5/22/10
Tips for a Small Garden
There is a good wikihow page on gardening in small places at http://www.wikihow.com/Garden-in-a-Small-Space.
4/12/10
Montgomery Township: #5 Best Affordable Suburb
Business Week has named Montgomery Township the #5 Best Affordable Suburb in America for 2010! See http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/best-affordable-suburbs-in-america-2010.
2010 Rules
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
SIXTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
• No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
• Judging to Occur from the Middle of June thru
the Middle of July (more or less, depending on the weather)
o Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Ten Honorable Mention Winners - $10 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
• ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
o Front Garden
o Rear or Side Garden Visible to Passers-By
JUDGING CRITERIA/ CONSIDERATIONS
Color, Composition, Creativity, Texture, Theme, Functionality, Native Plants, Garden Accents, & Other Aesthetic, Design & Ecological Factors
Co-Sponsored by: Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association Garden Contest Committee and The Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, No. Wales
For More Information, Call 484-831-9124.
(Committee Members and Association Officers are not eligible for the contest.)
**** Please Note: All residents must follow the architectural guidelines of the community. Changes to fencing and borders, etc., require submission of a Request for Architectural Review Form and pre-approval by the Architectural Review Committee. For information, call the manager at 215-343-1550.
Last Year’s Winners: 1st- 805 Evergreen Court, 2nd- 6500 Rolling Hill,
3rd- 6600 Colonial, Plus Ten Honorable Mention Winners
For a complete list of prior winners and a copy of these rules, go to
http://www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com
SIXTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
• No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
• Judging to Occur from the Middle of June thru
the Middle of July (more or less, depending on the weather)
o Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Ten Honorable Mention Winners - $10 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
• ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
o Front Garden
o Rear or Side Garden Visible to Passers-By
JUDGING CRITERIA/ CONSIDERATIONS
Color, Composition, Creativity, Texture, Theme, Functionality, Native Plants, Garden Accents, & Other Aesthetic, Design & Ecological Factors
Co-Sponsored by: Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association Garden Contest Committee and The Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, No. Wales
For More Information, Call 484-831-9124.
(Committee Members and Association Officers are not eligible for the contest.)
**** Please Note: All residents must follow the architectural guidelines of the community. Changes to fencing and borders, etc., require submission of a Request for Architectural Review Form and pre-approval by the Architectural Review Committee. For information, call the manager at 215-343-1550.
Last Year’s Winners: 1st- 805 Evergreen Court, 2nd- 6500 Rolling Hill,
3rd- 6600 Colonial, Plus Ten Honorable Mention Winners
For a complete list of prior winners and a copy of these rules, go to
http://www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com
7/26/09
2009 WINNERS
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
FIFTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
2009 Winners
We had several additions to our team of judges this year. The team found the task of choosing the best gardens in the complex rewarding but very, very challenging. There were so many wonderful gardens, from large ones belonging to end units to attractive diminutive displays. There were over forty gardens in the running for the ten honorable mentions and ranking them was no easy task.
We have some gardens in Gwynedd Pointe that would have placed differently later in the summer, depending on the bloom time of their predominant flowers. So as you stroll around the development, look at all the gardens, not just those on this list. Your efforts will be visually rewarding.
And for those of us complaining about the rainy, cold weather we experienced during the June judging period, here is a note from the 2006 judge: “The weather this year was a real challenge as well with the heat, humidity, draught in early spring, and floods in the summer.” Sometimes the weather is favorable, sometimes it’s not. That’s gardening!
Thank you to the Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association and to Frank DePace of Continental Property Management for supporting our contest for five years in a row! Thank you to the Garden Contest Committee members for their dedication and hard work. Thank you to all of our gardeners who make Gwynedd Pointe such an attractive place to live! And last but not least, congratulations to the winners!!
Complete information on the first five years of our garden contest can be found at www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com.
1st Prize - $100 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
805 Evergreen Court
Second year at the top! Everything is in the right spot. Two iron trellises with clematis made a beautiful showing this year. There was a period in June when this garden looked so perfect, you’d want to set up a chair on the sidewalk and just stare at it.
