It's not too late for gardens to submit an application! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] garden awards/Western U.S. and B.C.
I saw this announcement and thought, wouldn't it be great if a community garden could win one of these awards. I haven't read Sunset recently, but I don't recall a community garden *ever* being featured. Perhaps some great entries will persuade them to feature some community gardens. Tanya All contestants must reside in, and their projects must be located in, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, or British Columbia, Canada. Call for entries Sunset's 2006 Dream Garden Awards Gardens in the West are as varied as the people who create them. Please share yours with us by entering Sunset's Dream Garden Awards. Both professional and home gardeners may enter and will be judged and awarded separately. Read below for categories, prizes, and official rules. DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORMS (pdf format*) http://www.sunset.com/sunset/i/garden/2006/03-Mar/gardencontest0306/ OR REQUEST FORMS BY PHONE You also can call (650) 324-5632 for an entry form. DEADLINES Deadline for home gardeners to enter: May 1, 2006 Deadline for professionals to apply for entry package: March 15, 2006 CATEGORIES Regional style. The garden captures the spirit of a particular area with materials and plants appropriate for the climate and terrain. Incredible makeover. Takes advantage of existing features or plants while removing undesirable elements. "Before" photos required. Best personal retreat. Seating, birdbaths, garden art, and other distinctive items create a garden refuge. Best for outdoor living. The space invites gatherings, entertaining, and recreation, with fireplaces, play areas, kitchens, or other features. Best small space. Smart design and planting ideas in an area of 2,000 square feet or less. PRIZES One overall Grand Prize winner, Second Place winner, and Third Place winner will be selected from among all the entrants at the Home Gardeners level. And one overall Grand Prize winner, Second Place winner, and Third Place winner will be selected from among all the entrants at the Landscape Architects and Designers level. Each Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000 cash prize and $100 gift certificate to a garden-supply company of Sunset's choice, each Second Place winner will receive $500, and each Third Place winner will receive $250. In addition, some of the winning gardens may be published in a future issue of Sunset. OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS Sunset's Dream Garden Awards Contest is a program recognizing the best of residential Western garden design, judged by a jury of garden experts. The contest is open to nonprofessional home gardeners and professional landscape architects and designers. Nonprofessional home gardeners will be judged separately from professional landscape architects and designers. Nonprofessional home gardeners are qualified as those who do not make a living designing landscapes. (Gardens must be designed by the home gardener without the assistance of a gardening professional but not necessarily installed by said party.) Professional landscape architects and designers are qualified as those who earn most or all of their living designing landscapes. Only residential projects completed between January 1, 2001, and January 1, 2005, will be considered. TO ENTER Home Gardeners: Click the link above or call 650/324-5632 for an entry form. There is NO entry fee. Submissions should include the entry form, description of garden, two to four pages of images (minimum 4- by 6-inch photo size), and plant list. All pages should be 8 1/2- by 11-inch paper, single-sided. Submissions are non-returnable. Submission should be mailed to Sunset's Dream Garden Awards Contest, 80 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. One entry per envelope. All entries become the property of Sunset Publishing Corporation and may be edited and published in Sunset Publishing products, online services, and those of its corporate affiliates. Entries are limited to a total of six per entrant regardless of category delineation. All entries are by mail-in only. Mailed entries must be postmarked by May 1, 2006, and received by May 8, 2006. Landscape Architects and Designers: Click the link above or call 650/324-5632 for an entry form. There is NO entry fee. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2006. Upon receipt of your application form, an 8 1/2- by 11-inch contest binder will be mailed to you for design statement, photographic prints, color photocopies, drawings, and plans. [more info on the web page above] ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
