Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
8th Annual Garden Contest - 2012 Winners
Co-Sponsored by the Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
&
The Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales
We say it every year – it gets harder and harder to judge the wonderful gardens in Gwynedd Pointe because there are so many great ones. Congratulations to the winners, and to all of those who did not win, yet contribute to making our neighborhood so beautiful. … And has it been hot enough for you!?
Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
2402 Grist Mill – There must be pots of gold in the front and back gardens, because rainbows could originate in them, they’re that colorful. In the rear (visible from Bell Run), we saw foxglove, begonias, sedum, yellow lilies, daisies, and pinwheels for a little kinetic art. The front includes a nice Japanese maple and hydrangea. Either side standing alone would have won first prize. Great Job!!
Second Place - $75 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
3503 Carriage – This garden has been a perennial favorite (pun intended). Standing in front of it, your eyes are drawn to the fountain, which was running whenever we went by, up the slope past yellow, orange and pink hibiscuses, coleus, a sunburst trellis, lilies and impatiens, to the butterfly stained glass above the door. Beautiful!
Third Place - $50 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
6104 Rolling Hill – We liked the Phillies’ gnome, but it was the plantings, of course, that make this garden a winner. We saw primrose, catmint, calla lily, dianthus, and thunbergia (aka sunflower vine or black-eyed Susan vine), plus two nice hollies. Fantastic!
Honorable Mentions (in order by address) - $15 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
203 Signal Hill – A lot was done with little room in this garden. The judges liked the nasturtiums and the summer sweet. The boy and girl statues are nice touches.
502 Evergreen – Beautiful garden in a small space, with petunias, lilies, clematis, and orange begonias on a bench.
805 Evergreen – Another perennial favorite. The trellises with clematis, the color, it’s all there. This garden has a sculptural quality, and many of the plants were chosen to look great all summer.
1000 Kenwood – 1000 Kenwood is batting 1.000, with perfectly placed day lilies, hostas, rose, and astilbe.
1500 Liberty – The pink clematis spilling from the trellis was just beautiful. We liked the astilbe, and the potted geraniums and petunias. The birdbath provides a focal point. Good use of a small space.
2101 Harvard – A tombstone border surrounds this beautiful tiered garden, with its impatiens and potted geraniums. Look around, the pots are a little hidden and need to be discovered.
2302 Harvard – Beautiful hostas and a nice mauve hydrangea in this wonderful woodland garden.
2501 Grist Mill – A yearly favorite. Gorgeous red bud tree in the front, yellow hostas, Stella d’Oro lilies, a nice stone wall, and the bell-shaped wind chime is a nice touch.
6105 Rolling Hill – Always a beautiful garden! We saw Turk’s cap lily, pink lupine, snapdragons, salvia, mosses, and the bird bath is a good focal point.
6601 Colonial – A very colorful garden, with nicely spaced pansies, balloon flower, Stella d’Oro lilies, daisies, impatiens, S-shaped border, and river rock lining the sidewalk.
Judges’ Note – The following areas have many standout gardens not listed above: Carriage, Colonial, Constitution, Grist Mill, Kenwood, Liberty, Rolling Hill, and Signal Hill. In fact, there were contenders on every court and drive.
Special thanks to Frank DePace of Continental Property Management for his support, and to all the great gardeners that help to make Gwynedd Pointe so attractive!
Go to http://www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com/ for rules and more information.
7/4/12
4/2/12
2012 RULES
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
EIGHTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
o Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Second Place - $75 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Third Place - $50 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Ten Honorable Mention Winners - $15 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
• No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
• Judging to Occur During the Month of June
• 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
Winners will be announced on or about
July 4, 2012, at
www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com.
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.
For a complete list of prior winners and a copy of these rules, go to
www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com
EIGHTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
o Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Second Place - $75 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Third Place - $50 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
o Ten Honorable Mention Winners - $15 Gift Certificate for The Rhoads Garden
• No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
• Judging to Occur During the Month of June
• 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
Winners will be announced on or about
July 4, 2012, at
www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com.
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.
For a complete list of prior winners and a copy of these rules, go to
www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com
7/3/11
2011 WINNERS
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
7th Annual Garden Contest - 2011 Winners
Co-Sponsored by the Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
Garden Contest Committee
&
The Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales
We say it every year – it gets harder and harder to judge the wonderful gardens in Gwynedd Pointe. But it’s true! This year it was like one giant photo finish. Congratulations to the winners, and to all those who did not win yet contribute to making our development so beautiful.
Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
6105 Rolling Hill – Variety, variety, variety, all beautifully placed! Coneflower, bee balm, petunias, snapdragon (a nice touch that you don’t see a lot), Turk’s cap lily, plumbago ground cover, astilbe and corydalis. Chrysanthemums for a line of texture until fall. Birdbath is a nice focal point.
Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
6600 Colonial – You’ll want to set up a chair on the sidewalk and watch this garden; you might see a visitor to the hummingbird feeder. We saw clematis, stella d’ora lilies, potentilla, and an old favorite that is coming back, four o’clocks. The gourd birdhouse provides focus.
Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
3404 Carriage – This garden is all about color. We saw calibrachoa, lobelia, yellow daisy, lantana, and two mandevilla. The Montauk daisy should look great in the fall.
Honorable Mentions (in order by address) - $10 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
1002 Kenwood – A shade garden that is beautiful in its understated elegance. Astilbe, hosta, holly, geranium, spider wort, and a nice purple leaf plum.
Judges’ Notes – there are some wonderful gardens on both sides of Kenwood.
2100 Harvard – A tidy, neat garden that proves you don’t need a lot of space for a nice display. The planter follows the design rule of thumb of “thriller-chiller-spiller” (Google it, it all makes sense).
2501 Grist – Gorgeous garden from the front, as well as in the rear from Bell Run. Hosta, angelonia, celosia, dahlias, and delphinium. Nice red bud tree (state tree of Oklahoma).
3401 Carriage – A nice display of dusty miller, hostas, pansies, and three beautiful hanging baskets.
3503 Carriage – Beautiful garden. Sweet potato vines in hanging baskets, a block of coleus, stella d’ora lily, impatiens, begonias, dahlias, orange hibiscus, and ornamental oregano.
4101 Quaker – Hollyhocks, balloon flower, and an assortment of colorful flowers that must make the butterflies happy.
Judges’ Note – There are quite a few impressive gardens on Quaker this year.
5701 Constitution – Beautiful hydrangea in pink and blue. Orange lilies and a pot of impatiens mean color, color, color!
6501 Rolling Hill – Can you say perfectly placed plants? White daisies play off the white rocker. Lamium ground cover, and a nice red maple.
Judges’ Note- There are some beautiful gardens on both sides of the street on Rolling Hill.
6602 Colonial – Foxglove, verbena, potted petunia, beautiful.
6901 Colonial – holly, hydrangea, basil, dianthus, impatiens, coreopsis and sedum. A wonderful garden.
Judges’ Note – Colonial is full of beautiful gardens. Be sure to check them out.
Special thanks to Frank DePace of Continental Property Management for his support, and to all the great gardeners that help to make Gwynedd Pointe so attractive!
7th Annual Garden Contest - 2011 Winners
Co-Sponsored by the Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
Garden Contest Committee
&
The Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales
We say it every year – it gets harder and harder to judge the wonderful gardens in Gwynedd Pointe. But it’s true! This year it was like one giant photo finish. Congratulations to the winners, and to all those who did not win yet contribute to making our development so beautiful.
Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
6105 Rolling Hill – Variety, variety, variety, all beautifully placed! Coneflower, bee balm, petunias, snapdragon (a nice touch that you don’t see a lot), Turk’s cap lily, plumbago ground cover, astilbe and corydalis. Chrysanthemums for a line of texture until fall. Birdbath is a nice focal point.
Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
6600 Colonial – You’ll want to set up a chair on the sidewalk and watch this garden; you might see a visitor to the hummingbird feeder. We saw clematis, stella d’ora lilies, potentilla, and an old favorite that is coming back, four o’clocks. The gourd birdhouse provides focus.
Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
3404 Carriage – This garden is all about color. We saw calibrachoa, lobelia, yellow daisy, lantana, and two mandevilla. The Montauk daisy should look great in the fall.
Honorable Mentions (in order by address) - $10 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
1002 Kenwood – A shade garden that is beautiful in its understated elegance. Astilbe, hosta, holly, geranium, spider wort, and a nice purple leaf plum.
Judges’ Notes – there are some wonderful gardens on both sides of Kenwood.
2100 Harvard – A tidy, neat garden that proves you don’t need a lot of space for a nice display. The planter follows the design rule of thumb of “thriller-chiller-spiller” (Google it, it all makes sense).
2501 Grist – Gorgeous garden from the front, as well as in the rear from Bell Run. Hosta, angelonia, celosia, dahlias, and delphinium. Nice red bud tree (state tree of Oklahoma).
3401 Carriage – A nice display of dusty miller, hostas, pansies, and three beautiful hanging baskets.
3503 Carriage – Beautiful garden. Sweet potato vines in hanging baskets, a block of coleus, stella d’ora lily, impatiens, begonias, dahlias, orange hibiscus, and ornamental oregano.
4101 Quaker – Hollyhocks, balloon flower, and an assortment of colorful flowers that must make the butterflies happy.
Judges’ Note – There are quite a few impressive gardens on Quaker this year.
5701 Constitution – Beautiful hydrangea in pink and blue. Orange lilies and a pot of impatiens mean color, color, color!
6501 Rolling Hill – Can you say perfectly placed plants? White daisies play off the white rocker. Lamium ground cover, and a nice red maple.
