2019 Photo Contest / Dan Robarts

Our first meeting of the 2019 season will be Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Horticulture building at Southern Maine Community College on Slocum Drive in South Portland.  We will hold our our annual photo contest, and we will have a talk from Dan Robarts.  Dan is a daylily hybridizer and works at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden as a Grower / Horticulturalist.   We will also have our Spring Pot-Luck, so be sure to bring something tasty to share

Unexpected Extra, Robarts 2015

April Photo Contest

This contest is open to all SMDHS members.

Members will bring photos for the contest to the meeting on April 6.

All entries must be received by 12:00 pm.

Entries must meet the following requirements:

Photos must be a maximum of 5” x 7” in size.

Photos must not be matted or framed.

The category, name of the photographer and the name of the cultivar should be written on the back of the photo.

Photos should not contain any names, copyright marks or other information that would indicate the photographer.

Members may enter up to 5 photographs in each category.

Categories are as follows:

  1. Single daylily flower.
  2. Single hosta flower or leaf.
  3. Multiple daylily flowers.
  4. Multiple hosta flowers or leaves.
  5. Landscapes
  6. People, sculpture or critters with daylilies or hostas.

Votes will be tabulated and winners will be announced.

Winners from each category will also be judged “Best in Show” by the membership in a separate round of voting.

Prizes will be:

Category winners: $10 in auction credit for the 2018 Lobstah Classic.Grand prize “Best in Show”: $25 in auction credit for the  2018 Lobstah Classic