Delores Stewart put together a wonderful presentation of the 83 photos submitted for the contest. Enjoy! Related Images:
July 2022 Meeting
We had some outstanding photos shown at our annual Photo Contest. Our gardeners are wonderful photographers. Eric Bowles, a well known photography judge, returned as our contest judge. He has been trained in judging photos by Professional Photographers of America, and judges both digital and print competitions for a variety of groups, galleries and museums. For more information about Eric, visit his website at www.bowlesimages.com. Eric is also an active gardener so makes a perfect match as our contest judge. Follow this link to our Photo Gallery to see the entries. Related Images:
Trumpet Vine, Hummingbirds and Ants
Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)– A rambunctious, beautiful, native flowering vine, that is aggressive and can take over quickly! It grows wild in my yard. The underground root system is well established and pops up under every shrub and next to every tree we have. I am constantly battling it. When the plumber put in a 12-foot-tall white vent pipe for my new, costly septic system, I immediately painted it green to blend in, put chicken wire on it, and planted coral vine at the base. Besides the coral vine, trumpet creeper grew, and this time I said, “Why not! If it grows quickly, perhaps it will cover and hide the pipe, and hummingbirds are supposed to love the flowers, and I love hummers, so win-win.” Not so fast! Finally, in its third year, we have a consistent trumpet vine bloom, but the hummingbirds do not frequent it! @#$%^&* Why not?…