Contests
Text Box: Washington Gardener Reader Contest For our March 2008 Washington Gardener Reader Contests, we gave away several pairs of passes to the Washington Home & Garden Show on March 13-16, 2008, at the DC Convention Center in downtown WDC, and to the Montgomery Count Home Show from March 29-20 at the Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg, MD. Some of the winners of the random drawings are: Suzette Agans, Greenbelt, MD George Graine, Falls Church, VA Nina Bang-Jensen, Chevy Chase, MD Angela Jandrew, Gaithersburg, MD Arlene Markowicz, Silver Spring, MD Mary D. Pierce, Arlington, VA J. C. Piermarini, Fort Washington, MD Kathy Roznowski, Brookeville, MD Rachel Shaw, Rockville, MD Anna Ubeda, College Park, MD The 5 winners of our February 2008 Washington Gardener Reader Contest are: William R. Clontz, Alexandria, VA Constance Francis, Arlington VA George Graine, Falls Church, VA Paula Knepper, Rockville, MD Joan Richards, Fairfax, VA They each won a set of 2 passes (worth $10 each for a total prize value of $20) To the CAPITAL HOME & GARDEN SHOW. The show takes place Thursday, February 21 through Sunday, February 24, 2007 at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA. It features more than 750 exhibits showcasing all types of products and services for your home and garden, as well attractive garden landscape displays, celebrity appearances, entertaining workshops and much more. Our January 2008 Washington Gardener Reader Contest winner is Jane Holsclaw of Hedgesville, WV. Jane won two passes (worth $15 each for a total prize value of $30) to the upcoming 3rd Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchange on Saturday, January 26 at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. Ellen Johnson of Greenbelt, MD, is our December 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest winner. We sent her spring-blooming bulbs from our friends at Brent and Becky's Bulbs. She can still plant them up until the ground is frozen hard and unworkable, though they may be a bit shorter and later than they normally would if planted earlier. Or she can use these great bulbs as an opportunity to try your hand at indoor bulb forcing for wonderful, fragrant blooms to brighten up your late winter days. For complete instructions on indoor bulb forcing, see the “GardenBasics” column in our November/December 2007 issue of Washington Gardener magazine. The bulbs in our giveaway include 10 each of the following: Hyacinthus China Pink -- a sport of 'Delft Blue' is soft pink with coral stripes on the outside. Many tubular, slightly reflexed florets cover the 8"-10" stems making one large flowerhead; two linear leaves per stem; their rigid, uniform structure lends them for use in geometric designs; plant where the sweet, reminiscent fragrance of spring, can be enjoyed. Narcissus La Belle -- a precious little intermediate flower that gives a garden a bright spot and lots of color punch; great in pots; 6"-10"; late-mid spring. Tulipa Yellow Baby -- cute as a button; a real half-pint that is about half the size of the popular 'Monte Carlo'; sort compace and fully double; rich buttery yellow; superb in pots and windowboxes; early midseason; 8"-10"; spectacular with Hyacinthus 'Delft Blue'; early-mid spring. For our November 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, we gave away five passes to the Brookside Gardens Garden of Lights. Each pass admits one car load of people and includes a 10% discount at the Brookside Gardens gift shop. This illuminated outdoor winter garden walk electrifies the landscape with over 600,000 tiny colored twinklers. The light show is open on selected dates through January 6 and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas night and New Year's Eve. Our winners are: Judy Bardsley, Round Hill, VA Rob Ellett, Rockville, MD Christina Gebhard, Brentwood, MD Bonnie Harper, Baltimore, MD Joan C. Piermarini, Fort Washington, MD For our October 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, we gave away five (5) large buckets of Pogo Organics Compost with Beneficial MicroOrganisms. The covered buckets contain 20 pounds each of the concentrated compost. The containers are re-usable. Pogo Organics was profiled in our September/October 2007 Washington Gardener magazine. Pogo Compost with Beneficial Microorganisms is made from 100% recycled local plant material with essential plant and soil nutrients. Our winners are: Madeline Caliendo, Washington, DC Mary Finelli, Silver Spring, MD Paul Lazar, Silver Spring MD Susan Lewis-Somers, Bethesda, MD Tom Torrance, Arlington, VA For our September 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, we gave away passes to two upcoming events. The first event was the Remodeling & Home Dιcor Show, produced by dmg world media, ran Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23, at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA. Our Home Dιcor winners are: Cheval Force Opp, Dunn Loring, VA Natalie Rozzell, Crystal City, VA Anna Ubeda, College Park, MD The second event we gave out passes to was the Green Festival DC, produced by Global Exchange and Co-op America, on October 6-7 at the Washington