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Outstanding Ornamental 65
I took this shot with a close up lens so there is little depth of field showing only colors in the background and foreground. When I see these plant shapes and colors in combination with light it taps into my passion for photography.
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Outstanding Ornamental 66
This photo was taken at a Farmer's Market in downtown Huntington Beach. I could not resist taking a photo of the combination of these flowers! As a master gardener I love, love, love flowers and always try to have some type of cutting flowers for bouquets throughout the year. This photo was taken...
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Outstanding Ornamental 67
I have this Fairy Duster shrub in my backyard in Coachella. I took a cutting and put it in a vase. Beautiful plant! I love it! Picture was taken in February 2017. Yellow butterfly's and Hummingbirds love it. What catches my eye is the very delicate red explosion of the flower!
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Outstanding Ornamental 68
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Outstanding Ornamental 69
This picture was taken at water level in our natural swimming pool on Tuesday, June 20. This is the first blooms on our exotic water lily, Red Bullseye.
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Outstanding Ornamental 70
This picture was taken at water level in our natural swimming pool on Tuesday, June 20. This is the first blooms on our exotic water lily, Red Bullseye.
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Outstanding Ornamental 71
This was taken in my habitat garden. I am always looking for dramatic lighting situations where the blossom really stands out. I call it peek a boo lighting.
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Outstanding Ornamental 72
Taken in the Portland, Oregon Rose Garden, tended by community volunteers this spring. Didn't even see our pollinator friend until after the photo was taken. I loved the vibrant contrast of this perfect rose against the natural environment of blue sky and green conifers. In contrast, yet somehow...
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Outstanding Ornamental 73
This lovely everyday Phalaenopsis Orchid was a gift for a Thanksgiving dinner a few years ago. I decided it needed an apropos container and found this turkey basket that highlights the yearly orchid blossoms, perhaps as part of the turkey's tail? It usually happily sits on my kitchen counter with ...
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Outstanding Ornamental 74
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Outstanding Ornamental 75
Liberty High School, Benicia, 2017.Vibrant Colors and beneficial insect at work.
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Outstanding Ornamental 76
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Outstanding Ornamental 77
taken at home in a vase i love this flower
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Outstanding Ornamental 78
For two years Miss Clivia has produced several beautiful blooms in a pot on my patio. The first named species in 1828 the Kew botanist John Lindley named it in honor of Charlotte Percy (née Clive), Duchess of Northumberland (1787–1866), who was for a time the governess of the future Queen Victoria.
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Outstanding Ornamental 79
This photo was taken in our backyard on April 17, 2016. I love the colors in this photo - the vibrant pink of these little Carnations against the pretty purple of the Campanulas. I look forward to seeing these happy flowers each spring!
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Outstanding Ornamental 80
I'm from the Puget Sound region of Washington State. I've fairly successfully adapted to living in Southern California - the different plants, the drier, warmer weather. But when visiting home last summer, it was great to hike in the rainforest in very moist conditions. The mosses and fungus, the...
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Outstanding Ornamental 81
This photo was captured in my garden, Jamul CA, 2015. It is incredible that a plant that needs so little water can produce such a magnificent blossom.
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Outstanding Ornamental 82
From my small home garden in a condo, several years ago. Unknown variety of Sunflower.
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Outstanding Ornamental 83
This photo was taken in March, 2016 at the BW Coyote Point Inn in San Mateo, CA. The size of the aeonium caught my eye as well as the gorgeous flower stalk.
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Outstanding Ornamental 84
I took this picture at 6:00 in the morning in September 2016. A neighbor gave me some cuttings the previous spring. I had tasted the fruit but had never seen the flower. He explained that I needed to hand pollinate the flower with a small paint brush to guarantee it to fruit, and I would need to do ...
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Outstanding Ornamental 85
As the Master Gardeners were taking a tour of Poots Cactus Farm in Ripon, many of the succulents were blooming. The owners said that just three days earlier virtually every cactus and succulent was in bloom. Bright colors everywhere, it felt like walking through a rainbow of colors. I knew that the...
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Outstanding Ornamental 86
Unusual plants are a theme in our garden and the bat-faced cuphea fits in perfectly. Tiny bat-faced flowers are fun to photograph and the hummingbirds love them!
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Outstanding Ornamental 87
January 2017 on my patio on Balboa Island, CA
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Outstanding Ornamental 88
Trinity Mountains April 2008
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Outstanding Ornamental 89
Photo taken at the UCDAVIS Arboretum. I like that this photo shows how the flower changes shape as it opens.
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Outstanding Ornamental 90
Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens. It is situated in Lisse, Netherlands.