Judges’ Note- There are some beautiful gardens on both sides of the street on Rolling Hill.
6602 Colonial – Foxglove, verbena, potted petunia, beautiful.
6901 Colonial – holly, hydrangea, basil, dianthus, impatiens, coreopsis and sedum. A wonderful garden.
Judges’ Note – Colonial is full of beautiful gardens. Be sure to check them out.
Special thanks to Frank DePace of Continental Property Management for his support, and to all the great gardeners that help to make Gwynedd Pointe so attractive!
4/19/11
2011 Rules
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
SEVENTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
• No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
• Judging to Occur During the Month of June
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
Winners will be announced on or about July 4, 2011, at
www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com.
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.
SEVENTH ANNUAL GARDEN CONTEST
• No Entry Fee or Application, Just Spruce
Up Your Garden
• Judging to Occur During the Month of June
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
Winners will be announced on or about July 4, 2011, at
www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com.
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.
8/28/10
2010 WINNERS
Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
6th Annual Garden Contest - 2010 Winners
Co-Sponsored by the Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
Garden Contest Committee
&
The Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales
Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
3503 Carriage – Won first place a couple of years ago, and is back on top. Wonderful colors, creativity and design, and the fountain is a nice touch!
Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
6600 Colonial – Moved up from third place last year. Painterly. Flies the U.S. flag. Hummingbirds use the feeder. A garden to be observed over and over again.
Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
2501 Grist – Beautiful stone wall, great accents and colors. The rear garden is a delight.
Honorable Mentions (in order by address) - $10 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
1301 Kenwood – Classic garden look with a statue of a little girl as a focal point.
1302 Kenwood – It all works: the trellis, tall grasses, stone path and bench
2204 Harvard – A lovely, naturalized garden. The gazing ball looks great.
2905 Harvard – The long wall looks great as do the Gerber daisies and Rose of Sharon.
3005 Harvard – Beautiful, colorful, multi-level garden.
3404 Carriage – The baskets and urn add dimension to this colorful garden. Creative!
4603 Congress – Wonderful end garden, with impatiens in the baskets adding color.
5905 Constitution – View this one from the rear, on Rolling Hill. It looks like one of the large exhibits at the Philadelphia Flower Show!
6500 Rolling Hill – a perennial favorite (pun intended), complete with butterfly house.
7005 Rolling Hill – Beautiful, orderly garden. It’s new. Will be a future contender.
Judges’ notes: distinctive rows include the 1300 block of Kenwood, the 6000 block of Rolling Hill, and the 6600 block of Colonial. They are all gorgeous!
Special thanks to Frank DePace of Continental Property Management for his support, and to all the great gardeners that help to make Gwynedd Pointe so attractive!
Go to http://www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com/ for rules and information.
6th Annual Garden Contest - 2010 Winners
Co-Sponsored by the Gwynedd Pointe Homeowners Association
Garden Contest Committee
&
The Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales
Grand Prize - $100 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
3503 Carriage – Won first place a couple of years ago, and is back on top. Wonderful colors, creativity and design, and the fountain is a nice touch!
Second Place - $50 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
6600 Colonial – Moved up from third place last year. Painterly. Flies the U.S. flag. Hummingbirds use the feeder. A garden to be observed over and over again.
Third Place - $25 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
2501 Grist – Beautiful stone wall, great accents and colors. The rear garden is a delight.
Honorable Mentions (in order by address) - $10 Gift Certificate for the Rhoads Garden
1301 Kenwood – Classic garden look with a statue of a little girl as a focal point.
1302 Kenwood – It all works: the trellis, tall grasses, stone path and bench
2204 Harvard – A lovely, naturalized garden. The gazing ball looks great.
2905 Harvard – The long wall looks great as do the Gerber daisies and Rose of Sharon.
3005 Harvard – Beautiful, colorful, multi-level garden.
3404 Carriage – The baskets and urn add dimension to this colorful garden. Creative!
4603 Congress – Wonderful end garden, with impatiens in the baskets adding color.
5905 Constitution – View this one from the rear, on Rolling Hill. It looks like one of the large exhibits at the Philadelphia Flower Show!
6500 Rolling Hill – a perennial favorite (pun intended), complete with butterfly house.
7005 Rolling Hill – Beautiful, orderly garden. It’s new. Will be a future contender.
Judges’ notes: distinctive rows include the 1300 block of Kenwood, the 6000 block of Rolling Hill, and the 6600 block of Colonial. They are all gorgeous!
Special thanks to Frank DePace of Continental Property Management for his support, and to all the great gardeners that help to make Gwynedd Pointe so attractive!
Go to http://www.gwyneddpointegardencontest.blogspot.com/ for rules and information.
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.
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