2008 Garden Crusader Awards

Ed Bush of Baton Rouge, LA, Grand Prize winner in 2008.

Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for the 2008 Garden Crusader Awards. Here are the winners:

Ed Bush, Baton Rouge, LA

1. Gail Pianalto, Tontitown, AR

2. Mary Casady, Anderson, CA

3. Maggie Gray, Rockville Centre, NY
Honorable mentions: Peggy Garrett, Philadelphia, PA; and Colletta Kosiba, Brownsburg, IN

1. Shirley Edwards, Rochester, NY

2. Lucy Moreno, Yonkers, NY

3. Andy Cross, St. Louis, MO
Honorable mentions: Iris Brown, Philadelphia, PA; and Roald Hazelhoff, Birmingham, AL

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1. Guillermo Vasquez, San Francisco, CA

2. Elizabeth Powell, Quincy, CA

3. Joan Baustian, Dearborn, MI
Honorable mentions: Ingrid Kirst, Lincoln, NE; and Iris Peppard, Salinas, CA

1. Charlotte Valbert, Tacoma, WA

2. Gregg DeMaria, Providence, RI

3. Jennifer Papa, Ringwood, NJ
Honorable mentions: Eileen VanZandt, Lincoln, NE; and Janice Pokorski, Dracut, MA