Convention Center. Our GreenFest pass winners are: Eleanor Allen, Washington, DC Leah Cohen, Washington, DC Brenda Darrah, Rockville, MD Eileen Schramm, Silver Spring, MD For our August 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, we gave away a Cranes Bill Hardy Geranium ‘Rozanne’ perennial plant (worth $15) donated by The Perennial Farm. We profiled this plant in our current (July/August 2007) issue of Washington Gardener Magazine. This geranium is heat-resistant and drought-hardy. It has one of the longest bloom times of any hardy geranium. No surprise that it has been named 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year and will be available in a garden centers everywhere next spring. Our August 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest winner is Wendy Bell of Takoma Park, MD. For our July 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, Washington Gardener gave out five bottles of Global Worming Worm Tea. This locally made brew is not for human consumption! Instead, it is a natural fertilizer for your garden. This “tea” is made from sifting distilled water through highly nutritious worm castings. A great tool for the organic gardener. Our July 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest winners are: Ellen Cull, Washington, DC  Jan Gable, Alexandria, VA Kay Meek, Silver Spring, MD Kathleen D. McLynn, Washington, DC  William C. Miller III, Bethesda, MD For our June 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, Washington Gardener gave out one Musa basjoo (Japanese banana) courtesy of our good friends at Brent and Becky's Bulbs to Alan and Hope Volker of Springfield, VA. This banana plant is cold hardy to zone 5 and grows 6'-10' tall. Right now, it is a tiny one foot high baby just waiting for the DC-area's summer heat and humidity to set in. It prefers wet soil and part- to full-shade. This can be container grown and sends out large, true green leaves. For our May 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, we gave out several sets of two passes each (worth $5 each) to the annual Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly Exhibit. Running daily now through Sunday, September 16, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Brookside Gardens South Conservatory, the exhibit will feature live butterflies. Come witness the butterfly life cycle as tiny eggs hatch into crawling, chewing caterpillars, which then encase themselves in jewel-like chrysalides and emerge as sipping, flying adult butterflies. Learn about the best annual and tropical plants, and hardy shrubs that are used as nectar sources to attract butterflies to your own garden. Our May 2007 Washington Gardener Reader Contest winners are: Anne Hardman, Silver Spring, MD Starla J. King, Ashburn VA Willa Morris, Washington, DC Aly Pinkos, Brunswick, MD Kathleen Rapp, Gaithersburg MD   Keep checking this page and our publications for more exciting reader contests and opportunities! ———————————————————- Washington Gardener Photo Contest The 2nd Annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest entry period is now over. The winners were announced at the 3rd Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchange on January 26, 2008 and are listed below. The winning photos are published in the March/April 08 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine and are displayed at a local art show this spring. Please join us for the PhotoSynthesis Opening Reception on 3/28 is from 6-8pm at the Adams Bank Lobby in the World Building in downtown Silver Spring, MD. This exhibition of the winning images from the second annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest runs through 5/22. For a complete list of the 2008 contest rules, download the PDF linked here. Start collecting your photos for the 2009 contest. We will accept submissions right after the end of the year. 2nd Annual Washington Gardener Magazine Photo Contest Winners: Grand Prize Ed Knepley Garden Views Category 1st place – Yoma Ullman 2nd Place – William B. Folsom 3rd Place – Karen Helfert Honorable Mention – Karen Helfert Honorable Mention – Iris Posner Garden Creatures Category 1st Place – Ed Knepley* 2nd Place – Julia Dolan Green 3rd Place – Gloria Hynes Honorable Mention – Mary Austin-Keller Honorable Mention – Dan Dennison Small Wonders Category 1st Place – Ed Knepley 2nd Place – Benjamin G. Sullivan 3rd Place – Raymond Lehr Honorable Mention – Karen Helfert Honorable Mention – Evelyn Jacob *Ed Knepley’s winning image pictured at top of this page. 1st Annual Washington Gardener Magazine Photo Contest Winners: Grand Prize Iris Posner Garden Views Category 1st place – Sara Howell 2nd Place – Melissa Clark 3rd Place – Alan Nixon Honorable Mention – Patricia Deege Honorable Mention – Holley Green Honorable Mention – Jack Nevitt Honorable Mention – Iris Posner Honorable Mention – Rob Rudick Small Wonders Category 1st Place – Pat Exum 2nd Place – Tamara Stoneburner 3rd Place – Sara Howell Honorable Mention – Christa Carignan Honorable Mention – Pat French Honorable Mention – Evelyn Jacob Honorable Mention – Liesl Massaro Honorable Mention – Yoma Ullman ©Washington Gardener 2007-08

