The Outstanding Contribution Award will be awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution over their career to our profession, and is in the gift of the GMG Committee.

We would like to invite GMG Members to submit suggestions for this year’s recipient.

Below is a list of past winners; do have a look to make sure you are not nominating someone who has already won the award.

1993 Peter Seabrook; 1994 Fred Whitsey; 1995 Graham Stuart-Thomas; 1996 Rosemary Verey; 1997 Christopher Lloyd; 1998 Beth Chatto; 1999 Penelope Hobhouse; 2000 Geoff Amos; 2001 Jerry Harpur; 2002 Roy Lancaster; 2003 Joy Larkcom; 2004 Alan Titchmarsh; 2005 Dr David Hessayon; 2006 Geoffrey Smith; 2007 Ken Muir; 2008 Michael Warren
2009 Peter Beales; 2010 Andrew Lawson; 2011 John Brookes & Nigel Colborn; 2012 Jekka McVicar; 2013 Stefan Buczacki; 2014 Christopher Brickell; 2015 Adrian Bloom; 2016 Jim McColl; 2017 Richard Jackson; 2018 Gary Rogers; 2019 Carol Klein; 2020 Anna Pavord; 2021 Graham Rice; 2022 Michael Marriott; 2023 Barbara Segall.

Please bear in mind that your suggestion is not a vote. This award is the only one that is entirely in the gift of the GMG Committee and the decision of the Guild's Committee is final.

Current Entry Deadline: 2 August 2024 23:59

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