2nd Prize - $50 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
6500 Rolling Hill
Could be the most colorful garden of all! Fourth time in the Top 3! Love the butterfly house!
3rd Prize - $25 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
6600 Colonial
Wonderful mix of plants and colors. Lavender, lilies, clematis. Has won honorable mentions in the past. Looking at it from the side, you’d think you were in Nantucket.
Honorable Mentions (in no particular order) - $10 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificates:
2400 Grist
A new, well-designed garden where finishing touches were still being put on it during the judging period. The basket of yellows and pinks in the tree is a nice touch.
2501 Grist Mill
Fourth time HM, nice rock walls in front and around the rear deck facing Bell Run.
5905 Constitution
View this one from the rear, from Rolling Hill. Nice birch in the front. Pergola in the rear contributes to a beautiful outdoor room.
2204 Harvard
A 1st, 2nd and two HMs in the past. A lovely naturalized garden. Nice butterfly bush in rear. Deserves lifetime achievement award.
2905 Harvard
Most geraniums and impatiens in the development. This garden’s annuals are becoming a perennial favorite (no pun intended).
1701 Old Mill
The flagstone wall makes this garden. Nice, neat display.
1301 Kenwood
The classic garden look. The statue of the girl is a nice focal point.
6501 Rolling Hill
This is a newer garden giving its neighbor at 6500 Rolling Hill a run for the money. Nice red maple. Good use of rocks and the little bike holding a yellow marigold is a nice touch.
6105 Rolling Hill
Can you make a cottage garden work in a modern townhouse setting? You betcha! Planned informality at its best.
4603 Congress
Impatiens provide color, as do hanging baskets. The evergreens make a nice backdrop. If you’re lucky, you’ll pass by when the water is spouting from the frog fountain.
Judges’ notes: The gardens in the 1300 block of Kenwood and the first place winner across the street, 805 Evergreen, work well together visually. ... The 6600 block of Colonial rivals the 1300 block of Kenwood, boasting several beautiful gardens.
FIFTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
2009 Winners
We had several additions to our team of judges this year. The team found the task of choosing the best gardens in the complex rewarding but very, very challenging. There were so many wonderful gardens, from large ones belonging to end units to attractive diminutive displays. There were over forty gardens in the running for the ten honorable mentions and ranking them was no easy task.
We have some gardens in Gwynedd Pointe that would have placed differently later in the summer, depending on the bloom time of their predominant flowers. So as you stroll around the development, look at all the gardens, not just those on this list. Your efforts will be visually rewarding.
And for those of us complaining about the rainy, cold weather we experienced during the June judging period, here is a note from the 2006 judge: “The weather this year was a real challenge as well with the heat, humidity, draught in early spring, and floods in the summer.” Sometimes the weather is favorable, sometimes it’s not. That’s gardening!
Thank you to the Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association and to Frank DePace of Continental Property Management for supporting our contest for five years in a row! Thank you to the Garden Contest Committee members for their dedication and hard work. Thank you to all of our gardeners who make Gwynedd Pointe such an attractive place to live! And last but not least, congratulations to the winners!!
Complete information on the first five years of our garden contest can be found at www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com.
1st Prize - $100 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
805 Evergreen Court
Second year at the top! Everything is in the right spot. Two iron trellises with clematis made a beautiful showing this year. There was a period in June when this garden looked so perfect, you’d want to set up a chair on the sidewalk and just stare at it.
2nd Prize - $50 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
6500 Rolling Hill
Could be the most colorful garden of all! Fourth time in the Top 3! Love the butterfly house!
3rd Prize - $25 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
6600 Colonial
Wonderful mix of plants and colors. Lavender, lilies, clematis. Has won honorable mentions in the past. Looking at it from the side, you’d think you were in Nantucket.
Honorable Mentions (in no particular order) - $10 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificates:
2400 Grist
A new, well-designed garden where finishing touches were still being put on it during the judging period. The basket of yellows and pinks in the tree is a nice touch.