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Washington Gardener Reader Contest

 

The winners of our July 2008 Washington Gardener Reader Contest were:

· Mary-Denise Smith, Washington, DC

· Fred Marton, Germantown, MD

· John G. Miers, Bethesda, MD

Each winner received a set of two passes (worth $30 per set) to the Parade of Ponds in the Washington, DC metro area. The event runs over the weekend July 26-27, 2008 from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. It is a self-guided tour of over 35 water gardens, ponds, and water features. The locations include residential and commercial properties.

   All ticket sales will benefit Shepherd's Table. Shepherd's Table is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and is hosting events all year long culminating in its Gala Celebration with an American Acoustic Concert at the Kennedy Center.

 

The winners of our June 2008 Washington Gardener Reader Contest were:

· Mavis Burdett, Silver Spring, MD

· Nancy Busick, Colonial Beach, VA

· Mona Potter, Ellicott City MD

· Katie Rapp, Gaithersburg MD

· Naomi Todd, Washington, DC 

Each winner received a set of two passes each (worth $10 per set) to the "Wings of Fancy" - Live Butterfly Exhibit at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD, The event runs May 3 through September 21, 2008 from 10:00am to 4:00pm daily. Asian, Costa Rican, and North American butterflies take flight in Brookside’s international exhibit celebrating its 12th season

 

For our May 2008 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, Washington Gardener gave out three sets of two passes each (worth $50 per set) to the 9th annual Annapolis Secret Garden Tour. This tour took place the afternoons of May 31 and June 1 in historic downtown Annapolis, MD. The winners selected at random from the emailed entries were:

· Mary Ann Allison, Hyattsville, MD

· Sharyn Bass, Gaithersburg, MD

· Marion Morris, Washington, DC

 

Congratulations to the winners of our April 2008 Washington Gardener Reader Contest. We gave out of 8 sets of passes to the Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival — Saturday, April 19 through Sunday, April 20, 2008 in historic downtown Leesburg, VA. The winners were:

· Judy Bardsley, Round Hill, VA

· George Graine, Falls Church, VA

· Starla King, Ashburn VA

· Rene' Johnson, WDC

· Joan Richards, Fairfax, VA

· Mary-Denise Smith, Washington DC

· Ursula Sabia Sukinik, N. Bethesda, MD

This prize packages were a set of two passes worth $3 each for a total prize value of $6.

Stay tuned to this space for more fun and easy reader contests!

Washington Gardener Photo Contest

The 2nd Annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest entry per