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Contest Winners!
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June 2009
 
Dear Friends, 
My apologies for taking soooooo long to get the Contest Winners out to you. This is one of those times when life just happens and all I could do was roll with the punches. But here they are in all of their glory and they will also be posted on the Photo Gallery for your viewing pleasure! I hope you enjoy the creativity of those who entered the contest. We didn't have a lot of entries, but we had entries of wonderful quality with a range of ideas that will most likely cause the birth of a new category or two. We have been in deep consultation with Mr. Wilson, who was the instigator of all of this anyway, and he has made his choices. 
Winner!-Large Plant Stand Category
Lynn U., Fairmont VA
 
Mr. Wilson is  pleased to present the Winner in the Large Plant Stand Category. This submission by Lynn U. of Fairmont, WV is the epitomy of what we all hope to achieve when constructing our plant stands. Lynn has used a wide variety of upright and trailing plants from scavoela (fan flower) to callibrochoa (million bells) and including geraniums among several other goodies. Her choices of color and cascading plants is certainly pleasing to the eye and the little decorative house at the base is a very nice decorative touch. Lynn sent in several pictures of her creations and I would invite you to view her submissions in the photo gallery. She told us she just couldn't take enough pictures of her plant stands. She obviously had a great time creating them. Congratulations, Lynn, and thank you so much for your entries!
Order your Large Plant Stand HERE
 
Candy Holder 
Winner of the Decorative Pots Category goes to Stephanie C. of Bryan, TX. She and her daughter painted the pots together. Can you tell they are in A & M country? What a great blend of colors, shapes, and creativity to show in the neighborhood! I'll bet they had a lot of fun doing this together project. Good job, ladies and congratulations on your win!  
Erin O, Houston, TX
Erin O. of Houston, Texas takes the prize in the Topiary Division. She has done a beautiful mixture of alyssum, petunias, pansies, and dianthus in wonderfully contrasting colors. I love the way alyssum cascades over the pot edges. Great job, Erin. The topper is a nice touch, too! The topiary is made using the large Incredible Plant Stand and the Topiary Spacers. Erin has the option of using this look or converting back to the whimsical look whenever she wishes.
Order your Topiary System HERE
Order Topiary Spacers only HERE 
Stephanie C. Porch Hanger
Stephanie C of Bryan, TX takes another "Winner!" in the Hanger division. She's opted to try a new look that works really well--galvanized buckets filled to overflowing with lots of green and a touch of pink. What a beautiful contrast the silver and green make! And this is a phenominal way to show how unlimited we are in our container usage. Looks like Stephanie has done it again!!
Order your Incredible Porch/Tree Hanger HERE 
 Carie C., Chappell Hill, TX
And last, but certainly by no means least, we present the winner of the TableTop category, Carie C from Chappell Hill, TX. Her TableTop Plant Stand has been placed in a bright spring basket and ceramic containers filled with cactus and a succulent  take this great spring idea to another level. The dusty miller in the basket offers nice color contrast yet remains in the soft pastel colour pallette. The little bunny and bow add just the right touch to finish off an obviously thought out display and truly does "Welcome Spring!". An entry certainly deserving first place! Congratulations and thank you!
Order your TableTop Plant Stand HERE 
 
What fun we had with Mr. Wilson choosing the contest winners! Each of the ladies above has won any two items from our web site that they would like to have. Congratulations to all of you for creating such wonderful ideas to share with the rest of us......and winning prizes while having fun! (Don't you wish you had entered, too?......Maybe next time.....)
 
Don't forget to visit the PHOTO GALLERY to enjoy the many pictures that have been submitted. If you don't see the contest winners  or new pictures listed, wait a day and then return. Sometimes that takes a little more time than usual!
 
And keep watching for the June newsletter....it is coming shortly!
 
Until then......don't forget to water and feed those plants. The hot summer is upon us and they are relying on us to care for them!
 
Blessings to you all!
 

Nancy Shelton
Friendship's Garden, Inc.