What a huge response to our photo contest! Over 3,000 photos were submitted into our 17 categories. With such a large collection of beautiful photos, judging would be especially hard. Thankfully this is a job that is spread out among all the members! That's right, YOU are the judge of our photo contest. Members will go into each category, view the various photos, pick out their favorites and then cast their votes for the photos they think should win. It's a lot of fun browsing and looking, and you are invited to participate!
Head on over to our photo contest homepage and you will find instructions on how to view the entries, and how to cast your votes. You have until this Wednesday evening to view the pictures and vote for your favorites. You do need to be logged in with your Garden.org username to vote. Have fun, and now enjoy the rest of the newsletter!
Articles you may enjoy:
Make Use of Fallen Leaves in Your Garden
By wildflowers November 25, 2016 | All About American Beautyberry I really look forward to fall when so many plants change into their colorful fall wardrobes; it's such a beautiful sight. The American Beautyberry is one such plant that makes quite a showing, boasting bright magenta berries that look much like bracelets of amethyst beads glistening in clusters along drooping branches. (1,285 words - Read the full article) |
By goldfinch4 November 23, 2016 | Fall Flower Garden Clean-Up If you're like me and live in a cool climate, your gardening season will soon be coming to an end for another year. You've either got loads of work ahead of you cleaning out your flower gardens or you are ready to sit back and relax and leave the clean-up until spring. (596 words - Read the full article) |
By Newyorkrita November 21, 2016 | Collect Curbside Fall Leaves for Free Mulch Each fall the last task to put the garden to sleep is to mulch everything with a thick blanket of fallen leaves. If you are like me, you don't have enough of your own to go on all of your beds. So, I go around my neighborhood and collect the bagged leaves put out by the curb. (127 words - Read the full article) |
for a photo of St. John's Wort (Hypericum Hypearls™ Madelon) by Calif_Sue
3 people gave for post #1320611 in "November 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" by LindaTX8
3 people gave for post #1320880 in "Sharon Brown (Sharon)" by billyporter
3 people gave for a photo of Meconopsis betonicifolia by bootandall
3 people gave for a photo of Firewheel Tree (Stenocarpus sinuatus) by greene
2 people gave for post #1324186 in "Share Your Photos" by GoatDriver
2 people gave for post #1321873 in "Could anyone ID this flower?" by Vivi0912
2 people gave for the idea "Recycle ... Reuse" by Suga
2 people gave for the idea "Collect Curbside Fall Leaves for Free Mulch" by Newyorkrita
2 people gave for post #1321945 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by wildflowers
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| I know this has been discussed before, .... | profesora | Daylilies forum | 40 |
| Adding awards and recognition to plant database entries | csandt | Plant Database forum | 33 |
| Please Share Your Best Itoh Peony Pics | kousa | Peonies forum | 25 |
| Drip Algebra Question | Philipwonel | Ask a Question forum | 21 |
| Mulch for peonies in the winter | joannakat | Peonies forum | 19 |
| Elevated raised bed. | Philipwonel | Ask a Question forum | 18 |
| Here is my "Baby | 1Badmerk | Houseplants forum | 17 |
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