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Outstanding Ornamental 91
A volunteer Gerber from last year's plantings in my flier box showed up late this May. My 10 yr old daughter and I were admiring their show when she noticed their were two flower heads on one stem. Upon further inspection we realized two stems were fuzed together.
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Outstanding Ornamental 92
Photo was taken in my rose garden earlier this year. This rose is beautiful anytime but was especially beautiful with the raindrops glistening in the sun. My 11 year old grandson & I decided to do some exploring after the rain & he thought this would be a good picture.
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Outstanding Ornamental 93
Photo taken in my back yard after a winter of rain (spring 2017). Amazing what a bit of water will do!! Love the contrast and the flurry of insect activity!
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Outstanding Ornamental 94
This photo was taken in July of 2016 in the Succulent Garden, one of 16 themed gardens within the Sherwood Demonstration Garden in Placerville, CA. The light was perfect and the edges of the leaves were literally glowing in the summer sunshine,
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Outstanding Ornamental 95
This photo was taken in my garden on May 8, 2017. I find Sea Holly both beautiful and fascinating. I love how the color of the small spherical flower heads changes from green to violet-blue, with both colors appearing on the plant at the same time. Also intriguing is the way the arrangement of the...
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Outstanding Ornamental 96
This photo was taken in my yard in Nov 30, 2016.
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Outstanding Ornamental 97
This photo was taken in October, 2012 in my backyard in Fair Oaks. The light shining through the flower was so pretty. I take pictures of these Beauties every year and this one remains the best of them all.
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Outstanding Ornamental 98
It was taken at Sherwood Demonstration Garden, Placerville CA in June 2017. I like the long view of the wild landscape juxtaposed with the tamer cottage garden divided by the picket fence. I have been volunteering in the Cottage Garden since I started classes to become a master
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Outstanding Ornamental 99
I took the photo indoors with natural light coming in through a window. A long exposure was used to try to capture the fine details of these roses.
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Pat Carriveau, Promising Practices Exchange 2017
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Photo Gallery All Tables
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Promising Practices Exchange 2017
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Promising Practices Exchange 2017 (10)
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UC Master Gardener in Action 03
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UC Master Gardener in Action 10
Each year I support the district PTAs by providing floral centerpieces and planters for events like Teacher Appreciation and 5th grade culmination. I work with other volunteers to supervise the design of floral arrangements that save funds. We scour the campus for everyday plants that when placed in...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 11
Each year I support the district PTAs by providing floral centerpieces and planters for events like Teacher Appreciation and 5th grade culmination. I work with other volunteers to supervise the design of floral arrangements that save funds. We scour the campus for everyday plants that when placed in...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 12
Completing the new shade house with the help of AMERICORPS crew.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 13
Taken at the Sacramento County Master Gardeners' Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Harvest Day event. The Veg Heads stopped for a moment during setup for the day.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 14
This greenhouse was constructed by Master Gardeners Kathy Stamm and Jeff Moroso at our Demo and Education Garden at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center in Redwood City CA. The greenhouse will support our Spring and Fall sales. The site is a focal point for educational demonstrations and has great ...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 15
Photo was taken at the Solano Resource Conservation Education Center in Vacaville, CA. What caught my eye was how natural the subject was in discussing compost.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 16
Photo taken on October 8, 2016 at the Carpenteria Avocado Festival. The Santa Barbara Master Gardeners created a theme booth to show the public that growing food can be fun and easy. Many people visiting the booth were surprised they could grow the ingredients for salsa in a pot on their patio. Also...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 17
This photo was taken at Family Fun Day at Rancho Cielo Youth Campus last Summer 2016.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 18
I took this photo on April 8, 2017 at Pini Hardware in Novato, one of two sites for our annual Tomato Market & Information Exchange. A cold rain fell as we were setting up. Then the sun made a brief appearance—along with a double rainbow. Out came the smiles!The Tomato Market & Information Exchange ...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 19
San Joaquin County Master Gardener Steve Sanguinetti checking the efficiency of a homeowner’s irrigation system during the biennial Garden Tour on May 18, 2014, with fellow MG Sharon McDonnell looking on.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 1st Place
Master Gardener Class Habitat 2012. I was struck by the composition and the colors. I volunteer at several of the programs for children and this is one of my favorite photos.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 20
Taken at Heritage Museum of Art in 2016 There were so tools to be sharpened, so many labels match to the exact owner. I liked the expression on her face
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UC Master Gardener in Action 21
As this was my first Garden Tour as a Master Gardener class volunteer (and not as a member of the public) it really struck me how important it is to have dedicated volunteers like these two who cheerfully interact with the public and share their enthusiasm and knowledge about horticulture, fulfillin...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 22
Taken in May 24, 2014 at one of the gardens on the Master Gardener tour near Stockton. These MG's are food specialists who host our meetings with wonderful food and they are happy to do it as seen by their cheerful smiles.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 24
This work is in cooperation with the Marin Co. Parks rangers to be added to other valuable native seeds that are made into cookies with the school children, dried and then cast back on the hill to further propagate native grasses and flowers. Cookies are a mixture of seeds, sand, clay, and compost t...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 25
One of the venues where I volunteer weekly is the Centennial Farm in Costa Mesa. We give an 1.5 hour tour to kindergarten children. Some of the highlights include planting a radish, holding a baby chick, watching a cow get milked, feeling fresh picked cotton, watching the worker bees come back to t...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 26
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UC Master Gardener in Action 27
Pictured is farmers market manager and Calaveras Master Gardener Odile Morrison with Mike Kriletich of Kriletich Family Farms. The market is held at our demonstration garden in San Andreas.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 28
Photo taken in Murphys, California. Spring, 2017. I especially love this photo because it captures the joy and pride the boys feel in growing their very own vegetables! (Note this photo has previously appeared in our local newspaper and families have previously signed releases for publication.)
