24 HOURS TO VOTE! Please join in!

Voting open to all!

Vote for 1 picture, your favorite. If you mention more than 1 picture, I will only count the first one mentioned. You can vote on this thread or if you prefer you can dmail me your vote.

Please copy and paste the 'AUTHOR" information on your favorite pick. And give a short description of the picture.
Example:
Kell
Northern California, CA
Zone 9b
Jul 28, 2006
2:51 PM


Please vote your conscious and do not join with friends to block vote for another friend. That ruins the fun for everyone and also destroys the spirit in which this is done.

I wish you all luck!!! I am thinking I will have another contest for a double pink before the summer is out since we had such a fun show for this one.

Voting goes from 9 PM tonight to 9 PM Pacific time tomorrow night.

THANKS ALL!

This message was edited Jul 31, 2006 11:19 PM

Oh and vote for pictures found on this thread. LOL
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/632544/

Ok, I missed the first image submission thread so now I get to vote, which certainly was not easy. I went with my first gut reaction.
It was a toss-up between:
Liatris
Crocosmia
GardenGuyKin
Willamette Valley, OR
Zone 8a

Jul 29, 2006
7:47 AM

and:
Gloriosa Lily
GardenGuyKin
Willamette Valley, OR
Zone 8a

Jul 29, 2006
4:19 AM

It was VERY VERY hard....

Meag848 The LOTUS or WATERLILLY I forget...it was so dreamy
Kittrell, NC
Zone 7b
July 26, 2006
1:13pm

but then I loved the shot of the Hibiscus submitted by
Eclipse
Norwalk, IA
Zone 5b
July 31, 2006
2:43, pm.

EVERYONE...the photos are incredible!!! Thank you for the visual journey!!!

Carol

Just to let you know, it is fine if you want to mention more than 1 picture, I know it is hard not to pick them all, butttttttttttttt I am only going to count the FIRST picture mentioned.
THANKS

Gloriosa Lily by GardenGuyKin

BUT it was so hard to pick!

Next is AlohaHoya's Calathea 'Green Ice' (my favorite Kermit the Frog color!!)

and then Sedum by OhioBreezy!


but honestly I wanted to vote for the Piglet! Darn she's cute!! Especially that smile!!

dottnmd
Hagerstown, MD
Zone 6b

Jul 29, 2006
6:10 AM
Clivia
I just spent almost an hour going through the wonderful photos. Thanks everyone for sharing your flowers with us. So So difficult making a choice

Dotts Clivia made my eyes smile

Melanie..I really enjoyed your Lotus and Pond photo!! I saw it was not an entry. So sad it's a wonderful photo

This message was edited Aug 1, 2006 3:54 AM

For composition and the subtle colors I like the very first picture .. the lotus the best

meag848
Kittrell, NC
Zone 7b

Jul 28, 2006
7:13 PM

I love this rose with the darker edges.

dottnmd
Hagerstown, MD
Zone 6b
Jul 31, 2006
11:56 AM

dottnmd
Hagerstown, MD
Zone 6b

stargazer lillies

GardenGuyKin
Willamette Valley, OR
Zone 8a
Jul 29, 2006
4:19 AM
Gloriosa Lily

GardenGuyKin- Gloriosa Lily
Congrats to everyone -GREAT pics- very tough to choose-AuntB(onnie)

1. GardenguyKin- gloriosa lily.

I have bought a few of the gloriosa lillies and have never had success. Kin it is such a wonderful shot of the lily.

Dott

EricMN
St. Paul, MN
Zone 4b
Jul 28, 2006
6:26 PM

Okra 'Little Lucy'

Color, composition & clarity

juttz
Muskegon, MI
Zone 5a
Jul 29, 2006
9:43 AM

stellapathic Cambria, CA Zone 10b July 29, 2006 8:10 PM Dew on the rose

I vote for:
Dew on Rose,
stellapathic
Cambria, CA
9:10 pm

Thanks so much Kin, I took that picture a couple of hours before Kell posted. Trying to use your photos as guides.

I vote for ErickMN
The Love in a Mist was just awsome......