2501 Grist Mill
Fourth time HM, nice rock walls in front and around the rear deck facing Bell Run.
5905 Constitution
View this one from the rear, from Rolling Hill. Nice birch in the front. Pergola in the rear contributes to a beautiful outdoor room.
2204 Harvard
A 1st, 2nd and two HMs in the past. A lovely naturalized garden. Nice butterfly bush in rear. Deserves lifetime achievement award.
2905 Harvard
Most geraniums and impatiens in the development. This garden’s annuals are becoming a perennial favorite (no pun intended).
1701 Old Mill
The flagstone wall makes this garden. Nice, neat display.
1301 Kenwood
The classic garden look. The statue of the girl is a nice focal point.
6501 Rolling Hill
This is a newer garden giving its neighbor at 6500 Rolling Hill a run for the money. Nice red maple. Good use of rocks and the little bike holding a yellow marigold is a nice touch.
6105 Rolling Hill
Can you make a cottage garden work in a modern townhouse setting? You betcha! Planned informality at its best.
4603 Congress
Impatiens provide color, as do hanging baskets. The evergreens make a nice backdrop. If you’re lucky, you’ll pass by when the water is spouting from the frog fountain.
Judges’ notes: The gardens in the 1300 block of Kenwood and the first place winner across the street, 805 Evergreen, work well together visually. ... The 6600 block of Colonial rivals the 1300 block of Kenwood, boasting several beautiful gardens.
4/7/09
2009 Rules
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
FIFTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
· No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
· Judging to Occur the First Three Weeks of June
Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
Ten Honorable Mention Winners - $10 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
Front Garden
Rear or Side Garden Visible to Passers-By
JUDGING CRITERIA/ CONSIDERATIONS
Color, Composition, Creativity, Texture, Theme, Functionality, Native Plants, Garden Accents, & Other Aesthetic, Design & Ecological Factors
Sponsored by: Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association Garden Contest Committee
Frank Chmielewski, Chair
Peter Orendac
Tom Crouch, Member Emeritus
Kathy Parkinson
Rebecca Russell
For More Information, Call 610-644-2100, x7337.
(Committee Members and Association Officers are not eligible for the contest.)
**** Please Note: All residents must follow the architectural guidelines of the community. Changes to fencing and borders, etc., require submission of a Request for Architectural Review Form and pre-approval by the Architectural Review Committee. For information, call the manager at 215-343-1550.
Last Year’s Winners: 1st- 805 Evergreen Court, 2nd- 6500 Rolling Hill,
3rd- 5905 Constitution, Plus Ten Honorable Mention Winners
For a complete list of prior winners and a copy of these rules, go to
http://www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com
FIFTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
· No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
· Judging to Occur the First Three Weeks of June
Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
Ten Honorable Mention Winners - $10 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
Front Garden
Rear or Side Garden Visible to Passers-By
JUDGING CRITERIA/ CONSIDERATIONS
Color, Composition, Creativity, Texture, Theme, Functionality, Native Plants, Garden Accents, & Other Aesthetic, Design & Ecological Factors
Sponsored by: Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association Garden Contest Committee
Frank Chmielewski, Chair
Peter Orendac
Tom Crouch, Member Emeritus
Kathy Parkinson
Rebecca Russell
For More Information, Call 610-644-2100, x7337.
(Committee Members and Association Officers are not eligible for the contest.)
**** Please Note: All residents must follow the architectural guidelines of the community. Changes to fencing and borders, etc., require submission of a Request for Architectural Review Form and pre-approval by the Architectural Review Committee. For information, call the manager at 215-343-1550.
