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June 20, 2010 - Washington Gardener Photo Contest Display opens at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

You are invited to view the winning images of the 4th annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest at an art show at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA. All 17 stunning photos were taken in DC-area gardens. Both inspirational and educational, this show represents the best of garden photography in the greater DC metropolitan region.
 
The photo show reception is Sunday, June 20 from 5:00-7:00pm at the Meadowlark Visitor Center's lobby. The reception is open to the public and is free to attend. You may also come by and view the photos any time during the normal garden hours (10am-4pm daily). The photo show runs through Labor Day, September 6.
 
The winning photos are also published in the Spring 2010 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine along with additional details on the entrants and their images. You can subscribe to the magazine for just $20 a year and start with this current issue or you can purchase the single issue at the opening reception. You may also buy the single issue at local Borders, Barnes & Noble, or B. Dalton book stores and several independent stores including Politics & Prose and the USNA Arbor House. Washington Gardener magazine will also be at the Iris Sale on Saturday, August 14 at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.

Washington Gardener Magazine is already announcing a 5th Annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest. Start gathering your images now and throughout this year. Most all of the entry rules will remain the same as this year's contest. We will again accept the entries during the first three weeks of January.
 
Washington Gardener magazine (www.WashingtonGardener.com) is the gardening publication specifically for the local metro area -- zones 6-7 -- Washington DC and its suburbs. Washington Gardener magazine's basic mission is to help DC area gardens grow better. The magazine is written entirely by local area gardeners.
 
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens (www.nvrpa.org/park/meadowlark_botanical_gardens) is a park of beauty, conservation, education and discovery. Throughout the year at this 95-acre complex are large ornamental display gardens and unique native plant collections. Walking trails, lakes, more than 20 varieties of cherry trees, irises, peonies, an extensive shade garden, native wildflowers, gazebos, birds, butterflies, seasonal blooms and foliage create a sanctuary of beauty and nature. Meadowlark is part of Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
 
To attend the June 20 photo show reception, please RSVP by calling 703.255.3631 ext. 0.
 
Sincerely,
Kathy Jentz
Editor/Publisher
Washington Gardener Magazine
826 Philadelphia Ave.
Silver Spring MD 20910
301-588-6894
WGardenermag@nospam!#*&^#)type address - don't copy spam protection(*@.@nospamaol.com
www.WashingtonGardener.com

 
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