OhioBreezy
Dundee, OH
Zone 5b
Jul 31, 2006
9:59 PM

Velvet Rose by night! Just lovely.

I just gotta say, you all are winners in my opinion Such great pics and topics.
#1 choice for me..
Ohio Breezy #2 Aloha Hoya #3 Erick MN #4 DottnMd
Dundee, Oh Mucuna red jade vine St Paul.MN Tsunami hibiscus
Zone 5-b 9:50 Pm Okra Little Lucy
July 29,2006
9:17 am
Waterlily

We should make a library of pics , so many great ones.

I almost didn't vote...I just couldn't make up my mind! There are so gorgeous pics posted and any of them could win.

After an hour of trying to decide, here is my vote.

dottnmd
Hagerstown, MD
Zone 6b
Jul 29, 2006
8:10 AM

Clivia

OhioBreezy
Dundee, OH
Zone 5b
Jul 29, 2006
10:17 AM

Water Lily

I vote for

ErickMN
Passiflora incarnata
Love it because of the clarity of the detail of this beautiful and unusual flower.

They are so many beautiful entries,it is very hard to choose.
Good luck everyone,
Brigitte

dottnmd
Hagerstown, MD
Zone 6b
Jul 29, 2006
8:17 AM
That huge clump of StarGazer lilies did it for me. Wow!!!

Whew it was tough
DavidWV your StarGazer and Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly was great too and Gary your StarGazer lilies with the Phlox was also a knock out.
Hmmmmmmmm seeing a pattern here!!! Why don't I have any StarGazer lilies. Oh nooooooooooo I see another addiction coming lol

my vote -

indiana_lily's
"finally opened unnamed pink brug"

because it looks so real.. so perfect.

Best of luck everyone!

Barb

xeriscape8321
Hopewell Junction, NY
Zone 6b
Jul 29, 2006
10:42 AM
StarGazer Lily with Phlox...blooming now

The color combination was beautiful. I could not make up my mind about Gary's let alone all the others. You all did great work and would love to see Gary and Kin's gardens and I am sure all the others, too.

Kell I have a head ache But it was a lot of fun. I am ready again. Joan


This message was edited Aug 1, 2006 10:39 PM

Moodene
Devers TX
Jul 29 2006
3:52pm

This photographer sees blooms, hmmm, well, everywhere

Kin is 2nd with the gorgeous gloriosa lily. Sorry Kin, DaisyMae blossom is hard to beat.

Again, I am late. Just got home from work. ErickMN July 28, 7:26 pm. Beautiful contrast and clarity. I love the few dark colors in contrast with the white. Just a wonderful composition.

All the photos were lovely. A pleasure for the eyes. Eclipse and GardenGuy were in for the running also, but how can you exclude all the beautiful ones?

All are winners....................Kell, how many cuttings do you have?????????????

Thanks for the fun, Marie


This message was edited Aug 1, 2006 10:04 PM

Marie, you meant 6:26 pm, right? I love that one too.

Well, I narrowed it down to 3, that is the best I can do. LOL Personally, I am rather proud of myself for getting it THAT low. Talk about gorgeous pictures!

1:
Velvet Rose by night
OhioBreezy
Dundee, OH
Zone 5b
Jul 31, 2006
8:59 PM


2:
Gloriosa Lily
GardenGuyKin
Willamette Valley, OR
Zone 8a
Jul 29, 2006
4:19 AM

3:
Apricot Sparkles and vinca
dottnmd
Hagerstown, MD
Zone 6b
Jul 31, 2006
7:24 PM

I love that picture, Marie! Such a beautiful baby and a beautiful hibiscus.

I have a headache too Joan, trying to count votes. LOL. And I forgot to vote. I loved my PINK Daisymae but of course and I also loved Joelle's ever so PINK flower which I have no clue what it is!! But I need it. LOL

Winners are on this thread.
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/634592/

hmm, I fell asleep and missed voting lol but the Gloriosa LIly would have been my choice for certain!!!

Well I just posted Daisymae's pic in there for fun...Thanks for thinking about her...lol...I wasn't expecting her to win..just something I can do with her...lol...School pic is next...