The Native Plant Podcast, a podcast originally created by Landscape Designer John Magee of Magee Design in Middleburg, VA received the 2017 Media Awards Silver Medal of Achievement for talent in Digital Media (John Magee) and for best Podcast overall, presented by GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators.

This national award recognizes individuals and companies who achieve the highest levels of talent and professionalism in garden communications. The 2017 competition had more than 200 entries in 61 categories. Recipients of the Silver Medal represent the top winners each competition category and will now compete for best of group in the areas of writing, photography, digital media, broadcast media, publishing and trade.

Magee received the Silver Medal of Achievement for his work entitled The Native Plant Podcast.

"The GWA Media Awards showcase the writers, photographers, editors, publishers and trade companies that have pursued excellence in gardening communication in print or electronic communications," says Kirk Brown, president of GWA. "The Media Award winners have been judged by industry experts and show significant distinction and merits that exemplify exceptional work."

Magee Design has long been known for their innovative approach to Landscape Design being one of the original design firms working on sustainability, habitat gardening and landscaping with native plants.

Since the early 1980s, the GWA Media Awards program has recognized outstanding writing, photography, graphic design and illustration for books, newspaper stories, magazine articles and other works focused on gardening. In recent years, the awards program has expanded to include on-air talent, production and direction for radio, television, video, Internet and other electronic media.

To view all the 2017 GWA Media Award recipients, visit www.gardenwriters.org.