http://www.gardeningclub.com RSS feeds for National Home Gardening Club 60 http://www.gardeningclub.com/magazine/magazine-articles/articletype/articleview/articleid/2283/win-a-trip-to-vegas#Comments 0 http://www.gardeningclub.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=73&ModuleID=395&ArticleID=2283 http://www.gardeningclub.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2283&PortalID=0&TabID=73 http://www.gardeningclub.com/magazine/magazine-articles/articletype/articleview/articleid/2283/win-a-trip-to-vegas Think your garden has what it takes to win a contest? If so, we want to see and hear all about it! The top two entries from National Home Gardening Club members will be named Top Tool Testers and win a trip to the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas April 30 to May 2, 2012. Winners will be able to attend the show’s Lawn and Garden World to test the latest gardening tools from more than 900 exhibitors. To enter: Visit www.gardeningclub.com and click on Contests. Select Top Tool Tester, and fill out an entry form. Next, upload photos of your yard and garden and provide a brief description of your experience, skills, and passion for gardening. Submission deadline is March 16, 2012. Gardening How-To editors will select and notify the winning Top Tool Testers the third week of March. Good luck! NHGC Online Editor Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:44:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2283 http://www.gardeningclub.com/magazine/magazine-articles/articletype/articleview/articleid/2282/snap-a-photo-and-win#Comments 0 http://www.gardeningclub.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=73&ModuleID=395&ArticleID=2282 http://www.gardeningclub.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2282&PortalID=0&TabID=73 http://www.gardeningclub.com/magazine/magazine-articles/articletype/articleview/articleid/2282/snap-a-photo-and-win Enter the 2012 Photo Contest for your change to win great prizes! Submissions guidelines for digital photos • Digital photos must be shot at the highest resolution possible, using a 2.5 megapixel camera or higher, and formatted as a JPEG. • If you print out digital photos, use high-quality photographic paper. Print photo 5 by 7 inches or larger. • If you send a CD, please label CD and case. • Do not send digitally compressed or “zipped” photos. • Do not e-mail photos. To submit digital photos, go to www.gardeningclub.com/photoentry Photo guidelines and tips • Gardens photograph best in early morning, late afternoon, or on hazy days. Avoid shooting in bright sunlight. • Use a tripod for sharp focus. • Don’t include distracting elements, such as stray garden hoses or garbage cans, in the photograph. • Don’t use special effects or shapes in cropping, and make sure your camera’s time/date stamp is turned off. • Send no more than three photos per member. • We accept color slides (original 35 mm or larger), high-quality prints, and digital images. • With each print, slide, or digital image, please include your name, address, daytime phone number, and member number. Describe the people in the photo (if any) and their relationship to you, and provide common and botanical names (if known) for all plants. Please label each slide or print clearly: do not tape them together. • Photos must be of your own garden (not public parks or gardens) and must be taken by you. • Send entries, postmarked before July 1, 2012, to: National Home Gardening Club Garden Photo Contest 12301 Whitewater Dr., Hopkins, MN 55343-2138 • To submit digital photos, go to www.gardeningclub.com/photoentry and follow the instructions. • We regret that we cannot return any materials or acknowledge receipt of entries.   NHGC Online Editor Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:24:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2282