Results from NEDS Photo Contest
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Our annual photo contest was held on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at the Boylston Town House in Boylston, MA.  Thank you to the 13 photographers who entered 160 photos in our contest.  We were experiencing some snow on Saturday so the attendance at the meeting was light. There were so many great photos which made it hard to choose a favorite.  Because of the low turnout at the meeting and the abundance of great photos, there were several ties.

Click here to see the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in 2025.

Below are the links to the see presentations of all photos entered in the contest, including the name of the cultivar and the photographer name:
   - Single Flower
   - Landscapes and Garden Art
   - Clump and Cluster
   - Seedling
   - Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife

Here are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photos that won the most points in each category:

2025 NEDS PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety

First Place

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 1st Place (4-way tie) - 'Asiatic Pheasant'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 1st Place (4-way tie) - 'Flabbergasted' photo by Patrick Dooley

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 1st Place (4-way tie) - 'Groovy UV'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 1st Place (4-way tie) - 'Spacecoast Peacemaker' photo by Patrick Dooley

Second Place

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 2nd Place (4-way tie) - 'Absolutely Stellar' photo by Patrick Dooley

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 2nd Place (4-way tie) - 'Four Eyes'  photo by Greg Haggett

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 2nd Place (4-way tie) - 'Fuzzy Math'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 2nd Place (4-way tie) - 'Mount Eagle'  photo by Nancy Stern

Third Place

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'Christmas Bow Tie'  photo by Elisabeth Murphy

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'Doctor McGregor's Garden' photo by Kathy Viamari

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'Double Old Ivory'  photo by Grace Hopkins

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'Graphic Art'  photo by Elisabeth Murphy

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'King Crab'  photo by Nancy Stern

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'Last House on the Left'  photo by Nancy Stern

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'Little Crooner'  photo by Laurie Longo

Category 1 - Single Flower: Named and Registered Variety 3rd place (8-way tie) - 'Memphis'  photo by Greg Haggett

Category 2 - Landscapes & Garden Art

First Place

Category 2 - Landscapes & Garden Art 1st Place - 'Dee Nash garden at AHS National 2024 in OKC'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Second Place

Category 2 - Landscapes & Garden Art 2nd Place - 'Orientals and Daylilies 7-18-2024'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Third Place

Category 2 - Landscapes & Garden Art 3rd Place - 'Greg's Garden #3' photo by Greg Haggett

Category 3 - Clump and Clusters

First Place

Category 3 - Clump and Clusters 1st Place - 'Spotted Sandpiper'  photo by Greg Haggett

Second Place

Category 3 - Clump and Clusters 2nd Place - 'Isabel's Spider'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Third Place

Category 3 - Clump and Clusters 3rd place (2-way tie) - 'Elsie Stelter' photo by Patrick Dooley

Category 3 - Clump and Clusters 3rd place (2-way tie) - 'Make It Snappy'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Category 4 - Seedling not Named or Introduced Variety, Single, Multiple or Clump

First Place

Category 4 - Seedling not Named or Introduced Variety, Single, Multiple or Clump 1st Place - 'Seedling for Grace'  photo by Nancy Stern

Second Place

Category 4 - Seedling not Named or Introduced Variety, Single, Multiple or Clump 2nd Place - 'Rich Howard Seedling WUND 19-10'  photo by Greg Haggett

Third Place

Category 4 - Seedling not Named or Introduced Variety, Single, Multiple or Clump 3rd place - 'Topguns Seedling'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Category 5 - Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife

First Place

Category 5 - Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife 1st Place - 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' with Katydid'  photo by Greg Haggett

Second Place

Category 5 - Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife 2nd Place (2-way tie) - 'Dan & Linda 07-22-24'  photo by Marlene Harmon

Category 5 - Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife 2nd Place (2-way tie) -'Green Icon'  photo by Laurie Longo

Third Place

Category 5 - Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife 3rd place (2-way tie) - 'Butterfly on Green Glitter'  photo by Elisabeth Murphy

Category 5 - Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife 3rd place (2-way tie) - 'Grasshopper on daylily'  photo by Nancy Stern

Rules can be found at this link:
NEDS 2025 Photo Contest Rules.pdf.

Click here to see the winners from last year's contest in January 2024.

Dates of upcoming events for 2025:

March 8, 2025 - NEDS Meeting - Proposed date and speaker TBD
April 12, 2025 - NEDS Meeting - Proposed date and speaker TBD
May 2025 - Plant Sale
July 26, 2025 - Daylily Exhibition @ New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
July/August 2025 - Date and location TBD
October 2025 - Tentative
November 2025 - Date and program TBD

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