Congratulations to the winners of the seventh annual National Home Gardening Club photo contest! We received thousands of member entries this year, and we had so much fun considering each one. Thank you for sending such beautiful, captivating, and unique photos. As always, it was difficult to select only 12 winners. The photos that appear here have all the qualities we were looking for: technical precision, creative perspective, and intriguing subject matter. —The staff of Gardening How-To

1st Place Clematis by Life Member Beth Dolan, Melrose Park, IL
2nd Place Tree frog on miniature rose by Member Brandi Carr, Woodbine, GA
3rd Place Pasque flower by Member Richard States, Cortland, OH
Honorable Mentions
Fog blanketing the farm by Life Member Susan Allen, Danville, IN
Tomatoes ripening on garage window by Life Member Christine Hibisch, Warsaw, NY
Daylily by Member Tomi Murphy, Oxnard, CA
Baby bunny by Life Member Jennifer Long, Chatham, IL
Clematis by Life Member Julie Czerwinski, Rochester, MI
Fall color by Life Member Geraldine Flicker, Olean, NY
Sunflower by Life Member Catherine Malin, Philadelphia, PA
Plumeria by Life Member Andrew Yoder, Clarkrange, TN
Squirrel eating cherry by Life Member Roxanne King, Dallas, TX

Here's what the winners received:

First Place Prize: Padded sling double glider from Mallin. Value: $1225
Second Place Prize:  Propane-powered Eco-Trimmer from Lehr Inc. Value: $200
Third Place Prize: 30-inch self-watering planter from Lechuza. Value: $125
Honorable Mention: Patio lantern and handheld appliance from ThermaCell Mosquito Repellent. Value: $58