David Gibby Search for Excellence Winners

Community Service

First Place

Yamhill County Master Gardener Association | Oregon Garden to Table/Del Jardín a la Mesa

Second Place

University of Florida UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County Volunteer Program | Florida |Plant-A-Pail Community Outreach Workshops™

Third Place

Central Fulton Master Gardeners | Georgia Partnership with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity

Third Place

Knox County Master Gardeners | Tennessee “Gardening Tips Live!” Show

Demonstration Gardens

First Place

Blount County Master Gardeners | Tennessee Firewise Garden

Second Place

Madison County Master Gardener Association| Metro Master Gardener Association | Pine Belt Master Gardener Association | Mississippi Dominic’s Garden – Gardening with Special Needs Groups

Third Place

Durham County Extension Master Gardener Program North Carolina | Cocoa Cinnamon Container Garden Project

Innovative Projects

First Place

Cornell Cooperative Extension – Monroe County New York |Blocks in Bloom

Second Place

Green Spring Gardens Master Gardeners | Virginia |Using Nature Themed Scavenger Hunts and Geocaching Activities to Bring Horticulture to Youth and Families

Third Place

Durham County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers North Carolina | Creating Connection: Education through Social Media & Blog Outreach During the Pandemic & Beyond

Workshops/Presentations

First Place

Knox County Master Gardeners | Tennessee “Prune Like a Pro” Video Series

Second Place

Master Gardeners of Ontario |Ontario, Canada | Kahoot for Education!

Third Place

Green Spring Gardens Master Gardeners | Virginia Native Trees of Green Spring Gardens

Youth

First Place

Benton Franklin Master Gardeners | Washington Working with Incarcerated Youth: Growing and Giving Back to the Community

Second Place

Columbia County Master Gardener Association Wisconsin | Micro-farm Project

Third Place

East Central Alabama Master Gardeners Association Alabama | School of Blooms

Special Needs Audiences

First Place

Wyandotte County K-State Research and Extension Master Gardeners | Kansas | Delaware Highlands Assisted Living Horticulture Therapy

Second Place

Sandoval Extension Master Gardeners | New Mexico New Beginnings Garden

Research

First Place

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners | Pennsylvania | Bee Monitoring