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UC Master Gardener in Action 2nd Place
UCCE Master Gardener of El Dorado County, Barry Wold, teaching youngsters about peas in the Vegetable Garden, one of 16 themed gardens within our Sherwood Demonstration Garden in Placerville, CA. The photo was taken at our annual plant sale in April 2016. Barry had the kids complete attention and th...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 30
A clever & crafty Master Gardener put together a hat & ring succulent ensemble for our 'Brag Table' at an Annual Harvest Fair.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 31
This photo was taken at our annual Rose Pruning event in January 2016. I had been taking closeups of MG's working different parts of the event but this one, I feel, really documented the energy and commitment to the pruning and cleaning of the garden. Everyone is so involved in their part of the pr...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 32
I was taking photographs for our local garden club tour and this small flower garden was on the tour. Wild Blooms is locally owned in Ripon and you can purchase freshly cut blooms daily at her flower stand. Every year her garden grows larger and customers stop by daily. There is always work to be do...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 33
Taken June 27th, 2017 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, CAMG's getting educational tour of all of the plantings that represent the farmers of California. Includes trees, mass crops, educational areas, hydroponics and so much more. Food is donated to local food bank. Yesterday it was over 1,200 lbs.! MG...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 34
Priscilla shows how to transform an irrigation pipe into a work of art. This dedicated Master Gardener is a true succulent expert. This photo was taken in Visalia, CA, a the Hurley School Demonstration Garden during our Spring into Gardening event on May 6, 2017.
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UC Master Gardener in Action 35
Master Gardener Kitty Ritz teaching kids how to build a worm bin at Bayer Farm Community Garden, May 2017. First was learning about the parts of a worm. Kitty came in full worm gear to go from this point to investigating under a microscope, to drilling their own holes, to ripping and soaking newspap...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 3rd Place
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UC Master Gardener in Action 4
This photo was taken at the Contra Costa Master Gardener's annual Great Tomato Plant Sale (GTPS) on April 1, 2017 in Walnut Creek, CA. One of the stalwarts of our group, Liz Rottger, had dressed up as a giant tomato and walked around the line to get into the event, answering questions about the sale...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 5
Despite a Steady Light Rain, Master Gardeners Cheerfully Tackle Assigned Task of Pruning the Entire Rose Garden After Realizing the Clinic Learning Opportunity is Actually an Annual Work Party ! The unique light on damp surfaces during a break in the rain caught my eye, I used HDR processing tools f...
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UC Master Gardener in Action 6
Livermore Demonstration Garden is a Master Gardeners of Alameda County Project, Designed by Master Gardener Carol Vander Meulen
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UC Master Gardener in Action 7
March 2017: Our Master Gardeners Providing Wildlife Habitat group decided to update and replace many of our structures at the Seven Sisters Demonstration Garden in San Luis Obispo. Luckily we have a great crew that dug post holes and fabricated the habitat structures - from bat to titmouse houses!
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UC Master Gardener in Action 8
March 2017: Our Master Gardeners Providing Wildlife Habitat group decided to update and replace many of our structures at the Seven Sisters Demonstration Garden in San Luis Obispo. Luckily we have a great crew that dug post holes and fabricated the habitat structures - from bat to titmouse houses!
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UC Master Gardener in Action 9
The photo was taken at a July Master Gardener Monthly Meeting in Napa. Often, MGs volunteer to speak on a topic of their interest in a short talk called a “Horticultural Moment”. The purpose of these talks is to educate other MGs on pertinent garden-related subjects.
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