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The winners of the Garden Writers’ Guild 1999 Awards |
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SPECIAL AWARD
Lifetime Achievement Award
Penelope Hobhouse
Sponsor: Phostrogen
BROADCASTING AWARDS
TV Broadcast of the Year
Ground Force, directed by John Thornicroft of Bazal for BBC 2
Sponsor: Horticultural Trades Association
TV Broadcaster of the Year
Alan Titchmarsh
Sponsor: BBPA
Radio Broadcast of the Year
William Jenkyns, BBC Radio York and Giles Peare, Spirit FM
Sponsor: Royal Horticultural Society
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Photographer of the Year
Andrew Lawson for his portfolio of images
Sponsor: Parcs et Jardins
Features Photographer of the Year
Gary Rogers for his work published in The Garden at Chatsworth by The Duchess of Devonshire (Frances Lincoln)
Sponsor: Mercurius UK
BOOK AWARDS
Inspirational Book of the Year
The Minimalist Garden by Christopher Bradley-Hole (Mitchell Beazley)
Sponsor: KinderGarden Plants
Practical Book of the Year
Propagating Plants by Alan Toogood (Dorling Kindersley)
Sponsor: Westland Horticulture
Reference Book of the Year
The Garden Plants of China by Peter Valder (Cassell)
Sponsor: Notcutts
CONSUMER PRESS AWARDS
Inspirational Journalist of the Year
Mary Keen for ‘Spiritual Growth’ in Gardens Illustrated
Sponsor: Suttons
Practical Journalist of the Year
Dr Phil Gates for ‘Burgeoning Beginnings’ in The Garden
Sponsor: The Scotts Company
TRADE & TECHNICAL PRESS AWARD
Trade Journalist of the Year
John Brown for ‘Coming up roses’ in Horticulture Week
Sponsor: pbi
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John Thornicroft |
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Charlie Dimmock |
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Dr Phil Gates |
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