Robert and Kate Bartlett
Robert and Kate Bartlett
2009 Medal of Honor
For their enhancement and preservation of horticulture through scientific endeavors, and enthusiastic support of American public gardens, historic landmarks, and civic events.
Proposed by: a member of Stonington Garden Club, Zone II
Seconded by: a member of Four Counties Garden Club, Zone V

The Medal of Honor is awarded for outstanding service to horticulture.
The medal was designed in 1920 by sculptor John Flanagan who also designed the U.S. quarter dollar coin, first issued in 1932. The Medal of Honor was endowed in 1963 by the Bedford (New York) Garden Club in memory of their member, Mrs. Arthur Marvin Anderson. Previous winners include Henry Francis DuPont (1956), Judith D. Zuk (2000), and P. Allen Smith (2006).
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