The Flagstaff Chapter of
The Arizona Native Plant
Society
Announces
The 2008 Native Plant Garden
Competition
The following general guidelines
will apply to judging of gardens in this competition:
- Gardens are to demonstrate how plants native
to the Colorado Plateau can best be used in a garden setting. A majority of plants used should be native, with
some adaptive plants permitted.
- Entries are to be located within the
Greater-Flagstaff area.
- Gardeners will be classified as Professional
or Non-Professional, with one winner and one runner-up in each
category. Winners will receive garden plaques; runners-up will
receive certificates.
- Entries may be an entire property or a portion
of a property.
- Past winning entries may not be re-entered,
but may be included in the Garden Tour.
The timing of the competitive
process is as follows:
á Send the completed entry form below to the Arizona
Native Plant Society (AZNPS), c/o
Elaine Ferris at 5622 Velvet Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86004 by July 1, 2008.
á Gardens will be visited, photos taken, and entries
judged between July 1 and July 31.
á After a slide show of photos of the entries,
winners will be announced and awards presented at the Tuesday, August 19 regular
monthly program of the AZNPS.
á A tour of garden entries, with each gardenerŐs
approval, will be held in association with the Flagstaff Xeriscape Council
contest entries on Sunday, August 24.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL ELAINE
AT 928- 527- 3702.
Visit the AZNPS website at www.aznps.org.
AZNPS Garden Competition Entry Form
GardenerŐs name
________________
GardenerŐs phone number ___________________
GardenŐs
address _______________ GardenerŐs email address ___________________
GardenerŐs category: Professional or Non-professional (Circle one, please.)
Note: Gardeners will be contacted to arrange a time for judging. Judges will want to hear about the
planning and development of the garden, including the reasons for selection of particular
plants.