Photo Contest september 2025 truth and reconciliation
1st Place Winner
1st Place Winner
Photo by Vera Stoyanoff
2nd Place Winner
1st Place Winner
Photo by Rosemary Spearpoint
3rd Place Winner
3rd Place Winner
Photo by Mary Dolenc
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
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
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.
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