Last Year’s Winners: 1st- 805 Evergreen Court, 2nd- 6500 Rolling Hill,
3rd- 5905 Constitution, Plus Ten Honorable Mention Winners
For a complete list of prior winners and a copy of these rules, go to
http://www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com
2/13/09
Winners' Recap - 2005 to 2008
1st Prizes:
805 Evergreen (+ HM)
3503 Congress (+ 2nd, HM, HM)
2204 Harvard (+ 2nd, HM, HM)
905 Kenwood (+ HM, HM)
2nd Prizes:
6500 Rolling Hill (2x, + 3rd, HM)
3404 Carriage (+ HM)
6601 Colonial (+ 3rd, HM, HM)
3rd Prizes:
6500 Rolling Hill (2x)
6601 Colonial
1604 Liberty
5905 Constitution
2905 Harvard (+ HM)
6602 Colonial (+ HM)
Honorable Mentions:
6105 Rolling Hill (2x)
6400 Rolling Hill
1505 Liberty
1304 Kenwood
500 Evergreen
2004 Harvard
2501 Grist Mill (3x)
2403 Grist Mill
4403 Congress (3x)
1301 Kenwood
3005 Harvard (2x)
4601 Congress
6600 Colonial (2x)
802 Evergreen
4904 Congress (2x)
6200 Rolling Hill
1604 Liberty
303 Signal
701 Evergreen
5501 Constitution
5203 Plantation
805 Evergreen (+ HM)
3503 Congress (+ 2nd, HM, HM)
2204 Harvard (+ 2nd, HM, HM)
905 Kenwood (+ HM, HM)
2nd Prizes:
6500 Rolling Hill (2x, + 3rd, HM)
3404 Carriage (+ HM)
6601 Colonial (+ 3rd, HM, HM)
3rd Prizes:
6500 Rolling Hill (2x)
6601 Colonial
1604 Liberty
5905 Constitution
2905 Harvard (+ HM)
6602 Colonial (+ HM)
Honorable Mentions:
6105 Rolling Hill (2x)
6400 Rolling Hill
1505 Liberty
1304 Kenwood
500 Evergreen
2004 Harvard
2501 Grist Mill (3x)
2403 Grist Mill
4403 Congress (3x)
1301 Kenwood
3005 Harvard (2x)
4601 Congress
6600 Colonial (2x)
802 Evergreen
4904 Congress (2x)
6200 Rolling Hill
1604 Liberty
303 Signal
701 Evergreen
5501 Constitution
5203 Plantation
2008 Winners
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
FOURTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
Prizes Courtesy of the Professionals at
The Rhoads Garden
“A COMPLETE NURSERY, FLORAL AND GARDEN CENTER”
570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales, PA
215-699-2207
http://www.rhoadsgarden.com/
We added a couple of judges this year. The judging team found the task of choosing the best gardens in the complex rewarding but very, very challenging. There were so many wonderful gardens, from large ones belonging to end units to attractive diminutive displays. The top three placed so close, we almost had a three-way tie. Even the margin between the honorable mentions and the top three was slim.
There are many beautiful gardens not mentioned below that arguably deserve an honorable mention. It was like splitting hairs for the judges, but we did the best we could to distinguish them based on many criteria. Evaluation took place during the first two weeks of June. Undoubtedly, we have some gardens in Gwynedd Pointe that would have placed differently later in the summer, depending on the bloom time of their predominant flowers. So as you stroll around the development, look at all the gardens, not just those on this list. Your efforts will be visually rewarding.
Thank you to the Rhoads Garden for supporting our contest for four years in a row!
1st Prize - $100 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
805 Evergreen Court
Honorable Mention last year. Everything is in the right spot. Two iron trellises with clematis planted last year making beautiful showing this year. Symmetry of non-plant material beautifully offset by imbalance of plant material.
2nd Prize - $50 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
6500 Rolling Hill
Color, color, everywhere! Third time in the Top 3!
3rd Prize - $25 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
5905 Constitution
View this one from the rear, from Rolling Hill. There is a lot of structure with the pergola, yet the plantings are lovely and elegant. Talk about a garden as an outdoor room!
Honorable Mention (in no particular order) - $10 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificates:
6105 Rolling Hill
Earned an honorable mention last year, was a judge’s favorite this year. If judging took place a little later in the season when the garden is in full bloom, could have been the winner.
6400 Rolling Hill
Nice color coordination of plant and non-plant material. Postage stamp-sized garden, yet really works, like a small still-life painting.
