2017 Summer Photo Contest Winners

by Amanda

This summer’s photo contest had a fun twist to it: we asked you to send in your favorite garden photos that fit into four different categories. The categories were Whole Garden Photos, Small Plant Groupings, Pollinators, and Pets and/or Children in the Garden. After looking through hundreds of inspiring entries in all four categories, we were (like always) forced to choose just one photo contest winner for each category. We’ve highlighted the winning photos below and hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Have you been taking photos of your garden throughout the season? Enter them into our Fall Photo Contest!

Pets In The Garden

Photo Contest Winner: Dog on Sidewalk, Submitted by Carol Schwan

Pollinators

Photo Contest Winner: Oriental Lily Stargazer, Submitted by Tammy Travis

photo contest winners: oriental lily stargazer

Small Plant Groupings

Photo Contest Winner: Echinacea, Black Eyed Susan & Tufted Hairgrass, Submitted by Robert Wrench

photo contest winners: Echinacea, Black Eyed Susan & Tufted Hairgrass

Whole Garden

Photo Contest Winner: Sunflower & Zinnias, Submitted by Bonnie Sue Bastin

photo contest winners: sunflowers and zinnia

Thank you to everyone who submitted their photos to our contest this summer and congratulations to our photo contest winners! If you're looking to take better garden garden photos in preparation for our next contest, we recommend reading Part One and Part Two of our Garden Photography blog series.

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