Congratulations to the winners of the 7th Annual Renee's Garden Photo Contest. Thanks to everyone who sent in photos for our contest - we had so many beautiful entries it was very difficult to choose just a few winners. We enjoyed seeing them all. To see more of our favorite photo entries (and download them as desktop wallpapers), view our Flickr photo gallery. To view last year's winners, click here.
1st Place Winner: “Chianti Rose Tomatoes”
Susy Morris,Malvern, OH
"I've been enjoying growing things in the garden from your seeds for the first time this year." Susy's gardening blog, Chiot’s Run, documents her life, cooking, travels, photography, and cats.
2nd Place Winner: “Sunflower"
Becka Silva, Oroville, CA
Becka Silva, Oroville, CA
"All of my sunflower seeds are from Renee's garden. I am starting a small farming business and the sunflower was my inspiration for the name, Girasole Farm. Girasole is the Italian word for sunflower. Most all of my summer garden was was started with Renee's seeds. Everything from zucchini, carrots, corn (YUM), butternut squash, cucumbers, watermelon and cantaloupes. I grew some gourds last year which were featured on a local house/garden show."
Honorable Mention: “Lounging Tri-Color Zucchini”
Amy Bond,
Chico, CA
Chico, CA
“These two Tricolor Zucchini enjoyed some quality time by the lake before cooling off in a refreshing salad. When picked young, these zucchini have a soft yet crunchy texture and delicate taste that makes them the perfect addition atop your summer salad."
“I am a gardener and a small-flock chicken farmer--both activities work well together. Chickens will eat garden waste and their manure feeds the garden. Grown in a raised bed with a strong trellis, my sweet peas reached 6 feet and were covered with sweet fragrance.”
Shelley Cornell, Florida
“I don't think I had one seed that didn't germinate and not only that, when the Florida heat virtually melted this beauty, there was a ton more to take its place from self seeding. The beautiful pink and blue flowers that opened up on a plant covered in blue flowers. The other pic is of a bee on the Blue Borage, which is exactly why I wanted to grow it - I wanted to attract pollinators.”
Kid’s Garden Photo Contest Winner
Thomas and Amy Pelkey,
Harrisburg, Oregon
“The boys each planted their own Renee's "Super Sugar Snap" which is their favorite "green" vegetable along with broccoli. Thank you for the excellent Sugar Snap! It will be in our garden again this late summer/fall as well as an order for seeds next year.“
So excited to win, loved all the other winners as well! Can't wait to figure out what to order later this winter when I'm planning my garden.
ReplyDeleteWe loved the Chianti Rose tomato, a very prolific producer of nice large tomatoes with great flavor and a beautiful pink color.