Photo of the Month Contest
You can show off your green thumb by photographing the plants in your garden! Each month we will be sponsoring a contest. The best picture each month will win a $25 Gift Certificate from Rainbow Gardens. We will show these pictures in our database of plants. Share your beautiful yard with other Rainbow Garden customers.
We are looking specifically for plants that do well in our South Texas climate and soils. We would like an overview shot of the entire plant and then a closeup shot of any interesting feature, such as the flower and/or fruit. As we build out database, other users will be able to access it and see how these plants will look and grow in their yard. Hopefully it will extend everyone's knowledge of gardening in our area. Once these photos are uploaded to the Plant Database, we invite gardeners to give their comments on experiences in growing that particular plant, good or bad.
Here is an example of what we are looking for. Don't worry about the botanical name, if you can name your photo with the common name you have heard, that is good enough. Or leave it unnamed. If we can't figure it out, we'll list it on our What is This Plant? page under the Plants menu and challenge our armchair horticulturists:
Please rename your file with your first name and email address so we will know who it belongs to.
Justicia brandegeana - Shrimp Plant Overview
Justicia brandegeana - Shrimp Plant Closeup of the Flower