Garden Center magazine honored with national awards

The publication received recognition for editorial and design work from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.


Valley View, Ohio - Garden Center magazine, a B-2-B publication serving the independent garden center industry, won two national awards from the The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) during a ceremony May 10.

ASBPE, the professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press, presented Garden Center magazine with two national awards for 2018, in addition to six regional awards in April

Stephanie Antal, art director of Garden Center magazine, received a national gold award for her infographics design, which included examples of the publication's monthly Last Look department. In each issue of Garden Center, Last Look presents various statistics and information in eye-catching graphic displays.

Garden Center editor Michelle Simakis also won a national silver award in the Company Profile print category for the cover story “Bet the farm,” an article about Tangletown Gardens in Minneapolis.