This article about the Photo Contest at our annual Gardening Show appeared in The Times newspaper on January 4th. Click HERE to be directed to the article on nwitimes.com.
VALPARAISO | Purdue University Cooperative Extension and its Porter County master gardeners will host a photo contest. Entries will be displayed at the 12th annual Gardening Show on Jan. 24 at the Porter County Expo Center, 215 E. Division Road.Photographs may be mailed to Purdue University Cooperative Extension, Suite 301, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, IN 46383, or delivered on weekdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. All entries are due on or before Jan. 20. Limit of three photographs per person. Nine categories include pictures of gardens in all seasons, flowers alone, flowers with something else (e.g., trellis, statue), bugs and insects, butterflies, birds, wildlife, fungus or fruits and vegetables in the garden.
Photographs will be judged on technical characteristics, content and subject matter, composition and aesthetic value. First place award of $5 given for each category. Best of Show will receive $100 gift card from Framing Concepts Gallery. Decisions of the judges are final.