The 2017 National Gardening Association Photo Contest

The contest is finished. Congratulations to the Best of Show winners! To view the winners of each category, click on the categories below.
Welcome to the 2017 Garden.org Photo Contest, sponsored by our good friends at Bluestone Perennials!

Submit your favorite photos from your collection, and the members of the site 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.

Bluestone Perennials has generously provided great prizes for the top 3 winners this year! The Grand Prize Best of Show winner will receive a $200 gift certificate to their online store. The second place winner will get a $125 gift certificate, and the third place winner gets a $75 gift certificate.

Additionally, the 1st place winner of each individual category will receive a Garden.org microbadge commemorating their victory, as well as 50 acorns and the acclaim and admiration of their peers. The Best of Show winner will receive an additional 250 acorns.

Last year we had over 3,000 photos submitted, and this year promises to be another great showing of amazing photos!

The Rules: Limit one prize per member. If the same person wins 1st and 2nd place, then that person only get the first place prize and the next winner down gets the second prize.

Photos submitted must be your own creation without significant digital alteration, and must not have been submitted to previous Garden.org photo contests.

After the contest is over, entries submitted may be linked into our database of plants where appropriate. By submitting photos to our contest, you grant us permission to publish and use those photos in accordance with the Garden.org Terms of Service. There is a panel of photo contest moderators (who are not participating in the contest) who will review submissions and disqualify photos from the contest for whatever reason they may deem appropriate.

Bluestone Perennials is a long-time favorite mail-order nursery, famous for their titanic selection and outstanding customer service. Bluestone is a family owned and operated business founded in 1972 by Richard Boonstra and now run by his son, Bill and his wife Sarah. Located close to Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio, Bluestone grows and ships their own plants. The nursery has 5+ acres of greenhouses that are bursting with more than 1,000 varieties of beautiful perennials, shrubs, mums, and ornamental grasses, all grown in plantable earth friendly pots and shipped in earth-friendly fully recyclable packaging . They offer a free catalog and an outstanding website.

We are grateful to them for sponsoring this year's contest with such great prizes!
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3,819 entries from 242 people were submitted.

Category Entries
Annuals 260
Perennials 333
Bulbs 253
Trees and Shrubs 265
Vegetables and Fruits 160
Tropicals and Orchids 193
Wildflowers and Natives 215
Containers 130
Landscapes and Gardens 291
Plant Macros (Closeups) 305
Specific Plants: Cacti and Succulents 157
Specific Plants: Daylilies 175
Specific Plants: Irises 157
Specific Plants: Lilies 126
Specific Plants: Roses 181
Wildlife and Plants 351
Miscellaneous/Other 267

