Photo Contest Winners

Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens

2011 Photo Contest Winners

Category: PLANTS

Adult

First Place: Judy Harvey

Crooked Stick

Second Place: Selina Darger

Lilies of the Valley

Third Place: Judy Harvey

Spider Azalea

Youth

First Place: Carlee Anne Punt

Companula

Second Place: Carlee Anne Punt

Hosta

Third Place: Carlee Anne Punt

Funny Face

Category: LANDSCAPE/SCENERY

Adult

First Place: Linda Price

Let's Sit a Spell

Second Place: MaryAnn Czermak

Early Morning at the River

Third Place: Linda Price

Stairway to Heaven

Youth

First Place: Carlee Anne Punt

Vista

Category: PEOPLE IN NATURE

Adult

First Place: Cora Sue Swords

Busy Man (Photo Unavailable)

Second Place: Cora Sue Swords

Bosses! (Photo Unavailable)

Third Place: (Only two entries received in this category)

Youth

(No entries received in this category)

YOUTH DIVISION WINNER:

Carlee Anne Punt ~ Companula

ADULT DIVISION WINNER:

Judy Harvey ~ Crooked Stick

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Selina Darger ~ Lilies of the Valley

BEST OF SHOW:

Judy Harvey ~ Crooked Stick

Judges: Shery Larson, Paul Melo, Myrna Dupzyk, Wayne Eng

2011 Photo Contest

2011 Winners Photo Gallery

Winners of the 2011 Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens Photo Contest were announced October 27, 2011 at a Gallery Showing and reception at The Box Car Gallery. All of the photos were taken in the Botanical Gardens throughout the year.

Judges for the contest were Paul Melo, Shery Larson, Myrna Dupzyk and Wayne Eng. First, second and third place winners in the categories of Wildlife, Plants, Landscape/Scenery and People in Nature for each Division received ribbons. Best of Youth and Adult Divisions were awarded a $50 cash prize. There were no entries in the Professional Division. Visitors to the exhibit at The Box Car through the month of October and Autumn Art Walk October 29 had the opportunity to vote for a special People’s Choice Award.

Contest committee member Judy Harvey stated, “The photos received during the annual contest have been wonderful and we look forward to an increase in participants in 2012. We urge photographers to begin taking their photos now. The deadline for the 2012 contest is September 28, 2012.

Information regarding the 2012 Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens Photo Contest will be coming soon. Please check the website EVENTS for the rules and forms for this year’s contest.

Photo Contest Winners

The Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens Outreach/Education committee wishes to remind all photographers, amateur and professional, to enter the Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens’ 2011 nature Photo Contest. Photos taken in the Botanical Gardens may be entered in categories including wildlife, plants, landscape/scenery and people in nature. The contest is open to all ages with youth, adult and professional divisions.

The deadline for entries is October 14, 2011 but entries may be submitted any time prior to the October deadline to the Dunsmuir Recreation District office, 4841 Dunsmuir Avenue, Dunsmuir between 9:00 AM and 12 Noon, Tuesday through Friday. A complete list of rules and entry forms are available on this website. The best of the entries will be featured in future Gardens’ publications and other promotional materials. For more information contact us via email at: info@dunsmuirbotanicalgardens.org or call 530-235-2219.

Botanical Gardens Volunteer Fair

The Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens will be the site of the Botanical Gardens Volunteer Opportunity Fair Saturday, April 9, at 12:00 Noon in the Dunsmuir City Park. Bring your own brown bag lunch and explore the many volunteer opportunities available this season in the Gardens. There is something for everyone’s interest and schedule. The event is the kick-off for the formation of the Botanical Gardens Stewards Program. This team of Gardens volunteers will assist horticulturalist, Candace Miller, and part-time gardener, Adriana Ospina, in the on-going tasks that keep the Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens blooming.

In case of rain, the Volunteer Fair will be held in the Dunsmuir Community Building, 4841 Dunsmuir Avenue.

COME GROW WITH US!

For more information, please contact info@dunsmuirbotanicalgardens.org

or call (530)235-2219 or (530)235-4674.

Membership Drive Begins

The Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens annual membership drive is underway. The monies raised during the spring campaign are crucial to the Gardens’ activities and projects. As an established non-profit organization, the Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens depends on the generosity of the public for its maintenance and support. The funds raised from Supporting memberships provides for the normal annual expenses, a part-time gardener’s salary, additional plants and necessary maintenance.

Supporting members of the Botanical Gardens will receive many benefits including discounts on Gardens’ events, an invitation to the Members Appreciation Garden Party, free quarterly newsletter, Early Bird ticket sales for the Tribute to the Trees concert June 25 and private member tours upon request.

Join today and keep the Gardens always free and always beautiful!

For further information about becoming a Supporting member of the Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens contact info@dunsmuirbotanicalgardens.org, write to Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens, PO Box 242, Dunsmuir, CA or call (530)235-0210.