2025 Garden Photo Contest Winners
By Elizabeth Olson, MAAFS Photography Judge
Garden Views
Honorable Mention
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Third Place
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Location: Brookside Gardens at Wheaton, MD
Second Place
Location:
Brookside Gardens at Wheaton, MD
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First Place
Janet Sifers
Location: A garden at Oak Hill, VA
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Garden Creatures
Honorable Mention
Jim Seith
Location: Green Spring Gardens at Alexandria, VA
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Third Place
Location: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens at Washington, DC
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Second Place
Lisa Ostrich
Location: Meadowlark
Botanical Gardens at Vienna, VA
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First Place
Andrew C. Cohen
Location: Photographer’s home garden at Derwood, MD
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Garden Vignettes
Honorable Mention
Jane Nilan
Location: Irwin Farm in Prospect Hill at Knoxville, MD
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Third Place
Location: Main St. Garden at Alexandria, VA
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Second Place
Location: Photographer’s home garden at Alexandria, VA
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First Place
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Small Wonders
Honorable Mention
Thu Do
Location:
Vienna, VA
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Third Place
Location: Lake Newport at Reston, VA
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Second Place
Tom Gross
Location: Green Spring Gardens at Alexandria, VA
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First Place
Location: Brookside Gardens at Wheaton, MD
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Grand Prize
Grand Prize
Lisa Ostrich
Location:
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens at Vienna, VA
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The reception for the 2025 Garden Photo Contest Winners will take place this summer at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens at Vienna, VA.