The Gardeners Of America
Men's Garden Clubs Of America

                    Annual Photography Competition Winners
                      For years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
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                                                         2012 Winners

Best of Show Amanita flavoconia Yellow Patches Mushroom Richard States MGC of Youngstown Youngstown, Oh
First Runner Up Rosa 'Cherry Parfait' Grandiflora Rose Arabella S. Dane Member at Large Center Harbor, NH
Second Runner Up Aquilegia Columbine Helen V. Lynch Member at Large Countryside, IL

Sweepstake Winner

Total Score = 258
Blue - 17, Red - 3

Richard States

MGC of Youngstown
Youngstown, Oh

2011 Winners
Presented at the Overland Park, KS National Convention

Best of Show Reding Lepiota Mushroom Richard States MGC of Youngstown Youngstown, Oh
First Runner Up Alcea rosea Hollyhock Karyn Chafin Member at Large Denver, CO
Second Runner Up Public Landscape Helen Lynch Member at Large Countryside, IL
Sweepstake Winner Total Score = 243 Richard States MGC of Youngstown Youngstown, Oh

2010 Winners
Presented at the Grand Rapids, MI National Convention

Best of Show Rosa grandiflora 'Dream Come True' Vicki Agee Rockwall-Rowlett Garden Club Rockwall, TX
First Runner Up Laetiporus sulphureus 'Chicken of the Woods' Rodney Tothy MGC of Youngstown Youngstown, Oh
Second Runner Up Dahlia Karyn Chafin Member at Large Denver, CO
Sweepstake Winner Richard States MGC of Youngstown Youngstown, Oh

2009 Winners
Presented at the Santa Rosa, CA National Convention

Best of Show Echinacea parpurea with Two_Tailed Swallowtail butterfly Karyn Chaffin Denver Gardeners of America Denver, CO
First Runner Up Dicentra, Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart Sherra Schuck Member Gardeners of America/Overland Park Prairie Village, KS
Second Runner Up Tulipa Debra Kayata Member at Large/AHS Ocean City, NJ
Sweepstake Winner Total Score = 258 Karyn Chaffin Denver Gardeners of America Denver, CO

2008 Winners
Presented at the Fort Wayne, IN National Convention

Best of Show Dicentra, Bleeding Heart Richard Quataert Men's Garden Club of Rochester, NY
First Runner Up Hemerocallis, Daylily Sherrill Lynch Member-at-large Countryside, IL
Second Runner Up Paphiopedilum, Orchid Arabella Dane Member-at-Large Center Harbor, NH
Sweepstake Winner Total Score = 262 Sherrill Lynch Member-at-Large Countryside, IL

                                             2007 Winners
                Presented at the Rockford, IL National Convention

Best of Show Passiflora x alato-caerulea Passion Flower Karyn Chaffin Denver Gardeners of America, CO
First Runner Up Dahlia pinnata, 'Vassio Meggos' Rodney Toth Men's Garden Club of Youngstown, OH
Second Runner Up (Tie) Stapelia gigantean, Carrion Flower Athol Cline Member at large (AHS) Bee on Eryngium x oliverianum Judy Schuck GOA Overland Park, KS
Sweepstake Winner Total Score = 225 Blue = 12, Red = 8, Yellow = 0 Richard Quataert Men's Garden Club of Rochester, NY

2006 Winners
Presented at the Spartanburg, SC National Convention

Best of Show Tulips & Myosotis sylvatica, Tulips & Forget-Me-Nots Public Landscape Shirley Winnes Gardeners Club of Green Bay
First Runner Up Ranunculaceae. Wild Wind Flower Sherrill Lynch Member at Large, Countryside, IL
Second Runner Up Bumble Bee on Lupine Arabella Dane Member at large (AHS)
Sweepstake Winner Total Score = 240 Blue = 15, Red = 5, Yellow = 0 Sherrill Lynch Member at Large, Countryside, IL

2005 Winners
Presented at the Jupiter, FL National Convention

Best of Show Geranium, Maderense Arabella S. Dane Member at Large (AHS)
First Runner Up Magnolia, "Ann" Anne C. Allen Member at Large (AHS)
Second Runner Up Spider on Tageles petula, Marigold Melissa Hanlin Olathe Gardeners of America
Sweepstake Winner Total Score = 240 Blue = 15, Red = 5, Yellow = 0 Donald Bolak Member at Large (AHS)

2004 Winners
Presented at the Des Moines National Convention

Best of Show Rose Under Water Sherrill E. Lynch Member at Large, Countryside, IL
First Runner Up Dahlia, asteraceae (Compositae) Elmo Dinehart Gardeners of Spokane, WA
Second Runner Up Fuchsia Plant Sherrill E. Lynch Member at Large, Countryside, IL

2003 Winners
Presented at the Albany National Convention

Best of Show Oyster Mushroom Rodney Toth Men's Garden Club of Youngstown
First Runner Up Dahlia 'Kenora Majestic' Rodney Toth Men's Garden Club of Youngstown
First Runner Up English Primroses Bert Konzal Valley of the Sun Gardeners
First Runner Up Yellow Swallowtail on Daffodil Cecil Spray Men's Garden Club of Austin

2002 Winners
Presented at the Tucson National Convention

Best of Show Japanese Iris Seedling, 'Iris ensata' Donald P. Delmez Gardeners of St. Charles
First Runner Up Rose, Rose odorata, 'Voodoo' Paul Hartman Gardeners Club of Green Bay
Second Runner Up Japanese Iris, Iris ensata, 'Mai-Ogi' Donald P. Delmez Gardeners of St. Charles
This Photo among Sweepstakes Award winners for most blue ribbons Morning Glory, 'Mt Fuji' Blue Rodney Toth Men's Garden Club of Youngstown

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