Summertime - the gardener's season. It's the time of blooms and connecting with Mother Earth. Join us in celebrating our love of gardening by entering our Summer Gardening Awards, 2009! This summer we have two categories for you to enter.

Categories

1. The Sunny Sunflower: Who doesn't get inspired by a smiling sunflower? This Award will go to the Sunflower voted as the most "beautiful". Select your favourite type of sunflower, gather your seeds, find that perfect sunflower location and get ready to pamper your Awards entry!
2. The Retreat: One of the greatest benefits of a personal garden area is that feeling of inner peace that it brings. For some, that feeling of fulfilment happens while gazing at a particular flower; for others it occurs while meditating in a specific setting; and for others - well, it can be anything. Share with us your special garden retreat area and in your description share your design inspiration and how the retreat area affects you emotionally.

The Sunny Sunflower - Category Prizes

1st Place

• GardenTenders Full Color Journal
• GardenTenders T-Shirt

2nd Place

• GardenTenders T-Shirt

The Retreat - Category Prizes

1st Place

• GardenTenders Full Color Journal
• GardenTenders T-Shirt

2nd Place

• GardenTenders T-Shirt

Official Rules

1. You may enter one project per category and you may enter the same project into multiple categories.
2. By entering, you verify that your entry is your own creation (Note: GT.com is NOT responsible for monitoring authenticity).
3. Entry opens on July 1, 2009 at 6 AM and ends on July 31, 2009 at 3 PM CDT.
4. Voting opens on August 1, 2009 at 6 AM and ends on August 7, 2009 at 3 PM CDT.
5. Each vote must list top five entries per category in order. You cannot vote for your own entry. (Note: When you sign in to vote, you will not see your own entry listed.)
6. You are allowed to vote only if you have at least one project listed on the GardenTenders.com.
7. You can vote only once.
8. Top gardeners will be those with the highest point scores following the voting system. (See point system below.)
9. Award recipients will be required to provide their mailing address in order to receive their Award gifts.
10. Results will be announced on August 8, 2009 at 6 AM CDT.

Point System

1. Points will be assigned to each vote cast with the following values:
   • 1st place: 5 points
   • 2nd place: 4 points
   • 3rd place: 3 points
   • 4th place: 2 points
   • 5th place: 1 point
2. The Winner will be the member with the entry with the highest points.
3. In case of a tie, the top honors will be given to the member with the most 1st place votes and if there is still a tie, the highest number of 2nd place will be the determining factor, and so on.

GardenTenders.com reserves the right to amend the rules at any time in case unanticipated circumstances arise.
GardenTenders.com is not responsible for authenticity of entries and/or voting outcome.

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