NATIONAL MEDALISTSHighest Honors for Distinguished Achievements
Get to know the recipients of the GCA's national medals, the highest honors bestowed upon individuals for distinguished achievements in areas related to its purpose.
Annually, the GCA honors up to ten individuals or organizations with our highest honor – a national medal. These individuals and organizations have left a profound and lasting impact on the issues that are most important to The Garden Club of America. From floral design to garden restoration, from rose culture to conservation education, these awards are as varied and prestigious as their recipients.
Medalist Directory
Rick Darke
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For his outstanding work as a horticulture expert, garden storyteller, and...
Amy Goldman Fowler, PhD
Florens DeBevoise Medal
Through purposeful philanthropy, award-winning books, and leadership in...
John Gaston Fairey
Florens DeBevoise Medal
In recognition of his long-standing devotion to preserving endangered plant...
Dr. Edwin H. Ketchledge
Florens DeBevoise Medal
Presented to Dr. Edwin H. Ketchledge, for his work in studying and...
Panayoti Kelaidis
Florens DeBevoise Medal
Presented to Panayoti Kelaidis, avid plant explorer and collector, who...
Francis Cabot
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For his many contributions to enhancing awareness and knowedge of alpine...
James E. Cross
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For his work as a propagator and grower of the choicest plant...
Frederick W. Case, Jr.
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For his remarkable achievement as a botanist, horticulturist, author and...
Richard Colburn Butler
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For his outstanding and continuing contribution in the fields of...
Mrs. Goethe Link
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For her dedicated study of daffodils, including difficult miniatures, and...
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Smith
Florens DeBevoise Medal
In recognition of their painstaking work in hybridizing and documenting...
Eugene E. Cline
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For his valuable role in promoting the knowledge and use of the varied...
Edmond Lohbrunner
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For his unique horticultural achievement in collecting, progagating and...
Mrs. Lionel Richardson
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For her brilliant and internationally famous achievement in breeding and...
W. W. Goodale Moir
Florens DeBevoise Medal
Collector-propagator of Orchidaceae of international eminence; participant...
Leonard J. Buck
Florens DeBevoise Medal
For creating at "Allwood" in Far Hills, NJ, a superb rock garden,...