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Best Use of Pictures & Graphic Art

The award is presented annually to the editor of the winning regional newsletter. Nominations are made by a committee of 3 AHS past presidents, and final selection is made by a panel of experts appointed by the Chairman of Regional Officers.

2012 Winner:
The Hemalina
Region 15
Linda Sue Barnes, Editor

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Best Articles The nomination and selection process is the same as for Pictures & Graphic Art. There are presently 14 different award categories. 

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• The winners (authors) for the article in each category are as follows:
• Best Article About Cultivars
  'Season Extenders for a Longer Daylily Bloom Season', Lynn Stoll, Region 1
• Best Article About Gardens:
  'Tyler Garden', Tyler Garden, Region 15
• Best Article About a Hybridizer:
  'Beauty and Strength: The Hybridizing Program of Terah and Jesse George', Nancy Falck, Region 14
• Best Article About Daylily Culture:
  'Musings on Daylily Hibernation', gary Schaben, Region 1
• Best Scientific Article:
  No Award Given
• Best Article using Humor:
  'Deer Diary: How I Lost My Garden In 16 Days', Tim Herrington, Region 5
• Best Article about Hybridizing:
  'The Gift of the Serendipitous Cross Part 2', Kyle Billadeau, Region 1
• Best Article About Gardening Technology:
  'Making Gardening Videos With Your Digital Pictures With Windows Movie Maker', Bobbie Brooks, Region 4
• Best Article Featuring Historical Aspects:
  'Before Virginia Peck: Region 10 in the Early Days', Janice Wood, Region 10
• Best Youth Article:
  'Reflection on the Regional', Luke Van de Vate, Region 5
• Best Article about Daylily Personalities:
  'The Tallahassee Queens', Greg Crane, Region 12
• Best Article Demonstrating a Specific Aspect of Garden Design:
  'Companion Planting', Pam Erikson, Region 8
• Best Article About Photographing Daylilies:
  No Award Given
• Editorial Special Award
  'An Evening at the Zech Home', Pam Erikson, Region 8