A question..... in It's Time for the 2022 Photo Contest!

By dave
November 8, 2022

The highly anticipated annual photo contest is now underway! Submit your best photos from your collection, and the Garden.org members will then vote for their favorites. The winning photos from each category will be pitted against each other in one final, epic vote to determine the ultimate Best of Show winners. Contest opens on November 8th and voting begins the evening of November 27th. Bluestone Perennials returns for the 6th year in a row with their huge gift certificate prizes, and is joined by Victory Seed Company who is also providing gift certificates to the winners.

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Versicolor

Nov 9, 2022 3:13 AM CST

Thread OP

Germany (Zone 7b)

Is it allowed to participate, if I live in Germany?
Sure I won´t win a prize, but it says in your terms and conditions that prizes must be shipped to the US and Alaska. What about Europe?

| @Versicolor | Post #2833740 (1)

dave

Nov 9, 2022 7:15 AM CST

Garden.org Admin

Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)

You are most welcome to participate! Every year we have many people all over the world be a part of our photo contest. The lack of a prize is the only limitation.

| @dave | Post #2833770 (2)

daylily_almaty

Nov 9, 2022 7:18 AM CST

Name: Galina Komkova
Almaty, Kazakhstan

I support the question! I am from Kazakhstan and I also really want to take part in the contest :ура: ! Thank you in advance for the answer!

| @daylily_almaty | Post #2833771 (3)

daylily_almaty

Nov 9, 2022 7:22 AM CST

Name: Galina Komkova
Almaty, Kazakhstan

dave said: You are most welcome to participate! Every year we have many people all over the world be a part of our photo contest. The lack of a prize is the only limitation.

Sorry, while I was writing, the answer has already been given. Thank you!

| @daylily_almaty | Post #2833777 (4)

evelyninthegarden

Nov 10, 2022 1:46 PM CST

Name: Evelyn
Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)

Dave ~ Couldn't the other country members get extra acorns for prizes?

"Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson

| @evelyninthegarden | Post #2834409 (5)

dave

Nov 11, 2022 3:56 PM CST

Garden.org Admin

Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)

They certainly could, and I may do just that!

| @dave | Post #2834969 (6)

kniphofia

Nov 13, 2022 11:53 PM CST

Name: Sue Taylor
Northumberland, UK

evelyninthegarden said: Dave ~ Couldn't the other country members get extra acorns for prizes?

Again though, the acorns are pretty worthless to members outside the US as raffle prizes etc can't be shipped abroad.

Nothing to stop you entering the photo contest though, if you do win you can donate the prize to someone else.

| @kniphofia | Post #2835904 (7)

Last edited by kniphofia Nov 14, 2022 1:50 AM

pardalinum

Nov 14, 2022 12:11 AM CST

Name: Connie
Willamette Valley OR (Zone 8a)

I see some of our foreign members get joy from getting and giving acorns. Just off hand Valery33 and Sergio come to mind... it would be one those more intangible prizes. I think it is a good idea!

| @pardalinum | Post #2835907 (8)

purpleinopp

Nov 14, 2022 9:35 AM CST

Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)

That is the primary value for me of the acorns. To give them for exceptional pics or posts.

The golden rule: Do to others only that which you would have done to you.
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The only way to succeed is to try!
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The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The 2nd best time is now. (-Unknown)
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| @purpleinopp | Post #2836000 (9)

evelyninthegarden

Nov 15, 2022 2:03 AM CST

Name: Evelyn
Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)

purpleinopp said: That is the primary value for me of the acorns. To give them for exceptional pics or posts.

"Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson

| @evelyninthegarden | Post #2836277 (10)

cwhitt

Nov 15, 2022 11:01 AM CST

Name: Christie
Central Ohio 43016 (Zone 6a)
Plays on the water.

@dave I was just wondering - any way we can see if our photos get any votes? I never expect to win, but it would just be nice to know if I got any votes. Possible???

Plant Dreams. Pull Weeds. Grow A Happy Life.

| @cwhitt | Post #2836425 (11)

dave

Nov 15, 2022 1:42 PM CST

Garden.org Admin

Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)

cwhitt said: @dave I was just wondering - any way we can see if our photos get any votes? I never expect to win, but it would just be nice to know if I got any votes. Possible???

