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GGW Picture This Photo Contest – September 2009

 With September’s Picture This Photo Contest, we continue selecting the best of the best of our colleagues to judge what has quickly become a great place for budding and experienced photographers alike to share photos and in some cases, to be singled out as winners for the month.  And so it should come as no suprise to any of you[...]

September Happenings and Tidbits

This summer’s weather has had everyone scurrying all over the place. For those of you on the East coast, who would have ever thought that you would end up with such torrential rains and a cool summer? And for all of us who are living in drought riddern territories, we yearn for even a light,[...]

Picture This Photo Contest Winner for August

The response to August’s Picture This Photo Contest was over the top!  Our judge, David Perry, not only had a huge amount of work to do just looking at each photo but he also had some hard decisions to make. The first prize winner receives a selection of late summer blooming perennials from High Country Gardens. Now, what everyone has[...]

Reminder for Picture This Photo Contest Deadline

A reminder to all of you keen photographers that August’s Picture This Photo Contest deadline is this Saturday, August 22nd at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. David Perry, a renowned photographer, is our judge and the subject he has chosen is Down On Your Knees. For more information on what David is looking for in photo entries, click[...]

Take Ten: Q and A with Ron Vanderhoff

We’re delighted that Ron Vanderhoff is our Take Ten: Q and A personality this month. Ron is a lifelong Southern California gardener and professional horticulturist. For thirty years, he has been a leader in the local gardening community, as an educator, writer, lecturer, innovator and business leader; and for the past ten years as the[...]