This will be fun

Bill....LOVE your avatar. You and the dog look so laid back and happy

That's Harley. He's my boy. He stands at that gate all day long checking out the neighborhood. He's like a person standing there sometimes...lol....
He could clear that gate without blinking an eye but Thankfully he doesn't know he can!! He's wearing a shock collar now so he's either going to start getting it or he's gonna get electrocuted...lol.. J/K
He's had it on for a week and he's a different dog. He's finally figured out that I AM the alpha dog, not him....lol...

Could we put this into the Goodies Calendar of Events (both the entry dates and the voting dates)? Wondering also if we should delete those which have already come and gone?

Bill - I have a question ....

Do our Caladium photos have to be photos of the cultivars that you sell? I have quite a few cultivars, but some I've not seen for sale by your company.

I'm not Bill, but...

Any Caladiums can be used, regardless of who sells them.

Becky,

Ditto what Dave said!!
The only thing I ask and this is not written is stone is to keep the cultivers limited to the domestic varieties we grow here in the United States and not the different Thai caladiums. The idea behind the contest is to showcase the beautiful varieties grown here in the good ole USA

Thank you both Dave and Bill for the clarification. Yes! All mine are domestic varieties (to my knowledge).

One other question .... Bill ... are you looking for photos of a particular cultivar of Caladiums or how they are planted/used in the garden? Or a mix of cultivar shots and garden display?

Ideally I'd love to see both individual varieties and garden shots. I may use some pictures of the individual varieties on my website so I hope there's a bunch of different ones entered.
Garden shots are always nice!!

Another question. I am new to Caladium and this is the first year I have grown them. Mine are just starting to poke through the soil. Are photos taken at our favorite nurseries okay to use for this contest?

Yes, as long as it is your own photo.

Yeah, going to give it a try. Thank you Dave.

I now have five tiny pointy things barely visible above ground. I am so excited about growing caladium.

@Dave,

Is that you in your new avatar in front, or a distant cousin? You don't look like yourself!

Anyways, Love Caladiums and wish your contest success. May the best member win!

That's me. Getting older, I guess.

Me too.

Do you want the cultivar of Caladium labeled "ON" the photo or left off the photo with a note what it is?

Oh what fun. I can hardly wait... In four weeks mine should be looking good...
Now just growing...

The name of the cultivar is not required.

Thankgawd they dont need to be this years photos. Things are slow here.

Unbelievably slow!