MAY PHOTO COMPETITION 2022

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  1. shiney

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    AS THE WINNER OF THE APRIL COMPETITION Garrett HAS CHOSEN THE MAY THEME
    :star:Made It Through The Winter :star:

    Which tender plants in the garden have surprised you by overwintering this year?

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    You're welcome to interpret it as widely as you wish.

    You can enter up to three (3) images



    You are permitted to change any of your 3 images at any time
    PLEASE POST EACH ENTRY IN A SEPARATE POST


    ALL YOUR IMAGES ARE VERY IMPORTANT SO A HIGH NUMBER IS ALWAYS REALLY APPRECIATED


    We all have different cameras & abilities and that is what having the competition is about... Our ability to take a good photograph..
    1. All entries to be taken in the current competition month & submitted by 23.59 hours on the last day of the month of the competition.

    2. All images must be the intellectual and copyright property of the member.

    3. Please give your picture a title.

    4. Post your photos within this thread for entry into the competition.

    5. .. No thumbnails please..!

    The winning entry will be the photo with the highest total of
    LIKES


    The Member who submitted the winning entry will choose the theme for the following month
    :thanks:

    :star:THIS THREAD IS FOR IMAGES ONLY PLEASE:star:

     
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    • roders

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      They just came up…..I didn’t set them.

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        Impatiens flanaganae normally disappears below ground in Oct/Nov and survives below a mulch.
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          My Pink Charm!

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            A pop of Sunshine

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              These nasturtiums were still flowering on Christmas day, but died back a bit around January and February, then started flowering again around March. Mr Fothergill's Nasturtium Trailing Mixed.



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                More of the same Nasturtiums.

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                  EB9492AD-0752-40DB-AA54-927C584ACF86.jpeg These pelargoniums were in full bloom there all last summer. Now blooming this spring.
                   
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                    5AA1BD69-6221-4017-A4A4-B55D9423C61B.jpeg Closer view
                     
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                      Mellow Yellow
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                        Not this year Jack Frost
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                          My beautiful Wisteria!

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                            Made it through the night (winter)
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                              Fireworks.

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                                Hi,

                                If a picture paints a thousand words.

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                                Kind regards, Colin.
                                 
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