Discussions centered on the various photos:
Subject Thread Starter Last Reply Replies
Name please! tabbycat Dec 29, 2024 9:56 AM 1
Irises rosemaryrd82 Dec 21, 2024 6:33 AM 1
Wonderful photo 4susiesjoy Dec 19, 2024 12:36 PM 0
Is this double Pink Peppermint? tabbycat Dec 17, 2024 2:56 PM 1
Identity of red fruit? lauriemorningglory Dec 16, 2024 4:19 PM 4
pink lily of the valley lauriemorningglory Dec 16, 2024 10:00 AM 1
Simple beauty of Violet Hour rose lauriemorningglory Dec 15, 2024 2:56 PM 1
Pink Fireworks Lily lauriemorningglory Dec 14, 2024 11:55 AM 3
pretty yellow flower: what is it? lauriemorningglory Dec 14, 2024 11:47 AM 2
Wow GigiAdeniumPlumeria Dec 14, 2024 7:45 AM 1
Truth be told ECHOooooo Dec 13, 2024 9:08 PM 9
other annual/perennial winner lauriemorningglory Dec 13, 2024 8:24 PM 0
Pale pink rose by Samlav lauriemorningglory Dec 13, 2024 8:13 PM 0
Tulip dasystemon (tarda) and rock lauriemorningglory Dec 13, 2024 7:36 PM 0
Love, Love, love! tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 6:33 AM 1
A Great name. tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 5:02 AM 1
Is this Grovin? tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 4:41 AM 1
So cheerful! tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:47 AM 0
I like this one a lot tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:37 AM 0
What a different color tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:34 AM 0
Such a Happy color. tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:28 AM 0
Striking! tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:25 AM 0
Beautiful Color tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:22 AM 0
Is this Stenciled Infusion? tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:21 AM 0
Love This One! tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:19 AM 0
is this Wonder of It All? tabbycat Dec 13, 2024 2:14 AM 0
Mesmerizing HemNorth Dec 11, 2024 7:50 PM 1
Moth? Butterfly? HemNorth Dec 11, 2024 2:50 AM 1
Darling kitty zuzu Dec 7, 2024 6:45 PM 0
Composition HemNorth Dec 7, 2024 1:33 PM 2
Thank You! dillydale Dec 7, 2024 10:52 AM 0
Thank You! dillydale Dec 7, 2024 10:40 AM 0
Colour and Balance HemNorth Dec 7, 2024 4:34 AM 0
I adore this plasko20 Dec 5, 2024 12:15 PM 2
Untitled LolaTasmania Dec 4, 2024 9:34 PM 1
congratulations Ursula Dec 4, 2024 8:47 PM 0
Outstanding! TBGDN Oct 17, 2024 9:23 PM 2
Amazing Iris Chica Sep 16, 2024 12:22 PM 3
Congratulations Lyshack Sep 7, 2024 11:08 AM 5
Pretty Passiflora Ursula Jun 30, 2024 7:39 AM 4
Untitled bluegrassmom Mar 21, 2024 5:01 PM 0
Soft Beauty JewelsL Dec 17, 2023 6:36 PM 1
That face! NMoasis Dec 16, 2023 6:54 PM 11
Colorful autumn leaves by Galanthophile lauriemorningglory Dec 16, 2023 12:21 AM 3
Lily 4susiesjoy Dec 15, 2023 5:04 PM 2
Untitled kfbf2 Dec 14, 2023 11:09 PM 1
Ooooh, now I see dirtdorphins Dec 14, 2023 11:07 PM 4
What a show! dirtdorphins Dec 14, 2023 5:35 PM 1
Lovely 4susiesjoy Dec 14, 2023 4:52 PM 0
Batik iris lauriemorningglory Dec 11, 2023 5:58 PM 2
Wow! MargieNY Dec 11, 2023 8:13 AM 1
Bonus! dirtdorphins Dec 10, 2023 10:58 AM 0
bright pink dahlia lauriemorningglory Dec 9, 2023 5:23 PM 2
Beautiful photo of a beautiful suject! LoriMT Dec 9, 2023 5:22 PM 6
Pink flowers growing on rock lauriemorningglory Dec 9, 2023 5:20 PM 4
Congratulations 🎉 HamiltonSquare Dec 9, 2023 5:17 PM 6
Dahlia dillydale Dec 9, 2023 11:13 AM 0
Love it! MargieNY Dec 9, 2023 9:27 AM 1
Lovely purple orchid lauriemorningglory Dec 8, 2023 9:42 PM 3
Love that pink! LoriMT Dec 8, 2023 8:56 PM 5
Persian carpet flower lauriemorningglory Dec 8, 2023 7:33 PM 0
Figaro Orange dahlia lauriemorningglory Dec 8, 2023 7:24 PM 0
Very showy MargieNY Dec 8, 2023 6:49 PM 4
Containers winner: Plant drawers! lauriemorningglory Dec 8, 2023 6:44 PM 2
kfbf2 Pink daylily 2nd place lauriemorningglory Dec 8, 2023 6:31 PM 2
Hauntingly Beautiful JewelsL Dec 8, 2023 11:23 AM 0
So Pretty! JewelsL Dec 8, 2023 11:03 AM 0
Untitled JewelsL Dec 8, 2023 10:57 AM 0
lovely! JewelsL Dec 8, 2023 10:51 AM 0
Captivating! JewelsL Dec 8, 2023 10:41 AM 0
Soft Beauty JewelsL Dec 8, 2023 10:35 AM 0
Beautiful composition of blue and orange! LoriMT Dec 8, 2023 8:43 AM 2
Congratulations Lyshack Dec 8, 2023 8:30 AM 3
Congratulations! blue23rose Dec 8, 2023 8:27 AM 1
This tree vic Dec 8, 2023 8:16 AM 2
So good to see this Japanese Iris in the photo competition LoriMT Dec 8, 2023 7:33 AM 1
what a great trip that must have been Lyshack Dec 8, 2023 5:53 AM 1
Rose Quartz Jillz Dec 8, 2023 5:28 AM 2
So many open blooms! LoriMT Dec 8, 2023 4:58 AM 3
I have dahlia envy! LoriMT Dec 8, 2023 12:49 AM 2
In the Prem car park? LoriMT Dec 8, 2023 12:44 AM 1
Fir needles lauriemorningglory Dec 7, 2023 11:20 PM 2
I have tulip envy! LoriMT Dec 7, 2023 11:03 PM 2
2nd place dahlia beautiful colors lauriemorningglory Dec 7, 2023 10:52 PM 1
One of my favorites! LoriMT Dec 7, 2023 10:51 PM 3
Gold and Great MargieNY Dec 7, 2023 10:50 PM 3
Wow dirtdorphins Dec 7, 2023 10:41 PM 3
Breath-taking view! LoriMT Dec 7, 2023 10:32 PM 5
Congrats 1st place cactus/succulents lauriemorningglory Dec 7, 2023 10:21 PM 1
Droplets on grassy seed head lauriemorningglory Dec 7, 2023 10:18 PM 0
Pumpkin lauriemorningglory Dec 7, 2023 9:54 PM 0
Wonderful mix of colors and, wow, look at all those buds! Lyshack Dec 7, 2023 9:54 PM 1
The Florida perspective of Autumn! LoriMT Dec 7, 2023 8:39 PM 1
Stunning hawk! LoriMT Dec 7, 2023 8:24 PM 3
Whimsical Lyshack Dec 7, 2023 8:18 PM 1
You captured the excitement of the spring's first tomato blooms! LoriMT Dec 7, 2023 7:38 PM 2
Congratulations Lyshack Dec 7, 2023 7:15 PM 0
I love this photo! LoriMT Dec 7, 2023 6:37 PM 1
One of my faves plasko20 Dec 7, 2023 6:32 PM 1
Beautiful lily 4susiesjoy Dec 7, 2023 4:27 PM 0

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