THE PRAIRIE GARDEN
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

The Prairie Garden Committee formulated the idea of an award in 1998. After many months of discussions, it was decided to present an annual award for distinguished service in horticulture. An anonymous donor agreed to provide funding for the award. The first award was presented in 2000.

The Prairie Garden Award for Excellence is awarded to an individual or group making a significant contribution to the advancement and/or promotion of horticulture on the Northern Great Plains. Areas of involvement may include community activity, plant introduction or breeding, preservation of horticultural sites, teaching, research, extension or photography.

Each year a monetary award is presented along with a plaque to the winner at a luncheon. A story about the winner and the presentation is featured in the subsequent issue of The Prairie Garden. The following are past recipients of the award. Clicking on the link below the picture will take you to a story about the winner. Use your browser's back button to return to this page.

Call for Nominations

Nominations will be accepted for the 2010 award in the spring of 2010. Criteria and procedures to nominate a candidate follow. The 2010 winners will be featured in The 2011 Prairie Garden. Here is an Acrobat file promoting the 2010 Award for Excellence.


ELIGIBILITY

The Prairie Garden Award for Excellence shall be awarded to an individual or group making a significant contribution to the advancement and/or promotion of horticulture on the Northern Great Plains. Areas of involvement may include community activity, plant introduction or breeding, preservation of horticultural sites, teaching, research, extension or photography.


THE AWARD

The award shall be cash in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) along with a suitably inscribed plaque.


NOMINATION PROCESS

To nominate a candidate for this award, please forward all details of the candidate's achievements in horticulture. Please be as explicit as possible, since this will be the only source of information used to compare to all other nominations received each year.

Queries may be directed to

All nominations should be submitted by May 31, 2010 and sent to:

The Prairie Garden Awards Board
P.O. Box 517
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2J3


ANNOUNCEMENT AND PRESENTATION

Each year's Prairie Garden Award for Excellence is bestowed in early fall of the year the recipient is nominated for. Recipients are honoured with a presentation ceremony at a luncheon. A press release soon follows and a story about the winner is included in the subsequent issue of The Prairie Garden.