Photo Contest Deadline in It's Time for the 2022 Photo Contest!

By dave
November 8, 2022

The highly anticipated annual photo contest is now underway! Submit your best photos from your collection, and the Garden.org members will then vote for their favorites. The winning photos from each category will be pitted against each other in one final, epic vote to determine the ultimate Best of Show winners. Contest opens on November 8th and voting begins the evening of November 27th. Bluestone Perennials returns for the 6th year in a row with their huge gift certificate prizes, and is joined by Victory Seed Company who is also providing gift certificates to the winners.

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KGAnomaly

Nov 17, 2022 3:15 PM CST

Thread OP

First timer here. I don't want to assume anything, but is the 28 November date, for Category Judging, the deadline for entry of photos? I see no specific information on a deadline date.

Thanks so much.

| @KGAnomaly | Post #2837299 (1)

BigBill

Nov 17, 2022 3:19 PM CST

Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
If you need to relax, grow plants!!

From the contest rules, I would not wait until the last minute! Have all of your entries in on November 27th. That is three full weeks where you could submit images.

The rules state that judging starts on the 28th. You should not be submitting on or after that date.

Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.

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Last edited by BigBill Nov 17, 2022 3:22 PM

KGAnomaly

Nov 17, 2022 3:23 PM CST

Thread OP

Appreciate that.
I read the contest rules, and would certainly enter anything well before that day, but it was still unclear when they stopped taking entries. I didn't want to assume.

| @KGAnomaly | Post #2837308 (3)

NMoasis

Nov 17, 2022 3:36 PM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

It's a good question, because the rules aren't entirely clear. Importantly, the NGA time is set on UTC — Coordinated Universal Time, same as Greenwich Time — which in my time zone is 7 hours ahead. Last year I cut it right down to the wire, went to submit on the evening of the last day and discovered it was the next day UTC. Oops! So I recommend what Bill said: aim at the 27th or before..

| @NMoasis | Post #2837313 (4)

BigBill

Nov 17, 2022 4:17 PM CST

Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
If you need to relax, grow plants!!

Good idea Zoe. You said it better then me.
Since these are judged by the general NGA membership, there is no telling when some member will vote. But if they cast their votes early on the 28th, wouldn't you want to make sure that your images are there to be given consideration? To have entered images after judging starts puts them at a disadvantage.
Remember, this is all by volunteers, no paid judges, no full time staff. Just give yourself every advantage.

Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.

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Last edited by BigBill Nov 17, 2022 4:18 PM

NMoasis

Nov 17, 2022 4:38 PM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

Entries aren't accepted after the cutoff, which I THINK is midnight UTC the 28TH. (DON'T RELY ON THAT!) and I'm pretty certain no one can vote before that.

@dave can you clarify?

| @NMoasis | Post #2837367 (6)

dave

Nov 17, 2022 5:18 PM CST

Garden.org Admin

Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)

Start date: November 8, 2022
Category judging begins November 28, 2022
Best of Show judging begins December 7, 2022
The final winners announced December 9, 2022

Here's how it works: at exactly midnight November 28th (which would be 6:00pm Central time on November 27th) the photo contest will no longer accept entries, and voting immediately begins. If you were in the process of adding a photo when the clock strikes midnight, your carriage turns back into a pumpkin and you lose your chance to enter it. So don't delay too long!

| @dave | Post #2837393 (7)

NMoasis

Nov 17, 2022 5:33 PM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

Thanks Dave. Yup, last year I got the pumpkin award

| @NMoasis | Post #2837405 (8)

KGAnomaly

Nov 17, 2022 6:21 PM CST

Thread OP

Thank you for the clarification, Mr. Dave. As the administrator of the site and contest, that's what I was looking for.

I'm also in CST so that makes more sense.

Wishing everyone the best for your entries!

| @KGAnomaly | Post #2837427 (9)

WebTucker

Nov 24, 2022 9:31 AM CST

Name: Web
Aberdeen, NC, Elev 344 ft (Zone 8a)

dave said: Start date: November 8, 2022
Category judging begins November 28, 2022
Best of Show judging begins December 7, 2022
The final winners announced December 9, 2022

Here's how it works: at exactly midnight November 28th (which would be 6:00pm Central time on November 27th) the photo contest will no longer accept entries, and voting immediately begins. If you were in the process of adding a photo when the clock strikes midnight, your carriage turns back into a pumpkin and you lose your chance to enter it. So don't delay too long!

Huge, Huge YUKS for the response and the information for Dave!

Go!!! Seahawks, University of North Carolina At Wilmington Seahawks, and Tarheels!🏈🏀⚾🏐🏑

| @WebTucker | Post #2840146 (10)

WebTucker

Nov 24, 2022 9:33 AM CST

Name: Web
Aberdeen, NC, Elev 344 ft (Zone 8a)

Thanks Dave for the big yuks and the info!

Go!!! Seahawks, University of North Carolina At Wilmington Seahawks, and Tarheels!🏈🏀⚾🏐🏑

| @WebTucker | Post #2840147 (11)

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