It's possible but I generally don't show the number of votes for all entries primarily because I don't want people to see that some photos got zero votes.

| @dave | Post #2836499 (12)

cwhitt

Nov 16, 2022 7:58 AM CST

Name: Christie
Central Ohio 43016 (Zone 6a)
Plays on the water.

Yeah, I guess that would be sad to know your photo got zero votes.

But I have been entering fewer and fewer photos though.

Plant Dreams. Pull Weeds. Grow A Happy Life.

| @cwhitt | Post #2836783 (13)

Last edited by cwhitt Nov 16, 2022 8:00 AM

dave

Nov 16, 2022 8:27 PM CST

Garden.org Admin

Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)

I remember posting a photo that I was proud of to a photo contest here some 10 years ago or so and after the contest was over, I saw that it had only one vote, and that was from my daughter Katie.

That was the moment I realized that we shouldn't show the number of votes...

Still, I hope you do post as many photos as you have! The contests are supposed to be fun.

| @dave | Post #2837013 (14)

purpleinopp

Nov 17, 2022 10:57 AM CST

Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)

Thank you very much, Dave, however you want to do that. You're the one making the effort to provide the contest. I think the contests here are great and I appreciate the opportunity to have fun submitting a few pics and way more fun, voting. It's always really hard to decide because there are always so many great pics.

The golden rule: Do to others only that which you would have done to you.
👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯
The only way to succeed is to try!
🐣🐦🐔🍯🐾🌺🌻🌸🌼🌹
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The 2nd best time is now. (-Unknown)
👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧🍁🍂🌽❀☀ ☕👓🐝
Try to be more valuable than a bad example.

| @purpleinopp | Post #2837200 (15)

plasko20

Nov 17, 2022 2:25 PM CST

Name: Orion
Boston, MA (Zone 7a)

Perhaps vote-ranges instead of specific number then?
e.g. <25 votes could be zero votes, could be 24 votes.
Then 25-50, 50-100, 100+ votes
That would cover people's pride, perhaps.

Another way round (I think better), is to keep all photos anonymous.
That way people do not vote just for their buddies (or withhold votes from arch-nemesis), but actually for the photos themselves.

Identities can be revealed above a certain vote number, if required.

Gardening: So exciting I wet my plants!

| @plasko20 | Post #2837284 (16)

NMoasis

Nov 17, 2022 2:58 PM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

The photos are anonymous during voting. We see entrants' names only after results are final.

I prefer not to see vote tally. I think knowing # of votes makes it feel more competitive than I want my gardening photo contest to be. I say keep it simple.

| @NMoasis | Post #2837293 (17)

plasko20

Nov 17, 2022 3:17 PM CST

Name: Orion
Boston, MA (Zone 7a)

Oh I am so glad it is anonymous.

This is the very first one I have taken part in.
And only by accident because I asked a question, so I can find my way back to the competition page through keeping track of my own posts.

For some reason I lost how to access the competition. I figured there would be a giant red button on the homepage until the competition was over, saying "Photo competition: Enter Here!". But no. There is no obvious way to find your way back in if you missed the initial advert about it.

Gardening: So exciting I wet my plants!

| @plasko20 | Post #2837301 (18)

purpleinopp

Nov 17, 2022 3:46 PM CST

Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)

https://garden.org/apps/photoc...

The # of votes is how a winner is determined. It's a contest. Not an exhibit.

The golden rule: Do to others only that which you would have done to you.
👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯
The only way to succeed is to try!
🐣🐦🐔🍯🐾🌺🌻🌸🌼🌹
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The 2nd best time is now. (-Unknown)
👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧🍁🍂🌽❀☀ ☕👓🐝
Try to be more valuable than a bad example.

| @purpleinopp | Post #2837321 (19)

NMoasis

Nov 17, 2022 4:05 PM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

purpleinopp said: ...
The # of votes is how a winner is determined. It's a contest. Not an exhibit.

I understand. Just my opinion, not debating.

| @NMoasis | Post #2837334 (20)

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