1505 Liberty Court
Best rock garden in Gwynedd Pointe. Bench is a nice place to sit and gaze.
1304 Kenwood
Nice orderly garden along a row of standout gardens.
500 Evergreen
The huge alliums were in bloom during the first week of judging, and really made the garden blossom.
3503 North Carriage
1st last year, 2nd the year before, and honorable mention the first contest year. Different look every year. Love the ornamental ball as focal point. Deserves emeritus status.
3404 South Carriage
Second place last year, and there will surely be those who believe it should be in the Top 3 again this year. Painterly execution of colors.
2204 Harvard
A 1st, 2nd and HM in the past. Deserves lifetime achievement award. (We might have to start a Hall of Fame!)
2905 Harvard
3rd prize last year, a real contender this year.
2501 Grist Mill
Third time HM, nice in front and around rear deck facing Bell Run.
Thanks again to the Rhoads Garden, and to all of our gardeners who make Gwynedd Pointe such an attractive place to live!
FOURTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
Prizes Courtesy of the Professionals at
The Rhoads Garden
“A COMPLETE NURSERY, FLORAL AND GARDEN CENTER”
570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales, PA
215-699-2207
http://www.rhoadsgarden.com/
We added a couple of judges this year. The judging team found the task of choosing the best gardens in the complex rewarding but very, very challenging. There were so many wonderful gardens, from large ones belonging to end units to attractive diminutive displays. The top three placed so close, we almost had a three-way tie. Even the margin between the honorable mentions and the top three was slim.
There are many beautiful gardens not mentioned below that arguably deserve an honorable mention. It was like splitting hairs for the judges, but we did the best we could to distinguish them based on many criteria. Evaluation took place during the first two weeks of June. Undoubtedly, we have some gardens in Gwynedd Pointe that would have placed differently later in the summer, depending on the bloom time of their predominant flowers. So as you stroll around the development, look at all the gardens, not just those on this list. Your efforts will be visually rewarding.
Thank you to the Rhoads Garden for supporting our contest for four years in a row!
1st Prize - $100 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
805 Evergreen Court
Honorable Mention last year. Everything is in the right spot. Two iron trellises with clematis planted last year making beautiful showing this year. Symmetry of non-plant material beautifully offset by imbalance of plant material.
2nd Prize - $50 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
6500 Rolling Hill
Color, color, everywhere! Third time in the Top 3!
3rd Prize - $25 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificate
5905 Constitution
View this one from the rear, from Rolling Hill. There is a lot of structure with the pergola, yet the plantings are lovely and elegant. Talk about a garden as an outdoor room!
Honorable Mention (in no particular order) - $10 Rhoads Garden Gift Certificates:
6105 Rolling Hill
Earned an honorable mention last year, was a judge’s favorite this year. If judging took place a little later in the season when the garden is in full bloom, could have been the winner.
6400 Rolling Hill
Nice color coordination of plant and non-plant material. Postage stamp-sized garden, yet really works, like a small still-life painting.
1505 Liberty Court
Best rock garden in Gwynedd Pointe. Bench is a nice place to sit and gaze.
1304 Kenwood
Nice orderly garden along a row of standout gardens.
500 Evergreen
The huge alliums were in bloom during the first week of judging, and really made the garden blossom.
3503 North Carriage
1st last year, 2nd the year before, and honorable mention the first contest year. Different look every year. Love the ornamental ball as focal point. Deserves emeritus status.
3404 South Carriage
Second place last year, and there will surely be those who believe it should be in the Top 3 again this year. Painterly execution of colors.
2204 Harvard
A 1st, 2nd and HM in the past. Deserves lifetime achievement award. (We might have to start a Hall of Fame!)
2905 Harvard
3rd prize last year, a real contender this year.
2501 Grist Mill
Third time HM, nice in front and around rear deck facing Bell Run.
Thanks again to the Rhoads Garden, and to all of our gardeners who make Gwynedd Pointe such an attractive place to live!
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