<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarding this announcement from the American Horticultural Society:</div><div class="gmail_quote">

<p style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:15pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Do you know someone in the gardening community who deserves recognition by the American Horticultural Society? <span> </span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href="https://connect.ahsgardening.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fahsgardening.org%2fgardening-programs%2fnational-awards%2fgreat-american-gardeners&srcid=92319&srctid=1&erid=5837868&trid=943aa206-f23d-4301-84e6-d082d61efe47" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51)">Nominations are open for the 2019 Great American Gardener Awards.</span></a>  Given annually since 1953, these awards honor America's most accomplished individuals and organizations in horticulture.  </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Help the AHS identify outstanding individuals or organizations by nominating your "horticultural hero" - a memorable professor or school teacher, a favorite garden book author, or the driving force behind an incredible community project.<br><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:15pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">2019 Great American Gardener Awards will be given in these categories</span></strong><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">:</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Liberty Hyde Bailey (lifetime achievement)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Emerging Horticultural Professional</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">B.Y. Morrison Communication</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Jane L. Taylor (supporting children and youth in gardening)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Landscape Design</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Meritorious Service (support of AHS and its mission)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Paul Ecke Jr. Commercial</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Professional (public garden administration)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Teaching</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Urban Beautification</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></li></ul><p style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Please note our new rule this year, nomination packets must stay within 10 pages.<strong><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><span> </span>Nominations must be received by September 28, 2018 for consideration. </span></strong><span> </span>Read here for full<span> </span><a href="https://connect.ahsgardening.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ahsgardening.org%2fgardening-programs%2fnational-awards%2fgreat-american-gardeners&srcid=92319&srctid=1&erid=5837868&trid=943aa206-f23d-4301-84e6-d082d61efe47" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51)">descriptions of the awards offered</span></a><span> </span>and a link to the online nomination form</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">.<span> </span></span></p><p style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:15pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif">For questions contact</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif"> </span><a href="mailto:education@ahsgardening.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51)">education@ahsgardening.org</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></p>

<div class="gmail_quote">American Horticultural Society</div><div class="gmail_quote">7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308</div><div class="gmail_quote">Phone: (703) 768-5700  |  Fax: (703) 768-8700 </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Url for hyperlinks above: </div><div class="gmail_quote">Nomination Announcement & Descriptions of the Awards: <br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://ahsgardening.org/gardening-programs/national-awards/great-american-gardeners">http://ahsgardening.org/gardening-programs/national-awards/great-american-gardeners</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-7470685422682554365WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div>