appeal – Steve and Sherri Warshaw, Blue Ash
Best Use of Annuals – Patricia Wood, White Oak
Child Friendly Backyard Award Winners
The Dustman Family, Clifton
The Harrison Family, Wyoming
The Mays Family, Loveland
The McNett/Eicher Family, Loveland
The Miller Family, New Richmond
2007 Award Winners
Betsy and Dick Buck, Montgomery
Beverly and Louis Dollin, Loveland
Howard Hohman, Fairfield Township
Patty and Marc Horwitz, Anderson Township
Peggy and Dave Lopez, Montford Heights
Dick and Nancy Riedel, Anderson Township
2006 Award Winners
Inspirational Award – Carol Conners
Cincinnati Parks Department Award – Dale Euller
CHS Chairman’s Award – Melanie & Doug Hinger
Stona J. Fitch Award – Marilyn & Bill Nies
Cincinnati Magazine Award – Maria Uhlenbrock
Other Award Winners
Diane & Jack Clasen
Chris DeLois
Barb & Glenn Redmer
Wayne Richards
Ruth Shepard
Carol Simmons