The Unsung Hero award is given to a member or members who have contributed by quietly volunteering – behind the scenes.
Past Unsung Hero Recipients
| 2018 | Susan McWhirter |
| 2017 | Gail Miller |
| 2016 | Fred Pishalski |
| 2015 | Jennifer Howard-Gibbon – for serving as Open Gardens Director (5 years), and maintaining the VHS Twitter & Facebook accounts. |
| 2014 | Ellen Wellborn |
| 2013 | Len Jaffe |
| 2012 | Laura Proctor |
| 2011 | Wen Gao |
| 2010 | Judith Young and Linda Duncan |