Designer Gardens at Singapore Garden and Flower Show - ...
Fantasy Garden Designer Peter Cheok took out the Gold Medal as well as best of show with his design called 'Blowin' in the wind'. The black dome totally dominates the show and its purpose is they are trying to send a message to the public that if ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Designer Gardens at Singapore Garden and Flower Show - ...
Fantasy Garden Designer Peter Cheok took out the Gold Medal as well as best of show with his design called 'Blowin' in the wind'. The black dome totally dominates the show and its purpose is they are trying to send a message to the public that if ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Celebrity Gardener - Herb Elliott
In world class competitions, Herb Elliott won the mile or 1500m event 44 times in a row, culminating with the gold medal at the Rome Olympics. He was never beaten. Don visited Herb at his home, which overlooks the Indian Ocean in Perth. Herb ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Linda Zinnen
Linda Zinnen is the author of The Truth About Rats, Rules, & Seventh Grade, published by HarperCollins, which won the Parents' Choice Gold Medal. Her second book, Holding at Third, was published in 2003. Ms. Zinnen and her family used to live in ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Margaret Stevens
Margaret Stevens, who wrote and coordinated this book, is the Society's president and a founding member. She holds numbers RHS medals, including the prestigious Gold Medal. While working as a freelance artist and illustrator she has also taught ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Lorna Goodison
Lorna Goodison is an internationally recognized poet who has published eight books of poetry and two collections of short stories. In 1999 she received the Musgrave Gold Medal from Jamaica, and her work has been widely translated and anthologized ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Avenue of Gold
The avenue of gold is a series of seven gardens that have been created by former gold medal winning designers that have been drawn from 12 years of fantastic Ellerslie Show gardens. At the top of the street is a garden called Fantasia and this ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Leslie Lehr Spirson
Leslie Lehr Spirson is the winner of the 1998 Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Gold Medal for Best Novella. She wrote the film Heartless as well as several humorous parenting books; 66 Laps is her first novel. A graduate of the U.S.C. School of ... [... more]
Random House |
Handi Rack
Handi Rack is a brand new Australian product that was awarded a Gold Medal at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions. Handi Rack is an inflatable roof rack for cars. The majority of modern cars do not have gutters to clamp a roof rack ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson won the gold medal for the decathlon in the 1960 Olympic Games, posting a new Olympic record in the event. After the Olympics, he devoted his time to his family, his career, and helping others. To this end, he became a sports ... [... more]
Random House |
Leo Lionni
Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner-for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and ... [... more]
Random House |
Tom Piccirilli
Tom Piccirilli lives in Colorado, where, besides writing, he spends an inordinate amount of time watching trash cult films and reading Gold Medal classic noir and hardboiled novels. He's a fan of Asian cinema, especially horror movies, bullet ... [... more]
Random House |
