By Karen England.
Because this year has been, was, is the worst year ever in so many regards, the board decided to delay the presentation of the Horticulturist of the Year Award for 2020 until next year. We picked a worthy recipient months ago but decided in all fairness to everyone to put off the award until 2021 so that the honoree will get a full year of the honor. This means that Jim Bishop is getting a "leap year" of sorts honor and 2020 is being added to his 2019 HOY status.
Horticulturalist of the Year Roster - San Diego Horticultural Society
2020 - 2021 Who will it be? Find out in January 2021
2019 - 2020 Jim Bishop
2018 - Greg Rubin
2017 - Debra Lee Baldwin
2016 - Horticulturalists of the San Diego Zoo, past and present
2015 - Kathy Puplava
2014 - Julian Duval
2013 - Brad Monroe
2012 - Susi Torre-Bueno
2011 - Jon P. Rebman
2010 - Bruce and Sharon Asakawa
2009 - Steve Brigham
2008 - Chuck Ades
2007 - Bill Nelson
2006 - Jane A. Minshall
2005 - Don Walker
2004 - Vince Lazaneo
2003 - Pat Welsh
2002 - Walter Anderson
2001 - Evelyn Weidner
2000 - Edgar Engert
1999 - Charles Ledgerwood
1998 - Sinjen
1997 - Charles Coburn
1996 - Chuck Kline
In the meantime, as we wait for the world to return to some kind of normalcy here's a bit from the archives about the previous recipients of the San Diego Horticultural Society's Horticulturist of the Year.
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