Participate in Our Photo Contests
Photo Contest may 2025 - iris
1st Place Winner
1st Place Winner
1st Place Winner
Photo by Vera Stoyanoff
2nd Place Winner
1st Place Winner
1st Place Winner
Photo by Deborah Townsend
3rd Place Winner - Tie
3rd Place Winner - Tie
3rd Place Winner - Tie
Photo by Vera Dolenc
3rd Place Winner - Tie
3rd Place Winner - Tie
3rd Place Winner - Tie
Photo by David Ho
Photo Contest
2025 Photo Contest Guidelines, Categories and Dates to Remember
PHOTO CONTEST & FLOWER SHOW THEMES 2025
The photo contest submission details will be emailed to the members. The photo contest is for members only. To learn about how to become a member, contact us at info@riverdalehorticultural.ca
June - Roses
No meetings or photo contests in July and August - We are in our gardens!
September - Truth and Reconciliation
October - Eat Your Vegetables
November - The Colour Purple
December - Humour Me (plants with funny names)
As a horticultural group, we ask that you please include some plant life in your photos. The photo must have been taken by a member in the last 12 months, and photos submitted in previous contest are not eligible.
- The email for contest submission will be included in the monthly newsletter.
- Photos contest entries must be taken by a member but can be emailed by a friend/family member on their behalf.
- An email is sent to members with photos for the month along with a deadline to submit votes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
- All participants earn points toward prizes during the year!
How to become a member
To join our group, simply email us at info@riverdalehorticultural.ca
Participate in Monthly Flower Shows
2025 Flower Show Categories
FLOWER SHOW - 1 entry per class, up to a total of 3 entries per month
To enter the flower show, you must be a member.
JUNE 11, 2025
ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW
NO MEETINGS IN JULY AND AUGUST WHILE WE GARDEN!
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
1. A vase of fall flowers, 3 or more varieties, may contain their own foliage
2. 3 kinds of grasses in a vase
3. A sample of homegrown fruits and/or vegetables displayed on a plate
4. A design showing movement
OCTOBER 8, 2025
1. A vase of mixed fall flowers
2. Thanksgiving theme, may include flowers & foliage, real fruit and/or vegetables
3. Octoberfest design in a mug or a stein
4. A gourd/pumpkin/cornucopia design
NOVEMBER 12, 2025
1. Lest We Forget - a design to honour our veterans
2. Indigenous design, your choice of design
3. Grasses/seed pods, which may be fresh or dried, 3 or more varieties in a vase
4. A container garden with 3 or more plants growing in soil
DECEMBER 10, 2025
1. A design using flowers and seasonal greens
2. A design using candles, and/or pine cones, and/or ornaments
3. A potted plant
FLOWER SHOW:
1 entry per class, up to a total of 3 entries per month